Kreuzberg
Kreuzberg Reflections: Unveiling the City's Walls Within
Lyrics
There is a wall that runs right through me
Feeling divided and emotionally distant, represented by a metaphorical wall.
Just like the city, I will never be joined
Comparing oneself to the city, emphasizing a perpetual sense of detachment or separation.
What is this love? Why can I never hold it?
Questioning the nature of love and expressing frustration at the inability to grasp or keep it.
Did it really run out in the strangers' bedrooms?
Reflecting on whether love has faded, possibly due to encounters with strangers.
I
Repetition of the personal struggle or realization.
I have decided
Declaring a decision or resolution.
At twenty-five
Setting an age milestone (twenty-five) for change or transformation.
Something must change
Expressing a need for change at the specified age.
Saturday night in East Berlin
Setting the scene on a Saturday night in East Berlin.
We took the U-Bahn to the East Side Gallery
Describing a journey on the U-Bahn to the East Side Gallery.
I was sure I'd found love with this one lying with me
Believing to have found love during this experience.
Crying again in the old bahnhof
Experiencing emotional distress and crying in the old bahnhof (train station).
I
Repetition of the personal struggle or realization.
I have decided
Declaring a decision or resolution, echoing line 7.
At twenty-five
Reiterating the age-related call for change, echoing lines 8 and 9.
That something must change
Affirming the necessity for change at twenty-five, echoing lines 7 and 9.
After sex
Describing a bitter taste after a sexual encounter.
The bitter taste
Reflecting on the negative aftermath of a physical connection.
Been fooled again
Expressing a sense of being deceived or misled in relationships.
The search continues
Conveying a continuing search for something meaningful or fulfilling.
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