At the beginning some important references in the video for interpretation: -References to religion are present throughout the video. The costumes that the band wears, the purification by fire, the scene where the band flies away in a whirlwind; -The scene where Till passes his head outside the truck resembles one of the scenes of "Batman: The Dark Knight". Paul has a "Joker" badge on his jacket; -The truck's plate reads "LI FAD 6", a reference to Rammstein's sixth album; -The guard passing through the window has a "Universal Music" badge. The entrance to the Opera House also says "Universal"; -The fight scene has several "Matrix" references; -It is written "Mutter 22" next to the armored door of the chambers room. Flake's computer program looks like the artwork from the Mutter album; -The busts used on the artwork of Video 1995-2012 are visible on the screens next to the caissons; -On the gas can, a flower can be seen like on the album Herzeleid; -The scene where the band floats in the sky is a reference to the movie "The Immortals"; -The red lasers are of course the same as the ones in the video Deutschland At the beginning, the band sits heavily armed in a troop transport as a kind of special task force and drives through a city at night while Till Lindemann sticks his head out of the window - just like the Joker in the DC film "Batman: The Dark Knight". . The goal seems to be a red cone of light that shines out of an opera house/church/cathedral into the cloudy sky. The many Christian symbols that the viewer can discover in the car are striking in the first few seconds: a crucifix on the mirror, a Bible from which one page is torn, crosses as tattoos on the faces of the band members. A nod to the religious worship of rock stars and the great expectations of the band , which has always been very distressing for Rammstein. They celebrate the last supper - with cigarettes and liquor from a hip flask, similar to how Rammstein always does before they start a concert. The van stops, the band storms into the Opera/Church/Cathedral which is the powerful headquarters of Universal Music, to which Rammstein is contracted, while the car's license plate clearly reads "Lifad 6" - an acronym for the sixth Rammstein album "Love is for everyone" (Album „Liebe ist für alle da“). A wild shootout begins. The band fights their way to a heavy metal door marked "Mother-22". This is also a reference to an earlier album of the same name. In addition, the band obviously wears their style of the late 1990s and early 2000s. Till Lindemann, with black make-up and a mohawk, guitarist Richard Kruspe with jet-black hair that hangs in his face. As the band members enter the room, they find their own bodies preserved in cryochambers. They mourn briefly and set the room on fire, apparently an older version of themselves. Her appearance is strongly reminiscent of the cover of "Mother". The time around this album "Mutter" seems to have been central for the further career of the band. In several documentaries, the musicians stated that they almost broke up during this phase. The USA tour at that time was canceled - allegedly for health reasons. The main reason for the dispute was the different ideas of how one wanted to develop artistically. At that time, Till shot the video for the song Mother alone without the other band members. The band was about to break up and started doing therapy sessions together. It also fits this picture that the band in the video for "Adieu" finds itself in a cage in the form of a Rammstein logo, similar to Till Lindemann in the video “Mutter”, besieged by hordes of zombie-like creatures that are apparently supposed to represent their fans - trapped in the Success. After being overwhelmed by their "fans", the band members ascend to heaven. You can see her now, except for Lindemann, without make-up, freshly styled, apparently content. In exactly the same way, they throw themselves into the abyss (hell), from which the red cone of light shines. In Hell, they free themselves from the chains and thus free themselves. They crumble to dust and break out of the cage they were held in The band addresses their career and the "turning point" after the album "Mutter", which almost led to their separation from Rammstein. In the video, this change is probably symbolized by the fact that the "new" version of Rammstein, who storms into the opera, had to kill the old one, because otherwise she would have perished herself. The band members are preserved in the "Mother" room and their current versions march in and torch their clones with a petrol can. Are they not saying goodbye to the band, to themselves, as many believe, but to the idea of disbanding? It's an interpretation that also fits with a statement by guitarist Paul Landers: When meeting a fan before one of the concerts on the European tour, he stated that "Adieu" was not a farewell because all members still had a lot of fun with Rammstein. Rammstein never thought about quitting. The songs on the new album „Zeit“ are based on experiences and losses that the band members had to go through. Now that they have reinvented themselves and have all the freedom, they are able to face the pressure and expectations and break out of the "cage" on their own. The footage of the video, in which the band members are shot dead on the ground, shows Rammstein what would have happened if they hadn't managed to reinvent themselves. If the musicians hadn't managed to get into the room marked "Mother" and self-destruct there, they would be dead by now. So if they hadn't settled their disagreements at the time, Rammstein would have been long gone. Rammstein has overcome the times when there were many thoughts of quitting. The other interpretation, which seems also very obvious: The video actually announces the approaching end of Rammstein. The Rammstein members break free from themselves in a painful process and die as seen in the end credits of the video and are released from all the star hype and expectations and can start a new life.
