Lyrics for Amerika as interpreted by Shoot_Me

Amerika Lyrics
We're all living in Amerika
Amerika ist wunderbar
We're all living in Amerika
Amerika, Amerika

Wenn getanzt wird will ich führen
auch wenn ihr euch alleine dreht
Lasst euch ein wenig kontrollieren
Ich zeige euch wie es richtig geht
Wir bilden einen lieben Reigen
Die Freiheit spielt auf allen Geigen
Musik kommt aus dem Weißen Haus
und vor Paris steht Micky Maus

We're all living in Amerika
Amerika ist wunderbar
We're all living in Amerika
Amerika, Amerika

Ich kenne Schritte die sehr nützen
und werde euch vor Fehltritt schützen
Und wer nicht tanzen will am Schluss
weiß noch nicht dass er tanzen muss
Wir bilden einen lieben Reigen
Ich werde euch die Richtung zeigen
Nach Afrika kommt Santa Claus
und vor Paris steht Micky Maus

We're all living in Amerika
Amerika ist wunderbar
We're all living in Amerika
Amerika, Amerika

We're all living in Amerika
Coca-Cola, Wonderbra
We're all living in Amerika
Amerika, Amerika

This is not a love song
This is not a love song
I don't sing my mother tongue
No, this is not a love song

We're all living in Amerika
Amerika ist wunderbar
We're all living in Amerika
Amerika, Amerika

We're all living in Amerika
Coca-Cola, sometimes war
We're all living in Amerika
Amerika, Amerika

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rott3n
09-25-2004

Rated 0 
another anti-american anthem... gotta love it.

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rott3n
09-25-2004

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another anti-american anthem... gotta love it ;]

i hav nothing against you american people, but against your government, which is what this song opposes to
sorry for the bad english

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Der_Bulle
09-29-2004

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This is an anti-American song:
America is the world's cop, influences the whole world with it's products and decadency etc.
Well this is at least what this song means (I think ;))

And I really like it. Not because I hate America. I just like the song, especially the chorus, starting with some words in English, then continuing in German (We're all living in Amerika).
Excuse me for my bad English, it's not my language

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paphan
10-19-2004

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I like the message of this song, simply because it's so true that the U.S. want to dictate what the entire world is supposed to do. But the first time I heard it, I had to laugh out loud after hearing the words 'We're all living in Amerika', not because the words themselves are funny but because it's in English and spoken with the trademark Rammstein hard rolling letter R. In my opinion, this made it sound a lot more sarcastic.
It's just too bad that the first two stanzas almost have no melody as compared to the chorus...

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sexyjedi
10-20-2004

Rated -1 
How ironic. A bunch of Germans calling Americans war mongers.

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Der_Bulle
10-20-2004

Rated +2 
sexyjedi,
I'm not German (I'm Dutch). And the last war Germany fought was WWII, and by far most of the German people were born after 1945. Since then, Germany has been one of the most peaceful countries on earth.

So, how about a nice cup of shut the f*** up?!

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paphan
10-20-2004

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sexyjedi, your statement towards Germans really isn't fair - you could make the same statement regarding every single nation in the world, because there is not one nation that hasn't had a bloody war in its history. And considering America's history of war, I wouldn't complain about any other country criticizing the U.S. for being warmongers...

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redrum
10-22-2004

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The meaning of this song is quite simple: American people live in a country that has everything you can wish for, but they don't realise that they get it all at other nations' expenses. I really don't have anything against American people, they're pretty cool fellas and very polite individuals, but the whole media and government have trapped them inside a magic bubble where everything is beautiful and kinda fake. And 2 more things, sexyjedi,1st it's not just a bunch of Germans, it's Rammstein; 2nd please take the time to buy a newspaper and a history book and read about whose government fights wars that are none of their business... (sorry for the bad English)

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Goose511th
10-30-2004

Rated +1 
The song always seemed to be more about a protest of the spread of American culture, than an outright anti-American song to me.. which makes a lot of sense, because as McDonalds and Coca Cola go across the entire globe, regional cultures and traditions are slowly being erased. In Italy for example, teh Fiesta or whatever it was called (I forget the name unfortunately), where everyone takes a break at around 4 pm to go out, is becoming less and less frequent.

Likely countless other examples could be used, and while I agree with the song ,blaming America for it isn't right since there's nothign stopping an 80 year old man in the Phillipines from buying ethnic food over McDonalds.

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BCMM
11-01-2004

Rated +1 
Sexyjedi, this site may interest you. It is a list of countries bombed by the USA since WWII. Since then, Germany has attacked no one.
http://expage.com/notowar4

WWII is history, Iraq/Afganistan is now.

And anyway, this song is not primeraly about war, or even anti-American. It is about the spread of US culture in Europe. You would feel the same if German culture was forced on US society.

