1) ASP is a German darkwave band from Frankfurt am Main formed in 1999. The name Asp is taken from the pseudonym of the band leader and is pronounced as one word (like the snake), but written in capital letters. They formed in 1999 by Alexander Frank Spreng and Matthias Ambré (a.k.a. "Matze"), producing their first 3-track demo CD later that year. In 2000, they signed a record deal with Tristol, who released the band's debut album Hast Du mich vermisst? as well as the band's first live performance, at the 'Gothicworld' festival.
Over the next few years, they released two more albums, and along with their debut album, formed the album series Der Schwarze Schmetterling. ASP continued to perform at high-profile festivals due to their growing popularity.
The band suffered some difficulty in 2004 with the bankruptcy of distributor EFA, though their albums were reissued later that year, along with the Interim Works Compendium, a 2CD collection of rarities as well as selected tracks from their three albums to date. Another string of live dates took them through to the release of Aus der Tiefe in May 2005, the fourth part of the Der Schwarze Schmetterling series. The fifth part Requiembryo followed in 2007.
The year 2008 saw the release of three new albums. First, a best of-album Horror Vacui was released in February. This was followed by a tour in Europe. At the end of August the band released Zaubererbruder - Der Krabat-Liederzyklus, an album based on the Sorbian Krabat legend. The live recording Akoasma - Horror Vacui Live became available in December 2008. They have also remixed Emilie Autumn's "Liar", plus provided vocals for the mix. It is known as the "Manic Depressive Mix" and is featured on the Liar/Dead Is The New Alive (Double Feature EP). The band released their first DVD in August 2009, entitled Von Zaubererbrüdern: Live & Unplugged.
In 2011, after almost 11 years of cooperation, the paths of the two founders of the band diverged - songwriter and singer Alexander "Asp" Spreng and producer and guitarist Matthias Ambré. ASP as a band continued with new partners, and the musicians Andreas Gross and Oliver Himmighoffen were retained for live performances. The reasons for separation are given officially as personal and professional differences.
One year later Oliver Himmighoffen also left the band. In his place Stefan Günther, who is a friend of Sören Jordan, joined the band. There are new festival dates in 2022, some in 2021 had to be cancelled due to the Corona epidemic, and they released a new Best Of compilation titled Reflexionen 1 and Reflexionen 2.
--
2) ASP are a seven-member Japanese alternative idol group formed in March 2021 as part of WACK. Their members are Yumeka Nowkana?, Mog Ryan, Nameless, Matilder Twins, Wonker Twins, CCCCCC and Riontown. The group were revealed at the 2021 WACK AUDiTiON CAMP on March 27th, then released their first two songs on SoundCloud on April 9th after a "fake" version was uploaded with the producer's vocals. Their debut album, ANAL SEX PENiS, was released on May 26th 2021, followed by their first one man live performance on May 30th. ASP's debut single, the MAN CALLiNG, was released on September 22nd. AKB48 member Yuki Kashiwagi briefly joined ASP (and all other WACK groups) in November, releasing the single AGAiNST THE WORLD. In the same month, original member Naayu announced her graduation from ASP due to injury, with Matilder Twins and Wonker Twins joining the group at her final show. ASP's second album, PLACEBO, was released on January 5th 2022. The groups second single, BOLLOCKS, followed on April 13th. In May 2022 it was announced that the group had signed with the major label Avex, who will release the single Hyper Cracker on August 31st.
–
3) Asp is a thrash/hardcore/heavy metal band from Austin, Texas. Originating in 1999, Keith Palumbo (who worked at Waterloo Records and is a known drummer) had song titles, but nothing more. He met Chris Cline (an engineer and musician), but Chris moved back to his hometown and the project was put to the side until 2002. After spending some time in the studio working on music, Keith and Chris recruited Craig Moore for vocals who is known for his hardcore/grind/death/chaos metal vocal style. They finally had music to go with Keith's song titles, and their self-titled album was released in 2005 containing some very short songs (re-release on several streaming sites in 2021).
