Depression
André Lüders Lyrics
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Die Angst vor Terror, die von euch wurd kreiert. Ihr belügt ganze Völker und der Krieg wird geschürt. Egal wieviel sterben, egal wer verreckt. Egal welcher Sinn hinter alledem steckt.
Ihr steht am Steuer auf dem Weg ins Verderben und sitzt mit ner Steinschleuder im Glashaus Erde.
Als Vergeltung gedeckt, das große Morden. Und die Hoffnung schon längst in der Seele gestorben. Das Streben nach Macht wird zur Depression. Als kleines Stück auf dem Weg zur großen Revolution.
Ihr steht am Steuer auf dem Weg ins Verderben und sitzt mit ner Steinschleuder im Glashaus Erde.
The lyrics of André Lüders’s song Depression reflect on the destructive impact of human society, particularly those in power. The opening lines, "Aus dem Nichts müsst ihr etwas erschaffen, aber das Großmächtige soll zu nichts werden" (You have to create something out of nothing, but the powerful should become nothing), suggest the pressure to constantly create and achieve, ignoring the consequences of the pursuit of power. The lyrics then highlight the manipulation of fear and lies by those in power to fuel wars and conflicts, regardless of the human suffering and loss of life. The statement "Egal wieviel sterben, egal wer verreckt. Egal welcher Sinn hinter alledem steckt" (No matter how many die, no matter who dies. No matter what sense there is behind this all) highlights the apathy towards human life and the disregard for the gravity of war.
The repetition of the line "Ihr steht am Steuer auf dem Weg ins Verderben und sitzt mit ner Steinschleuder im Glashaus Erde" (You are at the helm on the way to ruin and sit with a slingshot in the glasshouse earth) emphasizes the irony of those in power creating destruction while being vulnerable themselves. The lyrics paint a picture of hopelessness and the futility of seeking power and control, leading to a sense of depression. The final line "Als kleines Stück auf dem Weg zur großen Revolution" (As a small piece on the way to the big revolution) hints at the potential for change and revolution, however small.
Line by Line Meaning
Aus dem Nichts müßt ihr etwas erschaffen, aber das Großmächtige soll zu nichts werden.
You are expected to create something out of nothingness, but your efforts will result in nothing great.
Was ihr habt, das gebt auf und nehmt euch, was euch verweigert wird.
Give up what you have and take what is denied to you.
Die Angst vor Terror, die von euch wurd kreiert.
The fear of terrorism that you have created.
Ihr belügt ganze Völker und der Krieg wird geschürt.
You deceive entire nations and fuel the war.
Egal wieviel sterben, egal wer verreckt. Egal welcher Sinn hinter alledem steckt.
No matter how many die, no matter who perishes, no matter what the purpose behind it all is.
Als Vergeltung gedeckt, das große Morden. Und die Hoffnung schon längst in der Seele gestorben.
The killing is justified as retaliation, but hope has long died in our souls.
Das Streben nach Macht wird zur Depression.
The pursuit of power leads to depression.
Als kleines Stück auf dem Weg zur großen Revolution.
As a small piece on the path to a great revolution.
Ihr steht am Steuer auf dem Weg ins Verderben und sitzt mit ner Steinschleuder im Glashaus Erde.
You are steering towards destruction and yet you are vulnerable like a glass home with a slingshot.
Ihr steht am Steuer auf dem Weg ins Verderben und sitzt mit ner Steinschleuder im Glashaus Erde.
You are steering towards destruction and yet you are vulnerable like a glass home with a slingshot.
Contributed by Daniel Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@coyoteosaurus
"kids can be cruel" they say like a record track stuck on repeat
everyone has a gun at the back of their head,
firing bullets of names
not enough bandages to cover up the name we were called
i draw them
not with pen
not with pensil
not on papper
but on my skin
with a silver pen
called a blade...
@commonsense31
I’m sorry they reacted that way and didn’t take it serious.
Because it is, I know your feelings right now of utter disbelief because your classmates practically didn’t care!
I know why they don’t take it seriously, because the relationship between student and teacher is very established and often people don’t like their teachers!
I’m a former drug addict, and the reason I took drugs was because as it turned out I had ADHD, and a couple of other mental problems.
The only reason I got diagnosed by a psychiatrist was because I went into rehab.
I used to do 2 grams of cocaine a day.
When I was prescribed medication for my ADHD, and went to bed that evening, I woke up after 10 hours, and it was like my brain had only performed 50% for 27 years of my life. And after my medication it went to 100%.
