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Zeig Dich Lyrics

[Intro: Chor]
Exmustamus, cruchifixus
Murisuri, extraspection
Exmustamus, cruchifixus
Lumine, extraspection
Exmustamus, cruchifixus
Murisuri, extraspection, extraspection

[Strophe 1]
Verlangen verfluchen
Verdammen, Versuchung
Verdammnis versprechen
Verüben sie Verbrechen
Verheißung verkünden
Vergebung aller Sünden
Verbreiten und vermehren
Im Namen des Herren

[Bridge]
Zeig dich!
Zeig dich!

[Strophe 2]
Verstecken verzichten
Verbrennen und vernichten
Verhütung verboten
Verstreuen sie Gebote
Verfolgung verkünden
Vergebung der Sünden
Verbreiten, sich vermehren
Im Namen des Herren

[Bridge]
Zeig dich!
Zeig dich!

[Refrain]
Zeig dich! Versteck dich nicht
Zeig dich! Wir verlieren das das Licht
Zeig dich! Kein Engel in der Not
Kein Gott zeigt sich, der Himmel färbt sich rot

[Strophe 3]
Verfehlung verfolgen
Verführung vergelten
Vergnügen verpönt
Verlogen und verwöhnt
Als Versehen sich
An Kindern vergehen
Verbreiten und vermehren
Im Namen des Herren

[Bridge]
Zeig dich!
Zeig dich!

[Refrain]
Zeig dich, versteck dich nicht
Zeig dich, wir verlieren das das Licht
Zeig dich, kein Engel in der Not
Und kein Gott zeigt sich, der Himmel färbt sich rot

[Outro: Chor]
Exmustamus, cruchifixus
Murisuri, extraspection
Exmustamus, murisuri
Extraspection, extraspection
Zeig dich!
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Cover art for Zeig Dich lyrics by Rammstein

An anti-theistic call. "If God existed, he would be evil" because he does not show himself, being that so many evil things happen, including many which happens in His name or by His followers. We need help and He does not show up to help.

Between many other things mentioned are the pedophilia cases in the Church ("Aus Versehen sich An Kindern vergehen" / "unintentionally abuse childre"), the prohibition of the contraceptives ("Verhütung verboten" / "proteccion forbidden") and overpopulation ("Verbreiten und vermehren Im Namen des Herren" / "Expand and multiply in the Name of the Lord").

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@EduardoSilva An excellent interpretation. Sad (I am a devout Christian myself), but excellent. I especially like how you managed to see overpopulation there (I, too, believe that humanity is overpopulated, or at least consuming too much land, water and other resources).

Cover art for Zeig Dich lyrics by Rammstein

https://www.rammsteinworld.com/en/lyrics/translations/rammstein#zeig-dich

I like EduardoSilva's take, but I also see room for more interpretations.

This could be about corruption and hypocrisy in the Catholic Church, if not also other gentile denominations of Christianity.

Note the Latin word "extraspection". Assuming this is a cognate, it implies, in the context of the Deutsch lyrics, that the Church in question is looking for and condemning [perceived] evil without while ignoring any within. Basically, it takes "Halleluja" and expands its scope.

Perhaps the narrator is imploring God to appear and dispel the doubt and confusion, to show what is truly right and wrong, to show who is right and wrong, to reveal the lies and crimes of the religious authorities. (Compare and contrast the final lines of "Sacrificed Sons" by Dream Theater.)

Perhaps the narrator is telling the Church to show itself: to lay bare all its iniquity and confess its sins. ("Show yourself, you coward!")

In partial agreement with EduardoSilva, this could be a Christian questioning or losing its faith, both due to the corruption of the Church (especially its officials' failure to hold themselves to at least the same standards as everyone else) and to perceived broken promises ("Kein Engel in der Not / In distress, no angel", "Kein Gott zeigt sich / No god shows itself").

 
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