Herz Über Kopf Lyrics in English Joris

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Herz Über Kopf by Joris from German to English.
You haven't looked at me like that in a long time
I've tried way too often to understand us
Our eyes meet, the wine's already half gone
I know exactly what you're thinking right now
The train's gone, the time's been wasted
Feels so right, yet it's so wrong
And whenever it's time to leave
I forget what once was and stand still
The heart says stay, the head screams go
Heart over head
Heart over head
You still wear your hair like you used to
And you dance just like you used to
Our eyes meet, the room's already half empty
We've told ourselves so often it won't work anymore
It was hard at first, but now much harder
The music's off and you keep getting closer
And whenever it's time to leave
I miss the moment and stand still
The heart says stay, the head screams go
Heart over head
And whenever it's time to leave
I miss the moment and stand still
The heart says stay, the head screams go
Heart over head
Heart over head
Heart over head
I still won't let you go
I still won't let you go
Even though it's long been time to leave
Heart over head
And whenever it's time to leave
I miss the moment and stand still
The heart says stay, the head screams go
Heart over head
And whenever it's time to leave
I miss the moment and stand still
The heart says stay, the head screams go
Heart over head
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Niko Stegmiller, Joris Ramon Buchholz, Maximilian Hesselbarth
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SONG MEANING

Herz über Kopf – literally Heart over Head – captures that electrifying moment when you run into someone you once loved and every logical thought gets drowned out by a flood of memories. The singer paints a late-night scene: half-empty glasses, a half-empty room, and eyes that lock with the same intensity they had in the past. Although both people know the relationship was declared “over” long ago, the atmosphere is charged with unspoken words and magnetic pull. Every time it should be easy to walk away, the heart whispers stay while the mind yells go, and the result is a paralyzing stand-still.

Joris turns this inner tug-of-war into an anthem for anyone who has ever struggled between reason and emotion. The repeated hook “Herz über Kopf” mirrors the back-and-forth inside the narrator: rationally, the train has left and time was wasted, but emotionally, the attraction feels irresistibly right. The song’s bittersweet energy reminds us how powerful nostalgia can be and how difficult it is to let go when memories keep rewinding like a favorite track you can’t stop replaying.

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