"Samsas Traum" was evoked in 1996 by Alexander Kaschte as solo-project, res… Read Full Bio ↴"Samsas Traum" was evoked in 1996 by Alexander Kaschte as solo-project, resulting from his incapability of working together with other musicians. Having performed as vocalist and guitarist in several Black-, Death-, Doom- and Melodic-Metal-Bands before, he decided to walk his own paths, to step forward into the wide fields of darker electronic and neoclassical music.

The first demo-tape "Nostalgische Atavismen" sold more than 500 copies in the worldwide underground, slowly spreading the news that "Samsas Traum" someday might become more than a very strange little band with even stranger german vocals. After recording and releasing two more demo- and promo-tapes, the band signed their record deal with "Trisol Music Group Germany" (London After Midnight, Sopor Aeternus, L'âme Immortelle) on the 1st of march 1999, exactly three years after the bands foundation. The chief-manager of "Trisol" got to know about "Samsas Traum" randomly; he was phoning "Orkus Magazine" concerning adverts, and the person in charge listened to the bands' latest promo-release while talking to him.

Mr. Misanthropia
Samsas Traum Lyrics

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Ich töte sieben Tage, lebenslang,
In jeder Hirnwindung klebt Blut,
Ich zünde ganze Kontinente an,
Ich denke schnell, ich hasse gut.
Ich säe Zwietracht, Krieg und Völkermord,
Ich bin charmant und kultiviert,
Ich gehe mit den letzten Kindern fort
Und weiß schon jetzt: die Welt verliert.

Wenn Du stirbst, wer ist dann da?
Mr. Misanthropia.
Wer war Schuld, dass es geschah?
Mr. Misanthropia.
Wer macht Deine Ängste wahr?
Mr. Misanthropia.
Wer ist der, der alles sah?
Mr. Misanthropia.

Ich bin das Schicksal, ich bin der Moment,
In dem es Dich nach unten zieht,

Ich bin der Freund, der Dir in größter Not
Zu Deinen größten Fehlern riet.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Samsas Traum's "Mr. Misanthropia" are a disturbing portrayal of a character who revels in destruction and chaos. The singer claims to have killed for seven days straight and continues to live with blood stains on every thought. They boast of their ability to instigate wars and genocides and claim to have a charming, cultured personality. The final verse suggests that the singer plans to take the last children of the world with them as they leave, leaving destruction in their wake.

The chorus of the song repeats the name "Mr. Misanthropia", implying that this is the name of the singer or perhaps a persona that they have adopted. The verses suggest that this character takes pleasure in causing pain and suffering, and is perhaps even addicted to it. The final lines of the chorus ask a series of rhetorical questions, implying that Mr. Misanthropia is the cause of all of the terrible things that happen in the world.

Line by Line Meaning

Ich töte sieben Tage, lebenslang,
I take seven days, throughout my whole life, to kill.

In jeder Hirnwindung klebt Blut,
Blood sticks in every crevice of my brain.

Ich zünde ganze Kontinente an,
I ignite entire continents.

Ich denke schnell, ich hasse gut.
I think quickly and hate well.

Ich säe Zwietracht, Krieg und Völkermord,
I sow discord, war, and genocide.

Ich bin charmant und kultiviert,
I am charming and refined.

Ich gehe mit den letzten Kindern fort
I leave with the last of the children.

Und weiß schon jetzt: die Welt verliert.
And I already know: the world loses.

Wenn Du stirbst, wer ist dann da?
When you die, who is there?

Mr. Misanthropia.
Mr. Misanthropia.

Wer war Schuld, dass es geschah?
Who was to blame for what happened?