Wald Lyrics in English Karpatenhund

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Wald by Karpatenhund from German to English.
I'm as empty as the streets of a small town
At half past two at night
If you look deep into my eyes now
you'll notice
there's exactly nothing left
Lately I've even noticed
there's no shadow left either, that's gone too
I think I'm slowly dissolving into nothing
or into something new
I wander aimlessly and only stop
to stare intently into nothing
I strain to see a forest
where there haven't even been trees till now
I trust nobody and
talk solely to myself here in the forest
I think I'm slowly dissolving
I think I'm falling apart
I dig a hole with my hands
into the ground, into the asphalt
and keep staring into nothing
until I recognize something
If I really fall apart it'll happen
probably very soon
I dissolve faster
the faster I run
I'm as empty as the streets of a small town
At half past two at night
look deep into my eyes
you see there's absolutely nothing left
at first it was interesting and then I got scared
and now it's almost over
I think I'm dissolving
into pure boredom
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SONG MEANING

Ever found yourself staring into the night, feeling as empty as a deserted small-town street at 2:30 a.m.? Wald captures that hollow, drifting sensation and turns it into a haunting little movie playing behind your eyelids. The singer wanders through an imaginary forest that refuses to grow, digging into asphalt with bare hands in a desperate bid to feel anything. Each image—no shadow, no trees, no spark—paints the slow vanishing act of someone who fears they are dissolving into pure, unremarkable boredom.

Yet there’s a strange magnetism in this nothingness. The song invites us to lean in, peer deep into the absence, and notice how the very act of looking for meaning can make us sprint faster toward disappearance. It’s a darkly playful reminder: when life feels like an endless blank page, the forest might be waiting inside you—if you dare to plant the first tree.

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