What Is Rammstein's "Zeit" REALLY About?

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  • Опубликовано: 9 мар 2022
  • Here's our theory about the meaning behind the lyrics and video to Rammstein's newest track, "Zeit." Script and narration by @grahamwire.
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  • @Povilaz
    @Povilaz 2 года назад +633

    I like how Zeit went live 2 hours ago and theres already a video out! Awesome.

    • @wearealljustclowns
      @wearealljustclowns 2 года назад +1

      Because people like me post on social media faster 99% of the time and more in depth so this is how they try to keep you.

    • @SunDedGon
      @SunDedGon 2 года назад +1

      That German war machine rests for no one

    • @kreozello
      @kreozello 2 года назад

      Furthermore, lyrics was released so fast on his site!

    • @gnoll1797
      @gnoll1797 2 года назад

      Pues los videos de rammstein tienen los comentarios deshabitados, y la gente quiere expresarse en alguna parte jajaja

    • @lunacy9825
      @lunacy9825 2 года назад +4

      They didn’t want to waste any zeit lol

  • @TheShaitan2000
    @TheShaitan2000 2 года назад +259

    I like how Rammstein never goes easy when it comes to music videos. They always deliver masterpieces.

  • @alziliya2512
    @alziliya2512 2 года назад +345

    One reason to prove how great Rammstein is, you can enjoy their music by listening to the melody and instruments or by thinking for hours on their meanings

    • @gary999t
      @gary999t 2 года назад +18

      Bang on. Just don't spend hours thinking about Mein Teil or Puppe.

    • @johanjeweetwel9918
      @johanjeweetwel9918 2 года назад +3

      @ alziliya right, absolutely correct

    • @alziliya2512
      @alziliya2512 2 года назад +3

      @@gary999t Noted😂😂😂😂😂

    • @Vladimirl202
      @Vladimirl202 2 года назад +5

      I love listening to them since I was 12 y/o. 21 years later it is still the same. I don't even know German nor do I always need to know what they say in their songs to enjoy the music.

    • @wigon
      @wigon 2 года назад +4

      @@Vladimirl202 I agree... Even when I saw the translation of the lyrics, I already understood the meaning without any translation. Rammstein are amazing artists with this song and video being one of their crowning and most powerful masterpieces.

  • @shadowhauntjoker8501
    @shadowhauntjoker8501 2 года назад +265

    By far one of the best songs to come out before Spring. In a way, it makes you want to cherish what time you have. This is truly a masterpiece, and by far going to be something people will listen to for helping put things in perspective. Makes you want to have some good times before it all finally ends.

    • @nicolasvautravers4642
      @nicolasvautravers4642 2 года назад +4

      I'm impressed about the way you found words to describe what i fell till yesterday 17.05.
      Thank's for those words i searched but haven't found myself.

    • @shadowhauntjoker8501
      @shadowhauntjoker8501 2 года назад +5

      @@nicolasvautravers4642 it literally paints that thought in my head. I think, deep down, Rammstein didn’t want us to live through dark times without some joy. It’s been dark for so long, that we’re letting it pass us by. We don’t need to live like it’s our last day, but live to have moments to make death less grim. I hope it makes sense, but to me it makes 100% sense to me.

    • @nicolasvautravers4642
      @nicolasvautravers4642 2 года назад +2

      @@shadowhauntjoker8501 it makes sense for me too.
      I have tickets to see them this sommer for stadium which was cancelled two times because of covid, and i'm pretty sure that they are coming with big surprises to appologize for the waiting even if they have nothing to do about it.
      So i truely think what you say is true.

    • @shawncc89
      @shawncc89 2 года назад +1

      Uhhhhhhhhhh

    • @peterstar2023
      @peterstar2023 2 года назад +1

      Well said

  • @gerdje1976
    @gerdje1976 2 года назад +131

    this songs really hits me so hard, not many songs can do that. This could be one of my favorite rammstein songs ever

    • @EggTamago7
      @EggTamago7 2 года назад +12

      It really hit me hard too. I sat down with my morning coffee, watched the video, pulled up the lyrics and listened to it again with my best phones, and once it was finished just started crying. I won’t say that’s never happened before, but it doesn’t happen often. It really just confirms what was already obvious to me: this is among my favourite bands ever.

    • @kennyfuhr1095
      @kennyfuhr1095 2 года назад +4

      This song and “Spring” by Rammstein have both made me cry, I listen to a lot of their songs and I love their music because I feel like they tackle a wide variety of topics and they seem to take such good care of creating meaningful lyrics and giving them good sound and life to their meaning.

    • @johnnym3071
      @johnnym3071 2 года назад

      Same here... Song just hit me

    • @joshb6993
      @joshb6993 2 года назад

      Powerful. Fucking powerful. It's touching on maybe the central theme of our human experience

  • @LunarMoogle
    @LunarMoogle 2 года назад +106

    This video and song are an absolute masterpiece. Rammstein are back to their very best. (Not that they ever left)

  • @amygoodson-catlady
    @amygoodson-catlady 2 года назад +78

    The lyrics here are those of a man of age. Till, the lyricist is near 60, and it's very interesting for him to touch on this subject.

