Quadrat Im Kreis Lyrics in English Wizo

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Quadrat Im Kreis by Wizo from German to English.
Every now and then I realize
That I can't laugh anymore
About things I used to find funny
Every now and then I also notice
That I don't need people
And prefer to be completely alone
Chorus 1
But the pain is bittersweet
And somehow so familiar
Chorus 1
I've gotten used to it
So what's missing for the final consequence
Is once again that little bit of courage
And the paradoxical anger about it
Is drowned in a dream
Chorus 1
By the damn lightness of appearance
Every now and then I realize
That everything has become different
Chorus 1
Than it seems it once was
Every now and then I feel
That I no longer like the sun
Chorus 1
Because I can't stand the bright light anymore
But the pain is bittersweet
And somehow so familiar
Chorus 1
I've gotten used to it
So what's missing for the final consequence
Is once again that little bit of courage
And the paradoxical anger about it
Is drowned in a dream
Chorus 1
By the damn lightness of appearance
Bridge
Like a square in a circle
I keep hitting the edges
Even though I've known for a long time
That I can never change
What will never change
Because the bad always remains
And yet the sun shines again
No matter what happens
Like a square in a circle
I keep hitting the edges
Even though I've known for a long time
That I can never change
What will never change
Because the bad always remains
And yet the sun shines again
I keep realizing over and over again
That the every now and then is always
Bridge
More and more constant
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SONG MEANING

Quadrat Im Kreis paints a vivid picture of feeling like a square peg in a round hole. The singer notices that jokes no longer land, sunlight feels harsh, and company often seems unnecessary. This mix of apathy and frustration creates a “sweet but familiar pain,” a kind of comfort zone built from discomfort. Each time courage is needed to break free, it slips away, and the resulting anger drowns in the “damned lightness of appearances,” the illusion that everything is fine on the surface.

The chorus drives the metaphor home: like a square inside a circle, the narrator keeps bumping into the edges of life, fully aware that some things simply will not change. Bad times linger, yet the sun still rises, reminding us that the world keeps spinning whether we fit in or not. The song’s final twist reveals that these uneasy feelings, once only “now and then,” have become constant—turning the track into both a punky cry of frustration and a wry acceptance of life’s unfixable contradictions.

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