Silke Bischoff was a darkwave / gothic / synth trio from Germany. The band'… Read Full Bio ↴Silke Bischoff was a darkwave / gothic / synth trio from Germany. The band's name comes originally from a hostage killed in the "Gladbecker Geiseldrama" in 1988. However, Felix Flaucher had deliberately chosen the name as a tribute to Silke Bischoff, whose death would have been avoidable if the hostage-taking had not been characterized by sensationalist media hype and police failure.

After a legal dispute in 2002 with third member Axel the then-duo got renamed as 18 Summers.

I Don't Love You Anymore
Silke Bischoff Lyrics

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Waiting on the telephone
I can't leave the room
Maybe you'll call me
When I'm through the door
All these hopeless hours
Staring at the wall
I can't move my body
I can't speak

The sky is dark and noisy
Voices in my head
They tell me that I'm
Free again
No more chains
Free again

Hey, hey, hey
I don't love you anymore
Hey, hey, hey
I don't love you anymore

I look into the mirror
A stranger's watching me
Trembling lips
A cold shining in his eyes
The cage of my broken body
Only one way to escape
A screaming nightmare
I dream in red

The sky is dark and noisy
Voices in my head
They tell me that I'm
Free again
No more chains
Free again

Hey, hey, hey
I don't love you anymore
Hey, hey, hey
I don't love you anymore

I see your face in the crowd
Now it's time to sleep
I see fear and loathing
In your eyes
Why don't you touch me, baby?
This is the end
Come and feel the
Cold knife in my hand

The sky is dark and noisy
Voices in my head
They tell me that I'm
Free again

No more chains
Free again

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Silke Bischoff's "I Don't Love You Anymore" depict a sense of longing and desperation for an ex-partner's attention. The singer waits anxiously for the phone to ring, unable to leave the room in case their ex calls. They are overcome with memories of the relationship and the pain it caused, resulting in a feeling of being trapped and unable to move on. However, the singer suddenly comes to the realization that they are free again and that the relationship is no longer holding them captive. They chant "Hey hey hey, I don't love you anymore" as a form of self-affirmation and liberation.

As the verse continues, there is a darker turn to the lyrics, with the singer describing themselves as a stranger looking back in the mirror, trembling with a cold, empty expression. They view themselves as being trapped in a broken body and desperately wanting to escape the pain. The chorus repeats, again emphasizing the freedom that comes with the end of a relationship.

The bridge conveys a sense of anger and violent thoughts towards the ex-partner, with the singer seeing their face in the crowd and struggling to sleep while feeling their former partner's fear and loathing. They ask their ex to touch them one last time before ultimately describing holding a "cold knife" in their hand.

Overall, the lyrics depict the turmoil of ending a relationship and the eventual sense of liberation that occurs. The singer goes from suffocating under the weight of their old relationship to embracing the freedom that comes with the end of the pain.

Line by Line Meaning

Waiting on the telephone
I am anxiously waiting for a phone call from you

I can't leave the room
I am so consumed with waiting that I can't bring myself to leave the room

Maybe you'll call me
There's still a small hope that you might call me

When I'm through the door
Perhaps when I do finally leave the room, you will call then

All these hopeless hours
The sheer amount of time I've spent waiting is hopeless

Staring at the wall
I don't know what else to do with myself other than stare at the wall

I can't move my body
I feel so trapped that I can't even move my body

I can't speak
I am devoid of words to express how I feel

The sky is dark and noisy
My inner turmoil is reflected in the dark and noisy sky

Voices in my head
There are so many thoughts and voices in my head that I can't make sense of them

They tell me that I'm
The voices are telling me that I am

Free again
Free from the chains of this unrequited love

No more chains
I am no longer bound by the chains of my love for you

Hey, hey, hey
This is the refrain of the song

I don't love you anymore
I have finally fallen out of love with you

I look into the mirror
When I look into the mirror

A stranger's watching me
I barely recognize myself in my own reflection

Trembling lips
My lips are trembling with emotion

A cold shining in his eyes
My eyes are cold and emotionless

The cage of my broken body
My body feels like a cage that's broken beyond repair

Only one way to escape
The only way I can escape this pain is

A screaming nightmare
By screaming out my anguish

I dream in red
My dreams are filled with the color of blood and passion

I see your face in the crowd
Even when I'm in a crowd of people, I see your face as if you are there

Now it's time to sleep
But now it's time to finally put this longing to bed

I see fear and loathing
When I look into your eyes, all I see is fear and hatred

In your eyes
I detect it in your eyes

Why don't you touch me, baby?
I want your touch so badly

This is the end
We've reached the point of no return

Come and feel the
I want you to come and experience

Cold knife in my hand
The sharp and cold feeling of a knife I'm holding in my hand

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Waiting on the telephone
I can't leave the room
Maybe you'll call me
When I'm through the door
All these hopeless hours
Staring at the wall
I can't move my body
I can't speak

The sky is dark and noisy
Voices in my head
They tell me that I'm
Free again
No more chains
Free again

Hey, hey, hey
I don't love you anymore
Hey, hey, hey
I don't love you anymore

I look into the mirror
A stranger's watching me
Trembling lips
A cold shining in his eyes
The cage of my broken body
Only one way to escape
A screaming nightmare
I dream in red

The sky is dark and noisy
Voices in my head
They tell me that I'm
Free again
No more chains
Free again

Hey, hey, hey
I don't love you anymore
Hey, hey, hey
I don't love you anymore

I see your face in the crowd
Now it's time to sleep
I see fear and loathing
In your eyes
Why don't you touch me, baby?
This is the end
Come and feel the
Cold knife in my hand

The sky is dark and noisy
Voices in my head
They tell me that I'm
Free again
No more chains
Free again