Jennifer Weist… Read Full Bio ↴Jennifer Rostock is a rock band from Berlin, Germany.
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.
Tier in dir
Jennifer Rostock Lyrics
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Und kriecht an dir empor
Das kleine Biest sitzt dir im Genick
Und zischt dir Obszönitäten ins Ohr
Es röchelt und es hechelt
Und es macht dich krank
Am Ende gibst du dem Gaul die Sporen
Du hälst die Zügel zwar mit Stil
Hast du schon oft genug verloren
Und alles bleibt, wie es ist, und alles bleibt
Steck deine Hand in meine Tasche
Und such das Tier in mir,
Such das Tier in mir
Bis du erwachst in kalter Asche
Es ist das Tier in dir,
Es ist das Tier in dir
Steck deine Hand in meine Tasche
Und such das Tier in mir,
Such das Tier in mir
Bis du erwachst in kalter Asche
Es ist das Tier in dir,
Es ist das Tier in dir
Es ist das Tier in dir...
Kalter Speichel im Dekolleté
Verreist auf wundgebliebter Haut
Du urinierst meinen Namen in den Schnee
Obwohl du weißt, dass er zum Morgen taut
Wieder salutiert die Armee aus Oxitocyn
In deinem Blut
Und wieder baumelt deine Disziplin
Am Strick hormoneller Wut
Und alles bleibt, wie es ist, und alles bleibt
Steck deine Hand in meine Tasche
Und such das Tier in mir,
Such das Tier in mir
Bis du erwachst in kalter Asche
Es ist das Tier in dir,
Es ist das Tier in dir
Steck deine Hand in meine Tasche
Und such das Tier in mir,
Such das Tier in mir
Bis du erwachst in kalter Asche
Es ist das Tier in dir,
Es ist das Tier in dir
Halt mich für einen Moment
Und dann auf Abstand
Wir turteln recht steril
Hinter dieser rosa Pappwand
Und du erreichst den nächsten Hof
Mit Müh und Not
In deinen Armen
Das Kind war tot
Steck deine Hand in meine Tasche
Und such das Tier in mir,
Such das Tier in mir
Bis du erwachst in kalter Asche
Es ist das Tier in dir,
Es ist das Tier in dir
Steck deine Hand in meine Tasche
Und such das Tier in mir,
Such das Tier in mir
Bis du erwachst in kalter Asche
Es ist das Tier in dir,
Es ist das Tier in dir
Es ist das Tier in dir...
The lyrics to Jennifer Rostock's "Tier in dir" describe the duality of human nature, the animalistic instinct that lies within every person, and the struggle to control it. The first stanza sets the tone, with the singer describing the moment of realization when the "little beast" inside them rears its head and reminds them of its presence. The singer goes on to describe the physical and emotional symptoms of its emergence, which leaves them feeling sick and out of control. Despite their best efforts to rein it in, the game has already been lost many times before, and it seems unlikely that they will be able to control it now.
The chorus encourages the listener to embrace their animal nature by "searching for the animal" within themselves. The singer suggests that it is only by acknowledging and accepting this part of their nature that they will be able to fully awaken and be true to themselves. The second and third verses continue to explore the struggles of controlling the animal within, with references to the chemical reactions in the brain (such as oxytocin), and the ways in which this struggle impacts relationships. The final stanza is particularly poignant, with the singer describing the loss of a child, which serves to highlight the destructive consequences of embracing the animal within.
Line by Line Meaning
Eiskalt liegt der Augenblick in der Luft
The moment is cold and still in the air
Und kriecht an dir empor
And it creeps up on you
Das kleine Biest sitzt dir im Genick
The little beast sits on your neck
Und zischt dir Obszönitäten ins Ohr
And whispers obscenities in your ear
Es röchelt und es hechelt
It wheezes and pants
Und es macht dich krank
And it makes you sick
Am Ende gibst du dem Gaul die Sporen
At the end, you spur on the horse
Du hälst die Zügel zwar mit Stil
You hold the reins with style
Doch das Spiel
But the game
Hast du schon oft genug verloren
You have lost it often enough
Und alles bleibt, wie es ist, und alles bleibt
And everything stays the same, and everything stays
Steck deine Hand in meine Tasche
Put your hand in my pocket
Und such das Tier in mir,
And search for the beast in me
Bis du erwachst in kalter Asche
Until you wake up in cold ashes
Es ist das Tier in dir,
It is the animal in you,
Kalter Speichel im Dekolleté
Cold saliva on the neckline
Verreist auf wundgebliebter Haut
Travelled on wounded skin
Du urinierst meinen Namen in den Schnee
You urinate my name in the snow
Obwohl du weißt, dass er zum Morgen taut
Although you know it will melt by morning
Wieder salutiert die Armee aus Oxitocyn
Again, the army of oxytocin salutes
In deinem Blut
In your blood
Und wieder baumelt deine Disziplin
And again, your discipline dangles
Am Strick hormoneller Wut
On the rope of hormonal rage
Halt mich für einen Moment
Hold me for a moment
Und dann auf Abstand
And then keep your distance
Wir turteln recht steril
We flirt rather sterilized
Hinter dieser rosa Pappwand
Behind this pink cardboard wall
Und du erreichst den nächsten Hof
And you reach the next farm
Mit Müh und Not
With difficulty
In deinen Armen
In your arms
Das Kind war tot
The child was dead
Es ist das Tier in dir...
It is the animal in you...
Contributed by Peyton O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.