Kein Liebeslied [English translation]

What can I say, I like you.

Generally speaking. Because I like the way you dance and you dance all alone,

And I like the way you move, like the way you talk.

I like the way you walk and I hate when you leave.

I hope you understand.

I like you only means that I don't know another way to say this.

I'm not good at this stuff, I can't do this.

I simply like you because you are different than the rest.

It is not what it looks like.

As a matter of principle I don't sing love songs.

Because this song is not good enough and the strings are out of tune.

This song is not a love song.

And I like, that I laugh about jokes I didn't understand.

Simply because you brought them up.

I could list 100 things I like about you,

And still I wouldn't have said anything yet.

Too many adjectives and lousy comparisons.

I love love songs, but I cannot write them.

It's not because of my image, not because of my hairstyle,

I am not Robert Smith and we are not The Cure.

It is not what it looks like.

As a matter of principle I don't sing love songs.

Because this song is not good enough and the strings are out of tune.

This song is not a love song.

So I'm sitting here with pen and paper. Alone. Nothing works.

What I write is bullsh*t. Trivial, replaceable junk.

Morrissay already said everything I want to say.

And he speaks English and doesn't even know you.

And he's 52 years old, eventually it doesn't matter.

Because actually, even though it's embarrassing,

I just wanted to write a love song for you.

It is not what it looks like.

As a matter of principle I don't sing love songs.

Because this song is not good enough and the strings are out of tune.

This song is not a love song.

Trust me, I never wanted something like this.

But somehow this is a love song.

Even though this song isn't good enough and the stings are out of tune.

Still it is and will remain a love song.