- Son, what are you doing?
- I'm playing the xylophone
- Yes, that's something with the music. Is it worth it at all?
Wouldn't you rather play the violin or the piano or something?
- Nope!
- Well, I have to go now
- Will you be back at some point tonight?
- Yes, it'll be late. I have to go to the after-work hangout. The CEO is there too. It's really important
- Isn't it getting too much for you with all this work stuff?
- Oh, I'm sure it'll be less when I'm up there. Then I can buy everything. And do what I want

*door slams shut


I keep climbing up the social ladder
Others go down or get kicked off, but do you think that bothers me?Victory is mine, see myself at the top, but staying friendly for now
Wouldn't say no to a bigger apartment or faster car

You're getting quiet, I think you've seen through my plan?
But fortunately, the boss confided in me
A few months earlier, that would have robbed me of my job
Now I know that you're afraid of losing your salary


You've already built up quite a lot on this money you need each month
Without which the dream of a paid-for house dies
With a garage and a swimming pool in the garden
Where playing children are waiting for you, but the American Dream is dead
Enough of you, money is time, I'll go far
As a future leader, I have no need for the age of money-less pleasures
Meeting people without a goal is wasting time
Socializing is an end in itself: increasing your advantages through contacts


I keep climbing up the social ladder
Others go down or get kicked off, but do you think that bothers me?Victory is mine, see myself at the top, but staying friendly for now
Wouldn't say no to a bigger apartment or faster car

You're getting quiet, I think you've seen through my plan?
But fortunately, the boss confided in me
A few months earlier, that would have robbed me of my job
Now I know that you're afraid of losing your salary


Networking is my specialty, I create networks for entrepreneurs
But opportunities to make profits here'll cost you a healthy liver
If someone survives that and then slowly weaves themselves into the net, then I laugh:
Not "Net" but "Working" the thing that sets you apart from the rest

When seeming opportunities start becoming dependencies
Long-time friends turn their backs on you, mountains of debt mount up
Superiors deny you promotion but still tell you about work-life balance
And don't mention the work stress when meeting at the gym for fitness
Do you think I'll ever be job-less?
Then you must also believe in the Monster of Loch Ness, how far is it until I'm put up?
Think about it, you know your department colleagues well
They would never be a burden on society, just think about it (alt. translation: just superior)

What do you mean by nuances? Equal opportunities from birth
Progress through work, automation as an axiom of our unity
God! Bless us with time and money, punish those who evade it
I pray for jail or asylum for anyone who doesn't love this life


*Door opens and closes

- Don't make so much noise when you come home. The little one is trying to sleep
- He'll see what it's like to have a job
I made a good impression on one of the marketing specialists. That will certainly pay off

I keep climbing up the social ladder
Others go down or get kicked off, but do you think that bothers me?Victory is mine, see myself at the top, but staying friendly for now
Wouldn't say no to a bigger apartment or faster car


You're getting quiet, I think you've seen through my plan?
But fortunately, the boss confided in me
A few months earlier, that would have robbed me of my job
Now I know that you're afraid of losing your salary