--
4) Asp, real name Berkay Köse, was born in 1997 in Ankara, Turkey. The artist had been influenced by rap music from an early age. Over time, his interest in songwriting grew and he wrote about street action and social critical themes. Blending the early lyrical spirit of rap music with modern industrial sounds, the artist strives to present songs that contain musically rich elements to the listeners with his recitation style that forms the basis of Anatolian Middle Eastern melodies.
--
5) Collaborative project of the French instrumental hip-hop ASP crew, consisting of akabrownsugar, Shitao and Pi-pol.
Ich bin ein wahrer Satan
Asp Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Und die immer gleichen Schatten schlagen Haken an den Wänden
Werden rostige Ideen aufpoliert zu neuem Glanz
Und von Angst genährtes Gift in eure Köpfe eingepflanzt
Und das alles tun sie offen
Während du dich nur versteigst
Während du empört, betroffen
Ich bin ein wahrer Satan
Komm und fass mich an
Die Wahrheit ist mein Ziegenhuf
Meine Hörner und mein Plan
Ja, ich bin ein echter Teufel
Hör gut zu, du wirst verstehen
Und ich bringe dir das Feuer
Um die Dunkelheit zu sehen
Und die andren opfern Mammon, Nadelstreifen-Hohepriester
ziehen Marionettenfäden von Regenten und Ministern
Euer Fleisch und eure Knochen ihren Götzen dargebracht
In den Mühlen klein gemahlen und zu kaltem Gold gemacht
Und das alles tun sie offen
Während du dich nur versteigst
Während du empört, betroffen
Mit dem Finger auf mich zeigst
Ich bin ein wahrer Satan
Komm und fass mich an
Die Wahrheit ist mein Ziegenhuf
Meine Hörner und mein Plan
Ja, ich bin ein echter Teufel
Hör gut zu, du wirst verstehen
Und ich bringe dir das Feuer
Um die Dunkelheit zu sehen
Und sie predigen von Liebe
Wenn es sein muss, mit Gewalt
Mit dem Schwert und Buch vertrieben
Und die Asche wird schon kalt
Und im Glauben an das Gute
Lassen sie dich losmarschieren
Hier im heißen Sand verbluten
Dort im kalten Schnee erfrieren
Denn die Welt darf sich nie ändern
Besser bleibt sie schrecklich gleich
Sie bekommen ganze Länder
Du bekommst das Himmelreich
Und sie füttern dich mit Leiden
Füttern dich mit Fleisch und Blut
Und du kannst es nicht vermeiden
Täglich wächst die Bilderflut
Nur noch Einschaltquoten lauern
Hinterm hohen Ideal
Und kein Funken von Bedauern
Für die Toten und die Qual
Weiß der Teufel, warum einer, der die Wahrheit kennt, nur lügt
Weiß der Teufel, warum einer, der den Schmerz kennt, ihn zufügt
Weiß der Teufel, warum keiner weiß: wir sind vom Tod erwacht
Wir sind längst im Paradies, haben die Hölle draus gemacht
Und das alles sag ich offen
Weil du stets zum Schlechten neigst
Während du empört, betroffen
Mit dem Finger auf mich zeigst
Ich bin ein wahrer Satan
Komm und fass mich an
Die Wahrheit ist mein Ziegenhuf
Meine Hörner und mein Plan
Ja, ich bin ein echter Teufel
Hör gut zu, du wirst verstehen
Und ich bringe dir das Feuer
Um die Dunkelheit zu sehen
ASP's song "Ich bin ein wahrer Satan" is a provocative commentary on the hypocrisy and corruption of organized religion and politics. The lyrics describe a world in which crosses are bent and twisted, and shadowy figures manipulate the masses using fear and rusted ideas to plant toxic thoughts in people's minds. In contrast to the self-righteous finger-pointing of those who claim to be morally superior, the singer presents himself as the true embodiment of Satan, who brings fire to illuminate the darkness and reveal the truth.
