memory card – Bilingual Lyrics German/English

• By: bilderbuch

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the uniquely Austrian take on Art Pop with Bilderbuch's "Memory Card," a track rich with modern irony and smooth guitar licks. You'll encounter a mix of straightforward and symbolic German phrases, perfect for learning vocabulary related to technology, relationships, and contemporary life. The song's blend of melancholic romance and digital-age terminology offers an engaging way to understand the band's signature style and the urban, current tone of modern German-language music.

[English]

You've checked out here

I smoke all the weed you leave behind

It has crashed

And I’m looking for a little love here on the Internet

You’re on my Memory Card

You’re on my Memory Card

Thirty-one and I need your sex

Where was the checkpoint, give me a reset

As it goes, I scratch away the last bit

Of your love through the Internet

You’re on my Memory Card

You’re on my Memory Card

You’re on my Memory Card

You’re on my Memory Card

I search love on LED screen

I find love on LED screen

I make love on LED screen

No love on LED screen

[German]

Du hast hier ausgecheckt

Ich rauch' das ganze Weed, das du liegen lässt

Es hat sich ausgecrasht

Und ich such' nach etwas Liebe hier im Internet

Du bist auf meiner Memory Card

Du bist auf meiner Memory Card

31 und ich brauch' deinen Sex

Wo war der Checkpoint, gib mir ein Reset

Im Verlauf kratz' ich den letzten Rest

Von deiner Liebe durch das Internet

Du bist auf meiner Memory Card

Du bist auf meiner Memory Card

Du bist auf meiner Memory Card

Du bist auf meiner Memory Card

I search love on LED screen

I find love on LED screen

I make love on LED screen

No love on LED screen

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ausgecheckt aus-ge-checkt B1	verb - checked out (e.g., from a hotel)
rauch raʊ̯x A2	verb - to smoke (e.g., cigarettes)
Weed viːd A2	noun - slang for marijuana
ausgecrasht aus-ge-crɑːʃt B2	verb - crashed or failed
Liebe ˈliːbə A1	noun - love or affection
Internet ɪntərˈnɛt A1	noun - global network of computers
Memory Card ˈmɛməri kɑːd A2	noun - storage device for digital data
Checkpoint ˈtʃɛkˌpɔɪnt B1	noun - checkpoint or control point
Reset ˈʁɛzɛt B1	noun - reset to the initial state
Verlauf fɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯f B1	noun - history or course of something
Rest ʁɛst A1	noun - remaining part
LED ɛl.eː.ˈdeː B1	noun - Light Emitting Diode
screen skriːn A2	noun - screen or display

Key Grammar Structures

• Du hast hier ausgecheckt

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the present perfect tense with 'hast ausgecheckt' to indicate an action that occurred in the past but has relevance to the present.

• Ich rauch' das ganze Weed, das du liegen lässt

  ➔ Relative Pronoun ('das')

  ➔ The relative pronoun 'das' is used to introduce a relative clause that describes 'Weed'.

• Es hat sich ausgecrasht

  ➔ Reflexive Pronoun ('sich')

  ➔ The reflexive pronoun 'sich' is used with 'ausgecrasht' to indicate that the action affects the subject itself.

• Du bist auf meiner Memory Card

  ➔ Dative Case ('meiner')

  ➔ The dative case 'meiner' is used to show possession in 'meiner Memory Card'.

• Wo war der Checkpoint, gib mir ein Reset

  ➔ Imperative Mood ('gib')

  ➔ The imperative mood 'gib' is used to give a direct command.

• I search love on LED screen

  ➔ Present Simple Tense

  ➔ The present simple tense is used to describe habitual actions like 'search'.