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Luvr_of_Linkin
11-03-2004

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damn people...didnt realize u all hate us so much...but anywayz....response to BCMM...i wouldnt care if german culture came here....cuz i think its awesome...europe seems to be less strict than the US....but i still think this song is anti-american...but i dont care...i like the song....i dont care bout its message...cuz rammstein comes up w/some great shit...no matter the message

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paphan
11-03-2004

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Don't you think that kind of defeats the purpose of the song?

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Lani
11-05-2004

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I love this song too, because it reflects exactly my thoughts on the american culture spreaded all over the world today - or should I rather say: forced upon the rest of the world? Anyways, what makes me really wondering is that Rammstein even did "dare" to release a song like that - I mean, they are fuckin huge in the US - wouldn't you think that this song could limit their success somewhat now? So - wasn't it somewhat of a risky business to create a song like that? Don't get me wrong, like I said, the song is awesome, but just wondering...

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purpleandteal
11-06-2004

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Well, Green Day released "American Idiot" and everyone loves it. It's not that risky to be anti-american anymore. Sexyjedi MOST likely isn't reading this anymore, so I doubt that saying anything to that one-line-post-er is going to do anything. By the way, Americans didn't totally invent Santa Claus...

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Goose511th
11-09-2004

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It's actually a little trendy to be anti-American nowadays, which I think is pretty disgusting.. It's easy to point the finger at the decadent American for all of your countries problems, self inflicted or otherwise.

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blinkcat00
11-09-2004

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I didnt get an entirly anti- american vibe from this song at all. More like saying that 'this is the way things are, and you cant disagree with that'. But anyway it is a good song, also funny.

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Meto
11-09-2004

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"...by far most of the German people were born after 1945."
and there are a lotta immigrants now...
btw you can't deny that it's the way the song tells us sexyjedi.
i don't think this song is anti-american it just subscribes the present situation on earth.
get a gun
god bless america...

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quiffporn
11-09-2004

Rated -1 
Is this song a joke? It is terrible.

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Xanatos
11-09-2004

Rated 0 
Great song! Quite shocked at first. A friend showed me this song, and I couldn't believe myself. Rammstein? English lyrics? But now I know. Although I wouldn't consider the song entirely 'Anti-American' (i'm from the United States myself)

Heres what I think some of the lyrics mean, it's quite simple actually.

"I know the very useful steps
and I will protect you from missteps
and who does not want to dance at the end
does not know that he must dance"

It obviously means that the U.S. (supposedly) knows everything to do and we can guide you through it, and if you don't want to take part, then you aren't wise.

"This is not a love song
this is not a love song
I don't sing my mother tongue
no, this is not a love song"

This is what I think this means: Lots of europeans know at least a little bit of the english language. One example is that most of the advertisements in Europe are in English. Guess where these Ads originated? I think the whole 'this is not a love song' might have to do with the music industry in america as well...

"When we dance I want to lead
when you turn yourself around alone
let us control you a bit
I'll show you how to walk right"

I believe this again has to mainly do with war. We always want to take charge (When we dance I want to lead) and when other countries think differently (when you turn yourself around alone) we want to persuade you to 'join our cause' so to speak (i'll show you how to walk right)

But in general, this song has to do with cultural convergence from America around the rest of the world. Also, it has to do with how we are the 'boss' of the rest of the world. We say everything we do is right and that you should follow us and us only.

It's quite disgusting, actually. The U.S. is worried about cultural convergence in our own country, yet we have impacted cultures around the world. And we've started so much bullshit and half the time we don't know how to get out of it.

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Meto
11-13-2004

Rated 0 
hey, i start to like you americans...

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Sweet666
11-14-2004

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I LOVE IT!!! this song is a perfect example of how stupid our country is and how stuck up we are. and the whole point of singing in english is to show that everyone speaks english. they're mocking us and our lifestyle and when you take a step back and look at us, they're right. all us americans care about are the simple, less important things in life that only affect us. we don't care about things we do that might affect other countries

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Tappos
11-15-2004

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guiffporn, you are a dumbass. yes, I live in Germany, and everyone here seems to love this song, if not the band. and yes, it is indeed making fun of America, if you knew the band then you would know that. however, I also think that Reise Reise has better songs on it.

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quiffporn
11-19-2004

Rated -1 
I know what it is about, you retard, the fact still remains that this song is a hunk of smoldering shit.

Also, my username is Quiffporn, jesus, how hard is it?

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bburn35
11-25-2004

Rated -1 
im totally with you man, this band sucks like hell and the videoclip sucks also, so, in a small resume, this is SHIT!

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shadowwiththeeyes
11-26-2004

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That's a summary, not a resume. Nice try.

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