Sehnsucht

Album: Sehnsucht (1997)
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  • The song is about longing for sex or maybe more precisely sex with one special woman. The lyrics, "Between your long legs, I search for the sand from last year" can mean that he searches for the joy from long ago, maybe he wants to get back together with an old lover ("But there is no sand left"). The chorus ends with "Sehnsucht ist so grausam," which means "Longing is so horrible." >>
    Suggestion credit:
    Jonas - Rødovre, Denmark

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  • Gguy from Germanythe chorus is about wanting to have anal sex with a woman but it doesn't get to it. He is singing about his finger going to Mexico but getting lost in the ocean on the way. The Mexico-Part is a reference to an old german party song where Mexico rhymes with Po (butt in german).
  • Spicy from UsaIt's about cunnilingus and the clitoris. It takes a year for an oyster to create a pearl around a grain of sand.
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