Wir sind Helden (English translation: "We are heroes") was a well known Ger… Read Full Bio ↴Wir sind Helden (English translation: "We are heroes") was a well known German rock act formed 2000 in Hamburg, Germany. In 2003 they were among the first bands to kick off a still ongoing trend for up tempo rock songs sung in German. Examples of other successful bands following that trend are Juli and Silbermond, a wave of bands referred to by the media as the 'NDW2', the second 'Neue Deutsche Welle' or ('New German Wave'). The first wave brought fame to artists like Nena, in the 1980s.

The four members of the band are Judith Holofernes, Jean-Michel Tourette, Mark Tavassol and Pola Roy. They met during the Kontaktstudiengang Popmusik, a study program in Hamburg, Germany.

The group released four studio albums: Die Reklamation (2003), Von hier an blind (2005), Soundso (2007) and, finally, Bring mich nach Hause (2010).

It was a band tradition to play a concert in the German town of Helden as part of every tour.

In April 2012 the band announced its 'indefinite hiatus'.

Website: http://www.wirsindhelden.de

Echolot
Wir sind Helden Lyrics

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Echolot
Halt still
Das Bett ist ein Floß
Und ich will
Raus auf´s Meer komm schneid es
Los schau
Unter uns flüssiges Blei
Graue

Schatten ziehen träge vorbei

Sterne und Wasser
Und wir dazwischen
Komm, wir schwimmen
Mit den großen Fischen

Ich seh dein Herz
Dein Echolot
Schlägt Wellen in die See
Ich seh dein Herz
Das bisschen rot
Tut nicht lange weh
Ich seh dein Herz
Bleib noch nicht stehen
Ich häng an deinem Mund
Ich seh dein Herz
Ich weiß wir gehen
Tiefer auf den Grund

Hier
Unten tanzt glitzernd der Staub
Wir sinken
Selig und taub stumm

Wartend und leise ziehen
Die Schatten engere Kreise

Overall Meaning

The song "Echolot" by Wir sind Helden describes a desire to escape from the confines of everyday life and explore the unknown depths of the sea. The singer urges the listener to come along and embark on this journey with her, cutting loose from the anchor of the bed and setting out into the open waters. She describes the fluid lead passing beneath them and the slow-moving shadows that drift by, as they navigate through the vast ocean.

As they dive deeper into the sea, the singer takes note of the echoes that reverberate off their hearts, creating ripples in the water around them. She urges the listener not to stop, as she is entranced by their voice and the connection they share. Descending further, they reach the bottom of the ocean where the dust dances in the light, and they sink blissfully into silence.

The song speaks to the human desire for adventure, to explore beyond what is familiar and discover new territory. It also touches on the beauty of human connection and the depth of emotion that can be shared between two people.

Line by Line Meaning

Halt still
Stop moving

Das Bett ist ein Floß
The bed is a raft

Und ich will
And I want

Raus auf´s Meer komm schneid es Los schau
Come out to the sea and cut it, look

Unter uns flüssiges Blei
Liquid lead beneath us

Graue Schatten ziehen träge vorbei
Gray shadows pass by slowly

Sterne und Wasser Und wir dazwischen
Stars and water and us in between

Komm, wir schwimmen Mit den großen Fischen
Come, let's swim with the big fish

Ich seh dein Herz Dein Echolot Schlägt Wellen in die See
I see your heart, your echolot creates waves in the sea

Ich seh dein Herz Das bisschen rot Tut nicht lange weh
I see your heart, the little bit of red won't hurt for long

Ich seh dein Herz Bleib noch nicht stehen Ich häng an deinem Mund
I see your heart, don't stop yet, I'm hanging on your lips