The lyrics use vivid imagery and metaphor to critique the religious and political establishment, as well as society in general. The references to "Marionettenfäden" and "Mammon" suggest that powerful people are controlling others for their own gain, and that ordinary people are being sacrificed in the process. The repeated refrain of "Ich bin ein wahrer Satan" underscores the idea that the singer is the true rebel and outsider, who sees through the lies and is not afraid to speak the truth.
The song is also notable for its striking use of language and rhyme. The alliteration of "immer gleichen Schatten" and "rostige Ideen" gives the lyrics a poetic quality, while the use of the word "Gift" (meaning poison) emphasizes the toxic nature of the ideas being planted. The rhyming pairs of "versteigst" and "zeigst," and "Hohepriester" and "Ministern" add to the musicality of the song and make it memorable.
Line by Line Meaning
An jedem Ort stehen Kreuze schon gekrümmt an ihren Enden
Everywhere you look, crosses are already crooked at its ends
Und die immer gleichen Schatten schlagen Haken an den Wänden
The same shadows keep making hooks on the walls
Werden rostige Ideen aufpoliert zu neuem Glanz
Rusty ideas are polished to a new shine
Und von Angst genährtes Gift in eure Köpfe eingepflanzt
Fear-fueled poison has been implanted into your heads
Ich bin ein wahrer Satan
I am a true Satan
Komm und fass mich an
Come and touch me
Die Wahrheit ist mein Ziegenhuf
The truth is my goat hoof
Meine Hörner und mein Plan
My horns and my plan
Ja, ich bin ein echter Teufel
Yes, I am a true devil
Hör gut zu, du wirst verstehen
Listen closely, you will understand
Und ich bringe dir das Feuer
And I bring you the fire
Um die Dunkelheit zu sehen
To see the darkness
Und die andren opfern Mammon, Nadelstreifen-Hohepriester
And the others sacrifice Mammon, pinstriped high priests
ziehen Marionettenfäden von Regenten und Ministern
Pulling puppet strings of rulers and ministers
Euer Fleisch und eure Knochen ihren Götzen dargebracht
Your flesh and bones offered to their idols
In den Mühlen klein gemahlen und zu kaltem Gold gemacht
Crushed into small pieces in the mills and turned into cold gold
Und sie predigen von Liebe
And they preach about love
Wenn es sein muss, mit Gewalt
If necessary, by force
Mit dem Schwert und Buch vertrieben
Expelled with sword and book
Und die Asche wird schon kalt
And the ashes are already cold
Und im Glauben an das Gute
And in faith of the good
Lassen sie dich losmarschieren
They let you march on
Hier im heißen Sand verbluten
Bleeding to death here in the hot sand
Dort im kalten Schnee erfrieren
Freezing to death there in the cold snow
Denn die Welt darf sich nie ändern
For the world must never change
Besser bleibt sie schrecklich gleich
It's better that it remains terribly the same
Sie bekommen ganze Länder
They get entire countries
Du bekommst das Himmelreich
You get the kingdom of heaven
Und sie füttern dich mit Leiden
And they feed you with suffering
Füttern dich mit Fleisch und Blut
Feeding you with flesh and blood
Und du kannst es nicht vermeiden
And you can't avoid it
Täglich wächst die Bilderflut
The flood of images grows every day
Nur noch Einschaltquoten lauern
Only ratings are lurking
Hinterm hohen Ideal
Behind the lofty ideal
Und kein Funken von Bedauern
And not a hint of regret
Für die Toten und die Qual
For the dead and the suffering
Weiß der Teufel, warum einer, der die Wahrheit kennt, nur lügt
The devil knows why someone who knows the truth only lies
Weiß der Teufel, warum einer, der den Schmerz kennt, ihn zufügt
The devil knows why someone who knows pain inflicts it
Weiß der Teufel, warum keiner weiß: wir sind vom Tod erwacht
The devil knows why no one knows that we have awoken from death
Wir sind längst im Paradies, haben die Hölle draus gemacht
We are already in paradise, but have made it into hell
Und das alles sag ich offen
And I say all of this openly
Weil du stets zum Schlechten neigst
Because you always tend towards bad
Während du empört, betroffen
While you are outraged, affected
Mit dem Finger auf mich zeigst
Pointing the finger at me
Contributed by Owen G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@AlexxMZ
I'm a True Satan
Everywhere crosses stand, already bent at the ends
And the same unchanging shadows zig-zag1 on the walls
Rusty ideas are polished to a new shine