    • @gulliverthegullible6667
      @gulliverthegullible6667 2 года назад +9

      Yes, this is very much some old man's lyrics. One that is well versed in classic German literature, aiming at a German audience with equal education. I wonder how many people in his real audience will be able to understand the song.

    • @amygoodson-catlady
      @amygoodson-catlady 2 года назад

      @@gulliverthegullible6667 My German is polite, but I wouldn't have known of the literature angle...thanks for letting me know! Anything specific you can teach me?

    • @gulliverthegullible6667
      @gulliverthegullible6667 2 года назад +5

      @@amygoodson-catlady this song is tied to Goethe's Faust. Some passages of the lyrics are almost quotes from that play about an old scientist who makes a pact with the devil. In the play, Faust agrees for the devil to have his soul if he would experience one moment that he wishes would last forever.
      Other Rammstein songs also have roots in classic literature. Haifisch for example takes after Bertold Brecht, Rosenrot and Dalai Lama are inspired by Goethe poems.

    • @amygoodson-catlady
      @amygoodson-catlady 2 года назад +4

      @@gulliverthegullible6667 Oh! Big thanks for the reference! I'm familiar w Faust...its clicking now!

    • @Andy_from_de
      @Andy_from_de 2 года назад +2

      @@gulliverthegullible6667 yes! "Augenblick, verweile doch" is an almost direct quote from Faust.

  • @ermirhoxhaj6771
    @ermirhoxhaj6771 2 года назад +369

    They confirmed themselves as one of the greatest band still living and making a true masterpieces 🤘🏻👏🤘🏻👏

    • @CrankyB1tsch
      @CrankyB1tsch 2 года назад +26

      Can you believe they kept the same formation for 27 years??? I can't think of another band who did

    • @OriginalGrasshopper
      @OriginalGrasshopper 2 года назад +8

      @@CrankyB1tsch ZZ Top had the same lineup for 51 years until their bassist died last year.

    • @CrankyB1tsch
      @CrankyB1tsch 2 года назад +1

      @@OriginalGrasshopper i didn't know that tbh cool

    • @eraldlatifi895
      @eraldlatifi895 2 года назад

      Per zhanrin e tyre pak e qet, gjithsesi bie dakord qe Jan unikal.

    • @ejmorin7338
      @ejmorin7338 2 года назад +5

      I agree. It's even more incredible since they sing primarily in German. I cannot think of another foreign band (of any genre) as successful as Rammstein that sings in their non-English native language. The success they've had is remarkable.

  • @ejmorin7338
    @ejmorin7338 2 года назад +39

    I'm so amazed at how Rammstein can be so successful singing primarily in German. They're English language songs came after they were already famous. No other foreign language band is as successful as Rammstein is. Almost all bands need to sing in English to garner a worldwide audience. Rammstein keeping their songs in German and remaining one of the most successful bands of all time is really cool to see.

    • @raidermaxx2324
      @raidermaxx2324 2 года назад

      do they even have any english songs? i dont recall any...

    • @chubydukskruber7969
      @chubydukskruber7969 2 года назад

      @@raidermaxx2324 I don’t think they have any fully English songs. But they do use English a few times: amerika, stirb nicht vor mir, stripped, pussy

    • @raidermaxx2324
      @raidermaxx2324 2 года назад +1

      well right i mean "amerika" with a "k" is actually america in german. lol

    • @gulliverthegullible6667
      @gulliverthegullible6667 2 года назад +1

      @@raidermaxx2324 on their second album they had some english versions of their songs. But as far as I know, that didnt draw much attention.

    • @TurboSnail8734
      @TurboSnail8734 2 года назад +1

      @@gulliverthegullible6667 I speak both English and German and that's mainly because literal translations from German to English don't always pan out the Way we speak in English. Basically it sounds good lyrically in German but not in English.

  • @donjulio420
    @donjulio420 Год назад +8

    They are the greatest band of all time. It’s not just the music. It’s not just performance art. It is absolute perfection.

  • @SoUnDMaN831
    @SoUnDMaN831 2 года назад +65

    I like how Rammstein act as characters in their own music videos. The farmer in the video is played by bassist Oliver Riedel

    • @SunDedGon
      @SunDedGon 2 года назад +26

      What's even better is they're presented as equals. It's always clear that the narrative reflects each member...
      My biggest pet peeve with the American music industry as a whole is one band member is idolized while the others and their talents go unappreciated. Many groups have been destroyed due to this which is likely a major factor as to why Rammstein is still together and which all six original members

    • @fiokgoogle8779
      @fiokgoogle8779 2 года назад +3

      The other members are well there too if you look it carefully

    • @alertworld
      @alertworld 2 года назад +3

      Rammstein is not only a music band, they actually put enormous (and money) thoughts into their appearance on and off stage.

