A nail clipping, a little bit of skin,
A droplet from the handkerchief maybe?
A keepsake of you, stolen unnoticed by you
A tiny little bit “You” had sufficed
So it began
But then…
Enough torment
Enough said
Souvenir, Souvenir.
A large part of me will probably stay forever
Souvenir, Souvenir
Of all the dreams only debris remains
At first it'll be missed, but soon it will be demolished
No one will ever know of us, no one is here anymore
Souvenir, Souvenir
Where did the good times go?
I saw the queen in plain, green dress.
The wall didn't exist and yet was built
Then it was demolished once again
Nothing has remained of those days for me
I never looked around outside
Where did the good times go?
I saw the country divided and in conflict
I often looked through the window at street signs
These too can change their names
They came even from the most distant countries
I’m not in any of the commemorative pictures
Souvenir, Souvenir.
A large part of me will probably stay forever
Souvenir, Souvenir
Of all the dreams only debris remains
At first it'll be missed, but soon it will be demolished
No one will ever know of us, no one is here anymore
Souvenir, Souvenir
Where did the good times go?
No one is in the know about us,
Regardless of which station they occupied.
I’ve lived far too long, I was never young
The train station was always right there
But the journey here was also the last
I thought, the hotel and her were one
I knew the story of each stone
Today I doubt my sanity
What a twist that would be at my end
more important to me than the turning point?
What if I made up the whole thing?
Souvenir, Souvenir.
A large part of me will probably stay forever
Souvenir, Souvenir
Of all the dreams only debris remains
At first it'll be missed, but soon it will be demolished
No one will ever know of us, no one is here anymore
Souvenir, Souvenir
Where did all the good time go?
One final journey, I make myself ready
In the cellar, there are now pumps in operation
Maybe they will ignite the furnace anew
Astoria, who will you find after me?
Down below, there are now pumps in operation
There are now pumps in operation.
There are now pumps in operation…