Checkpoint (Nie Game Over) – Bilingual Lyrics German/English

• By: Bilderbuch
• Album: mea culpa

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Oh, baby, watch out

You've got bubbles in your eyes

Because you're dreaming dreams, yeah

Dreams of other people

Baby, watch out

Because everything about you glows

But don't dampen us yet

Oh baby, let it run

You can't change all the colors

But we paint our house blue

Oh, give me the feeling

That I'm feeling something

When you come, I hold you tight

You know

Uh baby, watch out, yeah

...

Then you were back again like on the very first day (Checkpoint) Checkpoint (Checkpoint)

You said: "Start again with me"

Checkpoint (Checkpoint)

Again and again where it was most beautiful

(Checkpoint) Checkpoint

We've died so many times, but we're back again

Checkpoint

Never game over

Never game over

We are never game over

Never game over

We are never game over

Never game over

We are never game over

Never game over

Never game over

Never game over

We are never game over

Never game over

We are never game over

Never game over

We are never game over

Never game over

Then you're back again like on the very first day

(Checkpoint)

(Checkpoint, oh) You say, start again with me

(Checkpoint) Checkpoint

(Checkpoint) Again and again where it was most beautiful

(Checkpoint) Checkpoint

(Checkpoint)

We've died so often, but we're back again (Checkpoint, yea)

Checkpoint

Checkpoint, ah

Checkpoint

Checkpoint, oh, wooh

Checkpoint, wooh

Checkpoint

Checkpoint

Checkpoint

...

A weapon is when you do something bad to me

But you know, this war is not for us

A weapon is when you do something bad to me

But you know, this war is not for us, na na na

So keep that in mind, if a stranger is coming

Try to remember

What was the stranger wearing?

What does the stranger look like?

What was the stranger like?

What did the stranger say?

What was the stranger wearing?

What did the stranger look like?

What was the stranger driving?

What did the stranger say?

What was the stranger wearing?

What did the stranger look like?

What was the stranger driving?

What did the stranger say?

No

...

[German]

Oh, Baby, pass auf

Du hast Blasen in den Augen

Denn du träumst Träume, ja

Träume anderer Leute

Baby, pass auf

Denn alles an dir glüht

Aber dämpf' uns noch nicht aus

Oh Baby, lass laufen

Du kannst nicht alle Farben ändern

Aber wir malen unser Haus in blau

Oh, gib mir das Gefühl

Dass ich etwas fühl'

Wenn du kommst, halt' ich dich fest

Du weißt

Uh Baby, pass auf, ja

Dann warst du wieder da wie am allerersten Tag (Checkpoint) Checkpoint (Checkpoint)

Du sagtest: "Fang wieder mit mir an"

Checkpoint (Checkpoint)

Immer wieder da, wo es am schönsten war

(Checkpoint) Checkpoint

Wir sind so oft gestorben, doch wir sind wieder da

Checkpoint

Nie game over

Nie game over

Wir sind nie game over

Nie game over

Wir sind nie game over

Nie game over

Wir sind nie game over

Nie game over

Nie game over

Nie game over

Wir sind nie game over

Nie game over

Wir sind nie game over

Nie game over

Wir sind nie game over

Nie game over

Dann bist du wieder da wie am allerersten Tag

(Checkpoint)

(Checkpoint, oh) Du sagst, fang wieder mit mir an

(Checkpoint) Checkpoint

(Checkpoint) Immer wieder da, wo es am schönsten war

(Checkpoint) Checkpoint

(Checkpoint)

Wir sind so oft gestorben, doch wir sind wieder da (Checkpoint, yea)

Checkpoint

Checkpoint, ah

Checkpoint

Checkpoint, oh, wooh

Checkpoint, wooh

Checkpoint

Checkpoint

Checkpoint

Eine Waffe ist, wenn du mir Böses tust

Doch du weißt, dieser Krieg ist nichts für uns

Eine Waffe ist, wenn du mir Böses tust

Doch du weißt, dieser Krieg ist nichts für uns, na na na

So keep that in mind, if a stranger is coming

Try to remember

What was the stranger wearing?

What does the stranger look like?

What was the stranger like?

What did the stranger say?

What was the stranger wearing?

What did the stranger look like?

What was the stranger driving?

What did the stranger say?

What was the stranger wearing?

What did the stranger look like?

What was the stranger driving?

What did the stranger say?

No

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
träumen /ˈtʁɔʏ̯mən/ B1	verb - to dream
glühen /ˈɡlyːən/ B2	verb - to glow or burn with heat or emotion
fühlen /ˈfyːlən/ A2	verb - to feel (emotionally or physically)
Farbe /ˈfaʁbə/ A1	noun - color, paint
Haus /haʊ̯s/ A1	noun - house, home
Gefühl /ɡəˈfyːl/ A2	noun - feeling, emotion, sense
Checkpoint /ˈtʃɛkpɔɪnt/ B1	noun - a place where people or progress are checked; a saved progress point in a game
Krieg /kʁiːk/ B1	noun - war, conflict
Waffe /ˈvafə/ B1	noun - weapon, arm
böse /ˈbøːzə/ A2	adjective - evil, mean, angry
sterben /ˈʃtɛrbən/ B1	verb - to die
ändern /ˈɛndɐn/ B1	verb - to change, to alter
laufen /ˈlaʊ̯fn̩/ A2	verb - to run, to walk, to operate
blau /blaʊ̯/ A1	adjective - blue
stranger /ˈstreɪndʒər/ A2	noun - a person you do not know
driving /ˈdraɪvɪŋ/ A2	verb - operating a vehicle; controlling movement

Key Grammar Structures

• Du hast Blasen in den Augen

  ➔ Present simple of *haben* (to have)

  ➔ The verb "hast" is the present‑tense form of "haben" meaning "to have".

• Denn du träumst Träume, ja

  ➔ Present simple with a direct object

  ➔ "träumst" is the present‑tense form of "träumen" and it takes the direct object "Träume".

• Aber wir malen unser Haus in blau

  ➔ Verb + accusative object + prepositional phrase (color)

  ➔ "malen" takes the accusative object "unser Haus" and the prepositional phrase "in blau" indicates the colour.

• Wenn du kommst, halt' ich dich fest

  ➔ Conditional clause with "wenn" + main clause with inversion

  ➔ "Wenn" introduces the condition "du kommst"; in the main clause the verb "halt'" comes before the subject "ich" (inversion).

• Wir sind so oft gestorben, doch wir sind wieder da

  ➔ Perfekt with "sein" + past participle (verbs of motion/change)

  ➔ "sind" + "gestorben" forms the Perfekt of the verb "sterben" (to die); "sein" is the auxiliary used with verbs of change.

• Du kannst nicht alle Farben ändern

  ➔ Modal verb "können" + infinitive

  ➔ "kannst" is the second‑person singular present of the modal verb "können" and is followed by the infinitive "ändern".

• Du weißt, dieser Krieg ist nichts für uns

  ➔ Main clause with a subordinate clause introduced by a comma (verb‑clause reporting)

  ➔ "weiß" introduces the reported content "dieser Krieg ist nichts für uns" after a comma.

• Wir sind nie game over

  ➔ Negative adverb "nie" placed before the verb "sein"

  ➔ "nie" (never) directly precedes the verb "sind" (are), forming the negative meaning "never are".