And poison nourished by fear is planted in your mind
And they do it all openly
While you merely stiffen
While you, shocked and indignant, point your finger at me
I'm a true Satan
Come and touch me
The truth is my cloven hoof
My horns, and my plan
Yes I'm a real devil
Listen well and you'll understand
And I'll bring you the fire
With which to see the darkness
And the other sacrificial victims
Mammon, pinstripes, high priests
Pull the puppet strings
Of governments and ministers
Your flesh and your bones offered up to their idols
Ground fine in the mill and turned to cold gold
And they do it all openly
While you merely make so bold
While you, shocked and indignant, point your finger at me
I'm a true Satan
Come and touch me
The truth is my cloven hoof
My horns, and my plan
Yes I'm a real devil
Listen well and you'll understand
And I'll bring you the fire
With which to see the darkness
And they preach of love
Violently, when necessary,
Drive out with sword and book,
And the ashes are already cooling
And they send you, full of faith
In the Good, marching off
To bleed out, here in the hot sand,
Or freeze, there, in the cold snow
For the world must not change
Better it should remain horribly the same
They acquire entire countries
You get Heaven
And they feed you suffering
Feed you flesh and blood
And you can't avoid it
The flood of images increases daily
Audience share is all that's left lurking
Behind the high ideals
And not a trace of regret
For the dead and for the misery
The devil only knows why someone who knows the truth just lies
The devil only knows why someone who understands pain inflicts it
The devil only knows why nobody knows we've already woken from death
We're already in Paradise, and have made of it a Hell
And I say it all openly
Because you are always inclined to evil
While you, shocked and indignant, point your finger at me
I'm a true Satan
Come and touch me
The truth is my cloven hoof
My horns, and my plan
Yes I'm a real devil
Listen well and you'll understand
And I'll bring you the fire
With which to see the darkness
https://lyricstranslate.com
@nadinekaktuspo616
It's just google translate but I think it's still a pretty good translation (I don'T know for sure since I didn't have to talk English for a few years ^^)
At every place crosses are already bent on their own
and the same shadows hook the consequences
rusty ideas are polished to a new shine,
fear-fed gift is planted in your heads
And they do all of this openly
Realize you just stiffen up
the way you point your finger at me
I Am A True Satan
come and touch me
The truth is my goat call
my horns and my plan
yes i am a real devil
listen well you understand understand
And I'll bring you the fire
to see the darkness
and the other victims
Mammon, pinstripes, high priests
marionettes pull strings
of regents and ministers,
your flesh and your bones brought to idols,
Finely ground in the mills and made into cold gold
And they do all of this openly
Realize you only get lost
you have to point your finger at me indignantly, affected
I Am A True Satan
come and touch me
The truth is my goat call
my horns and my plan
yes i am a real devil
listen well you understand understand
And I'll bring you the fire
to see the darkness
and they preach about love
if need be by force
with the sword and bookkeeping,
and the ashes are already getting cold
and believing in the good
let them march you off
bleed to death in the sand
freeze there in the cold snow
the devil knows why someone who knows the truth only lies
the devil knows why one who knows the pain inflicts it
the devil knows why its knows we woke up from dead
we have long been in paradise, made hell
And I say all of this openly
Because you always tend to be bad
you have to point your finger at me indignantly, affected
I Am A True Satan
come and touch me
the truth is my goat hoof
my horns and my plan
yes i am a real devil
listen well you understand understand
And I'll bring you the fire around the darkness
@snekinatophat9664
I'm italian, I don't understand anything. But I love ASP. There's something about ASP that is so special. The different tones the voice has. The way the singer makes sound german sound lighter or heavier whenever he wants. The music gives me nostalgia sometimes. The different styles always give me different emotions. ASP is a great band, too underrated.
