C.V. Jørgensen — Middelmands Bunker song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Middelmands Bunker" by C.V. Jørgensen.
Lyrics
Middelmand har bygget sig en underjordisk bunker
Komplet med bad & toilet for en satans masse grunker
Men på kredit — et iskoldt studie i hvidt
Fra gulv til loft beklædt med Oregon Pine
Men ellers helt iscenesat af designeren Piet Hein
& klokken tolv hver onsdag stiger Middelmændene ned
Til en uberørt elipseformet sikkerhed
De der tror at verdens undergang står lige for døren
Forskanser sig i skønne hjem med hustru hund & børn
Til en stille død — dybt i familiens golde skød
Hvor ventetiden slås ihjel med praktisk sans
For detaljer & nuancer af en sjælden observans
Der balancerer i en fuldendt harmoni
Midtvejs mellem smagløshed & tings tyranni
En skønne dag så står man krakelerende i lakken
Med et glas Kirr Royal i hånden & håret ned af nakken
& er til grin — godt majet ud som en pingvin
Mens snakken går om både vind & vejr
Mærker man at enden på det hele er netop her
Man føler sig en hel del mere end bare dum
Til house-warming i Middelmands beskyttelsesrum
Lyrics translation
Middle man has built himself an underground bunker
Complete with shower & toilet for a damn lot of grunker
But on credit - an icy studio in white
From floor to ceiling covered with Oregon Pine
But otherwise completely staged by the designer Piet Hein
& at Twelve O'clock every Wednesday the middle men descend
To a pristine elipseformet security
Those who believe that the end of the world is at the door
Restraining themselves in beautiful homes with wife dog & children
To a quiet death-deep in the barren lap of the family
Where waiting is killed with practical sense
For details & nuances of a rare observance
Balancing in perfect harmony
Midway between tastelessness & things tyranny
One day you're gonna crack in the paint
With a glass of Kirr Royal in hand & the hair down the neck
& is a laughing stock-well Mayet out like a penguin
While the talk goes about both wind & weather
Do you notice that the end of it is just here
You feel a lot more than just stupid
To house-warming in the middle man's shelter