Als Ich Ein Kind War Lyrics in English AnnenMayKantereit

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Als Ich Ein Kind War by AnnenMayKantereit from German to English.
When I was a kid
There was no internet
There was no screen
Next to the bed
The phone
Had a cord
And if I wanted to watch TV
I had to ask
The post was yellow
And nobody knew DHL
Everything was so slow
Or rather not so fast
When I was a kid
There was no Insta
Instead every day after three, RTL2
When I was a kid
There was no Insta
Instead every day after three, RTL2
When I was a kid
Linda de Mol was
A famous woman
Yep
Not everything was good back then
ICQ was pretty nice
Back then the meadows were green
And the cops too
When I was a kid
There was no Insta
Instead every day after three, RTL2
When I was a kid
There was no Insta
Instead every day after three, RTL2
Instead every day after three, RTL2
Today the news
Is like horse racing
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SONG MEANING

AnnenMayKantereit's nostalgic track "Als Ich Ein Kind War" is like opening a scrapbook of the 1990s. The singer fondly recalls a pre-smartphone childhood: a phone with a cable, a bedroom without a glowing screen, and mail trucks painted yellow because no one had heard of DHL. Life moved slower; if you wanted to watch TV, you asked permission, then waited for your after-school ritual of RTL2 at 3 p.m. instead of losing hours to endless scrolling.

The repeated line "Es gab kein Insta" (there was no Instagram) versus "dafür jeden Tag ab drei RTL2" (but every day at three RTL2) humorously highlights how social media has replaced simpler pastimes. Shout-outs to Linda de Mol, ICQ, and memories of green meadows and friendly-looking cops turn the song into a playful time capsule, while the closing image—news flying by like a horse race—reminds us how today’s information gallops at breakneck speed. Ultimately, the song invites listeners to smile at the quirks of the past and wonder whether faster has truly become better.

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