Picture a blazing Feuervogel trying to whirl alongside an untamed breeze – that is the love story Wilhelmine puts under the microscope. The singer recalls how her father dubbed the partner a “firebird,” a nickname that sounded magical yet never warmed her; instead, the couple’s spark left her shivering. From rooftop views over Berlin to shared dreams that popped like soap bubbles, every line paints a relationship that always felt a little off-beat, even when it looked perfect from the outside.
By repeating “Du das Feuer, ich der Wind” (“You the fire, I the wind”), Wilhelmine highlights a beautiful but impossible pairing. Fire needs air, yet too much wind snuffs it out – and that paradox becomes a lesson in self-worth. Rather than clinging to sparks that scorch, she chooses freedom, wishes her ex the best, and realizes “Ich weiß, ich bin genug” (“I know I am enough”). The song is both a farewell and a victory lap, celebrating the courage to let go when love burns more than it warms.