Ich Lyrics in English PANTHA

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Ich by PANTHA from German to English.
I've got a list
I'd rather not know about
I'd like fuller lips
And an Amy Winehouse voice
I really don't want much, just longer legs
And not have to suck my belly in with tighter dresses
I've got a list
I'd rather not know about
Why
Do these thoughts almost kill me?
I'm asking myself again all the time
Can't I be somebody else?
Why?
Tell me, why am I so dumb?
I'm asking myself again all the time
Can't I be somebody else?
On my list
It also says: "I'd like to not be so shy"
I wish I had more knowledge
About politics and history
I want as much money as Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos
A house in Barbados and to dance like J.Lo
Number one on the list
"I'd like to be one of the pretty ones"
Why
Do these thoughts almost kill me?
I'm asking myself again all the time
Can't I be somebody else?
Why?
Tell me, why am I so dumb?
I'm asking myself again all the time
Can't I be somebody else?
I'm me
I'm me
Yet I'm asking myself again all the time
Can't I be somebody else?
I'm me
I'm me
Yet I'm asking myself again all the time
Can't I be somebody else?
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SONG MEANING

**“Ich” dives straight into the restless chatter inside our heads, turning a private list of insecurities into a catchy confession. PANTHA rattles off everything she thinks she lacks—fuller lips, a smoky Amy Winehouse voice, longer legs, encyclopedic knowledge, billionaire money, J.Lo dance moves—then bluntly asks, “Kann ich nicht jemand anders sein?” (Can’t I just be someone else?). The song spotlights how impossible beauty standards, social media envy, and celebrity worship can make us feel like we are never enough.

Yet in the chorus she repeats “Ich bin ich” (I am me), hinting at a stubborn spark of self-acceptance fighting to break through the self-doubt. It is a bittersweet anthem: half playful wishlist, half raw diary entry, reminding listeners that everyone wrestles with the same “list” and that embracing who you already are is the most radical move of all.

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