I love you
I love you not
I love you no more
I love you no more or less than you
Than you loved me
When you still loved me [1]

The pretty girls are not pretty
The warm hands are so cold
All clocks have stopped
It's no longer healthy to laugh, and soon

I'll look for you behind the light
Where are you?
I don't want to be so alone
Where are you?

The pretty girls are not pretty
The warm hands are so cold
All clocks have stopped
It's no longer healthy to laugh, and soon

I look for you behind the light
Where are you?
I don't want to be so alone
Where are you?
I look for you under every stone
Where are you?
I fall asleep with a knife
Where are you?

[1] The first few lines build on each other by adding only a word or two, yet changing the meaning of all the lines said up to this point. It can't really be fully translated.


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Wo Bist Du (English) song meanings
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  • +1
    General Comment

    love this song... great lead up at the beginning, slow but energizing

    Aston127on December 14, 2005   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    and who says rammstein cant write meaningful songs? in my opinion, they write some of the most emotional slow songs.

    SyCo.KiLlAon April 14, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    It seems to be about a couple that is no longer connected, there´s no trust or interest. love this song

    Frauon December 25, 2005   Link
  • 0
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    I think the girl thing is to easy.. Its kinda like like a stone by Audioslave, it seams to be about love but is actually about fear of dying. Same thing here almost: Till is said to be troubled with depresions and that fits this song perfectly! The girls are not pretty anymore and the hands are not warm? theres no joy in life in other words. And seeking behind the light and so on could mean looking for a deeper meaning in life. religion or God probably, something that will make life better:)

    WWLon January 08, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    How nice of you not to credit the site you took the translation from - herzeleid.com/en/lyrics/rosenrot/wo_bist_du

    The emotions from this song are very strong.

    MakiKAGEon April 05, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    read the note at the bottom. Remember that its sung in german. Languages can't translate COMPLETELY to another language. What you see is as CLOSE as it can come. but not exact.

    The beggining isn't supposed to sound good in english. Its supposed, and DOES sound good to the german ear.

    chiefatarmson May 18, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    I think this is about someone that cheated on their girlfriend/wife and so they left him and so he realizes how much he loved her and wants her back.

    Kayruulon November 21, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    Lyrics are in German, not English. Am I the first to notice that? Duh

    Wanted the English translation.

    richard102on May 25, 2015   Link
  • 0
    Song Meaning

    While this song might look like a regular love song, i.e. someone searching for his ex-lover, the last line of the lyrics changes everything. This is about a stalker, someone out to hurt/kill the person he's trying to find. Which is a typical Rammstein dark song subject.

    stringrayon August 27, 2016   Link
  • -1
    General Comment

    I'm sorry, but the grammar is terrible in the beginning, and it bothers me.

    I love you." I don't love you. I don't love you anymore."

    Kobraki17on October 02, 2007   Link

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