    • @shawncc89
      @shawncc89 2 года назад

      Yeah I remember when they played good music instead of trying to make a good video

    • @SoUnDMaN831
      @SoUnDMaN831 2 года назад +3

      @@shawncc89 They always had videos like this. Go watch some of their early videos. “Seeman” & “Du Hast”, two of my favorites, are like movies.

  • @CrippleX89
    @CrippleX89 2 года назад +7

    The special thing about Rammstein is that they really transcend generations. As a 13 year old kid, I saw Ich Will on MTV and I really liked the music - it's loud, controversial and awesome and so was the rest of their stuff. And their stage antics were unlike any other. But now that I'm in my 30's I'm really starting to figure out that there's so much more to many of their lyrics and the references. It's not just loud music about controversial subjects anymore.
    And the more I start to appreciate what they do, the more I'm starting to think that Rammstein is not just a band; it's more like an art project.

  • @markbaker8089
    @markbaker8089 2 года назад +58

    I’m almost 40 and I still get excited like a child every time they come out with something new because I know it’s going to be good. This was great. Can’t wait to hear the rest of the album.

    • @RealFunFuneral976
      @RealFunFuneral976 2 года назад +2

      remember when we were both teenagers...how magical it was to hear Sehnsucht for the first time?

    • @gary999t
      @gary999t 2 года назад +7

      I'm 50 and am exactly the same. Only now I have to worry in case the excitement makes me piss myself :-)

  • @sina0481
    @sina0481 2 года назад +33

    As a german I can say that everyone knows the perfect moment is a proverb for saying we should know when to stop and thats maybe also a meaning cus its much likely gonna be their last album

    • @ismailgover7104
      @ismailgover7104 2 года назад +6

      Let's all hope this album will not be the last. Let's keep deny Zeit and its outcomes.

    • @alissahooker
      @alissahooker 2 года назад +1

      What’s that saying in German?

    • @sigridvanosch1990
      @sigridvanosch1990 2 года назад +1

      Nobody ever said it would be their last album... Just that it's about Time doesn't mean their time ends with this album or something.

    • @demoniccupcake
      @demoniccupcake 2 года назад +2

      Highly unlikely. It all started when people saw Adieu. Anyone say anything with Adios?
      Don't start spreading unfounded rumours. I hear them enough already.
      The time will come but it's not now.

    • @demoniccupcake
      @demoniccupcake 2 года назад

      @@sigridvanosch1990 Zeit: death to life; Adieu: life to death.
      I'm not believing the hogwash people post until R+ says something.

  • @middled2
    @middled2 2 года назад +21

    I don’t remember seeing this episode of Dark… wunderbar!

  • @sinuois
    @sinuois 2 года назад +50

    Beautiful song. Beautiful lyrics. Beautiful video.

  • @OTIAMEA
    @OTIAMEA 2 года назад +114

    Two more comments about the lyrics: At 3:58 in the original video, Lindemann sings "Aufhören, wenn's am Schönsten ist" ("Quit/ Stop at the very best moment") is a typical German saying which parents use to stop their children's play or which somebody says while leaving the party. Some seconds later he sings "Augenblick, verweile doch", which refers to one of the best-known quotes in Johann Wolfgang von Goethes "Faust". Faust, the doctor, and Mephisto, the devilish counterparts, talk about the devil's pact: Faust says:
    Und Schlag auf Schlag!
    Werd' ich zum Augenblicke sagen:
    Verweile doch! du bist so schön!
    Dann magst du mich in Fesseln schlagen,
    Dann will ich gern zugrunde gehn!
    Dann mag die Totenglocke schallen,
    Dann bist du deines Dienstes frei,
    Die Uhr mag stehn, der Zeiger fallen,
    Es sei die Zeit für mich vorbei!
    And heartily!
    When thus I hail the Moment flying:
    "Ah, still delay-thou art so fair!"
    Then bind me in thy bonds undying,
    My final ruin then declare!
    Then let the death-bell chime the token.
    Then art thou from thy service free!
    The clock may stop, the hand be broken,
    Then Time be finished unto me!

    • @HJ-ju4ui
      @HJ-ju4ui 2 года назад +4

      Till Lindemann is an amazing poet his lyrics never disappoint 😍

    • @thomasstockfleth9780
      @thomasstockfleth9780 2 года назад +1

      Ist ja alles schon und gut, dass du den Text übersetzt. Aber du musst damit aufpassen. Ein Kollege von mir hat ebenfalls einen Rammstein - Text unauthorsiert ins Englische übersetzt und wurde wegen Urheberrechtsverletzung belangt. Er musste 1.500 € abdrücken. Er hat dagegen geklagt, hat aber verloren.

