| Blind Guardian – Wait For An Answer Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I haven't thought about it that way, actually, but it does make sense. The crimes of WWII are a stigma on the German nation and for many of them national pride just... feels wrong. Like something one should hide and be ashamed of. Maybe it's about not being afraid to be German, and proud of it, without falling back on the nazi rethoric. About finally closing that chapter of history and freeing the people who had nothing to do with it from shame. Good one, Dollmaker. Thank you. |
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| Blind Guardian – Wait For An Answer Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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As far as I'm concerned, the song is pretty blatant. Spend an hour watching any documentary about neofascism, nordicism and white supremacy adherents and you will hear much of the same banter. Silent creature, filthy teacher's Spreading the disease, a release A vanished kingdom falls The schools teach you that everyone is equal and that Hitler was a lunatic guilty of genocide, while in fact - according to the shaved-headed lads - the caucasian race is distinctly superior to all others and Hitler was a great leader and a misunderstood philosopher. The third reich is the fallen kingdom, slandered in history by the whole modern world. We're the last descendants In the line of valiant soldiers We're mistreated angels We are the blackbird nation, we're the chosen ones We're the last descendants We're the tribe of unsung glory We are the fallen angels Well the time is right you shall be on my (side) The basics of fundamentalist brainwash: a glorified past and claims to some 'noble' bloodline. In this case the mythicised Aryan race, which name - ironically - originally referred to Indo-Iranians. A far cry from the modern blonde and blue-eyed connotation. The blackbird refers to the German coat of arms, a black eagle (or maybe a 'pure and blessed' hawk) on a yellow background. The last line in this passage may speak about the 'racial holy war' the neonazis want. An open conflict between white people and all other ethnic groups. "A war in which your side has already been chosen for you." I'm white I am chosen No interpretation needed, I believe. This one is quite obvious. In lower airs we're ground down by their ignorance The white have to mingle with the 'impure' breeds on a daily basis. Imagine the outrage of a neonazi racist to find out that there are black people in the same school, or even in the same class, as his children. And that the 'ignorant' whites fail to see the indignity of it. The hopeful he sadly admits there's no hero No place to hide there is no shelter from the storm They may be the hate-mongering fundamentalists but they are still in minority, so a vital part of their bonding practices is creating an image of righteous rebellion. "We are the chosen few oppressed by the world-wide non-white/Jewish conspiracy." Nothing steels the resolve of a combatant like an Evil Empire to overthrow. The maddened crow will spread terror But I know bitterly they will stumble Find themselves smashed on the ground "The fight will be bloody and brutal and the righteous will suffer many a crippling wound but in the end they shall prevail." Again the future-glory motivation technique. Don't look back tell me Is it where you belong A place in the dark A song without hope The chorus is basically a call to other like-minded people to stop brooding and start acting. A call to arms or at least to some form of activism. I find it sad when metal is used to divide young people and to spread bigotry of any sort. It feels even worse when one of my favourite bands turns out to be steeped in fundamentalism and nazi bullshit. I do hope this is just overinterpretation on my side but it seems highly unlikely. Considering the fact that Blind Guardian is a German band, this would all have to be one giant coincidence. A shame. It is a kickass song, nonetheless. |
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