Emigrate is an industrial metal band based in New York City led by Richard … Read Full Bio ↴Emigrate is an industrial metal band based in New York City led by Richard Kruspe, the lead guitarist of Rammstein.

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.

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Emigrate Lyrics

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I'm set for detonation
One touch you're blown away
Why suffer from starvation
I'll make you have to stay

All along
All along you want it too
Don't you baby

Take it all
Take it all and take it down

I taste your salivation
My baby bird of prey
I'll give you aviation
Inject my DNA

All along
All along you want it too
Don't you baby
Take it all
Take it all and take it down

Get down
Get going
Get down
Get going

All along
All along you want it too
Don't you baby
Take it all
Take it all and take it down

Get me going
Get down
Get me going
Get down
And get me going

So get down
And get me going

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Emigrate's song "Get Down" convey a message of dominance and control, with the singer describing themselves as ready to explode like a bomb and capable of making their target unable to leave. They also use sexual imagery to assert their power, describing their partner as a "baby bird of prey" and saying they will inject their DNA. The repeated command to "get down" adds to the sense of forcefulness and insistence.

While the lyrics themselves could be interpreted as disturbing or even predatory, it's worth noting that many music fans enjoy heavy metal and other genres precisely because of the cathartic and theatrical nature of the performances, and do not necessarily take the lyrics literally. Instead, they may see the song as a release valve for pent-up emotions, or simply as an opportunity to dance or mosh along to a catchy beat.

It's also worth noting that Emigrate is a side project of Richard Z. Kruspe, best known as the founder and lead guitarist of the hugely popular German band Rammstein. Emigrate's sound is often compared to Rammstein's, but with a slightly more experimental feel incorporating elements of pop and electronic music. This may be why "Get Down" features a relatively upbeat, danceable tempo compared to some of Rammstein's more ominous or foreboding tracks.

Line by Line Meaning

I'm set for detonation
I am ready to explode into an intense energy.

One touch you're blown away
One touch of me and you will be overwhelmed and powerless.

Why suffer from starvation
Why should you endure scarcity or starvation when you can have abundance?

I'll make you have to stay
I will inspire you to stay and indulge in the abundance I possess.

All along
All this time, without ceasing.

All along you want it too
You too, have been desiring this all along.

Don't you baby
Don't you feel it, darling?

Take it all
Take everything that I offer, without hesitation.

Take it all and take it down
Accept everything I give you and let yourself go down into the pleasures that follow.

I taste your salivation
I feel the excitement building up inside you, in anticipation of what is to come.

My baby bird of prey
You are like a bird of prey, eagerly waiting to pounce on your meal, and I am your prey.