About This Track
The opening track of the Berlin album sets the tone for the entire journey. "Berlin (West)" captures the essence of arrival in a city that pulses with history and possibility.
This track explores themes of new beginnings, urban exploration, and the magnetic pull of a city that promises everything to those brave enough to seek it out.
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
All the ways are the same, it seems —
Full of cigarettes and class A dreams.
The days into the nights, they blend,
Till Sunday afternoon, I'm in line again.
Sisyphus and Oedipus know nothing of
Stagnation or forbidden love.
We're all going nowhere, waiting on the scene —
Where anything goes in old Berlin.
[Chorus]
"Hello Berlin, goodbye Berlin,
Thank you for the ride, Berlin".
Say the endless stream of passers-by,
Come to find themselves, but just for a while.
"Hello Berlin, goodbye Berlin —
When I was lost, you fit me in.
But I'm homeward bound now,
Got to settle down now.
Hello Berlin, goodbye, goodbye Berlin".
[Verse 2]
Déjà vu — I've been here before,
With shoes clustered 'round an apartment door.
This stranger's tale, it ain't strange to me:
Came here for love, fell in love with the city.
"The rent's goin' up, but it's still so cheap,"
Say the Londoners, smoking on the mezzanine.
Every Saturday of every single week
Is another leaving party — till one day, you leave.
[Chorus]
"Hello Berlin, goodbye Berlin,
Thank you for the ride, Berlin".
Say the endless stream of passers-by,
Come to find themselves, but just for a while.
"Hello Berlin, goodbye Berlin —
When I was lost, you fit me in.
But I'm homeward bound now,
Got to settle down now.
Hello Berlin, goodbye, goodbye Berlin".
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