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about
A friend of mine was in hospital some weeks ago and given the circumstance, that no one was allowed to visit him, he kinda went nuts. That was the basic instrumental idea.
The lyrics are based on the imaginary situation of being in a coma, when the plug is pulled.
lyrics
Da ist noch Licht
Weiße Wände werden Welt
Jeder Atemstoß mehr
Ist, was mich am Leben hält.
Die Minuten sind da,
Verschwommen zwischen Stunden,
Tage werden Wochen
Und Monate Sekunden.
Es ist Bewegung im Raum,
Wenn man in den Schatten starrt,
Die Stille als Ton versteht
Und das Nichts sich offenbart.
Gefangen in fremdem Raum
Sind Mensch und Maschine
Und ich weiß nicht,
Ob ich nur noch ihnen diene.
---
*im Hintergrund* Ich atme
---
Ein Atemstoß mehr
Ich bin noch in der Zeit.
Es ist Bewegung im Raum,
Doch ich bin noch nicht bereit.
Der Schalter klickt -
Die Maschine steht nun still.
Das war der letzte Stoß,
mit dem man mir ans Leben will.
*entfernt*
Ich spüre die Kälte,
Mein Geist greift ins Leere,
Ich entgleite dem Sein.
Ich weiß, dass ich sterbe.
Intensiv gepflegt
Ist der Gedanke,
Dass ich eine Krankheit war,
Die am Nichtwerden erkrankte.
Lyrics (english):
There is still light
White walls become world
Each breath* more
is what keeps me alive.
The minutes are there
blurred inbetween hours
Days become weeks
and months (become) seconds.
There is movement in the room
if you stare into the shadow,
understanding silence as sound
and the void reveals itself.
Trapped in a strange room
are human and machine
and I don't know
whether I serve only them.
---
*background* I'm breathing
---
One more breath*
I'm still in time
There's movement in the room
But I'm not ready yet.
The switch clicks -
The machine now stands still.
That was the last push
With which they threaten my life.
*distant*
I'm feeling the cold
My spirit grasps into the void
I'm slipping away from being
I know, that I'm dying.
Intensively cared
is the last thought,
that I was an illness
which fell ill to not becoming.
*breathing, as in pushing the air in or out of the lungs - it's a play with word, which makes more sense in German.
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