Alte Bilder English translation
von Nina Chuba

I look at old pictures
It was somehow different back then
Somehow happier
Back to the beginning
If you were still here
Maybe it would be different
The two of us next to each other
I think about it so often, yes

Summer 2'18, blue hour, the two of us in better light
Our last moment hangs in 16:9 above the dining room table
I have new photos, but in these photos I'm not smiling
I think it's better
Hope it's better this way
And the asphalt of the street is particularly grey today
Concrete jungle blues, as if it was built for me
I'd love to ask you "Did you still believe in us?", ah


I look at old pictures
It was somehow different back then
Somehow happier
Back to the beginning
If you were still here
Maybe it would be different
The two of us next to each other
I think about it so often, yes

Your skin on my skin, I still know how it feels
Your smell, it remains familiar, cedar wood and fir green
Ashes on the windowsill, stars twinkle, cheeks glow, yes
So light, so light
So light, so light

And the asphalt of the street shines particularly grey today
Concrete jungle blues, as if it was built for me
I'd love to ask you "Did you still believe in us?", ah

Look at old pictures
Was somehow different then
Somehow happier
Back to the beginning
If you were still here
Maybe it would be different
The two of us next to each other
I think about it so often, yes