I used to listen to this music with my pregnant girlfriend, she died in a head-on collision with a truck and then everything went up in flames, and her and the three babies we were expecting burnt alive.
I think the guy on the motorbike flees from the province. The video also stylizes the monotone life of the youth of the province and makes it somewhat beautiful in its sadness. Very poetic imagery.
Karl von Donnerbalken mir spricht das video aus der Seele sieht bei uns ähnlich aus also so der lebenstyle schule dann rumfahren chillen saufen dann abends ins Bett und am nächsten tag alles von vorne
The whole 'heimat' thing is probably tru since u can see the hometown of at least one of those guys (Moderat) in the beginning. Rüdersdorf, a town next to Berlin. The rest actually reminds me of the B1 (a highway in the eastern parts of Berlin) car-tuning/-racing-gang that actually exists/existed (don't know) and meets/met up over there. Too me this feels more like: Someone from this 'youth-gasstation-everybody-has-had-sth-with-everybody-already-crew' is now driving his bike somewhat 'recklesslish' tru the woods of east berlin (if I'm not mistaken) in remembrance of the good ol' times. I really wonder why it still feels so sad tho.. Did they all die in a terrible car-crash? Probably not :) Probably everybody just went their ways and nobody stayed here with 'me' (the driver/ess(?)).
My mind always drifts away, when I hear that song. It gets me into a very melancholic mood. Such a masterpiece like all of their songs. I went to a Moderat concert back in September in Berlin. It was a great experience for me and I wont forget this one :)
Ja, ich höre diesen Track immer noch... Und ich wünschte so sehr, dass du Sascha, mein Tankwart in solch langen, trostlosen Nächten wärst. Danke an euch drei für dieses Meisterwerk der Melancholie!
For me, this masterpiece represents someone who grew up in a small town, with a close group of friend, and probably never really left this town, and finally, he decides to leave, to go to a bigger city, to pursue his life, to have a new start. And he leaves behind his past, this little town, where his friends will probably stay, and grow old there.
that's exactly what the Moderat guys said this video is about - they are all from small east German towns and obviously all of them left for their careers (they live in Berlin now I think) and this video and song was meant to reflect that.
that's exactly what the Moderat guys said this video is about - they are all from small east German towns and obviously all of them left for their careers (they live in Berlin now I think) and this video and song was meant to reflect that. As an aside, this song totally reminds me of my husband because he is also one of these people this song could be about - he grew up on a farm in a small village and was close with a lot of people from a little town close to his village. But he left his village, town, country even, travelled and worked all over and now lives in a city to pursue his own dream - just like these guys.
It doesn’t necessarily have to have a storyline to make sense. This video just captures the beauty of human kind and it’s surroundings... And anyways, music videos without an obvious meaning are better because you can determine their meanings as a viewer. I think that was the whole idea anyways...
After so many years still listenable😍! ... My stony breath crawled To glory heavens be There was a sea of sound But it was silence That stole my sleep ... Why?
You made my day guys: that video easily turned me into cosy evening after whole week of hardworking. Can't wait for your concert in Warsaw 02.02. #moderat
the video clip means he (Sascha) lost time while was recovering from acident of motorcycle, It's happened after second album, and he wrote a lot of songs to this new álbum in these times... '''When I was dead asleep Behind Towering walls They built a world outside And I Missed the wake-up call''
What's wrong with losing control ? Emotions are the purpose of living on earth. "I Think Therefore I Am", but thinking without emotions makes us robots, emotions are what makes us humans. When you dance in the middle of a crowdy party and you "lose control" of your body, feeling the beats and the music without worrying about how you're actually dancing, that's just pure liberty. When you can't keep laughing while listening some stupid joke, that's pure happiness. When you cry watching your children for the first time and you let all those emotions coming inside you, that's pure joy. When you give a loud, high cry, because you are hurt, when you scream because someone or something makes you angry, that's how you let the violence come out. I don"t get what is wrong with losing control sometimes... (sorry for my poor english)
There's a difference between your eyes welling up when your child walks for the first time and crying because of a fucking song. The significance of what makes you cry is important. Men are not supposed to cry over trivial things - A man who is willing to cry for no reason at all is an unreliable man and is a weak man. The art of being a man is to rule over your baser emotions and not let them influence your actions and your words. A man will cry at something as trivial as a song is likely to be let his emotions govern what he says and does, other men, real men, do not like to be in the company of such low creatures. Civilisations are not built by men who cry, they are built by men who conquer emotion and govern with reason and logic. Uncontrolled emotion is a female trait.