    • @milenasaek8280
      @milenasaek8280 2 года назад +5

      I also see the poem by Goethe "Erlkönig" in 2:43
      Where father tries to save his sick kid, who's balancing between life and death sees things, his father cannot see
      And in the end this kid is welcomed by the king from forest (don't know how to call him in english) as the kid embraces king, an alegory of death

    • @dirkspatz3692
      @dirkspatz3692 2 года назад +1

      @@thomasstockfleth9780 Dann dürfte Rammstein echte Probleme bekommen, wenn sie eine Übersetzung und ein Zitat aus Goethes Faust (da dürfte das Urheberrecht aber sowas von vorbei sein nach über 200 Jahren) als Ihr geistiges Eigentum in Anspruch nehmen würden.
      Also nochmal zur Verdeutlichung
      Nachfolgendes Zitat ist von
      Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von: Faust. Eine Tragödie. Tübingen, 1808.
      (aus dem deutschen Textarchiv)
      Mephiſtopheles.
      Ein ſolcher Auftrag ſchreckt mich nicht,
      Mit ſolchen Schaͤtzen kann ich dienen.
      Doch, guter Freund, die Zeit kommt auch heran
      Wo wir was Gut’s in Ruhe ſchmauſen moͤgen.
      Fauſt.
      Werd’ ich beruhigt je mich auf ein Faulbett legen;
      So ſey es gleich um mich gethan!
      Kannſt du mich ſchmeichelnd je beluͤgen,
      Daß ich mir ſelbſt gefallen mag,
      Kannſt du mich mit Genuß betruͤgen;
      Das ſey fuͤr mich der letzte Tag!
      Die Wette biet’ ich!
      Mephiſtopheles.
      Top!
      Fauſt.

    • @thomasstockfleth9780
      @thomasstockfleth9780 2 года назад +2

      @@dirkspatz3692 Meines Wissens sind Lindemanns Texte bei Rammstein von Brecht (Haifisch) oder Goethe (Daila Lama) inspiriert und das verstößt nicht gegen das Urheberrecht. Ich kann auch nur für mich sprechen, wie es einem Freund ergangen ist, der belangt wurde, weil er unautorisiert einen Rammstein - Songtext ins Englische übersetzt hat. Dass sich Rammstein damit ins eigene Fleisch schneiden, steht auf einem anderen Blatt Papier.

  • @markw4714
    @markw4714 2 года назад +17

    Rammstein video's are like small movies. Absolutely amazing! As a dutchie I understand the lyrics and they fit the video extremely well. Rammstein proves German can be very poetic!

  • @alexgtp0130
    @alexgtp0130 2 года назад +45

    Rammstein never has dissapointed me, i literally got goosebumps through the whole video, and even teared up a little bit, what an amazing song! It's a piece of art, long live Rammstein!

    • @matiasjd1
      @matiasjd1 2 года назад +1

      Me pasó lo mismo, me encantó el tema, llegue hasta emocionarme en un momento

    • @CroSensate79
      @CroSensate79 2 года назад +1

      They’re amazing!

    • @alexgtp0130
      @alexgtp0130 2 года назад +1

      @@matiasjd1 esta excelente el tema, tenia altas expectativas pero enserio que las superaron por mucho!

    • @alexgtp0130
      @alexgtp0130 2 года назад

      @@CroSensate79 Totally agree with you!

    • @matiasjd1
      @matiasjd1 2 года назад +1

      @@alexgtp0130 sii, un temazo

  • @CD-pq1yv
    @CD-pq1yv 2 года назад +10

    Everything Rammstein does is heart rendingly beautiful. This is no exception. Breathtaking.

  • @MeoWooff_01
    @MeoWooff_01 2 года назад +3

    As you grow older, you see people of your age fall to death and decay... Now that some of the Rammstein members are in their 50s they have this experience leading them to make this song.

  • @marka7759
    @marka7759 2 года назад +3

    Till included a quote from Goethes Faust into the lyrics of the middle8 that refers heavylie to the chorus - its about the bet between Mephisto/the devil and Faust - Faust, who over all his knowledge gained, lost the sense for reason in life - betting that if the Devil gets him to one moment where he says "verweile noch du bist so schön" (engl.: Stay but, thou art so fair) hell go down with him to hell as his servant. It is about the desperation of losing sense of worthiness when everything repeats and there is no final truth to be found in life - as life is a circle, emotions fade, memories die with us. It is about the moments where we only feel. It is deeply melancholic. desperate. maybe fearfull. and as a native speaker, having read the classic literature Till based the lyriks on this touches me real deep.

