One must realize that a vast portion on Rammstein’s lyrics are a wordplay to begin with – take the whole concept of ”Du Hast” as an example and ice the cake with ”Mein Teil”. ‘Reise Reise’ is definitely a naval wake up call. But to cut to the chase: am I the only one seeing the connection between this song and the CLASSIC Wolfgang Petersen movie ‘Das Boot’, which by the way is pretty much a staple in contemporary German culture (and you don’t have to German to know that)? That, and ‘Moby Dick’? Naval, see? It’s all about the hubris and nemesis, in war or in peace, and the struggle within - Ahab's obsession.
One must realize that a vast portion on Rammstein’s lyrics are a wordplay to begin with – take the whole concept of ”Du Hast” as an example and ice the cake with ”Mein Teil”. ‘Reise Reise’ is definitely a naval wake up call. But to cut to the chase: am I the only one seeing the connection between this song and the CLASSIC Wolfgang Petersen movie ‘Das Boot’, which by the way is pretty much a staple in contemporary German culture (and you don’t have to German to know that)? That, and ‘Moby Dick’? Naval, see? It’s all about the hubris and nemesis, in war or in peace, and the struggle within - Ahab's obsession.