Reception of art is quite a personal matter, not something that I would refer to in a TH-cam comment written to a stranger I don't care about. However I felt a need to explain that concept for you, because your mindset bothers me in a negative way, so I cannot leave this as it is, without a reply confronting this mindset. Let's take the example of the child taking its first steps, which you seem to accept. When you look at the child and supposing you would cry, it's not just the light, which bounces off that little creature and makes it to your eyes and brain, that makes you cry, because that is meaningless. >The< meaning behind that scene is the thing that triggers your emotions. The meaning is what carries significance, and it is in your mind. Now, I assume that you agree with the statement, that art can have meaning. Not a one, universal meaning, nor necessary the one which original author thought of, but one that somehow creates / is being triggered in your mind during the reception of art. If you don't agree with it, we have nothing to talk about anyway. Now, you are not able to predict what the song meant to the person above, therefore you have no idea of meaning, and therefore, significance behind it. You are being just purely judgmental, closed in your own concept of "manliness". Furthermore, you said "uncontrolled emotion". Firstly, let me say it properly - you do not talk about controlling emotion, you are talking about suppressing it. And expressing emotions is a human trait. Suppressing emotions is what in my opinion creates psychos. I think you would be surprised how strong and "manly" (in your meaning) a woman could be. And I would not be surprised to see how much of a "pussy" can a man be, especially the one which is barking the loudest about being strong. Btw, nice movies concerning topic: Equilibrium, American Psycho. If someone will read trough and reach this point, please feel free to also recommend something :)
*Lyrics:* When I was dead asleep Behind Towering walls They built a world outside And I Missed the wake-up call My stony breath crawled To glory heavens be There was a sea of sound But it was silence That stole my sleep When I was dead asleep Behind Towering walls They built a world outside And I Missed the wake-up call When I break cripple legs Through long winding streets Fill me with suffering And the people Would see right through me
After watching the video several times I finally realized some takes were filmed in Lindenberg and Glienicke. The bakery in the fourth stand-still-picture... And the Asia snack bar right next to it. :D And that bft gas station at the street to Beeskow...
I listen to this track a lot and everytime I wonder, whether Sascha didn't want to pitch every A to F note change in the first verse correctly or if he just missed it (e.g. 0:17). In the second verse he hits it perfectly (1:49). When I saw Moderat Live at the Wuhlheide - he sang each note change perfectly. I know, I'm really picky on that, but it stiches each time I hear it :D
The sad nostalgia of meeting up with friends in our cars... miss those days.
Life can get better but those times feeling lost togheter with the people who loves are just a spell stucking in your soul forever
Yes mate, many years ago, south of Rome, the specific place was absolutely not relevant for us: just the friends. Isn't it?
I lost a friend last year. This was our favourite song to listen to together. emotions are strong with this one.
@100001 1 damn you seem more emotional over that comment than the person who lost their friend. lol you okay?
stay strong
😢
I used to listen to this music with my pregnant girlfriend, she died in a head-on collision with a truck and then everything went up in flames, and her and the three babies we were expecting burnt alive.
♥️
I think the guy on the motorbike flees from the province. The video also stylizes the monotone life of the youth of the province and makes it somewhat beautiful in its sadness. Very poetic imagery.
Yea! I think so too
all things about missed youth are always actual(
Karl von Donnerbalken mir spricht das video aus der Seele sieht bei uns ähnlich aus also so der lebenstyle schule dann rumfahren chillen saufen dann abends ins Bett und am nächsten tag alles von vorne
The whole 'heimat' thing is probably tru since u can see the hometown of at least one of those guys (Moderat) in the beginning. Rüdersdorf, a town next to Berlin.
The rest actually reminds me of the B1 (a highway in the eastern parts of Berlin) car-tuning/-racing-gang that actually exists/existed (don't know) and meets/met up over there.
Too me this feels more like:
Someone from this 'youth-gasstation-everybody-has-had-sth-with-everybody-already-crew' is now driving his bike somewhat 'recklesslish' tru the woods of east berlin (if I'm not mistaken) in remembrance of the good ol' times.
I really wonder why it still feels so sad tho.. Did they all die in a terrible car-crash? Probably not :) Probably everybody just went their ways and nobody stayed here with 'me' (the driver/ess(?)).
