Ich Tu Dir Weh (English) Lyrics

Lyric discussion by matthew24j 

Cover art for Ich Tu Dir Weh (English) lyrics by Rammstein

I think this song is about addiction and how it can let drugs control your life.

Nur für mich bist du am leben

From knowing an addict i can certainly say that they only live for the high that drugs give them

Ich steck' dir Orden ins Gesicht

Drugs are proven to be physically harmful to the person using them and in the case of people addicted to meth they sometimes pick at their faces which gives them the appearance that metals have been poked in their faces

Du bist mir ganz und gar ergeben

Same as the first line

Du liebst mich denn ich lieb' dich nicht

Addicts love the drug they are addicted to even though it is harming them

Du blutest für mein Seelenheil

A drug's purpose is to be used and metaphorically bleeding (or physically depending on the drug) will happen when the drug's purpose is fulfilled

Ein kleiner Schnitt und du wirst geil

The body starts to release chemicals as soon as the it knows the drug is entering the body to prepare it for the good feeling

Der Körper schon total entstellt

Most drug addicts such as meth addicts and crack addicts don't look after themselves and eventually look disfigured in a way

Egal, erlaubt ist was gefällt

Ich tu dir weh

The substance is harming the user

Tut mir nicht leid

It has no feelings and cannot feel remorse for its harm

Das tut dir gut

Through all this physical harm, the user feels like they're on top of the world.

Hört wie es schreit

Some addicts who are off of their substance can compare the temptation of drug use to the drugs calling out to them, just asking to be used

Bei dir hab ich die Wahl der Qual

There isn't a drug in the world that doesn't have any bad effects that contrast the feeling the user feels

Stacheldraht im Harnkanal Leg' dein Fleisch in Salz und Eiter

These two general torture lines talk about how the substance is tearing apart the body of the user

Erst stirbst du doch dann lebst du weiter

Some drugs like cocaine or meth are known to cause people to OD through cardiac arrest, but if help arrives in time they'll be defibrillated

Bisse, Tritte, harte Schläge Nagelzangen, stumpfe säge

More torture

Wünsch' dir was ich sag' nicht nein

The drugs have no control over how they are used and won't "say no" to the "request" made by the user

Und führ' dir Nagetiere ein

Du bist das Schiff ich der Kapitän

Drugs are usually the ones in control of the addicts life

Wohin soll denn die reise gehn'

The drug will take the user to whatever "high" they want

Ich seh' im Spiegel dein Gesicht