It is a perfect ending song for the album. Zeit speaks of time and how it continues regardless of what we do when how we feel about it. Adieu is about the final goodby we all must go thru, that death is inevitable regardless of what we do or how we feel about it. The outro was an instrumental version of Zeit
It was the first time the Opéra Garnier in Paris allowed a film crew to use explosives on its marble and also made a unique exception for the use of smoke on the premises.
First of all, the song is a tribute to death and dying. In the video many small clues are hidden, for example on the license plate of the car or on the door to the room where the clones are located.You have to look closely otherwise you can't see it. As can be seen in the credits of the video ( this also contributes to the understanding of the video ) all band members are dead in the anteroom of the Paris Opera. Obviously they didn't manage to storm the room of the clones. This leaves a lot of room for an interpretation of what happened in between.
This music video is very confusing. I think the problem is that the original song had a certain idea, but the director of the video (more like the movie) changes the original clear meaning. But this has also happened in other Rammstein music videos. There are many allusions here to previous songs as well as movies - e.g. The Matrix - the scene when Rammstein break into the building (it's the Paris Opera) - of course it's related to the song "Du Hast"- the song that was heard in this movie. Interpretations can be different (which is probably the creator's intention). Anyway, the themes of fighting, death and liberation are repeated in the video (as in the lyrics ). So if I interpret this video from the position of the lyrics of the song, then it is a dark meditation on a life that is heading towards death. A person can try to fight death ("crusade" - the cross is on Till's neck, it also appears on the windshield of the van, the minigun shooter's mask has the shape of a cross). But the very symbol of the cross is ambiguous - it symbolizes death (cemeteries) on the one hand, but faith on the other hand (existence does not end with death). But Rammstein declared themselves atheists. So the fight is futile. The scene of hell and ascension may mean reflection on the dual possibility of existence after death. But (regarding atheism - in the song they sing "no miracle happens") the hell scene can also mean suffering during life - we are attacked by our own demons, doubts and fear of death (as well as the pain of the death of loved ones). The "ascension" scene is taken from the movie "The immortals" - the fight between the Titans and the Gods. We know the Titans have been defeated. Man cannot win over death. So he has to accept it. But nothingness also means the end of all suffering. The only thing a man can do and what gives him greatness is to accompany his fellows to the brink of death and not forget them. Rammstein destroys their bodies in cryochambers - there is no point in trying to prolong life artificially (e.g. vegetative "life", when the body is connected to equipment - ICU in a hospital). The "overthrow of the deities" scene - takes place under a dome that looks exactly like the Pantheon in Rome. Pantheon means "temple of all gods". I understand it in the sense of "God is dead and we have killed him" (Nietzsche). It may mean that they proudly reject the illusory hope offered by religion. At the end, Rammstein lie dead - they lost the fight, but that doesn't mean it was pointless. Death cannot lose - we always lose in a match with it. But the real defeat would be passive surrender - life's fatalism, that's why even a lost battle in advance has a meaning.
That's one of the good things about RAMMSTEIN ! that you also have to think about it, lyrically and visually! something you miss in American bands, etc! everything is stupid and mainstream!
