Lyrics for Düsseldorf as interpreted by Seth17

Düsseldorf Lyrics
In Düsseldorf I met a clown
His nose, it was red
In Gelterkinden I forgot to frown
Then remembered again
In Paris I saw a big fish
Swimming slow in the Seine
It made me hopeful
That someday our water will be breathable again

In Frankfurt I heard eine zwei drei
Counting cookies and no one was shot
In Berlin stopped by the polizei
For drunk driving and everyone smiled
In Prague I knew I’d been a witch
Burnt alive, a pyre of Soviet kitsch
It made me miss my Moscow muttdom
It made me miss my New York nothing

In Montpelier I stayed in a château
A boy climbed into my bed
And he knew no boundaries
And in Amsterdam I got quite crazy
Might have been all the tulips and canals
Or it might have been all that hash
And in Barcelona, buenos dias, chocolate, le Picasso
And in Brussels, clean-cut hostel
And in London, me and the French existentialists

In Corsica I floated away
All the way to Marseilles
I should have held an after-party
For all the thoughts I didn't say
In Düsseldorf I met a dwarf
With bad breath and a really good tan
In Gelterkinden I remembered how to laugh
And I never ever forgot it again . . .

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Seth17
03-23-2006

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This song is simply beautiful..
I think it means that life is for the moment...
You know, not something to be thought through, but to be lived.

Mabye I'm under-thinking.

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Seth17
03-23-2006

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JSYK, I misspelled "Eine" on the line that goes:
in Franfurt I heard eine zwei drei

Just thought I'd mention that.

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oxycontin
06-19-2006

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and in Amsterdam I got quite crazy
might have been all the tulips and canals
or it might have been all that hash

def my favorite of the bonus tracks.

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savethetrees890
06-20-2006

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it should be eins

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savethetrees890
06-20-2006

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it should be eins

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fromblownspeakers
07-24-2006

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it should also be: Moscow muttdom
not moscow mother

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tacye_marley
09-15-2006

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eins, not ein. Polizei, not polizai. and I know that Gelterkinden is a Swiss town, but I thought the song actually mentioned Göttingen. Maybe I heard it wrong?
Sorry, I'm studying German at uni. And I'm a pedant.
Ace song though, makes me want to go and travel round Europe and collect interesting stories!

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Ofcourse56
10-12-2006

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This song is so fun. I love the accents Regina makes when she starts singing about the French and Spanish. It makes me want to get up and dance.

it made me miss my Moscow muttdom.
it made me miss my New York nothing.

So Perfect.

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presty
12-09-2006

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Hi, I think this song is a remembrance of some trips to Europe.

Don't really know if she was in all those towns but I would say it's quite probable :)

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crod
12-17-2006

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its about really experiencing your life

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MAKEWAR
12-19-2006

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I think one day I'm going to go on a trip that follows this song and these experiences around europe.

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envirohodges
02-07-2007

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i love this song because i love to think about traveling in europe.... this song to me is about life experience and how it makes your life so wonderfull....even when your experiences are bad...youve had them... travels eason life....

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courtneyay
02-08-2007

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ich liebe Regina. :)

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crow_heart
03-16-2007

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Yo amo a Regina!

in barcelona buenos dias, chocolate, le picaso!

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sOsiNgsOng
05-23-2007

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this song is so beautiful, the piano and the words cut right through me and give me shivers. ^ . ^

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loveologetic
07-02-2007

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This song to me is about having expiriences and remebering them. You live your life and no one else will ever walk in your shoes

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Serek
07-29-2007

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I think the line about "a pyre of Soviet kitsch" is a shout out to Milan Kundera's novel 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being'

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spag_bol
08-27-2007

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To me it's about going around the world (or Europe) but still missing home. It's like she's had all these really interesting experiences but no matter what, will always classify New York as 'her home' and always appreciate her Russian heritage.

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lovesthatcoffee
09-01-2007

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love....

my new york nothing

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love_is_free
05-23-2008

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This song is about capturing the different perspectives you obtain when traveling and the different lenses you see life through when in different places. It's about experiences and how they're special to you only and it's important to never forget the little things in the world that make you see everything differently at the time.

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ryskalchick
09-27-2008

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I think she is talking about how she remembers her various travels in europe based on random experiences and metaphors... Its a good way of looking at it/telling a story... her experiences were probably really boring if she wrote a story about all of them.

Most people travel experiences are mostly the same, and i love how she makes her trips seem so random and airy

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emyelhsa
11-20-2008

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I love love love this song. It makes me feel, well, hopeful. I agree that it's about appreciating the little things, and the randomness and the airiness. There's no deeper meaning to this song, other than to just enjoy life. I especially love when she mentions Gelterkinden, as in "In Gelterkinden I forgot to frown, then remembered again" and "In Gelterkinden I remembered how to laugh and I never, ever forgot it again." Those lines pretty much sum up large portions of my life. It makes me want laugh and cry all at once.

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mondieuhermes
11-27-2008

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This is my favorite song ever!
Regina is by far one of the greatest artists of the century, because most mainstream singers/songwriters are mostly remembered for their personna. Regina is one of those songwriters who are remembered for their craft. ANd how well she is at it.

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blue.painted.tears
12-09-2008

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omg! soviet kitsch, like the album! lol.
i love this song, i want to travel all over the place when i grow up.
and does anyone know where gelterkinden is? i want to go there! :D
'I should have held an after-party
For all the thoughts I didn't say'
^brilliant. i can't believe no one's commented yet on those lines!


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morikahjo
10-14-2009

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i think its about becoming happy with the world and life around you!

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