Von hier an blind

mmh...i don't really know what this song is about...could anybody help me... i think it has something to do with a fight with your boyfriend or girlfriend but i'm no sure...so guys add comments please!

yep. it's a song about problems in a couples relationship. the situation which the song describes is following: no one of both know how to solve the problems because they don't have the experience yet. so they don't know what to do cause they never went that far. from here on blindly... von hier an blind.

i guess a romantic relationship makes sense too, but to me the song is mostly about how there's always an element of cluelessness in going through life - how there are always those points where you just have no idea what to do next; after all, you've never been this far before... i like how it captures that feeling of being a little overwhelmed but still manages to stay cheerful (especially the video) and say: just keep going, it's an adventure!

What? I never thought about this being about romance at all.

To me this song has always been about a very personal, individual experience and being left on one's own devices. Like being in a new, challenging situation and don't know if you'll make it and how. At first there is still help ("der Wagen") but in the end you're on your own making new experiences and finding a way. Everything tells you to give up ("Gib dich geschlagen Und geh endlich in die Knie"), but you can't go back now and so you just keep going even though you don't know where it will take you.

"Und keine Tausend Meter draußen vor dem Tor Erklang ein Brausen und es sang ein Männerchor"

This is how the person finally arrives somewhere, it's a kind of triumph (the choir singing) but also the destination is still mysterious (because they're "draußen vor dem Tor")

"Dann war Stille und dazwischen und davor Setzte die Pause neue Flausen in mein Ohr"

The person instantly thinks of new adventures, showing how if you once took a risk, expanding your horizon, you will be willing to do it again and again.