Leider [English translation]

I beat a wound into myself,

which adorns my body.

I sprinkle it gently with salt,*1

to make it more beautiful.

I continue to my vein.

I open my skin very gently.*1

I savor the kiss of the blade,*1

which makes me a man.

I hang myself on thin wires.

I begged myself to do it.

I'm sorry for myself, so sorry.*2

I'm sorry for myself, so sorry.

I'm not afraid of the Bogeyman,

because I can always kill myself on my own.

I must

I must hurt myself again.

I'm sorry for myself, so sorry.

I must hurt myself again,

because only pain heals me.

I love my scar,

in all it's glory.

A lovely souvenir,

I've made myself.

I bite on my tongue,

and l suffer without a sound.

I draw the old knife,*1

once again through my skin.

But when I see myself in the mirror,

it so pains my small heart.

There is still room on my skin.

I will do again what I dread.*1

I must

I must hurt myself again.

I'm sorry for myself, so sorry.

I must hurt myself again,

because only pain remains for me.

I must

I must hurt myself again.

I'm sorry for myself.

I must

I must hurt myself again.

I'm sorry for myself.

I must hurt myself again,

because only pain remains for me.