Es Tut Mir Leid Lyrics in English by Samra

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Es Tut Mir Leid by Samra from German to English.

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I can tell you, "I love you", can tell you, "Please stay"

I'd go into any war for you and catch your tears when you cry

I'd write you a song in seconds, say it in hundreds of lines

But I just can't say, "I'm sorry"

I'm sorry

Sometimes I'm not myself, I'm so cold like my heart's freezing

Can't hold myself back and for no reason I'm not fair to you

You're everything I wanted, searched for you so long

But again I'm treating you like you're not enough, no

I scream at you, you cry, I ram

Cracks into your heart and through my wall

Even when I'm loud, hurt you and flip out again

I only wanna tell you, "I'm scared of losing you"

Hate it when I see you suffer, lose myself between a thousand sentences

Gray walls, chain-smoking, nobody can help me

We're both waiting for an end

But I still can't get these four words out

I can tell you, "I love you", can tell you, "Please stay"

I'd go into any war for you and catch your tears when you cry

I'd write you a song in seconds, say it in hundreds of lines

But I just can't say, "I'm sorry"

I'm sorry

Out alone at night, wanna text you that I miss you

I went too far and I'm blocking myself from a "sorry", tsk

Don't know what you see in me

Sometimes I think I don't deserve the way you love me, rrah

I think I'll never grow up

I've got you, but you've never left me hanging

You know how I am, I've lost myself in this city

I panic when you leave, I come from a place where you have nothing

What wouldn't I do for you?

I swear, I'd shoot for you

Why can't I say those four words

Even though we love each other so much?

I can tell you, "I love you", can tell you, "Please stay"

I'd go into any war for you and catch your tears when you cry

I'd write you a song in seconds, say it in hundreds of lines

But I just can't say, "I'm sorry"

I'm sorry

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erfrieren — to freeze to death

Erfrieren literally means "to freeze to death" or "to be frozen solid." It's a strong and evocative verb that goes beyond simply being cold.

In the song, Samra uses it to describe an intense emotional state: "Manchmal bin ich nicht ich selber, bin so kalt, als würd mein Herz erfrieren" (Sometimes I'm not myself, I'm so cold, as if my heart would freeze to death). This powerful imagery conveys a deep sense of emotional numbness and detachment, making it a memorable and impactful word.

Have you ever found it impossible to say "I'm sorry," even when you know you should? Samra's "Es Tut Mir Leid" [I'm Sorry] is all about that struggle. He sings about being able to say "Ich liebe dich" [I love you] and "Bitte bleib'" [Please stay], and even writing a song in seconds, but those four simple words, "Es tut mir leid," just won't come out.

He really lays bare his inner conflict, describing how he can be cold and unfair, even to the person he searched so long for. He admits to yelling and hurting his loved one, creating "Risse in dein Herz" [cracks in your heart], but underneath it all, he's just scared of losing them. It's a powerful look at how pride and fear can get in the way of expressing true remorse, even when love is clearly there.

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