Optimisten means 'optimists'. It's a direct and impactful word that stands out because the song directly addresses the concept of optimism in a world full of pessimism.
The song's title itself, "Zeit Für Optimisten" (Time For Optimists), highlights this word. Lea uses it to create a contrast between the prevailing negative mood and the need to support those who still hold onto hope, making it a central theme and a memorable word from the lyrics.
Have you ever felt like you're surrounded by negativity? Lea totally gets it in "Zeit Für Optimisten (aus "Sing Meinen Song, Vol. 10")"! She describes a world where "Jeder Tag ein neues Depressivum" [Every day a new depressant] and everyone around her is convinced "alles sinnlos" [everything is pointless]. It's a relatable feeling when you're stuck with a bunch of pessimists, and she's had "echt genug" [really enough] of it.
But even when it feels like "Das ist 'ne schlechte Zeit für Optimisten" [This is a bad time for optimists], Lea reminds us that we shouldn't let them be lonely. She knows "aus eigener Erfahrung Wie es ist allein zu sein" [from my own experience What it's like to be alone]. Instead of giving up, she suggests that "So wie es jetzt ist kann es nicht bleiben" [The way it is now cannot stay] and that we need "Wunder" [miracles]. Maybe, just maybe, we can be those miracles for each other. It's a sweet and hopeful message, even if the world feels a bit bleak sometimes!
LEA (born Lea-Marie Becker) is a German singer-songwriter from Kassel, known for her warm, piano-driven pop and her honest, diary-like lyrics. She grew up in a musical home, started playing piano at six, and was writing her own songs by the age of eleven, before studying music in Hannover and playing the city's bars at night.
Her breakthrough came in 2016, when she toured as a backing singer for Mark Forster and released her debut album Vakuum. She has since become one of Germany's most-streamed pop artists, and Zu Dir, co-written with Mark Forster and released on her 2019 album Zwischen den Zeilen, is one of her best-loved songs. LEA has been based in Berlin since 2018.