  • @Drumming_Monkey
    @Drumming_Monkey 2 года назад +60

    As a German it's so cool to see videos like this one, picking German lyrics apart and searching through the meanings. Fun. :)

    • @anthonyvelarde8837
      @anthonyvelarde8837 2 года назад +3

      as cool at it is I feel like thats Rammstein's way of saying good bye very soon

    • @Drumming_Monkey
      @Drumming_Monkey 2 года назад +3

      @@anthonyvelarde8837 Absolutely. I wouldn't be surprised for them to call it a day after this, the album being their way of saying "goodbye"

    • @SunDedGon
      @SunDedGon 2 года назад +1

      It would be very refreshing to see one or two of them explore new creative angles on their own or amongst other European Artists

    • @SunDedGon
      @SunDedGon 2 года назад +1

      @@Drumming_Monkey Incredible to see someone rockin the Demon Hunter logo 🤘😝🤘

    • @Drumming_Monkey
      @Drumming_Monkey 2 года назад +1

      @@SunDedGon Haha yeah, I've been a huge fan since I heard them the first time and seen them live 5 times so far. Amazing band.

  • @nicolasvautravers4642
    @nicolasvautravers4642 2 года назад +15

    I loved Rammstein from the beginning, and this song hit me real hard, I had to take a shower after and listen to it again (shower helps me to free my mind).
    But today was like I had this melody for years in my heart, that's how you see Rammstein is one of the best band ever, always surprizing, growing with the time, and so far so big that I don't know how big this will end.
    And now this song is already a classic for me! Can't wait to listen to the full album!

    • @DrZergling
      @DrZergling 2 года назад

      I am german and i heard that new Rammstein song yesterday.
      Yes there is great art everywhere.
      But: If there is the destruction of shame in the art itself it is not good art.
      Also: The feminism and the destruction of shame goes hand in hand.
      Thats why people today often see something as art that is in fact freemasondiscolored shameless and evil stuff.
      Rammstein has art for the world but it is not art for the soul i think.
      And thats why you should maybe shower a little bit longer in the future (and yes i have the same nature than every human).

    • @nicolasvautravers4642
      @nicolasvautravers4642 2 года назад

      @@DrZergling "same nature as every human" Don't worry, I see it! You came to judge the feelings of somebody you don't know! I don't care if it is art or not, I love it and that's enough for me! And who cares that you are german? Are you saying that because you're German you understand it better? You know how we call that?
      So next time you shower don't forget the soap because the way you judge smells like shit.

    • @raidermaxx2324
      @raidermaxx2324 2 года назад

      @@nicolasvautravers4642 lol.. that clown needed that slap in the face

  • @mutlakmaksimum
    @mutlakmaksimum 2 года назад +29

    This is art

  • @connormellet7521
    @connormellet7521 2 года назад +15

    I first heard this band when I was 5 and I am now 23. These legends have never disappointed..and Zeit is no exception. It is an utter masterpiece

  • @martinvalentic8232
    @martinvalentic8232 2 года назад +3

    I think it's also based on "Goethes Faust", Heinrich Faust will lose a bet to the devil if he wants a moment to linger forever, he will lose if he says: Ah, linger on, thou art so fair!
    It's about the understanding that nothing is forever and thats how it should be, its necessary for progress after all.
    sry englisch is not my native language.

  • @milkman3797
    @milkman3797 2 года назад +1

    My old dog got really sick these past few days and this song really has brought a lot of meaning to not only him but life. Time waits for noone, not even animals

  • @t.j.5574
    @t.j.5574 2 года назад +5

    There are very few musicians nowadays that have the talent that Rammstein has. Their music is art.

  • @BoxCarBoy12
    @BoxCarBoy12 2 года назад +24

    Rammstein never misses when it comes to their ballads. Zeit is just as impactful and beautiful as Ohne Dich, Mein Herz Brennt, or Mutter, absolute masterpiece!

    • @goldenltd1970
      @goldenltd1970 2 года назад +2

      They really have beautiful ballads, but I wouldn't consider mein Herz brennt as one

    • @brycesstuff
      @brycesstuff 2 года назад

      @@goldenltd1970 remember mein herz Brennt has two different versions, the original is a bit heavy, but I could see the second one being considered a sort of ballad

  • @benjaminmeyer4885
    @benjaminmeyer4885 2 года назад +12

    The moment at 3:00 is so powerful
    This look is full of fear and anger. It also shows how powerless you are against death
    I already watched it a dozen time ^^

  • @robertfazekas4607
    @robertfazekas4607 2 года назад +7

    Yes the music is a masterpiece, but no one mention the videographers, etc. Thanks to them for the superb cinematography

  • @IvanoForgione
    @IvanoForgione 2 года назад +4

    the fact that for some reason the comment section is closed in the official Rammstein video brought us here. Thank you for the very quick upload. I'm no Rammstein fan, but this is truly fantastic to me, a real masterpiece, a complete work of heart. Chapeau

    • @markw4714
      @markw4714 2 года назад

      Because of 'muricans who are gonna cry over the baby getting shoved back in the 'birth canal' propably

    • @nova9874
      @nova9874 2 года назад

      @@markw4714 what? Such strange phrasing, and no I think that is the last reason the comments would be closed. Also, don’t demonize a whole country of people because there are always those who have issues with things no matter the location.

