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

Hände Hoch
Wir sind Helden Lyrics

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Es ist vorbei, du bist umstellt
Um dich herum überall Welt
Die dich nicht fragt was dir gefällt
Die nur sagt: so ist es
Nimm dir Zeit so viel du musst
Aber wehr dich nicht mehr
Behalt den Schmerz in deiner Brust
Aber wehr dich nicht mehr

Nimm deine Hände hoch
Ergib dich
Sprich mir nach: So ist es
Hände hoch
Ergib dich
So ist es
So ist es

Was ist dabei? Du bist umstellt
Was du so fest umklammert hältst
Ist nicht mal das was du bestellt hast
Schau dich an: so ist es

Deine Beute ist deine Last
Komm, wehr dich nicht mehr
Wein alle Tränen, die du hast
Aber wehr dich nicht mehr

Nimm deine Hände hoch
Ergib dich
Sprich mir nach: So ist es

Es ist vorbei du bist umstellt
Um dich herum überall Welt
Die sich nicht fragt was dir gefällt
Und trotzdem manchmal
Tut sie's doch

Ändere alles was du kannst
Aber wehr dich nicht mehr

Ändere alles was du musst
Aber wehr dich nicht mehr

Overall Meaning

The song "Hände Hoch" by Wir sind Helden is about letting go of control and surrendering to the inevitability of the world around you. The lyrics start by acknowledging that it is over and you are surrounded by the world, which doesn't care about what you want and only tells you how it is. The singer advises to take as much time as needed, but not to resist anymore and keep the pain of the situation inside.

The chorus repeats the phrase "Hände Hoch" which means "Hands Up" in German, but it is used in this context as a surrendering gesture. The singer asks for the listener to repeat after them "So ist es" which translates to "So it is" or "That's how it is". The second verse touches upon the idea that what the listener is trying so hard to hold onto is not even what they wanted in the first place. The singer offers a solution to let go of the burden that is weighing them down and not to resist anymore. The final line is an appeal to the listener to change all they can, but still to not resist anymore.

Overall, the song encourages the listener to accept the world as it is and to stop resisting it, which will ultimately give them peace.

Line by Line Meaning

Es ist vorbei, du bist umstellt
It's over and you are surrounded

Um dich herum überall Welt
The world is all around you

Die dich nicht fragt was dir gefällt
It does not ask what you like

Die nur sagt: so ist es
It only says: that's how it is

Nimm dir Zeit so viel du musst
Take as much time as you need

Aber wehr dich nicht mehr
But don't resist anymore

Behalt den Schmerz in deiner Brust
Keep the pain in your chest

Nimm deine Hände hoch
Raise your hands

Ergib dich
Surrender

Sprich mir nach: So ist es
Repeat after me: That's how it is