SCHILLER is a German electronic music band that rose to fame in 1998 and is named after the German poet and dramatist Friedrich Schiller. Originally, it was a duo consisting of Christopher von Deylen and Mirko von Schlieffen. Around 2001 or 2002, von Schlieffen left the band, leaving von Deylen the solo member.
In 2021, Schiller teamed up with Alphaville and released a new version of their “Summer in Berlin” song (from the Forever Young album, 1984) as Schiller x Alphaville.
This day’s an invitation
And it’s just for you
You’ve got a reservation
For the 17th of June
Open your eyes and let the sun break in for a while
There may be something
That you’ve never seen inside
Feel how your heart beats
Like a heavy machine
The sound of the traffic
Is like a silent dream
The dust in the park
The exhaust from the cars
Ascends in that heated afternoon
(You touch a sweaty body)
Summer in Berlin, it’s alright
The day feels so tired
From the lead in the air
And the fire in the skies
Life seemed to be a fault of grace
But it’s okay
It gave you a kiss
In the middle of the crossroads
Feel how your heart beats
Like a heavy machine
The sound of the traffic
Is like a silent dream
The dust in the park
The exhaust from the cars
Ascends in that heated afternoon
(You touch a sweaty body)
Summer in Berlin
It’s alright (it’s alright)
The days feel so tired
From the lead in the air
And the fire in the sky
Life seemed to be a fault of grace
But it’s okay
It gave you a kiss
In the middle of the crossroads
Summer in Berlin
Summer in Berlin
It’s alright (it’s alright)
The heat of the sun
Which is stored in the pavement
Feels so fine
Here stands the innocent
And there it comes oh so wild
That’s when you’re longing
For a summer by the wall
Summer in Berlin
Summer in Berlin
It’s alright (it’s alright)
It’s a summer in Berlin
The heat of the sun which is stored in the pavement feels so fine (it’s a summer in Berlin)
Here stands the innocent
And there it comes oh so wild (it’s a summer in Berlin)
That’s when you’re longing
For a summer by the wall
It’s a summer by the wall
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