Kruspe started the band in 2005, writing songs with ex-wife Caron Bernstein, when Rammstein decided to take time off from touring and recording. Kruspe has previously stated that the idea for Emigrate came to him around Rammstein's Mutter era.
On September 5, 2006, members of the Rammstein.de newsletter were sent an invitation to the Emigrate newsletter and given the chance to download the song "Wake Up", a sneak peek of the upcoming album. Three song samples were also posted on Emigrate's website: "My World", "Babe", and "Temptation". Fans voted "Babe" as being their favorite, and newsletter recipients were allowed to download "Babe" in its entirety starting November 29, 2006. Babe is the only one of these songs where the subject matter, a parent's unconditional love for their child, is not Bernstein's point of view, as she didn't have any children at the time. Kruspe then explained exactly how he felt, and she turned his feelings into lyrics. As opposed to "My World" which is entirely about her feelings of her life as it related to her world. On May 21, 2007, Emigrate's official website opened and "My World" was made available for download in its entirety to newsletter subscribers.
The video for "My World" has been released and can be viewed on the official website. The video was also included on the limited edition release of the album Emigrate. In addition to the video, "My World" is featured on the soundtracks to the third Resident Evil movie, Resident Evil: Extinction and True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet. The soundtracks to the previous two movies contained "Halleluja" and "Mein Teil" from Rammstein, respectively. On July 27, 2007, Kruspe made an appearance on Bruce Dickinson's rock show on BBC. A video for "New York City" has been released. Kruspe then left the Emigrate project aside due to Rammstein reuniting in the fall of 2007 to work on their new album Liebe ist für alle da which was released in October 2009, and also to take part in the subsequent Rammstein tour.
Joe Letz, who had appeared in the video for "My World", updated the Emigrate Facebook page on June 24, 2011, stating that Kruspe had been working on a new record.
On December 5, 2012, an announcement posted on the Emigrate Facebook page announced that demos were being recorded and reviewed, and studio time was being set up in January 2013 to begin official recording of an untitled second album.
In January 2013, Kruspe stated via the Emigrate Facebook page that drums were beginning to be mixed for the new record.
In January 2014, Kruspe, on the Emigrate Facebook page, posted that twenty tracks had been recorded for Emigrate and that mixing would be performed in Los Angeles, California, alongside Ben Grosse, with a projected release in the summer of 2014. On March 7, 2014, Kruspe announced the second album was complete and he is departing back to Berlin.
On July 22, 2014, a post was made to Emigrate's official Facebook page with a teaser trailer to Emigrate's new album, titled Silent So Long and an official release date of October 17, 2014.
On December 9, 2014, Emigrate's second album titled Silent So Long was released.
On July 26, 2018, a post on the official Facebook page announced the upcoming filming of a new music video with guests Benjamin Kowalewicz and Ian D'Sa of Billy Talent, inviting applications to participate in the recording.
Emigrate's third album, A Million Degrees, was released on November 30, 2018.
The fourth album - The Persistence of Memory - was released on November 12, 2021.
You Can't Get Enough
Emigrate Lyrics
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Feel alone when I look in your eyes
I'm no longer your addiction
A distant void reflecting in your lies
Don't say a word
Don't cry
You can't get enough
You can't get enough
Drawing your sin
Your lower power is now calling
Spiders crawling through your open pores
In your presence feel you're falling
I say enough but all you want is more
Don't say a word
Don't lie
You can't get enough
Under your skin
You can't get enough
Drawing your sin
The lyrics of Emigrate's "You Can't Get Enough" reflects the singer's detached observation of a person who is trapped in their own addiction. The singer is looking at this person, who they used to be addicted to, but now they are no longer a part of their life. The person still yearns for their addiction and is unable to get enough of it. The first two lines of the stanza show the separation between the singer and the person, and how the person is reflecting their addiction in their lies. The lines "Don't say a word / Don't cry" suggest that the singer has gone through this before, knows what the person is going through, but does not want to give in to their pleas.
The second stanza paints a clearer picture of the person's addiction – it's something that is taking over their body and mind. The imagery of spiders crawling through open pores gives a disturbing picture, and the line "Your lower power is now calling" suggests that the addiction is in control of this person. Even though the singer says "enough," the person still wants more of their addiction. The repetition of "You can't get enough" emphasizes the person's yearning for their addiction, which has become a part of their identity and probably the only thing they find solace in.
Overall, "You Can't Get Enough" is a bleak portrayal of addiction, the way it takes over a person's identity, and how it affects those around them.
Line by Line Meaning
Separate from your affliction
I can see that you are struggling with something, but I am not a part of it anymore.
Feel alone when I look in your eyes
When I try to connect with you, all I can see is your loneliness and emptiness.
I'm no longer your addiction
Our past connection was unhealthy, and I am no longer enslaved by it.
A distant void reflecting in your lies
Your lies only serve to show the immense emptiness you have been trying to cover up.
Don't say a word
There is nothing you can say that will change how we got here.
Don't cry
Your tears prove that you are still in pain, but I cannot be the one to console you anymore.
You can't get enough
You are addicted to something that is ultimately harmful to you.
Under your skin
This addiction is a part of you on a deep level.
Drawing your sin
Your addiction is leading you to make bad decisions and hurt others.
Your lower power is now calling
Your addiction has taken control of your life and is leading you down a path of self-destruction.
Spiders crawling through your open pores
Your addiction is like a disease that is infecting your mind and body, causing you to feel uncomfortable in your own skin.
In your presence feel you're falling
When I am around you, I can see how much you are struggling and it breaks my heart.
I say enough but all you want is more
I cannot keep watching you destroy yourself, but you are not willing to give up your addiction.
Don't lie
Your lies only serve to hurt yourself and others around you.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Richard Z. Kruspe
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