Leider

my English translation:

I strike myself a wound that decorates my body Sprinkle it softly with salt to make it more beautiful I let myself bleed Open the skin very gently Enjoy the kiss of the blade that makes me a man I hang myself up on thin wire I have questioned myself I cause myself sorrow, such sorrow I cause myself sorrow, such sorrow I'm not afraid of the bogeyman because I can do such harm to myself I must I must hurt myself again I cause myself sorrow, such sorrow I must hurt myself again because the pain heals me I love my scars in their complete splendor A lovely souvenir I've made myself I bite my tongue and suffer without sound I draw the old knife Yet once more across the skin But if I see myself in a mirror it does my little heart such woe There is still a place on my skin I will again do that which I dread I must I must hurt myself again I cause myself sorrow, such sorrow I must hurt myself again because only the pain remains I must I must hurt myself again I do myself such grief I must I must hurt myself again I do myself a hurt* I must hurt myself again because only the pain remains

• there are slight differences in phrasing in these lines which change emphasis and I've tried a bit to recreate that, but I am afraid my version is more awkward. Es tut mir leid. This song, I think, loses a lot of double meanings in translation...