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At the beginning some important references in the video for interpretation:
-References to religion are present throughout the video. The costumes that the band wears, the purification by fire, the scene where the band flies away in a whirlwind;
-The scene where Till passes his head outside the truck resembles one of the scenes of "Batman: The Dark Knight". Paul has a "Joker" badge on his jacket;
-The truck's plate reads "LI FAD 6", a reference to Rammstein's sixth album;
-The guard passing through the window has a "Universal Music" badge. The entrance to the Opera House also says "Universal";
-The fight scene has several "Matrix" references;
-It is written "Mutter 22" next to the armored door of the chambers room. Flake's computer program looks like the artwork from the Mutter album;
-The busts used on the artwork of Video 1995-2012 are visible on the screens next to the caissons;
-On the gas can, a flower can be seen like on the album Herzeleid;
-The scene where the band floats in the sky is a reference to the movie "The Immortals";
-The red lasers are of course the same as the ones in the video Deutschland
At the beginning, the band sits heavily armed in a troop transport as a kind of special task force and drives through a city at night while Till Lindemann sticks his head out of the window - just like the Joker in the DC film "Batman: The Dark Knight". . The goal seems to be a red cone of light that shines out of an opera house/church/cathedral into the cloudy sky.
The many Christian symbols that the viewer can discover in the car are striking in the first few seconds: a crucifix on the mirror, a Bible from which one page is torn, crosses as tattoos on the faces of the band members. A nod to the religious worship of rock stars and the great expectations of the band , which has always been very distressing for Rammstein. They celebrate the last supper - with cigarettes and liquor from a hip flask, similar to how Rammstein always does before they start a concert. The van stops, the band storms into the Opera/Church/Cathedral which is the powerful headquarters of Universal Music, to which Rammstein is contracted, while the car's license plate clearly reads "Lifad 6" - an acronym for the sixth Rammstein album "Love is for everyone" (Album „Liebe ist für alle da“).
A wild shootout begins. The band fights their way to a heavy metal door marked "Mother-22". This is also a reference to an earlier album of the same name. In addition, the band obviously wears their style of the late 1990s and early 2000s. Till Lindemann, with black make-up and a mohawk, guitarist Richard Kruspe with jet-black hair that hangs in his face.
As the band members enter the room, they find their own bodies preserved in cryochambers. They mourn briefly and set the room on fire, apparently an older version of themselves. Her appearance is strongly reminiscent of the cover of "Mother".
The time around this album "Mutter" seems to have been central for the further career of the band. In several documentaries, the musicians stated that they almost broke up during this phase. The USA tour at that time was canceled - allegedly for health reasons. The main reason for the dispute was the different ideas of how one wanted to develop artistically. At that time, Till shot the video for the song Mother alone without the other band members. The band was about to break up and started doing therapy sessions together.
It also fits this picture that the band in the video for "Adieu" finds itself in a cage in the form of a Rammstein logo, similar to Till Lindemann in the video “Mutter”, besieged by hordes of zombie-like creatures that are apparently supposed to represent their fans - trapped in the Success.
After being overwhelmed by their "fans", the band members ascend to heaven. You can see her now, except for Lindemann, without make-up, freshly styled, apparently content. In exactly the same way, they throw themselves into the abyss (hell), from which the red cone of light shines. In Hell, they free themselves from the chains and thus free themselves. They crumble to dust and break out of the cage they were held in
The band addresses their career and the "turning point" after the album "Mutter", which almost led to their separation from Rammstein. In the video, this change is probably symbolized by the fact that the "new" version of Rammstein, who storms into the opera, had to kill the old one, because otherwise she would have perished herself.
The band members are preserved in the "Mother" room and their current versions march in and torch their clones with a petrol can. Are they not saying goodbye to the band, to themselves, as many believe, but to the idea of disbanding? It's an interpretation that also fits with a statement by guitarist Paul Landers:
When meeting a fan before one of the concerts on the European tour, he stated that "Adieu" was not a farewell because all members still had a lot of fun with Rammstein. Rammstein never thought about quitting. The songs on the new album „Zeit“ are based on experiences and losses that the band members had to go through. Now that they have reinvented themselves and have all the freedom, they are able to face the pressure and expectations and break out of the "cage" on their own.
The footage of the video, in which the band members are shot dead on the ground, shows Rammstein what would have happened if they hadn't managed to reinvent themselves. If the musicians hadn't managed to get into the room marked "Mother" and self-destruct there, they would be dead by now. So if they hadn't settled their disagreements at the time, Rammstein would have been long gone. Rammstein has overcome the times when there were many thoughts of quitting.
