Du Lyrics in English Joris

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Du by Joris from German to English.
Intro
Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
Chained together from day one
I never had a choice
Your impulsive nature
Sometimes luck, sometimes pain
You act so plain and simple
Then so complicated again
And as often as I believe it
I'll never fully get you
Hey hey hey
And no matter how you were
Without you I wouldn't be
Hey hey hey
And no matter how you are
You stay the greatest to me
Hey hey hey
And no matter how you'll be
You know I'll follow you blind
'Cause what remains for me
You and me
Without you I'm not
Hey hey hey
Ignored by too many
Adored by far too few
To Lenny you were a b*tch
To most not a request show
And everyone who thinks they know you
Tells me stories about you
But I know, even if they believe it right now
They'll never fully get you
Hey hey hey
And no matter how you were
Without you I wouldn't be
Hey hey hey
And no matter how you are
You stay the greatest to me
Hey hey hey
And no matter how you'll be
You know I'll follow you blind
'Cause what remains for me
You and me
Without you I'm not
Hey hey hey
Way too rarely really with you
I walk the paths alone too often
I guess my luck is far away
Yet never truly catch it
You're immeasurably precious
They only notice once someone loses you
You're so often good to me
But life, how am I to you?
Hey hey hey
Life, how am I to you?
Outro
Hey hey hey, yeah
Hey hey hey
And no matter how you were
Without you I wouldn't be
Hey hey hey
And no matter how you are
You stay the greatest to me
Hey hey hey
And no matter how you'll be
You know I'll follow you blind
'Cause what remains for me
You and me
Without you I'm not
Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
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Edvard Foerre Erfjord, Henrik Barman Michelsen, Patrick Fa, Stefanie Heinzmann, Samuel Elliot Roman
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SONG MEANING

Du is not your typical love song. Instead of singing to a person, Joris is having a heart-to-heart with life itself. From the very first day they have been “chained together,” and although life can be wildly impulsive—bringing both luck and pain—he admits he never really figures it out. The repeated hey hey hey feels like a playful shoulder-nudge, reminding us that life is always right beside us, unpredictable yet irreplaceable.

In the chorus Joris declares that, no matter how life was, is, or will be, it remains “the greatest” for him. He follows it blindly because without life he simply would not exist. The verses swing between frustration and gratitude: people misunderstand life, take it for granted, or even insult it, but Joris treasures every moment, even when he chases happiness in the distance. By the end he asks, almost sheepishly, “Life, how am I to you?”—flipping the conversation to reveal humble self-reflection. The song is a vibrant reminder to appreciate life in all its contradictions, celebrate its highs, endure its lows, and recognize that the only constant duet we will ever sing is the one with life itself.

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