Rammstein - Mein Herz Brennt: A Kick-Ass Dance Metal Song

For those of you who haven’t heard of the dance-metal group Rammstein (yep, they’re German), this song would be something new for your ears. Or more appropriately put, this song might be TOO LOUD. I’m not gonna waste time rambling about the group, since you can get all the info you need from good ‘ol Wikipedia. It’s just this ONE song that’s got me hooked, and I wanna share my thoughts on it with you. The title of this number is Mein Herz Brennt from their 2001 album Mutter.

Mein Herz Brennt literally translates into My Heart Burns. The lyrics AND music are great (for a metal fan like me lah). The song talks about children’s nightmares.

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And yes, if the music sounds familiar to you, then you should know that this is the song featured in the Hellboy 2: The Golden Army trailer. The lyrics (in English) are as follows:

Now, dear children, pay attention
I am the voice from the pillow
I have brought you something
I ripped it from my chest

With this heart I have the power
To blackmail the eyelids
I sing until the day awakes
A bright light on the heavens
My heart burns

They come to you in the night
Demons, ghosts, black fairies
They creep out of the cellar shaft
And will look under your bedding

Now, dear children, pay attention
I am the voice from the pillow
I have brought you something
A bright light on the heavens
My heart burns

They come to you in the night
And steal your small hot tears
They wait until the moon awakes
And put them in my cold veins

Now, dear children, pay attention
I am the voice from the pillow
I sing until the day awakes
A bright light on the heavens
My heart burns