As people have noticed, both characters are Till. One, in my opinion, is the symbolic mother. The other is the child. He is trapped in a prison of ignorance and doubt, angry at his 'mother' for abandoning him, and yet at the same time wishing for his/her presence.
Notice that the child wishes harm to the mother, for abandoning him, and yet when it shows the mother floating in the water, the child says "Mother? Mother?! MOTHER!", in anguish.
The last words, "give me strength", show acceptance on the part of the child. He realizes that he cannot live without the mother figure he hates so much.
I don't speak fluent German, nor am I Till, so I cannot say that I am correct. Even if I am, whether it represents the feelings towards his mother, or a nod towards the current baby/science debate doesn't matter. Music is meant to be a message, even if it's different for each person.
Just my thoughts on the video..
As people have noticed, both characters are Till. One, in my opinion, is the symbolic mother. The other is the child. He is trapped in a prison of ignorance and doubt, angry at his 'mother' for abandoning him, and yet at the same time wishing for his/her presence.
Notice that the child wishes harm to the mother, for abandoning him, and yet when it shows the mother floating in the water, the child says "Mother? Mother?! MOTHER!", in anguish.
The last words, "give me strength", show acceptance on the part of the child. He realizes that he cannot live without the mother figure he hates so much.
I don't speak fluent German, nor am I Till, so I cannot say that I am correct. Even if I am, whether it represents the feelings towards his mother, or a nod towards the current baby/science debate doesn't matter. Music is meant to be a message, even if it's different for each person.