Stahlhammer (German for "Steel Hammer") is a Heavy Metal band from Austria … Read Full Bio ↴Stahlhammer (German for "Steel Hammer") is a Heavy Metal band from Austria that formed in 1992. They sing mostly in German, and have produced 6 albums - Killer Instinkt (1995), Wiener Blut (Viennese Blood) (1997), Feind Hört Mit (Enemy Listens In) (1999), Eisenherz (Iron Heart) (2002), Stahlmania (2004) and their most recent release, Opera Noir, which came out in March of 2006. Stahlhammer is currently comprised of 3 members: Gary Wheeler, Peter Karolyi, and Michael Stocker.

Psycho
Stahlhammer Lyrics

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Nacht
Kalte einsam nacht
Das blut in den adern erwacht
Der trieb er gewinnt uebermacht
Leicht dringt der stahl durch die haut
Ich mag das fleisch lieber roh

Jesus weinte

Als er uns sah
Gott weisz sein ende ist nah

Leid
Suesses leid
Ich weisz das fleisch ist so schwach
Kein zweifel die tat ist vollbracht
Die lust gewinnt am macht
Ich mag das fleisch lieber tot

Jesus weinte
Als er uns sah
Gott weisz sein ende ist nah

Psycho
Dann sagt sie dies
Und er sagt das
Und ihr macht mich alle krank

Ich mag das fleisch lieber roh

Jesus weinte

Als er uns sah
Gott weisz sein ende ist nah

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Stahlhammer's song "Psycho" depict a disturbed individual who finds pleasure in violence and killing. The night is presented as cold and lonely, but it is when the singer's blood starts to boil and his primal desires take over. He revels in the feeling of steel piercing through flesh, and admits to enjoying raw flesh. The reference to Jesus and God serves to contrast the singer's actions with religious teachings, as they weep at the sight of his actions and anticipate the end of days.

The chorus is a cry of frustration at the conflicting opinions and actions of others, which exacerbate the singer's twisted desires. He reiterates his preference for raw flesh, emphasizing that his bloodlust isn't normalized or rationalized by anyone else.

Overall, the lyrics paint a bleak and unsettling picture of a mind consumed by murder and cannibalism, and convey a sense of both disgust and fascination with the darkest aspects of human nature.

Line by Line Meaning

Nacht
Night

Kalte einsam nacht
Cold lonely night

Das blut in den adern erwacht
The blood in the veins awakens

Der trieb er gewinnt uebermacht
The urge gains control

Leicht dringt der stahl durch die haut
The steel easily penetrates the skin

Ich mag das fleisch lieber roh
I prefer the meat raw

Jesus weinte
Jesus wept

Als er uns sah
When he saw us

Gott weisz sein ende ist nah
God knows his end is near

Leid
Suffering

Suesses leid
Sweet suffering