Life in cities can be very monotone too
There’s a certain feeling I get when I listen to this song, I don’t know what it is it’s just feels insane. Thank you Moderat for this Masterpiece
Still hearing and loving it in 2019
Okie dokie
2021🙏
2021 🔥🔥
@@PeteEscobar90 04/2021
01/2022 🍻
The beat in this song is just perfection. Been listening to this song for weeks now, and it never gets boring. Moderat, thank you for this!
I keep saying this is the last time, but then I hit replay.
+J Aaron G Me too lol. What a tune though!
same
I've been saying that for months now
Nog 'es
Ahah nice comment
Vocals ethereal spine tingling, those warm soft beats, this song feels Divine. :heart:
Es gibt immer wieder Songs, die in mir etwas auslösen... vielen dank 💚
Sehr gerne... 💙
Des gfallt mr aber
That's the most beautiful track Moderat has ever produced. Love it...
In your opinion
@@raffellorosenbergi9094and mine
This song has dug itself into my very being within the 24 hours I've listening to it. What a great track!
This masterpiece involves into some kind of sweet melancholy
This called: perfection... the music and the film just awesome at all, thank you!!!
completly addicted to this one...
Same here mate. It's full of deep sensations, just makes you enjoy music so much, let alone the beautiful video.
If this would be the only one
^^
I can't get enough of this masterpiece
Brief this life, immortal this music
I love being this old to accept this every culture..I love how this music hits me internally. I feel like I'm in a dream..
what a melody....towering walllllsssss!! could sing along all day...lovin the hi hats too!! chuckachuckachucka chuck chuck chuck chuck.... :)
One of the best live act.Really loving them
My mind always drifts away, when I hear that song. It gets me into a very melancholic mood. Such a masterpiece like all of their songs. I went to a Moderat concert back in September in Berlin. It was a great experience for me and I wont forget this one :)
This song...... has been in my head for about 3 weeks now
Update: 6 months and 3 weeks
has been in my head for 5 years
Diese Musik ist sowas von Genial ! Gruss aus Berlin
This song makes my heart hurt.
Jon Umber Me too. I lost my beautiful partner of 18 years to brain cancer and this became one of her favourite tracks of all time.
Poor little things... that's the story of my life.
I have sraczka od 8 lat! Piękny kawałek 🍕
Han pasado 10 años desde su lanzamiento y sigue siendo mi sonido favorito.
Hands down one of the best forces in music right now!
just beautiful
Ja, ich höre diesen Track immer noch...
Und ich wünschte so sehr, dass du Sascha, mein Tankwart in solch langen, trostlosen Nächten wärst.
Danke an euch drei für dieses Meisterwerk der Melancholie!
The light show when they play this live is INSANE
just experienced that yesterday... never had felt something like that before. amazing.
Truly unique and perfect blend of sounds/effects. Thanks for such a great song.
For me, this masterpiece represents someone who grew up in a small town, with a close group of friend, and probably never really left this town, and finally, he decides to leave, to go to a bigger city, to pursue his life, to have a new start. And he leaves behind his past, this little town, where his friends will probably stay, and grow old there.
that's exactly what the Moderat guys said this video is about - they are all from small east German towns and obviously all of them left for their careers (they live in Berlin now I think) and this video and song was meant to reflect that.
that's exactly what the Moderat guys said this video is about - they are all from small east German towns and obviously all of them left for their careers (they live in Berlin now I think) and this video and song was meant to reflect that. As an aside, this song totally reminds me of my husband because he is also one of these people this song could be about - he grew up on a farm in a small village and was close with a lot of people from a little town close to his village. But he left his village, town, country even, travelled and worked all over and now lives in a city to pursue his own dream - just like these guys.
Or die young in drunk driving accidents
You just copied the description 😂
funny how the video doesn't even have a storyline per se, but still manages to take you away in your own memories..awesome
yup, leaves you a lot of personal intepretation. That's what Art is all about...
It doesn’t necessarily have to have a storyline to make sense. This video just captures the beauty of human kind and it’s surroundings...
And anyways, music videos without an obvious meaning are better because you can determine their meanings as a viewer. I think that was the whole idea anyways...
Dejan Papež This is actually a _really_ good analysis. The somber tone of the song makes me believe that this here could be the true meaning...
I like the Hondas!
That little Civic hatchback, in it's simplicity is appealing. Owner of a 2000 Civic Coupe.
imam ovcu u krevetu ;)
denis memedovski Srbija?
Croatia but it was a wrong coment on the wrong post i gues :)
is that the bike ?
no, it's the car.
