Empty
Niemand Lyrics

Short of breath, she tells me about the new order
The singer describes a girl who seems to be panicking as she informs him about how different things are now.

While kicking the crap out of the bar’s vending machine
The girl is simultaneously releasing her frustration on the vending machine.

She says it’s the cyber revolution and absolutely everything is artificial
According to the girl, the world is becoming more and more digitalized and nothing is natural anymore.

And I just can’t get myself to tell her Look, Your roots are showing
The singer realizes that the girl is wearing a wig and asks her to fix it, but is unable to say it out loud.

Pick me up
The singer is asking for someone's help.

Turn me inside out
The singer wants someone to help him/her look at his/her true self.

Turn me upside down
The singer wants someone to shake things up and help him/her see things in a fresh perspective.

Can’t you see I’m empty?
The singer is feeling emotionally drained and wants someone to notice and help him/her.

Throw me down
The singer is asking someone to bring him/her down to earth and help him/her face reality.

Kick me all around
The singer is asking someone to push him/her around and challenge him/her.

I’m in a really deep conversation with a pacifist across from me
The singer is talking to someone who opposes violence.

And I can’t hear a single word he’s saying to me
The singer is too distracted to listen to what the pacifist is saying.

And like an angel on his shoulder
There is a girl on the dance floor whom the singer admires.

There’s a girl on the dance floor Dancing with the devil on his other shoulder
The girl is dancing with a dark force or temptation.

As I peacefully kill another poor, innocent cigarette
While talking to the pacifist, the singer is smoking another cigarette which is causing harm to his/her health.

There’s a guy to my right Dragging at his cigarette like he’s trying to remember where exactly he lost his mind
A man next to the singer is smoking heavily and appears lost in thought.

And desperately aiming at an ashtray he misses completely And burns a hole in my evening wear
The man tries to put out his cigarette but fails, in the process burning a hole in the singer’s clothes.

I tell him it’s fine I tell him, hey, you know, it happens Only later to see him set fire to the pacifist’s big, big hair
The singer reassures the man, but later witnesses him causing another accident by burning someone else’s hair.

And on stage there’s a girl screaming her beefed up songs With the faked aggression of a vegetarian
There is a girl on stage singing aggressive songs with an attitude that does not match her vegetarian lifestyle.

And her six string anorexic is doing his backing vocals like he’s giving a demon head
The guitar player is playing with extreme passion and intensity.

And I’m just sitting in the corner trying to remember one single thing The scorched pacifist had said
The singer is in deep thought, trying to recall something important the pacifist told him/her.

I’m in the corner, I I got another bottle with a hole in the top And I’m sucking it dry Seems we’ve been sitting forever Getting empty together My bottle and I
The singer is alone, drinking alcohol, and feels that he/she has been doing this for a long time.

Now this ain’t no holy spirit And it sure ain’t much of a high
The alcohol is not a religious experience nor is it providing any real pleasure.

Yes, I guess my friend at best Is a malicious crutch
The singer understands that the alcohol is not really helping him/her but is just a coping mechanism.

‘Cause how can one man drink so much And still be too dry? Too dry to cry?
The singer drinks a lot but still feels an emotional emptiness that is not allowing him/her to cry and release the pain.

I’m empty
The singer reiterates that he/she is feeling empty.

I’m empty, oh I’m empty ‘Cause I’m empty, oh I’m empty
The chorus repeats to emphasize the singer's feeling of emptiness.