  • @COOLPERSONEEE
    @COOLPERSONEEE Год назад

    Another aspect to this video and song you didn't mention, is the hypnotizing way it draws you in. The faint slow tempo piano and woman's vocals almost "siren" like. Forcing you to wonder, and listen. This sets the stage for the lyrics and filmography to make the message bold and clear. I don't know German, maybe just a few words, but I knew the song and what it meant by listening and seeing the video.
    True, raw, reality of existence in time and space. Dark and light. Reflected back with our minds perception.
    It's almost as if the song is now an animated painting with audible paint in my mind, a masterpiece.

  • @hl72296
    @hl72296 2 года назад +4

    Here I am, listening to the song and crying like there's no tomorrow.

  • @blackphilip8369
    @blackphilip8369 2 года назад +3

    A true masterpiece. And, as a spectator of yet another war in the heart of Europe, a perfect match for my mood in these last weeks.

  • @gary999t
    @gary999t 2 года назад +1

    Rammstein is a complete experience. You can be blown away by their music, have every sense obliterated at one of their gigs, but if you want to delve deeper, they just keep giving.

  • @nivasantos7653
    @nivasantos7653 2 года назад +4

    I guess Zeit has the most direct lyric ever from Rammstein. Great song!!

  • @radoslavradostinov2538
    @radoslavradostinov2538 2 года назад +13

    I love rammstein and their deep meanings in the songs and videos! Amazing

  • @german_spirit7545
    @german_spirit7545 2 года назад +2

    What I'd like to mention is that it is probably their last album and that the band isn't spared by time too, although they would actually like to go on.
    Seeing them on the little boat in the rough see is the meaing for their difficulties they had during their career but "they kept paddling" and then figure of time appears and thats the thing which is taking them out.
    Knowing that it is also about the bands coming end gives the song another touch. That is pure Rammstein style. It touched me too... again :)

    • @raidermaxx2324
      @raidermaxx2324 2 года назад

      have you seen their newest video? lol i think its called "zick zack" which tranlates to "tic tock"

  • @PeglegSailor
    @PeglegSailor 2 года назад +18

    Just an incredibly beautiful song and video. Such intense meaning and feeling in the lyrics. Till sings throughout the entire song. SINGS, not aggressive metal singing, but melodic and beautiful.
    Also, they have named the “reaper” Zeithüter, or Timekeeper.

  • @Michael-jw6et
    @Michael-jw6et 2 года назад +4

    This is one of Rammstein's best songs. It might be my favorite song of theirs. When I read the English interpretation, it was even more powerful, especially when he was begging time to stop in the chorus. Amazing song. As far as the meaning (of the video anyway) I think it visualizes the process of death and rebirth.

  • @RobertLandrum13
    @RobertLandrum13 2 года назад

    Incredible video and song. They never fail to put out incredible thought provoking videos.

  • @nipulkradmsinatagras8293
    @nipulkradmsinatagras8293 2 года назад

    *Killer illustration right here.*
    Great job, Graham!

  • @13612
    @13612 2 года назад

    Great music and excellent breakdown of what it's all about!

  • @pallasathene3483
    @pallasathene3483 2 года назад

    Love your interpretation! Thank you for sharing

  • @spacemagic581c5
    @spacemagic581c5 2 года назад +10

    Rammstein is always good for bringing dark themes into metal... as we know lindemann is a poet

  • @derrickburks7897
    @derrickburks7897 2 года назад +1

    Really great breakdown. I don't usually watch these videos because they usually detract from the song. I think your tone matched the video's concept.

  • @brendangoosen
    @brendangoosen 2 года назад

    That is conceptually crazy. What a song and what a great video!

  • @bonsai67
    @bonsai67 2 года назад +4

    Three days out, 5,6M views, 367 likes.
    Rammstein rules!! Can't wait to see them live on July 5th!

  • @LubeyLube
    @LubeyLube 2 года назад +8

    Amazing song . Also another great video

  • @williambaxley5007
    @williambaxley5007 2 года назад +1

    This is some quality content man, thank you.

  • @robertbrown5378
    @robertbrown5378 2 года назад

    I loved your explanation! Thank you!

  • @Chimmy415
    @Chimmy415 2 года назад

    Very enlightening, thank you!

  • @staspetryshyn
    @staspetryshyn 2 года назад +3

    The fact that it was realised on the day when all newspapers of the rest of the world pictured devastated maternity home in Mariupol gets me thrilled as f*ck.

  • @TheReptilianBrain
    @TheReptilianBrain 2 года назад

    Brilliant analysis, thank you!

  • @chasehunt4415
    @chasehunt4415 Год назад

    Seeing them live soon. I cannot wait...

