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| Meine Sachen will ich pflegen | I want to tend to my things |
| Den Rest in Schutt und Asche legen | and reduce the rest to rubble |
| Zerreißen zerschmeißen | Ripping, bashing |
| Zerdrücken zerpflücken | Crushing, picking |
| Ich geh am Gartenzaun entlang | I go along the garden fence |
| Wieder spür ich diesen Drang | And feel the urge again |
| Ich muss zerstören | I must destroy |
| Doch es darf nicht mir gehören | But only if it doesn’t belong to me |
| Ich muss zerstören | I must destroy |
| Doch es darf nicht mir gehören | But only if it doesn’t belong to me |
| Nein | No |
| Ich nehme eure Siebensachen | I’ll take your belongings |
| Werde sie zunichte machen | I’ll annihilate them |
| Zersägen zerlegen | Sawing, stripping |
| Nicht fragen zerschlagen | Not asking, smashing |
| Und jetzt die Königsdisziplin | And now the supreme discipline |
| Ein Köpfchen von der Puppe ziehen | Pulling the head off a doll |
| Verletzen zerfetzen zersetzen | Hurting, tearing, corroding |
| Zerstören | Destroying |
| Doch es darf nicht mir gehören | But only if it doesn’t belong to me |
| Ich muss zerstören | I must destroy |
| Nein | No |
| Ich würde gern etwas zerstören | I would like to destroy something |
| Doch es darf nicht mir gehören | But only if it doesn’t belong to me |
| Ich will ein guter Junge sein | I want to be a good boy |
| Doch das Verlangen holt mich ein | But the desire overtakes me |
| Ich muss zerstören | I must destroy |
| Doch es darf nicht mir gehören | But only if it doesn’t belong to me |
| Nein | No |
| Zerreißen zerschmeißen | Ripping, bashing |
| Zerdrücken zerpflücken | Crushing, picking |
| Zerhauen und klauen | Chopping and stealing |
| Nicht fragen zerschlagen | Not asking, smashing |
| Zerfetzen verletzen | Tearing, hurting |
| Zerbrennen dann rennen | Burning, then running |
| Zersägen zerlegen | Sawing, stripping |
| Zerbrechen sich rächen | Breaking, avenging |
| Er traf ein Mädchen, das war blind | He met a girl that was blind |
| Geteiltes Leid und gleichgesinnt | Shared pain and like-minded |
| Sah einen Stern vom Himmel gehen | Saw a star go from the sky |
| Und wünschte sich sie könnte sehn | And wished that she could see |
| Sie hat die Augen aufgemacht | She opened her eyes |
| Verließ ihn noch zur selben Nacht | And left him in the same night |
Zerstören (Destroy) is a song about a young boy who likes to destroy other peoples belongings. This song is played quite fast and with high energy. It opens with a woman singing Turkish folk song Huma Kusu and loud slightly echoing drumming, and increases in intensity until the “end” of the song. At this point it relaxs a little, and is a bit quiet, calm and soothing. The listener hears a sad story, or (arguably) the ending to the same story:
“He met a girl that was blind, shared pain and like-minded. Saw a star go from the sky and wished that she could see.
She opened her eyes and left him in the same night.”
In the background a cute, child-like keyboard can be heard. It ends with some odd discordant notes.
This album is so filled with emotions, which is why Rosenrot is by far one of my favorite albums (though most of their songs are filled with emotions, these ones really get to me a lot). I love the beat of the songs and the meaning of all the lyrics so much.. though the same can go for the other albums/songs, this one really seems to get to me.
Just saw concert. Till comes onstage in Pashto dress. At end of song, removes overcoat revealing pyro bomb vest and blows himself up
Is it on youtube?
Then she understood him for the psycho he was and left him.
As a note, I believe the use of Himmel really suggest heaven (or heavens) as opposed to sky. It makes more sense with the lyrics as well.
Same. It’d make more sense if it were talking about heaven(s), to be honest, but I could see where “sky” would fit, sort of.
Funny enough, in video games (minecraft mostly) this used to be me, and still is (on pvp servers), though I have decided to destroy less…
WHAT A BADASS, AWESOME, HARD SONG! I LOVE IT! IS MY RINGTONE! 😀
I do hear that.I hear her voice.
Ich höre ihre stimme.
This song is amazing.
can anybody hear the girl’s voice at “Zerreißen zerschmeißen” at the beginning.. and “Zersägen zerlegen”
That’s a sample, my friend.
Dylan. It is about wanting to destroy. Why didn’t you think to say it was about al Qeada? Or Iraq invading Kuwait? Japan invading China? China invading Tibet? Genocide in Africa? Or (GOD FORBID!!!) Germany invading Europe? America didn’t invent it…we have only perfected it!
Rammstein works are very hard to interpret due to the extremely metaphoric nature of German language. What that means is they speak in a way that requires understanding of their last 1,000 years of History. Bottom line: Europe was the Source of all Hell on Earth… illness, violence… I think the Story of Boudica fits this but Research Continues. RisePatriot Youtube for moving fractal 2012 rammstein interpretives with subs.
“This has no links with politics.
It’s a story of a guy who is always kind and good, but he’s ugly. He wants to destroy everything because no girls want of him, but he’s too good to do it. Then he meets a girl who is blind, they are the same? inside, so he wishes that she could see and she sees him and leave him because he’s ugly.
Almost the same meaning as Morgenstern.
Humans are creatures of the eyes”
Too much simplifying…
Morgenstern has different meaning and story
I Love this song. It says on the lyrics page, that this song means (Destroy) it is a song about a young boy who likes to destroy other peoples belongings.
@Dylan, and Canada, I was not for America going into Iraq, but this is not what this song is about. I am sick of everyone lumping all Americans into the same category and blaming us for everything. One of my best friends is from Canada and she’s also a big Rammstein fan and she does not have these views.
Haha the beginning 😀 Great song indeed. Although the mid part soundslame, the soft voices in the closing part makes this song something to listen.
This is my favorite song!
Rammstein is amazing.. even if I seriously suck when I’m ‘attempting’ to sing a-long, hehehe..
German is one of the languages I’d really like to learn, it’s the most beautiful language in my opinion, very passionate!
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they should perform this song live 🙁 i love it so much