Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: punk
Song Meaning of “Kalter Lippenstift” by Velvet Condom
Kalter Lippenstift by Velvet Condom is a haunting yet powerful alt-rock anthem about the frustration of a fight for true love that feels doomed to fail. Through dark and dreamy yet aggressive and sad imagery of dark and cold makeup, it speaks of a love separated by obstacles too strong to overcome.
The lyrics narrate the story of a desperate attempt to salvage something through a passionate night, with the cold lips of the speaker’s beloved as cold and passionless as a tube of lipstick. Despite a yearning for the warmth of an embrace, not even a passionate kiss can break the frozen barrier that stands between them. The futility of the moment is expressed in the lofty line: “Wir sind gestrandet zwischen Schaum und Kälte” (“We are stranded between foam and cold”).
Though the speaker nonetheless reflects on the stunning beauty of the object of their affection, they know that the night will end without resolution. As the song fades, they are left feeling defeated and hopeless, as only a cold lipstick remains to preserve the memories of a love denied.