German language
German (Deutsch [ˈdɔʏtʃ]) is a West Germanic language that derives most of its vocabulary from the Germanic branch of the Indo-European language family. A portion of German words are derived from Latin and Greek, and fewer are borrowed from French and English. Languages which are most similar to German include Afrikaans, Dutch, English, the Frisian languages, the continental Scandinavian languages and Luxembourgish. A Germanophone is a speaker of the German language either natively or by preference.
German is the most widely spoken (and official) language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Italian province of South Tyrol (Italian: Alto Adige) and Liechtenstein; it is also an official, but not majority language of Belgium and Luxembourg. With slightly different standardized variants (German, Austrian, and Swiss Standard German), German is a pluricentric language. German is also notable for its broad spectrum of dialects, with many unique varieties existing in Europe and also other parts of the world. Due to the limited intelligibility between certain varieties and Standard German, as well as the lack of an undisputed, scientific difference between a "dialect" and a "language", some German varieties or dialect groups (e.g. Low German/Plautdietsch) are alternatively referred to as "languages" and "dialects".
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by Farsighted
The Only Mark We Can Leave
by: FarsightedDon’t know what to say
But there’s so many things I want to do
Do something great
So they remember me when this life’s through
But what’s the point
They’ll only turn and walk away from me
The only thing they’ve ever done for me
Is map my destiny
Something’s not right
We’re living ordinary lives
What could be the cause of this
I’m sure good reasons don’t exist
Society
Feeds lies of how we’re supposed to be
If we’d only be ourselves
We’d learn to make a difference with our lives
Measure of success in the end
Isn’t popularity
If fact the first will be the last
(The last) will be first anyway
The only mark that we can leave
Begins with just a change of heart
Faith can move mountains
We’ll shake worlds if we all play our parts
Let us not be silent
Let us not cause rocks to scream
I’ll be the first to cry out
To show the world just what it means
And when we cry out (Saviour)
Just what’s holding us back
We’ll sink the ships we’re sailing
Due to the wisdom we lack
But if the last thing I say (Saviour)
Reflects the choices I’ve made
Then I’ll be with You someday