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Mach Schau

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We had a mod-fuck jubilee
To celebrate our broken hearts
We carved tombs from the rocks and stones
And transformed them into art
We gave the plot a twist
Blew the past a kiss
Turned it upside down
To quench fiending lips
Freak sons and forgotten ones
Who disappeared before the Flood
Tell-tale signs of our thoughts and minds
Have been encoded into blood
We spun the wheels of the Armageddon
Just to see what it would bring
With blood and rain it will spin again
Let the voice of judgment sing: Mach Schau!

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saturnine On Apr 09, 2004

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by aywkubttod16

21y ago

mmmm. im starting to love this song. mach schau!

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by noisetothetape

21y ago

the secret of elenas tomb is the best trail of dead cd, and this song is no exception.

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by pumkinhed

20y ago

in case anyone doesn't know, "mach schau", I think is german for "make a show", or "make it entertaining".

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by anarcho

19y ago

If you translate it correctly it means "Make, Have a look" But I Think the Band wanted to say "Make a Show" what pumkinhead allready said...

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by myironlung

17y ago

This song reminds me of Sonic Youth, kinda.

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by silentprophet

17y ago

Mach Schau is what the Germans used to call combining good Rock n' Roll with an entertaining stage presence

http://www.kultur-buch.de/buchmach.html

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by tarzan05

17y ago

Wow, that's interesting. I thought it was maybe an ancient Mayan thing like they're band name is... It still makes sense, make a show and the rock and roll colloquialism. It's the end of the world, Mach Schau!

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