Kinder der Nacht [English translation]

The day goes by

You call for me

Like every other time

I conjure the image of my night face

And turn around to you

A faint fragrance from your skin

But asking is not allowed

You take me in your arms again for a short time

The curtain is already drawn, neon light

Is the sun which breaks my silence

Is the warmth which makes a star out of me and no matter what where I may be

Children of the night

We’re in the spotlight

A short look and my life thaws me

Children of the night

Never to be seen by day

Sunlight brings the truth too close

The stage becomes reality

And reality turns into a dream, I want a piece of endlessness

But time wins over the room

I have not yet removed my make-up (in German there’s much more to that sentence, sich etwas abschminken also means to kiss something goodbye)

And still have your flower in my hand

I talk but I can’t hear myself

And I see nothing but the wall