You should be killed
You should be wiped out from the face of the world
There's no excuse for the likes of you
And no one will cry for a worm like you
You're a stain on the face of the nation
And like your mother I cursed
The day of your birth

You're the scum of the Earth
Scum of the Earth
And I cry, but not for you
I cry

Why do you scream at me?
Why are you trying to explain
What can't be explained?
If it's not your will, your will to kill
And why are you praising those heroes
When you're not a hero at all?

You're the scum of the Earth
Scum of the Earth
And I cry, but not for you
Solingen - Rostock - Hoyerswerda - Erfurt -
Brandenburg - Luebeck - Potsdam -
Hannover - Frankfurt - Dresden - Nuernberg -
Chemnitz - Altenstadt -
Duesseldorf - Berlin...

Lyrics: Marian Gold
Music: Marian Gold, Rainer Bloss

Release history:

2000 10 13 · Online Release

2003 02 14 · CrazyShow · Album

Notes:

First released as an MP3 file on Alphaville's website, 13th October 2000

"Nelson Highrise" is a quartet of songs that are all part of the same story. "Scum of the Earth" is - to date - the last part, following "The Elevator" and "The Mirror" and "The Garage".