  • @Andy_from_de
    @Andy_from_de 2 года назад +1

    If you know "Faust" by Goethe you can see that Lindemann was heavily inspired by this work, and at one point references the text almost directly "Augenblick, verweile doch..."

  • @flyboy_463
    @flyboy_463 2 года назад

    This song (and video for it!), is one of the few to reduce me to tears. These guys are masters of their craft.

  • @MrEnaric
    @MrEnaric 2 года назад +3

    Wow. Just wow. Rammstein keeps maturing in themes and music alike, creating masterpieces in a row. 'Deutschland' was moving and confronting, but 'Zeit' comes so much closer. Ausgezeichnet meine Herren!

  • @christopherhetzel6071
    @christopherhetzel6071 2 года назад

    Thank you! This clarified a lot.

  • @dennyjohnson7032
    @dennyjohnson7032 2 года назад

    great song and great video!

  • @lisamccoy6514
    @lisamccoy6514 2 года назад

    Damn Graham that's deep. Great video as always 💗✌🎵

  • @korzinietz2136
    @korzinietz2136 2 года назад

    great analysis wow

  • @pumpkinking5397
    @pumpkinking5397 Год назад

    Late to the video, but I love the TED-ED shout out. Such an awesome channel.

  • @Exts93
    @Exts93 2 года назад

    rammsteins lyrics and most videoclips are always so deep!!! ugh i love this band so much

  • @SoFarSoGoodSoWhat14
    @SoFarSoGoodSoWhat14 2 года назад

    Good analysis, I love Till's lyrics

  • @tammy8028
    @tammy8028 2 года назад +1

    I was awed by the video, it gave me goose bumps, and now, well thanks for the explanation, fit's perfectly. Awesome band, even if I don't understand them. Very deep and very true.

  • @rostamr4096
    @rostamr4096 2 года назад

    Great job..I like your take

  • @buellmax
    @buellmax 2 года назад +1

    Juste magnifique, music, clip... Tout, bravo 👏🏽 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽👍🏽

  • @stevemaass3074
    @stevemaass3074 2 года назад

    Very insightful.

  • @emergencynurse02
    @emergencynurse02 2 года назад

    Wow ...those guys are deep ....love this take on it

  • @Phelax
    @Phelax 2 года назад +4

    Alt translation of the lyrics, makes it a lot less clunky in English.
    Time
    Some should, some shouldn't
    We can see, but we are blind
    We cast shadows without light
    After us there will be before
    The youth will become misery
    We keep dying till we live
    Dying alive in death
    We resist the end
    No hurry, only moving forward
    Infinity waves on the bank.
    Caught in the river of...
    Time.
    Please, stop, don't move
    Time
    This is how it should always be.
    Warm body will soon be cold
    You can't summon the future
    Do not tolerate staying
    Created and destroyed at once
    I lie here in your arms
    Oh, could it last forever
    But time knows no mercy
    The moment is already over.
    Time.
    Please, stop, don't move
    Time
    This is how it should always be.
    Time.
    It is so beautiful, so beautiful
    Everyone knows,
    The perfect moment
    Time.
    Please, stop, don't move.
    When our time is over
    Then it's time to go
    To stop, when it's the most beautiful
    The clock stops
    The moment is so perfect
    But the time goes on
    (This) Second; stay.
    I'm not ready yet
    Time.
    Please, stop, don't move.
    Time;
    This is how it should always be.
    Time;
    It is so beautiful, so beautiful
    Everyone knows
    The perfect moment

  • @agony664
    @agony664 2 года назад

    Amazing video! And song! Wow!

  • @Aruja05
    @Aruja05 2 года назад

    Awesome! Thank You!

  • @anaissatamariz4575
    @anaissatamariz4575 2 года назад

    😭🔥🔥🔥 this explanation makes the song even more perfect

  • @adelfaragalla3621
    @adelfaragalla3621 2 года назад +2

    With time this song might be the greatest of them all. Maybe this will be played in a 1000 years from now and still be the greatest. I played this song over 10 time and I wish time would never passes by.
    Pure mater piece 👍

  • @nelsoneduardorojashernande7424
    @nelsoneduardorojashernande7424 2 года назад +1

    Increiblemente expectacular...lo mejor que he visto,del genero metal este año....

  • @zoewhiteart7676
    @zoewhiteart7676 2 года назад

    Such a meaningful song and video. It's a masterpiece in my opinion

  • @korzinietz2136
    @korzinietz2136 2 года назад

    one of the best videos I have seen

  • @CoroElToro
    @CoroElToro 2 года назад

    Masterpiece !! 😎👌 Sometimes i play it over and over again... Rammstein is never boring 🤘

  • @arnetrautmann9783
    @arnetrautmann9783 2 года назад +1

    I am sure that "Jeder kennt / den perfekten Moment" (Everybody knows the perfect moment) refers to Goethe's "Faust": "Werd ich zum Augenblicke sagen: Verweile doch! du bist so schön! Dann magst du mich in Fesseln schlagen, Dann will ich gern zugrunde gehn!" Goethe basically makes the (obvious) point that everything is transitory, and the (not so obvious) point that this a very, very good thing.