I listen to this while I do my work on my microscope. Thank you for the other-worldly feed good vibes..
pure awesomeness, greetings from Poland
new sounds..new journeys..lovely track..addicted to Moderat...!
Beautifully shot - looks like a combination of "Drive" and "The Place beyond the Pines"
I love this song, genuinely. Thank you.
Magical
This video looks so stunning in full HD
Such a dramatic sound, well deserving of such a cinematic video.
girl and boy
was freue ich mich auf Freitag im Schlachthof das LIVE zu erleben!
Consciousness almost done
Can´t discribe with words what this song makes with my head and mind...
Je peux l'écouter sans fin ... je l'adore
After so many years still listenable😍!
...
My stony breath crawled
To glory heavens be
There was a sea of sound
But it was silence
That stole my sleep
...
Why?
Looking forward to their warehouse show in Brooklyn this month!
You made my day guys: that video easily turned me into cosy evening after whole week of hardworking. Can't wait for your concert in Warsaw 02.02.
#moderat
Katowice 03/29!
lukas.dvorak Obecność obowiązkowa :-)
Dublin 9/02 ;>
One of the best Moderat song !!!
great song … Ì luv this sound … so cool & smooth…
Schade dass da nichts neues mehr kommt 😢😢😢
Eine meiner Lieblingsbands
Moderat...and you know it will be awesome.
They built a world outside and I missed the wake up call - when i was dead asleep
This song its great in every single way! Awesome
This should have triple the views, the synth and melody is unreal
This live. Dear God it was good. The visuals were class thanks to pfandeleri
No just at Manchester but both the same setup
Christopher Haering..
my best artists is flume and alt-j and now moderat really this group of artists are very unique and awesome !
both good artists (flume is great) but moderat are in another league
bodyboard Badre Ddine Chajri Same! I also love Alt-j and I like Flume too, now I discovered Moderat and I think they are great ^^
I really REALLY love the music video!
the video clip means he (Sascha) lost time while was recovering from acident of motorcycle, It's happened after second album, and he wrote a lot of songs to this new álbum in these times...
'''When I was dead asleep
Behind
Towering walls
They built a world outside
And I
Missed the wake-up call''
Awesome minimalist sound.
This song is quiet awesome, I can hear it in my mind all the time ..
incredible play at sonar 2014... it was just... amazing
Going to see Moderat on April 19 2017 in NYC at Terminal 5 !!! Anyone else going to this show?
Saw them in Vancouver a few days ago. It was fucking unbelievably amazing, Last Time almost made me cry.
Pussy
What's wrong with losing control ? Emotions are the purpose of living on earth. "I Think Therefore I Am", but thinking without emotions makes us robots, emotions are what makes us humans. When you dance in the middle of a crowdy party and you "lose control" of your body, feeling the beats and the music without worrying about how you're actually dancing, that's just pure liberty. When you can't keep laughing while listening some stupid joke, that's pure happiness. When you cry watching your children for the first time and you let all those emotions coming inside you, that's pure joy. When you give a loud, high cry, because you are hurt, when you scream because someone or something makes you angry, that's how you let the violence come out. I don"t get what is wrong with losing control sometimes... (sorry for my poor english)
There's a difference between your eyes welling up when your child walks for the first time and crying because of a fucking song. The significance of what makes you cry is important. Men are not supposed to cry over trivial things - A man who is willing to cry for no reason at all is an unreliable man and is a weak man. The art of being a man is to rule over your baser emotions and not let them influence your actions and your words. A man will cry at something as trivial as a song is likely to be let his emotions govern what he says and does, other men, real men, do not like to be in the company of such low creatures. Civilisations are not built by men who cry, they are built by men who conquer emotion and govern with reason and logic. Uncontrolled emotion is a female trait.
Reception of art is quite a personal matter, not something that I would refer to in a TH-cam comment written to a stranger I don't care about. However I felt a need to explain that concept for you, because your mindset bothers me in a negative way, so I cannot leave this as it is, without a reply confronting this mindset.
Let's take the example of the child taking its first steps, which you seem to accept. When you look at the child and supposing you would cry, it's not just the light, which bounces off that little creature and makes it to your eyes and brain, that makes you cry, because that is meaningless. >The< meaning behind that scene is the thing that triggers your emotions. The meaning is what carries significance, and it is in your mind.
Now, I assume that you agree with the statement, that art can have meaning. Not a one, universal meaning, nor necessary the one which original author thought of, but one that somehow creates / is being triggered in your mind during the reception of art. If you don't agree with it, we have nothing to talk about anyway.
