Das Wenigste [English translation]

When the lights come on again

The last song is sung

The show is over, the cheers faded away

Just the two of us and no audience

When they sweep away the empty cups

And we are no longer on a pedestal

No beat, no orchestra

Just silence between us, no more old lyrics

And we sit in the sober light

Around on boxes, backstage

We know how fleeting it is

When everything collapses between the chairs

I wanted to disappear into the fog

I could hardly stand anymore

Numb me, sink into the noise

You saw me

You saw me

At my blind spot

The least of me

And I heard how

Your voice broke

When there was nothing left of us

Just a word from you was enough

How many nights

Forgot to hang in cloakrooms?

And how many walls

Remember the fights that raged between us?

Behind how many curtains

Did you confess that you suppressed the tears?

And then we sang of love

Under how many stages was it buried?

I've packed suitcases a hundred times

You fled headlong from me

And frankly, we still argue a lot

We just make up sooner

And the droning in the ear no longer works

It just might get less disruptive over time

Only is the enemy of love

Not indifference disguised as peace

I wanted to disappear in the fog

Couldn't count the beat anymore

I wanted to go blind in the cone of light

Missing all keys

And you never wanted to sing again

Almost couldn't stand me

Numb you, sink into the noise

I saw you

You saw me

At my blind spot

The least of me

And I heard how

Your voice broke

When there was nothing left of us

Just a word from you was enough

I think about how it all started

It was just like Donny's song

I see the way we went

It feels like a Brel chanson to me

And when it's all over

And it's just the two of us here

And there is no one left to listen

Then I'll sing this song with you

You saw me

At my blind spot

The least of me

And I heard how

Your voice broke

When there was nothing left of us

Just a word from you was enough