Schönste Zeit

It was just you and me out there
Big fields and lakes, but not much more
It was 1994 and we didn’t know where to go
So we crawled into your bed
And we shared our Walkman
The first beer, my moped, and the frustration
In the night bus window, the moon
The first kiss was strawberry punch and spit
Like a Polaroid in the rain: slightly blurred

That was the best time
Because everything started there
And Berlin was like New York
A place miles away
And your tears were eyeliner,
The day Kurt Cobain died, you were in my arms,
That was the best time
Because everything started there.

Your first tattoo was the refrain
"It's better to burn out than to fade away, my my, hey hey"
And I bought a Neil Young and Nirvana shirt
When you moved away later, I secretly fell apart
I played guitar non-stop
Cried on paper
You were a Polaroid in the rain
And my first song

That was the best time
Because everything started there
And Berlin was like New York
A place miles away
And your tears were eyeliner
The day Kurt Cobain died
You were in my arms
That was the best time
Hey hey, my my

What we can’t do
Is repeat anything
No moment, no instant
Can ever be repeated

What we can’t do
Is repeat anything
We can’t go back
And why should we anyway?

That was the best time
Because everything started there
And Berlin was like New York
A place miles away
And your tears were eyeliner
The day Kurt Cobain died
You were in my arms
That was the best time

Oh, whatever, nevermind
I dreamed about you last night
And about the best time
Where everything began