Traumkämpfer
Centhron Lyrics


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Die Welt verschwimmt
Der Geist wird starr
Das Tor zum Nichts ist greifbar nah

Bunkerleichen sehen nicht
Reglos starr im Kern aus Licht

Das Banner in den Wind
Aufrecht untergehen
Still den Schmerz ertragen
Der für das Leben steht

Traumkämpfer
Verweht auf fremden Land
Gefroren unter Eis gebannt





Sterbend wird die Sonne weiß
Wenn der Sturm das Ende heißt

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Centhron's song Traumkämpfer are quite mysterious and open to interpretation. The first verse describes a sense of disorientation and numbness, as if the mind and the world are merging into one. The second verse refers to the bodies of corpses, which are seen as static and lifeless, yet glowing with an inner light. The third verse seems to speak of a banner being raised in defiance or resistance, even as the one doing so faces certain defeat or death. Lastly, the chorus invokes the idea of the "dream fighter" or Traumkämpfer, who travels through foreign lands only to become trapped in ice and ultimately die in the white light of the sun.


There are a few possible themes and symbolic references that one might read into the lyrics of Traumkämpfer. At its most basic level, the song could be seen as a lament for the sense of loss and disillusionment that comes with realizing the futility of one's efforts. The concept of the Traumkämpfer suggests a romantic or idealistic figure who fights for a cause that may be doomed from the start. The image of the bunker corpses, meanwhile, could be interpreted as a reference to war, destruction, and the way in which human beings are reduced to nothing more than lifeless, glowing shells in such contexts.


Line by Line Meaning

Die Welt verschwimmt
The world blurs out of focus, losing clarity and definition


Der Geist wird starr
The mind becomes rigid, inflexible and unyielding


Das Tor zum Nichts ist greifbar nah
The threshold of nothingness seems within reach, tantalizingly close


Bunkerleichen sehen nicht
Dead bodies lying in bunkers are unable to see


Reglos starr im Kern aus Licht
Completely still and rigid, at the nucleus of a bright light


Das Banner in den Wind
The flag flapping in the wind


Aufrecht untergehen
Standing upright, going down with dignity and honor


Still den Schmerz ertragen
Enduring the pain in silence, without complaint


Der für das Leben steht
The one who stands for life


Traumkämpfer
Dream fighter


Verweht auf fremden Land
Blown away on foreign soil


Gefroren unter Eis gebannt
Frozen and trapped under ice


Sterbend wird die Sonne weiß
Dying, the sun turns white


Wenn der Sturm das Ende heißt
When the storm means the end




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