[Intro] (Electronic pulsing bassline builds up, sound of a video tape rewinding, fast driving electronic drum beat enters) (Whispered) I see you... I press rewind... [Male] [Verse 1] Blue light flickering across my bedroom wall I watch your silhouette walking down the hall A frozen frame, a digital ghost on my screen The purest obsession that you’ve ever seen My heart is hammering, a manic, racing drive This loop is the only thing that keeps me alive I know it’s madness, I know I shouldn’t stay But with one single click, I wash my doubts away [Pre-Chorus] (Beat intensifies, getting faster and more aggressive) My mind is tearing, I’m losing my control A desperate hunter who has sold his soul I look at your eyes, I’m trapped in the spin This is where the nightmare and the truth begin! [Chorus] (Lead vocals clear and aggressive, rhythmic “rewind” chants in the background) (I press rewind! I press rewind! I press rewind!) Everytime I see you, I press rewind! (I press rewind! I press rewind!) My love is true – can you feel it too? (I press rewind! I press rewind! I press rewind!) Anything will die, without your love and cry! [Verse 2] You smile at the camera, you don't even know That I am the shadow in the front row I watch you laugh, I watch you breathe in reverse A beautiful blessing, a beautiful curse The inner conflict is tearing me apart I’m holding the pieces of my broken heart But the screen is my weapon, the video’s my cage A stalker’s devotion turning into rage [Pre-Chorus] (Beat building up heavily again) My mind is tearing, I’m losing my control A desperate hunter who has sold his soul I look at your eyes, I’m trapped in the spin This is where the nightmare and the truth begin! [Chorus] (A driving, pulsating beat) (I press rewind! I press rewind! I press rewind!) Everytime I see you, I press rewind! (I press rewind! I press rewind!) My love is true – can you feel it too? (I press rewind! I press rewind! I press rewind!) Anything will die, without your love and cry! [Bridge] (Staccato beat, vocals speed up, almost breathless) Stop the tape! (No!) Let me out of this room! I am the architect of my own doom! You are the air, you are the knife I am the monster creeping into your life! Click and play, click and pause I am the effect, you are the cause! (Screamed) Can’t you see what you do to me?! [Verse 3] (The beat gets just a little heavier, and the tension builds to an unbearable level) The screen goes black, the loop has reached the end No more reflections, no more pretend I step out of the dark, I step into the cold The final chapter is about to unfold A heavy silence falls upon the floor And then... a sudden sound at the door... [Outro] (The driving beat of the music comes to an abrupt halt. Only a dark, rhythmic bass note remains, in sync with a heavy thudding sound.) (Sound: Heavy knock... knock... knock... on wood) Who is out there? Is the nightmare done? Have the sirens come for me, am I on the run? (Sound: Knock... knock... knock...) Or am I the one who is standing outside? At your front door, with nowhere left to hide? (Sound: One final, massive knock) (Whispered) I press... rewind... (Absolute Stille / Track bricht ab) (Complete silence / Track cuts off) [End]
