Sandwishes – Bilingual Lyrics German/English

• By: Bilderbuch
• Album: mea culpa

Lyrics & Translation

While Bilderbuch primarily sings in German, exploring "Sandwishes" offers a fascinating entry point into Austrian contemporary music, characterized by witty irony, catchy beats, and a unique, often American-influenced production style. Learning about the song's critique of modern excess through its German lyrics and distinctive sound reveals the band's talent for wrapping profound observations in playful, danceable music.

[English]

Today her screen is so black (so black)

As black as her hair (skurr skurr skurr)

Today her screen is so black (so black)

So black, as velvety as her hair

Hey, I mean super‑rich, ah‑ah

Super‑rich kids have stress

We have sandwiches, sandwiches, sandwiches

Yeah yeah, super‑rich kids have stress

We have sandwiches, sandwiches, sandwiches

Today her screen is so black (so black)

As black as a galaxy without stars (skurr skurr skurr)

Yeah, today her screen is so black (so black)

Like every day, every day, every day (skurr skurr skurr)

Yeah

Oh, yeah

Say da‑da‑di‑di‑doo‑dey, ooh yeah

Super‑rich kids have stress

We have sandwiches, sandwiches, sandwiches

Super‑rich kids have stress

We have sandwiches, sandwiches, sandwiches

Okay, super‑rich kids don’t set anything, nana

We have sandwiches, sandwiches, sandwiches

Okay, super‑rich kids have stress

We have sandwiches, sandwiches, sandwiches

...

[German]

Heute ist ihr Display so schwarz (so schwarz)

So schwarz wie ihr Haar (skurr skurr skurr)

Heute ist ihr Display so schwarz (so schwarz)

So schwarz, so samt wie ihr Haar

Ey, ich meine superrich, ah-ah

Superrichkids haben Stress

Wir haben Sandwishes, Sandwishes, Sandwishes

Jaja, Superrichkids haben Stress

Wir haben Sandwishes, Sandwishes, Sandwishes

Heute ist ihr Display so schwarz (so schwarz)

So schwarz wie eine Galaxie ohne Stars (skurr skurr skurr)

Ja, heute ist ihr Display so schwarz (so schwarz)

Wie jeder Tag, jeder Tag, jeder Tag (skurr skurr skurr)

Yeah

Oh, yeah

Say da-da-di-di-doo-dey, ooh yeah

Superrichkids haben Stress

Wir haben Sandwishes, Sandwishes, Sandwishes

Superrichkids haben Stress

Wir haben Sandwishes, Sandwishes, Sandwishes

Okay, Superrichkids legen nichts fest, nana

Wir haben Sandwishes, Sandwishes, Sandwishes

Okay, Superrichkids haben Stress

Wir haben Sandwishes, Sandwishes, Sandwishes

Key Grammar Structures

• Heute ist ihr Display so schwarz (so schwarz) So schwarz wie ihr Haar

  ➔ Comparative Adjective

  ➔ The phrase 'so schwarz wie' is a comparative construction, comparing the blackness of the display to the blackness of her hair.

• Superrichkids haben Stress

  ➔ Plural Noun + Verb Agreement

  ➔ The plural subject 'Superrichkids' requires the plural form of the verb 'haben'.

• Wir haben Sandwishes, Sandwishes, Sandwishes

  ➔ Repeated Nouns for Emphasis

  ➔ The repetition of 'Sandwishes' emphasizes the contrast with 'Superrichkids haben Stress'.

• So schwarz wie eine Galaxie ohne Stars

  ➔ Simile

  ➔ The phrase 'so schwarz wie' introduces a simile, comparing the blackness to a galaxy without stars.

• Jeder Tag, jeder Tag, jeder Tag

  ➔ Universal Quantifier

  ➔ The repetition of 'jeder Tag' emphasizes the universality of the statement, meaning every single day.

• Superrichkids legen nichts fest

  ➔ Negation with 'nichts'

  ➔ The phrase 'nichts fest' uses 'nichts' to negate the action of setting something firmly.