It seems that fire/pyromania is a theme that can be followed throughout the album Rosenrot - admittedly, it can't be found in every song, but Benzin, Hilf mir, and Feuer und Wasser all deal with the topic of fire directly and it gets mentioned in the other songs indirectly... or am I reaching too far here?
Anyway, the first time I heard Benzin, I thought it was about self-destructive behavior, like drinking alcohol in excess (high-proof liquor could be compared to gasoline :). But upon listening to it more, I kind of came to the same conclusions as the other people here about a 21st century addiction to oil.
It seems that fire/pyromania is a theme that can be followed throughout the album Rosenrot - admittedly, it can't be found in every song, but Benzin, Hilf mir, and Feuer und Wasser all deal with the topic of fire directly and it gets mentioned in the other songs indirectly... or am I reaching too far here?
Anyway, the first time I heard Benzin, I thought it was about self-destructive behavior, like drinking alcohol in excess (high-proof liquor could be compared to gasoline :). But upon listening to it more, I kind of came to the same conclusions as the other people here about a 21st century addiction to oil.