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Die Angst

by Like Mint

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about

This song is one of my most personal and honest
songs. Writing in German is a step through which I
consciously make myself vulnerable, but it also creates a
direct connection with a German-speaking audience.
I've lived with anxiety since childhood and I know worries,
panic attacks and social anxiety all too well. I learned to live
with it and to see it as part of me. This acceptance was a big step
and ultimately gave me some healing.
In the song I talk about how fear can catch up with you in any
situation and is a silent companion always. You know it'll be back at some point, even if you least expect it.
In the end, however, there is also an acceptance of one's own peculiarities
- I don't have to fight my fear (or whatever people are carrying around with them), it's part of me, I'm okay the way I am.

lyrics

(English below)

Die Angst

Tanzend in der Menge seh ich dein Gesicht
und zu meinem Glück
siehst du mich nicht.
Hat mich grade noch der Takt
um den Schlaf gebracht,
bleibt mein Kopf jetzt steh´n
um dir zuzusehen, um dir zuzusehen.

Mit jeder Zeile, die vergeht
mit jeder Faser, die sich dreht
mit jedem Timbre, dass mich trifft,
tanz ich weiter, doch mein Herz tanzt nicht mehr mit.

Ich weiß, ich kann dir nicht entgehen
an keinem Ort
auch wenn ich renn, du findest mich.
Wir werden uns bald wiedersehen
du bist nie lange fort
und wenn du mit mir tanzt,
meine treue Angst
umarm ich dich.

Mit jeder Zeile, die vergeht
mit jeder Faser, die sich dreht
mit jedem Timbre, dass mich trifft,
tanz ich weiter, doch mein Herz tanzt nicht mehr mit.

The Fear

Dancing in the crowd I see your face
and lucky for me
you don’t see me.
While the beat was just about
keeping me awake,
now my mind has stopped
to watch you, to watch you.

With every line that passes by
and every fibre that turns
with every timbre that hits me
I keep dancing but my heart doesn’t dance anymore.

I know that I can’t escape from you
anywhere I go
even if I run, you’ll find me.
We will meet again soon
you are never gone for long
and if you dance with my,
my loyal fear,
I’ll embrace you.

With every line that passes by
and every fiber that turns
with every timbre that hits me
I keep dancing but my heart doesn’t dance anymore.

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released April 22, 2022

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Like Mint Berlin, Germany

Susi Wittig aka Like Mint has poetry on her mind: the Berliner-by-choice, originally from the mountainous Erzgebirge, has been carrying her songs through Germany for 2 years now, making whole rooms float with her elegant truthfulness. It is a gentle, sincere melancholy, that makes those songs between Indie-Folk and Songwriter-intimacy so touching. ... more

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