No matter in what country you live, the aspects that you hate will always have something to do with the government, and the things that you love, something to do with the actual people of the country.

Hello.
I'm from Germany so let me give you some thoughts from someone who's born here. First of all, first time I watched the video I was shocked and deeply moved. The song/ video takes a very deep look into our german souls and how a lot of us feel about our country. It's a love- hate- relationship. The video is loaded with tons of symbols, that as a German you catch onto.

Let's start: in the intro  you see Germania ( Personification of Germany) during roman/ germanian tribes time.
The red Lazer represents the "red thread" of the story/ history.
Astronauts from the future bringing Germania in a glass coffin (snow-white) so she can lead through the/her german history.

Next you observe the twenties(Weimar Republic).The prison scene representing the rough, violent times especially for the majority of the population struggling to survive. Money raining down/ the great depression. And Germany's first try as a democratic state.
In between Germania is dressed in knight's armor awaking her knights/band with the Lazarus spear.

Next Germania is pushed in a wheelchair  by the band through the Berlin Holocaust Memorial with burning bodies. (Imagine the statue of liberty being shown like that)

Next vignette the office scene showing east Germany and west Germany reunited (1990).

Then you're being taken back to mideveal times, monks/ church are feasting off of Germania. In most scenes you'll see some church man involved. No coincidence.

The concentration camp scene in the background you see V2 rockets ignition. The inmates are wearing different types of stars on their chests and a sign on the gallows reads: no photos. Germania wears an eye-patch first on her left, than on her right eye.
Than a quick shot of Germania dressed modern with lots of gold leading german shepherds., representing Germany's wealth.

The 70's scene shows the RAF- extremists holding Germania/ Germany hostage.

Next vignette is the witch burnings shifting to the book burning. If you have a close look, at minute 4:45 you see a church man holding up a cross hugging a Nazi, symbolising the churches over all position to the horrific events happening during 1933-1945.

The birth scene. Germania is giving birth to dogs respectively "Leonberger" a breed preferred by Kings and Queens. The Breed almost went extinct during WW1 and WW2. A cardinal/ Constitutional judge (dressed in red) dressed in red helping a new Germany being born.

At minute 5:50 you see the riots against refugees homes in the 90's in Hoyerswerda. Molotovs are being thrown and a car is being pushed over with the help of a man dressed in Nazi uniform.

Than the scenes/ time vignettes start shifting faster and faster, showing how many times, when circumstances becoming too extreme everything is falling apart and Germania ( dressed in knight's) armor is crying.

The outro is the piano version of the song "Sonne" which completes how we feel thinking of our past: a sense of sadness.

To sum it up. Germany has a long, wild, violent, unique history, because we as a state of today exist only since 1990. Yet the roots go back a very long time. "Young and yet so old" I hope that helped a little to understand the video and with that us Germans. We don't have a strong feeling of patriotism, but a strong sense of unity.

With love from country of Poets and thinkers.❤

Showed this to a former  teacher I had. He was shocked at the sheer amount of information packed into 9 minutes.

I could give a full 90 minute lecture on the messages in the video. Watching this, I'd have to pause for 5 minutes every 5 seconds of video to explain another detail. Even the race of those dogs has a lot of meaning. There already are a few explanation vids on YouTube. Most miss a few things here and there, though.

I'm a German  and this song from rammstein represent our country to 100% the Good and the bad story's in our history

15:48 The puppies are Leonberger dogs. It is a german breed that got almost extincted twice during the world wars, it wants to symbolize (germanys) resilience.

Rammstein is ART

The attention to detail is insane. in every clip when you see Germania she is always wearing the collors of the German flag: black red yellow(gold).

Two thousand years of German history in one video.

I’m a 63yr old Aussie mum who fell in love with this band when my then teenage son was playing them at home around 2005. He is a Rammstein freak, has only one tattoo and it’s the band logo on his upper arm. He knew while they were filming this and they did it over 2 days from memory. They did release little pics as they were doing it but no one had a clue what was going on. Amazing production!! Oh and he got to meet Til in Melbourne Australia and have his pic taken with him during a Lindemann Promo visit. I was so jealous!

She is the physical embodiment of the spirit of Germany.
The outro is a special piano version of Rammstein's song "Sonne"

This video is probably the best music video ever - the budget was in millions of dollars. What actually shows how much they love their audience - just imagine, they are so beloved by the fans that anything would be appreciated yet they spent a huge amount just to satisfy themselves and their fans ♥

Also, think that this was released 10 years after the previous album - and was truly a shock to the community.

Now, years after its release, I still sometimes find some small details that I didn't spot earlier. There are videos that go deeper into analysis and discuss almost every second of the clip - just amazing!

And if you think this was insane (of course it was!), then check Adieu 😅

Have a fantastic day! 😊

He wants to love Germany but history makes it hard is the gist of the lyrics.

Many greetings from Hamburg, Germany.. 🙂 Thank you for watching Rammstein!

Watch the eyepatch move from right to left. A subtle yet important move in relation to the history of Germany in the first halve of the 20th century.

Kanye doesn't deserve to swim in Ramstein's wake. :)

As german I can say that this is a perfect mix of historic facts and (mixed) emotions being german. Super well done!

"Germania" has a monument overlooking the Rhine River and is watching the West which means France. Look up 'The Niederwald monument ' and it will tell you the story. When you stand in front of her you get shivers down your spine, she is that impressive. - At the end of the video she is holding the "Bundesadler", the eagle in the "Coat of Arms" of Germany.

This is such a horrific but beautiful depiction of this culture's history. Rammstein can really do more than just perform music, they can display art as well.

Sonne on keyboard is just next level ❤