Now, you are not able to predict what the song meant to the person above, therefore you have no idea of meaning, and therefore, significance behind it. You are being just purely judgmental, closed in your own concept of "manliness". Furthermore, you said "uncontrolled emotion". Firstly, let me say it properly - you do not talk about controlling emotion, you are talking about suppressing it. And expressing emotions is a human trait. Suppressing emotions is what in my opinion creates psychos.
I think you would be surprised how strong and "manly" (in your meaning) a woman could be. And I would not be surprised to see how much of a "pussy" can a man be, especially the one which is barking the loudest about being strong.
Btw, nice movies concerning topic: Equilibrium, American Psycho. If someone will read trough and reach this point, please feel free to also recommend something :)
Good, couldn't have said it better than this.
Ten years of love from very little town of Põlva 🤍
we saw them in vicar street dublin last week great gig
So good. An eargasm!
Laryssa Bivar I'll go with that 😊
fantastic track, fantastic clip yeaaaah. i love u MODERAT!!!
Moderat. What I needed to hear this whole time.
New discovery for me today. Love their music.
Wow wow wow. What cool images
I absolutely love this!
Anyone who grew up in German villages can relate to this :)
сколько раз слушаю, столько и до слёз прошибает.
как это у них получается?
Moderat needs more music!!!!!!
Such an incredible song... It sounds so special and so beautiful! Can`t get enough. Repeat; repeat... :)
amazing song
Le clip qui a validé mon permis moto 😊😊😊
Uno dei Brani più belli e profondi che abbia mai sentito. da Brividi
impossible to watch only once! you bloddy germans, I adore you!
This song is so beautifully executed
*Lyrics:*
When I was dead asleep
Behind
Towering walls
They built a world outside
And I
Missed the wake-up call
My stony breath crawled
To glory heavens be
There was a sea of sound
But it was silence
That stole my sleep
When I was dead asleep
Behind
Towering walls
They built a world outside
And I
Missed the wake-up call
When I break cripple legs
Through long winding streets
Fill me with suffering
And the people
Would see right through me
A.K.A. let me smell that
moderat has the best lyrics im dying
💜
But what did you did when those towering walls took your silence and you missed your wake up call..?? Made this song..???
Almost February 2020: back here to watch this video. I love the colours and the slow motion. Just sorry for the lack of the solo music ending...
After watching the video several times I finally realized some takes were filmed in Lindenberg and Glienicke.
The bakery in the fourth stand-still-picture... And the Asia snack bar right next to it. :D
And that bft gas station at the street to Beeskow...
Matti Friedrich and at the End he drives on the Heerstrasse Berlin...
"THIS" is what i call a music video.
When I was dead asleep / behind / Towering walls
They built a world outside / and I / missed the wake-up call
Saw this video after eight month of traveling around the world so far....and well, somehow I am feeling homesick after this clip...
I needed to find a song like this. excellent video as well.
Resto impietrito dal sound di questa opera d'arte
concordo pienamente.
Simone Lucifora italiani che capiscono l'arte!che gioia
Simone Lucifora come poterti dare torto.. moderat spaccano
.. Meglio che non siano capiti
Lasciamoli ascoltare la spazzatura...
Li ho scoperti 10 minuti fa e me ne sono già innamorata
This, bad kingdom and a new error blew me away at koko last night, what a collective! Actually that's lies it all blew me away they are awesome!!!!
I listen to this track a lot and everytime I wonder, whether Sascha didn't want to pitch every A to F note change in the first verse correctly or if he just missed it (e.g. 0:17). In the second verse he hits it perfectly (1:49). When I saw Moderat Live at the Wuhlheide - he sang each note change perfectly. I know, I'm really picky on that, but it stiches each time I hear it :D
lmao same
I find it intentional. It builds the song up a bit.
I usually don't listen to songs on repeat, but here i have no choice. So much beautiful emotions in here :)
Brilliant!
Just can't stop listening to this track..... #onmymind
I love it so much...
awesome song and video!!
just watched this high this is the best
Beautifully shot and graded!!
You all need to see Delta Empire’s drum cover of this. It’s marvelous!
Awesome mellow track!
On repeat since I saw them last week, amazing!!!
Habe letztens an der Tanke den durst meiner Karre gelöschen. Schon surreal wenn man so sieht wenn ein anderer den Spot für ein geiles Lied nutzt.