Jennifer Rostock is a rock band from Berlin, Germany.

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Jennifer Weist and Johannes "Joe" Walter-Müller are both natives of the German Baltic island Usedom and first met in kindergarten. Walter-Müller started taking music lessons as a five-year-old; he initially began to learn the violin, later he started to play piano. At the age of 13, he met Weist again when she sang at a karaoke show and he invited her to join his school band. They experimented with different genres such as rock, pop, and swing, in the beginning singing in English, later in German and eventually writing their own songs. In 2004, both founded the band Aerials.

They met Werner Krumme who would later become their producer during a songwriting workshop in Rostock. After both had finished school having completed the Abitur (German equivalent of A-levels) in summer 2006, they moved to Berlin to pursue a career in music. There they also met their future band members Alex, Christoph, and Baku.

The band's name was based on a misunderstanding at first. Employees at the Planet Roc studios in Berlin repeatedly wrote notes for them addressed to "Jennifer Rostock." Weist later explained, "Jennifer was directed at me, and Rostock, because they remembered we are from the coast, and Rostock was probably the only town the studio guys knew up there." This working title was eventually embraced by the band and became their official name.

In 2007, the group gave their first concerts as "Jennifer Rostock" and they signed a recording contract with Warner Music. They mainly performed in the Berlin club scene and played as opening acts for the British bands Chikinki and Gallows. In Oktober, Jennifer Rostock released their first EP - "Ich will hier raus" and started to get air time with local radio stations in Berlin. In February 2008, their first single "Kopf oder Zahl" was placed in rotation by MTV Germany. They competed with that song at the Bundesvision Song Contest, a German television show based on the Eurovision Song Contest, and came in at fifth place.Jennifer Rostock’s debut album Ins offene Messer was released the following day and entered the German album charts at number 31.

The band's unorthodox and innovative German lyrics are collectively written by Weist and Walter-Müller, who also compose and arrange the songs. Although the group is difficult to categorise, Jennifer Rostock is often compared to the Neue Deutsche Welle, especially due to their first single, "Kopf oder Zahl," and its similarities to the German 1980's band Ideal. The newspaper "Taz" described their music as "somewhere between glam punk, electropop and Berlin-rock".

On June 13th they released the album's second single "Feuer" (Fire), it was released as a Premium as well as a Basic version.

Ich will hier raus
Jennifer Rostock Lyrics

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Ich hab mich in dir erkannt
Das mein ich nicht als Kompliment
Hast du gedacht, ich geh an Land
Wo mich jeder kennt?
Ein bisschen Nikotin, ein nettes Wort
Und schon gehst du in die Knie
Was dir jetzt fehlt,
Ist ein Mangel an Empthatie

Ich will hier, Ich will

Ich will hier raus,
Ich will hier raus,
Ich will hier raus,
Ich will hier raus...

Ich will hier raus,
Ich will hier raus,
Ich will hier raus,
Ich will hier raus...

Ich will hier raus,
Will hier aus,
Will raus...

Raus, raus, raus,
Ich will hier raus...

Die Farben sind verlaufen
Und das Bild hängt schief
Der Künstler verliert sich schon im Konjunktiv
Die Muse roch gut,
Doch wurde tot geboren
Denn lieb gewonnen ist halb verloren
Ich wickel dich um meinen kleinen Zeh
Und schon zeigst du dich im Negligé
Es lief so gut,
Doch jetzt ist Schicht im Schacht
Wo ist die Taube?
Wo ist das Dach?

Ich will hier raus,
Ich will hier raus,
Ich will hier raus,
Ich will hier raus...

Ich will hier raus,
Ich will hier raus,
Ich will hier raus,
Ich will hier raus...

Will hier raus,
Will hier aus,
Ich will hier raus...

Raus, raus, raus,
Ich will hier raus...

Du hast dich an mir verbrannt
Was mir jetzt bleibt ist Sympathie
Du frisst mir einfach aus der Hand
Ich will dich nicht, ich weiß nicht wie

Ich will hier raus,
Ich will hier raus,
Ich will hier raus,
Ich will raus...

Ich will hier raus,
Will hier raus,
Ich will hier raus, raus...

Ich will hier raus,
will hier raus,
Ich will hier raus...

Raus, raus, raus,
Ich will hier raus...

Ohhh Ohhh Ohhh Yeah

Overall Meaning

The song "Ich will hier raus" by the German band Jennifer Rostock speaks about the desire to leave a negative and toxic relationship. The lyrics suggest that the singer has recognized herself in her partner but not in a positive way, as she does not see it as a compliment. She also mentions that her partner thought she would be more comfortable in their hometown, but that's not the case for her. She feels trapped and suffocated and wants to leave.

The second verse speaks about the loss of magic in the relationship. The colors have faded, and the picture is no longer straight. The artist is struggling, and the inspiration is gone. She also mentions the idea of a loved one being half lost. The singer then uses manipulative tactics like wrapping her partner around her little finger to control the situation. In the end, she realizes that her partner is not good for her, and she needs to leave the relationship to find herself again.

Line by Line Meaning

Ich hab mich in dir erkannt
I have seen myself in you

Das mein ich nicht als Kompliment
But I didn't mean it as a compliment

Hast du gedacht, ich geh an Land
Did you think that I would come on shore

Wo mich jeder kennt?
Where everyone knows me?

Ein bisschen Nikotin, ein nettes Wort
A little bit of nicotine and a nice word

Und schon gehst du in die Knie
And already you are on your knees

Was dir jetzt fehlt, Ist ein Mangel an Empathie
What you are lacking now, is a lack of empathy

Ich will hier raus
I want out of here

Die Farben sind verlaufen
The colors have run

Und das Bild hängt schief
And the picture is crooked

Der Künstler verliert sich schon im Konjunktiv
The artist is already losing himself in the subjunctive