@snekinatophat9664
@Timo Pinnau Hey! Thank you a lot! Appreciate it! :D
@nonameuser5612
@Timo Pinnau if i may ask what does this song mean like is it a satanic song or something else coz I'm rlly confused bc if I translate the name of the song it mean I'm a child of Satan so is it against Satan or praising satan or a satanic song im rlly wanna know
@JanChrissD
@no name user it translates to "I'm a true satan", but the satanic image is only used as an exaguration to convay the masage of the song. It critisizes religious doctrinism and is a call to think rationally and to not follow blindly.
The text also points out some contradictions in religious/christian doctrin. E.g.: "Und sie predigen von Liebe, wenn es sein muss mit Gewalt" (And they preach of love, of neccecary with force)
@AlexxMZ
I'm a True Satan
Everywhere crosses stand, already bent at the ends
And the same unchanging shadows zig-zag1 on the walls
Rusty ideas are polished to a new shine
And poison nourished by fear is planted in your mind
And they do it all openly
While you merely stiffen
While you, shocked and indignant, point your finger at me
I'm a true Satan
Come and touch me
The truth is my cloven hoof
My horns, and my plan
Yes I'm a real devil
Listen well and you'll understand
And I'll bring you the fire
With which to see the darkness
And the other sacrificial victims
Mammon, pinstripes, high priests
Pull the puppet strings
Of governments and ministers
Your flesh and your bones offered up to their idols
Ground fine in the mill and turned to cold gold
And they do it all openly
While you merely make so bold
While you, shocked and indignant, point your finger at me
I'm a true Satan
Come and touch me
The truth is my cloven hoof
My horns, and my plan
Yes I'm a real devil
Listen well and you'll understand
And I'll bring you the fire
With which to see the darkness
And they preach of love
Violently, when necessary,
Drive out with sword and book,
And the ashes are already cooling
And they send you, full of faith
In the Good, marching off
To bleed out, here in the hot sand,
Or freeze, there, in the cold snow
For the world must not change
Better it should remain horribly the same
They acquire entire countries
You get Heaven
And they feed you suffering
Feed you flesh and blood
And you can't avoid it
The flood of images increases daily
Audience share is all that's left lurking
Behind the high ideals
And not a trace of regret
For the dead and for the misery
The devil only knows why someone who knows the truth just lies
The devil only knows why someone who understands pain inflicts it
The devil only knows why nobody knows we've already woken from death
We're already in Paradise, and have made of it a Hell
And I say it all openly
Because you are always inclined to evil
While you, shocked and indignant, point your finger at me
I'm a true Satan
Come and touch me
The truth is my cloven hoof
My horns, and my plan
Yes I'm a real devil
Listen well and you'll understand
And I'll bring you the fire
With which to see the darkness
https://lyricstranslate.com
@Ralic100
Oh Mann, ich habe gerade nach vielen Jahren das erste Mal wieder dieses Lied gehört (damals war ich noch ziemlich jung) und jetzt das Gefühl, dass ich jetzt erst endlich verstehe worum es geht! Fasst unglaublich gut den Zustand der Menschheit in unserer westlichen Welt (im weitesten Sinne) zusammen. Wow. Früher fand ich's irgendwie einfach cool ohne es zu verstehen. Hammersong.
@madweazelz6321
Mir geht es gerade genauso! Und auch ich kann nur sagen: Gut gemacht ASP, sie sind wahrlich eine der besten Bands der Welt!
@makror1
Habs mit 37 das erste Mal gehört... nach dem 10ten mal Hören alles erfasst...bin froh diese Band gefunden zu haben...Musik?!. ... i love it!...
@blacksterchaos3761
Herzlichen Glückwunsch, dafür dass ihr nun endlich reif dafür wart, aufzuwachen! ;)
@realmaesoos1842
Meine mutter hört auch nur metal oder asp und vor kurzem hatte ich im ich das eine lied wieder im ohr (nach geschätzten 6 jahren ca) und jetzt höre ich auch nurnoch asp - habe sowieso wahrscheinlich die musik liebhaben von ihr geerbt da bei mir eig. Metal in dauerschleife läuft