Touch Me
The Spring Awakening Lyrics
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Where I go, when I go there,
No more memory anymore-
Only men on distant ships,
The women with them, swimming with them to shore...
[Moritz]
Where I go, when I go there,
Only hymns upon your lips;
A mystic wisdom, rising with them, to shore...
[Ernst]
Touch me-just like that.
And that-o, yeah-now, that's heaven.
Now, that I like.
God, that's so nice.
Now lower down, where the figs lie...
[Moritz]
Still, you must admit, with the two anatomies, it truly is daunting, I mean how everything might...
[Melchior]
Measure up?
[Moritz]
...Not that I'm saying I wouldn't, I wouldn't want to not, would ever not want to.
[Melchior]
Moritz?
[Moritz]
I have to go.
[Melchior]
Moritz wait!
([All others (During melchior and moritz)])
Oh, my god, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh, my god, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh, my god, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh, my god, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah
Touch me...
Touch me...
Ah, ah, oh, oh, oh, oh
[Otto]
Where I go, when I go there,
No more shadows anymore-
Only men with golden fins;
The rythmn in them, rocking with them, to shore...
[Georg]
Where I go, when I go there,
No more weeping anymore-
Only in and out your lips,
The broken wishes, washing with them, to shore...
[All boys]
Toutch me-all silent.
Tell me-please-all is forgiven.
Consume my wine
Consume my mind
I'll tell you how, how the winds sigh...
[All]
Touch me-just try it.
Now, there-that's it-God, oh that's heaven.
I'll love your light
I'll love you right...
We'll wonder down where where the sins cry...
Touch me-just like that.
Now we'll wonder down where the sins cry...
Love me-just for a bit...
We'll wander down, where the winds sigh...
Where the winds sigh...
Where the winds sigh...
The song "Touch Me" from Spring Awakening is about the yearning for human connection, intimacy, and sexual awakening. The song is an ensemble number, sung by several different characters, each longing for something different. The song opens with the character Melchior singing about a distant memory, where he was among strangers on a ship. He remembers the women with them, longing for something deeper than a passing connection. Moritz then sings about the stillness of his own life, where there are no whispers or secrets, only the distant hymns he hears. Ernst sings about wanting the physical touch of another person, experiencing heaven, and wanting to feel pleasure, moving towards a deeper physical intimacy.
Moritz continues with his own internal conflict, admitting his attraction to both men and women and feeling overwhelmed by his own physical desires. Melchior tries to comfort him, but Moritz is unable to stay and leaves, causing the others to sing in unison, longing for a physical connection no matter who or where it comes from.
The song is about the struggle of finding oneself, battling with one's desires and finding a true connection with others. The characters are trying to find genuine human interaction in a world that is often superficial and distant. It is a song about the universal human need for intimacy and connection.
Line by Line Meaning
Where I go, when I go there,
No more memory anymore-
Only men on distant ships,
The women with them, swimming with them to shore...
Whenever I'm transported to a different place in my head, I don't carry any memories with me. I only visualize men on far away ships, with women swimming towards them.
Where I go, when I go there,
No more whispering anymore-
Only hymns upon your lips;
A mystic wisdom, rising with them, to shore...
Whenever I'm transported to a different place in my head, I don't hear any whispers. Instead, I hear hymns that bring a sense of mystic wisdom, which slowly rise up to the shore.
Touch me-just like that.
And that-o, yeah-now, that's heaven.
Now, that I like.
God, that's so nice.
Now lower down, where the figs lie...
Just touch me the same way, and let that feeling linger. It feels like we're in heaven in that moment. I love it when you touch me that way. It's so pleasurable that it feels like figs are all around us.
Still, you must admit, with the two anatomies, it truly is daunting, I mean how everything might...
Measure up?
You have to accept the fact that with two different sets of anatomy (male and female), understanding what works and what doesn't can be a daunting task. One may have reservations about how things will turn out.
Oh, my god, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah
Touch me...
Touch me...
Ah, ah, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh my god! Yes! Yes! Yes! Touch me! Touch me! Ahh! Ohh! Ohhh!
Where I go, when I go there,
No more shadows anymore-
Only men with golden fins;
The rythmn in them, rocking with them, to shore...
Whenever I'm transported to a different place, there are no shadows present. Instead, I see men with golden fins, and I rock to their rhythmic beats until I reach the shore.
Where I go, when I go there,
No more weeping anymore-
Only in and out your lips,
The broken wishes, washing with them, to shore...
Whenever I'm transported to a different place, there are no tears. Instead, I enter and exit through your lips. The broken wishes that we have wash away with us, to the shore.
Toutch me-all silent.
Tell me-please-all is forgiven.
Consume my wine
Consume my mind
I'll tell you how, how the winds sigh...
Touch me and we'll stay silent. Tell me that everything is forgiven. Let's drink wine together and consume each other's minds. I'll describe to you how the winds sound when they sigh.
Touch me-just try it.
Now, there-that's it-God, oh that's heaven.
I'll love your light
I'll love you right...
We'll wonder down where where the sins cry...
Just touch me and see how it feels. That's perfect! It's like heaven on earth. I'll adore your aura and will love you wholeheartedly. We'll wander down where the sins cry...
Touch me-just like that.
Now we'll wonder down where the sins cry...
Love me-just for a bit...
We'll wander down, where the winds sigh...
Where the winds sigh...
Where the winds sigh...
Just touch me like that, and we'll walk into the world where sins cry. Love me for a little time, and we'll wander down where the winds sigh. Where the winds sigh, where the winds sigh...
Contributed by Elliot V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.