Einmal [English translation]

Once, once

Like when Laura crouched in my room

My heart pulsed like crazy, because she really liked me

As we ran through the hole, like madmen

With tequila shots inside and puked against the traffic light

Once, like when I had to study law

I knew it better today, so much time wasted

When at a time the whole country sang my little song

Forget who I was, forget my name

Many a thing comes and goes and never, never comes back

And therefore it is worth much more

Once, once, it never comes back

There is only once, but I was lucky to be present

I can not have everything again

Happiness, sadness, love, madness

Once, and I was lucky to be present

Once, when we buried our feet in the sand

Understood, in a foreign country, that together we are perfect

When I was sitting at my grandma's bedside

Listening the whole day, only weeks before she died

Once, as our heart was beating with every sound

'cause it became clear that all the trouble is worth it

From Noisy Room up to Abbey Road

When finally I've got it with you, the Mini-Me

(When) everything is turning and shifting, 'cause there nothing bigger

Not always, when a big moment is gone

Do I know instantly, "Man, it will never happen like this!"

But what I know, I always keep it inside me

And only inside me I can repeat it

Not always, when a big moment is gone

Do I know instantly, "Man, it will never happen like this!"

But what I know, I always keep it inside me

And only inside me I can repeat it

Because that way it is worth much more!

Once, once, it never comes back

There is only once, but I was lucky to be present

I can not have everything again

Happiness, sadness, love, madness

Once, and I was lucky to be present

Once, once, it never comes back

There is only once, but I was lucky to be present

I can not have everything again

Happiness, sadness, love, madness

Once

Not always, when a big moment is gone

Do I know instantly, "Man, it will never happen like this!"

But what I know, I always keep it inside me

And only inside me I can repeat it

Not always, when a big moment is gone

Do I know instantly, "Man, it will never happen like this!"

But what I know, I always keep it inside me

And only inside me I can repeat it

And I was lucky to be present!

• Artist:Mark Forster