Only Happy

She said she'd come to Berlin to find the man who she would marry She had flown here from South Africa For the one who would look after her It was written in the lines in her palms, her own destiny She'd had this premonition that one day she would be happy As if happiness was a permanent state And it just happened that she had this predetermined fate That happiness was static and just one small step away I don't wanna be only happy in this world I wanna feel the burn I wanna feel that knot of nerves in the last rehearsal And be lost for words when we make it work Is happiness contentment or the absence of sadness? The epitome of excitement or the antithesis of stress? If we define something by what it's not Does it exist in its own right? Is it permanent, or transient, or just there To sell us lifestyles that are always one more step away? Or just there to sell us a sugary drink? I don't wanna be only happy in this world I wanna feel the burn I wanna feel that knot of nerves in the last rehearsal And be lost for words when we make it work He said, "I'm an artist I understand grandiose delusions unmanageable But the Prince Charming business is empty, unfair and untenable We can't exist on empty platitudes and Coca-Cola fizz We've gotta get our hands down in the dirt here That's where real life gets lived And flowers are nice but nothing makes my heart tick faster Than the topsy-turvy last minute dodge of near disaster Let's not close our eyes on the ride I wanna wave my arms around like an idiot And when the time is right, beg something or someone for forgiveness" Happiness (if she just forgot to think) Just there Happiness (if she just forgot to think) Just there I don't wanna be only happy in this world I wanna feel the burn I wanna feel that knot of nerves in the last rehearsal And be lost for words when we make it work Yeah, just there