  • @Xeviana
    @Xeviana 2 года назад

    Cannot believe it's been just over 10 years since I saw Rammstein at the O2 in London.
    Zeit
    .. bitte, bleib stehen :'(

  • @superdavedfw
    @superdavedfw 2 года назад +2

    ?? I might just have a wild imagination, but I noticed some things that nobody has mentioned:
    Since the song came out after the Ukrainian war, I thought the song was intended to make a powerful message about the war.
    At the beginning, the rope is symbolic for an ambilocal cord with the men in water (like in a womb).??
    When I saw the sands of time and the birthing scene, I thought of the tree of life
    At the end, the farmers had sickles instead of the grim reapers.
    What do you think???

  • @svenieshg
    @svenieshg 2 года назад +1

    Rammstein lyrics are among the best in the music industry. Ambiguous and no topic is taboo....EPIC

  • @zachnar0125
    @zachnar0125 2 года назад

    Beautiful, sobering meaning

  • @philorox1111
    @philorox1111 2 года назад +7

    "Aufhören, wenn´s am schönsten ist" - Quit something when it feels the best." I got a feeling it´s a song about things coming to an end and slowly passing the torch altough you never want time to pass and go to dust in the end. "The perfect moment"...maybe it´s their artistic foreshadowing of a farewell album. If that´s the case then this song and video is a perfect fit. It´s beautiful, majestic, sad and bittersweet all at once. Who ever and whatever you love or love to do...you have to say good bye eventually at one point, no matter how much you want the beautiful moments to last. Definitely hit a nerve with me and made me tear up.

  • @towerofresonance4877
    @towerofresonance4877 2 года назад +8

    Ashes to ashes. Dust to dust. The illusion in infinity. Rod Serling would have used this in a segment...had he not been born in that horrible era that caused his traumatic PTSD.

    • @edwardenashllig1143
      @edwardenashllig1143 2 года назад

      Creator of the twilight zone. Not many know of this man.

  • @bqueshua1582
    @bqueshua1582 2 года назад

    I am really not a guy that cry (which does not mean I am tougher than someone else) but this song brought the tears so close for some reasons

  • @user-O_06660_O
    @user-O_06660_O 2 года назад +23

    Now that this song has been released, hear me out: Rammstein performing live with Hans Zimmer. Anyone else thinks it would be fire?

  • @davidvilchez2209
    @davidvilchez2209 2 года назад

    Who else is stoked for the shows this year?! Chicago, Soldierfield Sep 3rd. General Admission...will be my 5th show. Can't wait. I've only had tickets for 2 years lol

  • @Rammstein45
    @Rammstein45 2 года назад +5

    That video is fucking incredible!

  • @m0rdresh
    @m0rdresh 2 года назад +1

    This masterpiece has to me a simple but all powerful premise, the merciless nature of time. We may not realize it in our every day life, but time is the most powerful force of all, it does not bend, ever. That is to me what they lament, a theory empowered by their end statement in the song "Ein jeder kennt, Den perfekten Moment". Everyone has that moment in life where we would choose for time to arrest.

  • @singleservingjack4547
    @singleservingjack4547 2 года назад +1

    There is a Japanese term: Mono no aware. It means basically, the sad beauty of seeing time pass - the aching awareness of impermanence. These are the days that we will return to one day in the future only in memories.

  • @frowningJoker
    @frowningJoker 2 года назад +1

    The sand goes up in the hourglass, it's basically "Return to innocence" by Enigma only a bit heavier.

  • @dieterjohann6781
    @dieterjohann6781 2 года назад

    i am impressed. congratulations for this reaction...

  • @alexisjesusgonzalez5074
    @alexisjesusgonzalez5074 2 года назад

    Excellent!!!

  • @jasonfidler3363
    @jasonfidler3363 2 года назад

    I don't want to know. This fantastic song and video moved me so deep it hurt 💔 loved it.

  • @Georgeirfx
    @Georgeirfx 2 года назад +1

    Went through a good chunk of comments and was surprised nobody mentioned the similarities in the video and general theme of the song with German series Dark. Looks like the band are aware of it and tried to make a sort of a tribute. It is especially noticable in the farmers' scene, but the vibe, artstyle and colors are generally very alike.

    • @rammsteindeutschlandadieu
      @rammsteindeutschlandadieu 2 года назад

      Hey I know how you feel not completely but you need to ask what musshugh bleed dream theater the alien and duchlamd

  • @rippy7355
    @rippy7355 2 года назад +4

    Their music videos truly bring out each meaning of their songs! So professionally made, there needs to be a movie like Metallica did with “Through The Never”