[Instrumental Intro] (Slow moody bassline, sound of rain, vinyl crackle) [Verse 1] We have pronounced our verdict on love, Tonight is the last. We have turned love into an instinct, It alone stands between us as a mediator. [Verse 2] It is a mediator where feelings no longer exist, Merely the intertwining of bodies—that is its aim. The dance of the flesh—one of the arts, We have mastered it skilfully with you. [Pre-Chorus] Our souls remain humbly silent, We did not command them to speak... But I hear them shouting loudly: ‘We did not want mere passion alone’! [Chorus] We do not love, but we pretend That all is perfectly fine between us. Only the flame in our souls does not burn, It fades like a lamp in a night-time lampshade. [Interlude] (Dark synth wave solo, heavy bass) [Verse 3] Rain falls on empty pavements, The cold wind drives it on. The heart has grown mute and deaf — Passion without faith always weighs us down. [Bridge] We do not seek those to blame for the past, All is gone, like summer storms. We loved once... Then Our former dreams crumbled to dust. [Chorus] We do not love, but we pretend That all is perfectly fine between us. Only the flame in our souls does not burn, It fades like a lamp in a night-time lampshade. [Outro] Tomorrow a new dawn will break, We step out of the old circle. There is no longer any memory of the two of us... Life will go on again. Without each other. [Fade Out] (Soft rain sounds, final deep bass note)