And haven’t taken any drugs since and never think about it anymore.
From one day to another my life changed in such an extreme way that I actually got diagnosed with PTSD after 6 months, because my entire reality had changed!
But back to what I do now, I’m a conference speaker and a public speaker that go out to schools that are having problems like the one you are experiencing. Because the schools staff already have a too strong bond and experiences with the students and their are often problems or attitude problems between them.
Then I’ll get hired and the first thing I do is asking all the teachers and Staff to leave auditorium. So instantly I’m getting their attention, and I’ll always address the students on an equal stand I’m not here to demand authority. And talk to them like adults. I usually start by telling my story of addiction and my diagnosis, and my behavior and my story when I had a drug induced psychosis which I can remember every single second of those 18 hours before I was admitted to a psychiatric hospital. It’s scary and insanely hilarious for people to hear about! How I went outside in nothing else than my underwear. Because I thought there were a bomb under my bed, and the police guided me away from the apartment with lasers. And I proceed to just stumble around for like 3 hours, truly believing that everything I see is real!
I was found by a off duty police officer that had just got off work, and he called me by my name which I thought was weird because I didn’t know him. As it turns out my girlfriend had called the police and there were actually around 25 police cars out looking for me because I had just dragged my girlfriend out of the apartment telling her there were a bomb and the police told me we should leave.
Of course nothing of it was real, she got mad and went inside again just brushing it off at me being drunk or something! Well I left. When I had been missing for 1 hour she then called the police.
So yeah it’s a hilarious and truly absurd story.
Because of my brutal honesty about all the stuff I have done the audience starts to realize that I’m not going to judge any of them, no matter how bad it is. Because I’m there to help and people especially teens makes mistakes and behaves really evil sometimes but its always because any Incidents, if its bullying, leaked nude fotos, and so on it quickly escalates out of control to a degree they can’t control. And 98% really regret their behavior but when you are accused of something your mind is already in defensive position. So your brain doubles down and you become mad and that will never solve anything. So I’ll have very new and open relations with the audience that create a atmosphere of understanding and that leads to them to also realize and open up about their behavior and their actions. That they really regret, and really have a high impact on them mentally but its subconscious.
When they talk to me after I’ve done my “class” “Speech” or what you would call it about 2 hours. They are all very tired emotionally because I have put a lot of perspective into the problems and change the way they usually think.
I usually follow up after a couple of days, I would just drop by, nothing planned of course the teacher and school knows when I’m coming because The students think they are going to have that class but usually I just dump in after 5 minutes after the class have started and then I’ll take over the class for the teacher, for about 30 minutes.
And then part of my program agreed by the school when I’m done and they don’t have anything else to ask or tell me. I’ll send them home early from school basically preserving my special relationship with them. And they always react with disbelief and confusion.
Then the teacher comes in and confirming that I’m serious and that they agree so they can start from a fresh beginning the next Monday. And also improve their respect and admiration for their teacher.
@TheMadaboutdogs
This is so beautiful, relatable and inspiring. I could watch this endlessly. I first watched this 4 years ago and still come back to it.
"I wanna tell them that all of this is just debris, left over when we decided to smash all the things we thought we used to be and if you can't see anything beautiful about yourself, get a better mirror, look a closer, stare a little longer, because there's something inside you that made you keep trying despite everyone who told you to quit. You built a cast around your broken heart and signed it yourself, you signed it "THEY WERE WRONG."
"how can you hold your ground if everyone around you wants to bury you beneath it, YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT THEY WERE WRONG. They have to be wrong. Why else would we still be here?"
"We're not abandoned cars stalled out and sitting empty on some highway and if in some way we are don't worry, we only got out to walk and get gas. We're graduating members from the class if we made it."
My favourite parts
@ryh8798
"She's raising two kids who's DEFINITION of beauty begins with the word MOM, because they see her heart before they see her skin" that always get me
@thoren907
Rylee Homan same it always hits me so hard
@Chaosh21
Ikr
@thedarkestkinghtstar
Me too. Always makes me think of my mom and older sister. They are so beautiful but they rarely see it.
@MarkSimontoons
That line brought tears to my eyes.
@i_amtak3en.328
Me too TwT
@bulletsauntyairbxll7530
"I've been shot Down so many times I get altitude sickness when I stand up for myself" that's so powerful
@laurenkeyes1677
I know...I felt that
@artemis754
bullets aunty air bxll I felt it too
@ms.therapie163
I know I shouldn't be laughing during this video but I am because of those 669 likes that you have