Belvedere Songtext
von Klimt 1918

Belvedere
The sand was darker
Darker that sea and my remains
No one to talk to, to sink with
It should have been easy, turning the page once and for all
It was an illusion of progress
The blood had frozen
It did not come out from the wounds
Only yearning, by the cold sea
The seagulls landed
Without making any noise
I wanted those wings to fly away

The secret grew inside
I kept it in place with my hands
All the unspoken words rotten in my chest, I sung
The pain never ceased
Like foam on the waves
Like wind in your hair


I was a liar
And you should have known I would leave
You should be better (off) without me
You loved disillusion
You knew it would end, after all
But why admit it to yourself?

The secret grew inside
I kept it in place with my hands
All the unspoken words rotten in my chest, I sung
The pain never ceased
Like foam on the waves
Like wind in your hair

Feelings were raindrops from which we took shelter
When we were too weak to live again
We were unconscious and truly contagious
We never wanted to know why we lied


The secret grew inside
I kept it in place with my hands
All the unspoken words rotten in my chest, I sung
The pain never ceased
Like foam on the waves
Like wind in your hair
Like birds who migrate
Like love in my life
Like hope that vibrates
Like grace in your eyes