Berlín
Hello Saferide Lyrics

Do you miss the sea?
Asking if there is a longing for the sea even though it has never been seen

Though you've never been there
Acknowledging the fact that the sea has never been seen

I imagine you would
Speculating that the person would miss the sea even though it has never been seen

You never went anywhere
Stating that the person did not travel

Still everyone came to you
Despite not having traveled, people still came to the person

If you could meet the sea, would you like to, would you like to?
Asking if given the opportunity, would the person like to see the sea

Berlin, do you remember when my lover and I
Addressing Berlin in a nostalgic manner

We walked along your river on a cold summer's night
Describing a specific moment when the singer and lover walked along a river in Berlin on a specific night

As the sun laid to rest, the drunks came rolling in
Setting the scene and describing the timing of the walk

And I heard laughter from across the street
Observing the sounds in the surroundings

And laughter from within
Continuation of the observation of sounds in the surroundings

My heart jumped every step we took
Expressing excitement or happiness

My lover wore all white
Describing the lover's outfit for additional imagery

Berlin, you wore your greenest dress
Using personification to describe Berlin as if the city is wearing something

And we stayed up all night
Expressing that the singer and lover did not sleep that night

I whispered to my lover then:
Narrating a conversation between the singer and lover

"Oh, how blessed we are to walk here"
Expressing gratitude for the moment

And I forgot all sorrows
Implying that the moment was a happy one

And he forgot to talk
Suggesting that the lover was taken aback or speechless in the moment as well

But that was many years ago
Indicating that the moment has passed and there has been a passage of time

Berlin, I went too far
Acknowledging that the singer has moved on from Berlin to a point that may be too far away

I hear you're growing colder
Referring to Berlin as if it is a person who is changing with time

Well, many of us are
Implying that both the singer and Berlin are going through changes

Some of us bury our roots deep
Making a comparison among people and how they deal with change

We like our seasons to be four
Describing a preference for a traditional change that comes with four seasons

We don't do well with carefree sunshine
Suggesting that some people do not handle easy happiness well

And we are not young anymore
Acknowledging that the singer and others in the subject group are older and have more life experience

Do you recall the greatest lie you told
Asking Berlin if they remember a specific incident when Berlin made the singer feel special

You made me feel like I could be
Describing the effect that the lie had on the singer

Just anything, just everything
Framing the lie as being transformative

Like you could see things hidden in me
Expanding on the transformative nature of the lie by suggesting that it revealed things about the singer that were previously hidden

They say that rain is coming in again
Making an observation about the weather

I got us tickets to an early flight
Suggesting that the singer and someone else are leaving Berlin soon

I'll show you how to swim
Offering to teach someone how to swim, perhaps as a symbol of starting anew or leaving behind a memory of Berlin

Oh no, I was never there
Repeating the line for emphasis and perhaps to suggest that the memories in Berlin were not real or did not happen

Oh no, I was never there
Repeating the line again for additional emphasis

Oh no, I was never there
Repeating the line one more time for maximal emphasis

Oh no, I was never, never, never
Stating definitively that the singer was never present in Berlin or experienced what was described