Der Flüsterer im Dunkeln
Janus Lyrics

Mutter, wo ist Vater?
The singer questions the whereabouts of their father.

Was heißt das, er ist fort?
The singer is unsure what it means for their father to be gone.

Wohin hat man ihn gebracht?
The singer wants to know where their father has been taken.

Was ist das für ein Ort?
The artist questions the nature of the place where their father went.

Mutter, ich bin sicher
The artist tells their mother that they are certain.

Es ist nur wegen mir
The singer believes that their father's absence is their fault.

Wenn ich erst nicht mehr bin
The singer hopes that their father will return once they are gone.

Kommt er zurück zu dir
The artist asks if their father will come back to their mother.

Was heißt das, er ist tot?
The artist inquires about their father's death.

Weshalb sind deine Kleider schwarz
The artist wants to know why their mother is wearing black clothing.

Und deine Augen rot?
The singer asks why their mother's eyes are red.

Mutter, all die Menschen
The artist addresses their mother again and refers to the people around them.

Mit versteinertem Gesicht
The singer describes the expression of the people as stone-like and unemotional.

Sind unten, im Salon
The people the singer refers to are located in a room below them.

Und keiner spricht
The singer notes that no one is speaking.

Geht weg von mir!
The artist orders someone to stay away.

Fasst mich nicht an!
The artist tells someone not to touch them.

Ich muss ihn sehn!
The singer expresses the need to see their father.

Lasst mich endlich an das Bett heran!
The singer wants to get closer to their father's bed.

Das kann nicht sein!
The artist refuses to believe what is happening.

Das ist er nicht!
The artist does not believe that the person in the bed is their father.

Nehmt ihm die Maske ab!
The artist wants the mask removed from the person in the bed.

Papier umspannt ein Wachsgesicht
The singer observes that the face of the person in bed is covered in paper and wax.

Lasst ab von mir!
The artist tells someone to let them go.

Ich beiße wie ein wildes Tier
The singer warns that they will bite like an animal.

Ich schreie, doch er wacht nicht auf
The singer yells but their father does not wake up.

Mutter, ich hab den Kopf verloren! (ich hab den Kopf verloren)
The singer tells their mother that they have lost their mind.

Ich will vernünftig sein
The artist desires to be rational.

Doch vernünftig sein ist schwer
The artist admits that being rational is difficult.

Ich weiß, ich bin verrückt genau wie er
The singer realizes that they are just as crazy as their father.

Ich sitze Tag und Nacht bei Dämmerlicht
The singer spends their time in dim lighting.

Aufrecht in meinem Bett
The artist sits upright in their own bed.

Und warte bis er zu mir spricht!
The artist waits for their father to speak to them.

(ich bin hier)
The artist hears a voice and acknowledges that it is present.

(neben dir)
The voice is close to the singer.

Er ist ganz nah bei mir
The artist feels that the person speaking is near them.

Der Flüsterer im Dunkeln
The singer refers to the person speaking as the 'Whisperer in the Dark.'

(dreh dich jetzt nicht um mein Sohn)
The singer warns the addressee not to turn around.

(es ist zu spät)
The singer expresses that it is too late for something.

(verstehst du jetzt)
The artist asks if the addressee now understands something.

Du bist genau wie ich mein Sohn
The artist asserts that the addressee is just like them.

Wenn du zu Bett bist, Mutter
The singer addresses their mother again and sets a scene for her.

Hör ich wie die Türe geht
The singer hears a door close.

Unten, im Salon der Toten
The source of the door is in a room called the 'Salon of the Dead.'

Rate, Mutter, rate
The artist wants their mother to guess who is visiting the Salon.

Wer dann vor mir steht
The artist wonders who is standing before them.

Ich würde es dir ja sagen
The singer would reveal the visitor's identity.

Doch er hat es verboten
The artist cannot reveal the visitor's identity because they told them not to.

Vater ist zurück
The singer reveals that their father has returned.

Die blonden Locken
The singer describes their own hair as blonde.

Die ich hatte als Kind
The hair the singer is referring to is from their childhood.

Du hast sie aufbewahrt
The artist tells their mother that she kept their hair.

Weil sie wie die von einem Mädchen sind
The mother kept the hair because it resembled a girl's hair.

Du wolltest eine Tochter
The mother wanted a daughter instead of a son.

Doch du hast mich geboren!
The singer points out that they were born instead of a daughter.

Zwei Ratten im Bau
The artist compares themselves and their father to rats in a cage or burrow.

Du weißt genau: wir sind verloren!
The artist believes that they and their father are doomed.

Nachts treibt es mich hinaus
The artist is driven out at night.

Auf das Feld hinter dem Haus.
The singer goes to a field behind their house.

Im Teleskop kann ich sie sehen
The artist looks at something through a telescope.

Wenn sie verloren am Himmel stehen
The singer observes things in the sky that appear lost.

Alt und wirr, zitternd, stumm
The singer describes what they see through the telescope as old, confused, trembling, and silent.

Die Knochen morsch, der Rücken krumm
The objects seen through the telescope have brittle bones and hunched backs.

So sind mir die Götter erschienen
The artist thinks that they are seeing gods.

Vater war einer von ihnen
The artist believes that their father is one of these gods.