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Zerstören

Release date: 26th October 2005

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'Zerstören' finds Rammstein circling a compulsion to destroy, but bound by a crucial constraint: the wreckage cannot belong to them. Till Lindemann's vocals pivot between admission and restraint, the band's industrial machinery grinding through a catalogue of German verbs for obliteration. The impulse is primal, almost childlike in its enumeration of breakage, yet the refrain holds firm. There is a discipline to the chaos. The song's narrative turns in its final verse, where destruction becomes entangled with longing and loss. A blind girl and a sighted man meet; he wishes she could see the stars he sees. When her eyes open, she leaves him that same night. The cruelty is quiet, the damage done not through violence but through the gift of sight itself. Rammstein has always understood that the most devastating acts wear the mask of mercy.

"Zerstören" is a track by Rammstein, from the album Rosenrot, released 26th October 2005. The track is 5:29 long. It's filed under Metal. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Rammstein.

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Zerstören

Ja, ja, ja
Ja, ja, ja

Meine Sachen will ich pflegen
Den Rest in Schutt und Asche legen
Zerreißen zerschmeißen
Zerdrücken zerpflücken
Ich geh am Gartenzaun entlang
Wieder spür ich diesen Drang

Ich muss zerstören

Doch es darf nicht mir gehören
Ich muss zerstören
Doch es darf nicht mir gehören
Nein

Ich nehme eure Siebensachen
Werde sie zunichte machen
Zersägen zerlegen
Nicht fragen zerschlagen
Und jetzt die Königsdisziplin
Ein Köpfchen von der Puppe ziehen
Verletzen zerfetzen zersetzen

Zerstören

Doch es darf nicht mir gehören
Ich muss zerstören

Doch es darf nicht mir gehören
Nein

Ich würde gern etwas zerstören
Doch es darf nicht mir gehören
Ich will ein guter Junge sein
Doch das Verlangen holt mich ein

Ich muss zerstören

Doch es darf nicht mir gehören
Ich muss zerstören

Doch es darf nicht mir gehören
Nein

Zerreißen zerschmeißen
Zerdrücken zerpflücken
Zerhauen und klauen
Nicht fragen zerschlagen
Zerfetzen verletzen
Zerbrennen dann rennen
Zersägen zerlegen
Zerbrechen sich rächen

Er traf ein Mädchen, das war blind
Geteiltes Leid und gleichgesinnt
Sah einen Stern vom Himmel gehen
Und wünschte sich sie könnte sehn
Sie hat die Augen aufgemacht
Verließ ihn noch zur selben Nacht

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Track details

From Rosenrot

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27th October 2005
Track number
7
Release year
2005
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  3. 3Rosenrot
    3:55
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    • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Christian Lorenz, Christoph Schneider, Oliver Riedel, Paul Landers, Richard Z. Kruspe, Till Lindemann
    Lyricist
    Christian Lorenz, Christoph Schneider, Oliver Riedel, Paul Landers, Richard Z. Kruspe, Till Lindemann
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    Christian Lorenz, Christoph Schneider, Oliver Riedel, Paul Landers, Richard Z. Kruspe, Till Lindemann
    Producer
    Jacob Hellner, Rammstein
    Engineer
    Ulf Kruckenberg
    Bass
    Oliver Riedel
    Drums
    Christoph Schneider
    Guitar
    Paul Landers, Richard Z. Kruspe
    Keyboards
    Christian Lorenz
    Vocals
    Till Lindemann
    Background Vocals
    Paul Landers, Richard Z. Kruspe
    Mastering Engineer
    Howie Weinberg
    Mixing Engineer
    Stefan Glaumann
    Programmer
    Florian Ammon
    Recording Engineer
    Jacob Hellner
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