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Single
I don't ever want to be single again
A one night stand and it's all over
I'd rather show you my complete works
With love for detail included
Being a number one in the singles charts
Means being lonely at the top1
And what's making things worse:
There's nobody there to sing along
I don't ever want to be single again, I can't handle it on my own
Keep turning in circles, looking for meaning
That's so out of fashion, so 90's
Are you looking for 4 minutes of fun or a longplayer?
"Single released" sounds crappy anyway
A discontinued model, doomed to fail
Watch the charts, see how low you can go
Completely taken out of context
I need someone to be entertained for days
Don't feel like doing smalltalk just to get to know someone
I need someone who understands me even when I'm just listening
And what does "length doesn't matter" mean anyway?
(What else does?) Am I supposed to make a fool out of myself with a quick flick?
I want to be heard and felt, played up and down
For love is the reason we're here
I don't ever want to be single again
A one night stand and it's all over
I'd rather show you my complete works
With love for detail included
Being a number one in the singles charts
Means being lonely at the top
And what's making things worse:
There's nobody there to sing along
I'm getting up from my golden bed
Walk across the golden floor
In my house, everything's phat around here
So am I, I guess everything would be perfect
If I just had that one thing
What I basically need is just one little thing
And everything of that4
But something's glittering at the bottom of my golden pool
Is it the golden watch I've been looking for for weeks?
I swim over, find what's twinkling at the bottom
It's just the golden ring that used to be on your finger
When we were together, we were intimate, on the same team5
We made do with a few bucks, we had reached our goal
I'm relaxing slowly, lost in thought
You're out there, I'm down here
Wherever I look, you remain lost
(And what about the watch?) I found it again!
I don't ever want to be single again
A one night stand and it's all over
I'd rather show you my complete works
With love for detail included
Being a number one in the singles charts
Means being lonely at the top
And what's making things worse:
There's nobody there to sing along
(I want it) to happen soon
For I believe in love at first beat
(I want to) go high with you and never come down
For you're so much more than a one hit wonder
(I want it) to work out with the two of us, forever
Someday you're gonna pick me up in your limo
You're looking swell with the red carpet
Keep your hat on, you know, pop music is dirty
(I want to) never lose your melody inside my head
That's why I never say "stop!" in the name of rock
(I want) this to be the great rock'n'roll swindle
Yeah! I want you to be single!
I don't ever want to be single again
A one night stand and it's all over
I'd rather show you my complete works
With love for detail included
Being a number one in the singles charts
Means being lonely at the top
And what's making things worse:
There's nobody there to sing along
- 1. Pun. "Einsame Spitze" is an idiom meaning "second to none" and literally means "lonely number one"
- 2. Pun. The idiom means "someone for whom I'm the center of the world".
- 3. Another pun, referring to both 33 rpm (the speed of an LP record) and age.
- 4. Pun, can also be translated as "all of its tracks", continuing the record metaphors.
- 5. Pun, since "intim" and "im Team" sound almost the same.
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