De Verliezer [English translation]

Every night I'm entangled

In the fibres of your web

Where I'm to hang suspended

Until I've shed my homesickness

But I still see the outlines

Of your lips on my glass

And your body's still imprinted in the mattress

Tie my hands down my body

And yet still I'll be holding you

Blindfold me

And groping I'll find you

Deafen both my ears

And I'll still hear what you say

I'm the loser

The loser

Loser in an unequal fight

Every night I lie fettered to a chain of loss

And I'm not allowed to move

Until the pain has gone down

In the room there are fragments

Of our life on the floor

And there's still the taste of your tears in my mouth

Tie my hands down my body

And yet still I'll be holding you

Blindfold me

And groping I'll find you

Deafen both my ears

And I'll still hear what you say

I'm the loser

The loser

Loser in an unequal fight

You follow me wherever I go

Wherever I am

Wherever I stand

You're the shadow behind me

Every second of the day

I hear your voice

I see your smile

When will you set my heart free again

O I should like to flee

But it's no use to escape

For in the end you'll catch up with me again

Tie my hands down my body

And yet still I'll be holding you

Blindfold me

And groping I'll find you

Deafen both my ears

And I'll still hear what you say

I'm the loser

The loser

Loser in an unequal fight