Wir haben keinen Kapitän
und keinen Steuermann
die Segel die im Winde wehn
treiben ziellos uns voran
die Mannschaft ist ein wilder Haufen
aus allen Enden dieser Welt
kamen sie zu uns gelaufen
weil's ihnen nirgendwo gefällt

auf der Reise zu den Inseln
werden wir das Schiff anpinseln

durch sieben Meere wolln wir fahren
der Kompaß flog schon lang von Bord
wir kehren heim nach sieben Jahren
wir bleiben lange fort
und währ die Erde eine Scheibe
wir segelten glatt übern Rand
wer uns nicht folgen will der bleibe
die Reise kostet den Verstand

auf der Reise zu den Inseln
werden wir das Schiff anpinseln



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    Wahrscheinlich der idiotischste Song von Subway, und mein persönlicher Favorit. Die Band hätte bei diesem guten Anfang vielleicht bleiben sollen, statt sich dem Weltschmerz zu widmen.

    Battyon January 21, 2006   Link
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    @Batty: Wo siehst du Weltschmerz in (z.B.) Veitstanz? "Herzblut" war schon sehr ..öhm... "verinnerlicht", aber mir gefällt es das StS sich mit den Jahren immer wieder verändert hat.

    aber: es gibt definitiv idiotischere (mein Negativfavorit: Das Opfer - da frieren mir beim Konzert die Beine ein :-(

    amlethuson January 21, 2006   Link
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    Ich stimme Batty grundsätzlich zu. Herzblut war noch ein ziemlich geiles Album, nicht allein wegen des erwähnten "Veitstanz". Auch kann man sich Engelskrieger mit zwei zugedrückten Hühneraugen noch ganz gut anhören, weil es gute Texte hat. Aber was zum Teufel wollen sie mit Nord Nord Ost? Bedeutungslose Depritexte treffen auf Rammsteingestampfe. Zumindest kehren die mittelalterlichen und folkloristischen Instrumente wieder zurück, wirken aber absolut fehl am Platz.

    Zu "Auf der Reise": Einfach ein sehr guter Mitgehsong. Schade, dass er nicht mehr auf Konzerten gespielt wird, außer bei Erics Unplugged-Projekt :)

    Flaggon October 10, 2006   Link

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