In the late 1990's the band was accused of links with the German neo-nazi scene, due to the project's themes, the presence of right-wing fans at their concerts, and especially because they first appeared on a right-wing label - VAWS, Verlag + Agentur Werner Symanek. VAWS published clearly neonazi videos and German nationalist materials, but also spearheaded a right-wing attempt to breakthrough in German music scenes beyond oi and rac. Josef Maria Klumb (Von Thronstahl) worked with VAWS. Feindflug rejected the critique and read a formal statement of denial at their concert at the 1999 Wave Gotik Treffen. They stated that their music is intended as criticism of the issues it describes, not as glorification. Quote: Das Projekt vertritt definitiv kein faschistoides Gedankengut! Oder würde es sonst Titel geben, wie „Stukas im Visier“ bzw. „Kahle Bedrohung“?! Die Mühe, auch mal etwas zu hinterfragen, muß man sich schon selbst machen...Use your brain and think about it! Use your brain and think about it! With the increasing success of Feindflug, the criticism abated, but still irritates the band, who have had to constantly defend themselves (using that English-language slogan). At their website - http://www.feindflug.info/ - the flash intro features photographs of several German World War II scenes, an electric chair, and President George W. Bush, in between the voice samples "Von hier gibt es kein Entkommen" ("From here, there is no escape") and "Schluss damit!" ("Stop it!") with the band's slogan "Use your brain and think about it!" appearing in between.
Blutorgel
Feindflug Lyrics
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Verbrecherisches Verhalten außerhalb
Der sozialistischen Gesellschaft gestellt
Und wird des Rechts entzogen in dieser
Unser humanen Gesellschaft zu leben
Bei uns schläft so etwas nicht im Bett
Sondern auf der Pritsche
Tat gefasst wird
Warten Gericht und Henker auf ihn
Wir schalten so etwas zum Wohl der Welt aus
Schützen die Menschheit davor und strafen gerecht
The lyrics to Feindflug's song Blutorgel describe a society that is fed up with a criminal who has repeatedly behaved in an illegal and immoral manner. The individual in question has become an outcast to their socialist society and is henceforth deprived of their legal rights to exist within the boundaries of such a humane society. In this society, the punishment for such transgressions is immediate and unforgiving.
The society described in the lyrics is one of law and order, where the criminal justice system is swift and brutal. The criminal archetype is portrayed as a predatory animal, one that does not sleep in a bed but rather on a prison cot. If caught in the act of committing a crime, the individual will face justice at the hands of an appointed court and an executioner. The lyrics convey a sense of vigilante justice, where the community deems it their duty to protect themselves from the criminal and remove them from the collective society.
Overall, the song can be interpreted as a warning against criminals and the consequences of their actions. The lyrics bring to light the idea that if an individual chooses to act outside society's laws, they will be outcast, and society will not stand for it. It is a powerful commentary on the need for society's laws and the swift punishment for breaking those laws.
Line by Line Meaning
Der Angeklagte hat sich durch permanentes
The accused has through continuous
Verbrecherisches Verhalten außerhalb
criminal behavior outside
Der sozialistischen Gesellschaft gestellt
put himself outside the socialist society
Und wird des Rechts entzogen in dieser
and is deprived of the rights to live in this
Unser humanen Gesellschaft zu leben
our humane society
Bei uns schläft so etwas nicht im Bett
Here, such things do not sleep in beds
Sondern auf der Pritsche
but on the cot
Und wenn er auf frischer
And when caught red-handed
Frat wird Warten Gericht und Henker auf ihn
court and executioner are waiting for him
Wir schalten so etwas zum Wohl der Welt aus
We exterminate such things for the good of the world
Schützen die Menschheit davor und strafen gerecht
protect mankind and punish justly
Contributed by Brayden V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.