Du Erkennst Mich Nicht Wieder

This song contains so much feeling. It's so beautiful. The best song from Wir sind Helden I think. I can feel the emotion through the song. It's amazing how beautiful songs can be and this is one very beautiful. Not the best ever but it is close. I like it. Things have changed and it is imposible for the character in this song do go back to her old life. Everything changed. She, too and it's not easy for her to handle it.

I think that this song is about a break-up. The repeatation if "du erkennst mich nicht wieder" says that the relationship ended cause the two drifted apart.

And when she realises that she notices that she really changed ("ich erkenn mich nicht wieder").

After that she goes to a park, burns all the things that reminds her of her 'old' self ("hab ich dann drüben im Park, meine Kleider verbrannt")...

I think the last few lines says that she kills herself by jumping down a building or something...

Well, I don't speak German, and neither does my ex. My mom does, so I've always respected and enjoyed the language but as far as speaking or understanding it, I do not.

Still, I plan on putting this on a break-up CD which will be a gift to my ex-lover who left me. i don't care if he doesn't understand. The feeling of this song is in how its sung, not the words themselves.

english translation:

You don't recognize me Alone My Face remained the same And you don't know if that's good enough not to be alone.

You don't recognize me Unrecognized I ran round the houses half the night.

I don't recognize anything here Everything's tired and old and I paint both of us as a silhouette of chalk on the asphalt.

You don't recognize me Unrecognized I burned my clothes over there in the park

I don't recognize myself Only my heart still beats And I lift up my arms to see if the warm night-air carries me.

You don't recognize me Unrecognized I fly to the end of the city to the end of the world and over the edge

such a beautiful song