[Verse 1: Herbert Grönemeyer] Stop the seconds flow Oh, I'm too late I'm back where I began at the start I'm caught in the wake I'll have my due and drag the rock up the hill Nothing to lose that's not been lost I wish the sun anchored still [Chorus: Herbert Grönemeyer] What I wanted disappears in the haze A speck of dust held forever in the dying rays [Verse 2: Herbert Grönemeyer] Breath on the mirror; nothing inside The horizon's bare, but in the night, I miss the pilot's light [Chorus: Herbert Grönemeyer & Gang Of Four] Control and power, empires were built in our minds But it will all go up in a blaze; only dust in the dying rays