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TWIN NOIR - Ostkreuz
The song "Ostkreuz" by TWIN NOIR describes a scene in the first person, leading the protagonist from their apartment through the wet, cold streets of Berlin to the bustling Ostkreuz station.
Ostkreuz, the most powerful and busiest interchange station in Berlin, metaphorically represents aimlessness, loneliness, loss and can be interpreted as a search for a change or new start.
The winter season emphasizes the symbolic intensity of endings and new beginnings, cold and calmness, challenges and hope.
Musically, TWIN NOIR accompanies the scene with heavy, driving drum loops and basslines. A melancholic piano floats in a vast, gloomy atmosphere, alternatingly or supportively corresponding with a far-reaching guitar sound.
The song "Ostkreuz" is the first single release from TWIN NOIR's second full-length album, "2 Punks and a Tape Machine - Chapter //".
lyrics
English translation of the lyrics bellow!
TWIN NOIR - Ostkreuz (Lyrics)
Du bist so blass
Du hast die Sonne lang nicht mehr gesehen
Der kalte Wind weht
Über uns am Ostkreuz
Dein Kopf an meiner Schulter
Taucht in einem Meer aus Tränen
Der kalte Wind weht
Über uns am Ostkreuz
Ich zieh das Handy noch ab vom laden
Ich greife den Schlüssel, ich zieh die Tür
Den dunklen Mantel, ich stell den Kragen
Den düsteren Gang lang, ist schon dunkel um vier
Der kalte Regen, die Treppe runter
Rein in die U-Bahn, sag das ist nicht passiert
Ich Steig aus, sehe dich in der Menschenmenge
Als Schatten meiner selbst stehe ich vor dir
Du bist so blass
Du hast die Sonne lang nicht mehr gesehen
Der kalte Wind weht
Über uns am Ostkreuz
Dein Kopf an meiner Schulter
Taucht in einem Meer aus Tränen
Der kalte Wind weht
Über uns am Ostkreuz
ENGLISH:
You are so pale
You haven't seen the sun for a long time
The cold wind blows
Over us at Ostkreuz
Your head on my shoulder
Dives into an ocean of tears
The cold wind blows
Over us at Ostkreuz
I unplug the phone from the charger
I grab the key, I pull the door
The dark coat, I raise the collar
Down the gloomy hallway, it's already dark at four
The cold rain, down the stairs
Into the subway, say that didn't happen
I get off, see you in the crowd
As a shadow of myself, I stand before you
You are so pale
You haven't seen the sun for a long time
The cold wind blows
Over us at Ostkreuz
Your head on my shoulder
Dives into an ocean of tears
The cold wind blows
Over us at Ostkreuz
credits
released April 16, 2024
TWIN NOIR Ostkreuz - Written by TWIN NOIR
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