The other interpretation, which seems also very obvious: The video actually announces the approaching end of Rammstein. The Rammstein members break free from themselves in a painful process and die as seen in the end credits of the video and are released from all the star hype and expectations and can start a new life.
It is a perfect ending song for the album. Zeit speaks of time and how it continues regardless of what we do when how we feel about it. Adieu is about the final goodby we all must go thru, that death is inevitable regardless of what we do or how we feel about it.
The outro was an instrumental version of Zeit
A perfect choice to pick Zeit for the credits.
It was the first time the Opéra Garnier in Paris allowed a film crew to use explosives on its marble and also made a unique exception for the use of smoke on the premises.
always watch to the very end.
1. The Plan.
2. The Possibility.
3. The Reality.
First of all, the song is a tribute to death and dying. In the video many small clues are hidden, for example on the license plate of the car or on the door to the room where the clones are located.You have to look closely otherwise you can't see it. As can be seen in the credits of the video ( this also contributes to the understanding of the video ) all band members are dead in the anteroom of the Paris Opera. Obviously they didn't manage to storm the room of the clones. This leaves a lot of room for an interpretation of what happened in between.
Yea Zeit is definitely their best and deepest song ever.
Please check out the short movie of Till Lindemann - Ich hasse Kinder
i do agree with you. the altro great, context lost. great work.
This music video is very confusing. I think the problem is that the original song had a certain idea, but the director of the video (more like the movie) changes the original clear meaning. But this has also happened in other Rammstein music videos. There are many allusions here to previous songs as well as movies - e.g. The Matrix - the scene when Rammstein break into the building (it's the Paris Opera) - of course it's related to the song "Du Hast"- the song that was heard in this movie. Interpretations can be different (which is probably the creator's intention). Anyway, the themes of fighting, death and liberation are repeated in the video (as in the lyrics ). So if I interpret this video from the position of the lyrics of the song, then it is a dark meditation on a life that is heading towards death. A person can try to fight death ("crusade" - the cross is on Till's neck, it also appears on the windshield of the van, the minigun shooter's mask has the shape of a cross). But the very symbol of the cross is ambiguous - it symbolizes death (cemeteries) on the one hand, but faith on the other hand (existence does not end with death). But Rammstein declared themselves atheists. So the fight is futile. The scene of hell and ascension may mean reflection on the dual possibility of existence after death. But (regarding atheism - in the song they sing "no miracle happens") the hell scene can also mean suffering during life - we are attacked by our own demons, doubts and fear of death (as well as the pain of the death of loved ones). The "ascension" scene is taken from the movie "The immortals" - the fight between the Titans and the Gods. We know the Titans have been defeated. Man cannot win over death. So he has to accept it. But nothingness also means the end of all suffering. The only thing a man can do and what gives him greatness is to accompany his fellows to the brink of death and not forget them. Rammstein destroys their bodies in cryochambers - there is no point in trying to prolong life artificially (e.g. vegetative "life", when the body is connected to equipment - ICU in a hospital). The "overthrow of the deities" scene - takes place under a dome that looks exactly like the Pantheon in Rome. Pantheon means "temple of all gods". I understand it in the sense of "God is dead and we have killed him" (Nietzsche). It may mean that they proudly reject the illusory hope offered by religion. At the end, Rammstein lie dead - they lost the fight, but that doesn't mean it was pointless. Death cannot lose - we always lose in a match with it. But the real defeat would be passive surrender - life's fatalism, that's why even a lost battle in advance has a meaning.
You have to be familiar with Rammstein and their videos to understand this video
you stopped. you are damned.
That's one of the good things about RAMMSTEIN ! that you also have to think about it, lyrically and visually! something you miss in American bands, etc! everything is stupid and mainstream!
I'm torn. The video is incredible but if the video outshines the song, it's not a good thing
You can also listen to the song only audio
The songs better then video. The lirics go into your blood they are so deep and dark and poetic
Yeah i really need to try it.
Only the song, paying attention to lyrics. Otherwise i'm too much distracted 😅