als manowar den krieg verlor
Antitainment Lyrics

The lyrics of Antitainment's song "Als Manowar den Krieg verlor" discuss the influence of heavy metal music on the behavior and mindset of its fans, as well as the grudging recognition of the power of this genre by detractors. The lyrics depict a speaker who has become enamored with heavy metal and its culture, spending time with fellow fans and even imagining what if Adolf Hitler would have been a member of heavy metal band Manowar as a way to idolize the aggressive image of both.

The opening lines of the song, "Du hast grad ne ganze Rockband erschossen" ("you just shot a whole rock band"), are both chilling and morbidly humorous. The implication is that the singer and his metalhead friends are so obsessed with their music that they may become violent towards people who dislike or insult it. The conversation portrayed in the song suggests that guns are not such a far-fetched idea when it comes to defending heavy metal. However, the sarcastic final line, "Es gibt sowieso zu viele" ("there are too many of them anyway"), indicates that the singer is aware of the absurdity of such a reaction, and the song as a whole can be seen as a critique of the aggressive and territorial aspects of metal culture.

The chorus of the song, which states "Ich glaub ich hab in letzter Zeit ein bisschen viel Metal gehört" ("I think I've been listening to too much metal lately"), emphasizes the control and influence that the music has over its fans, and how it can lead to thoughts and attitudes that may not be entirely rational. The song's final line, "anders lässt sich dieses Lied nicht erklären" ("this song can't be explained any other way"), indicates that the singer is aware that the song is itself a product of his metal fascination.