Flake's Pyro Show

Some bastard burned down Flake's barn...but, apparently, not his wonderful car collection. I am assuming this would be his personal collection, as opposed to the fleet he operates as a business in Berlin.

Oh Oops!

Apparently there wasn't enough water pressure in the mains around the Riga venue to counter Rammstein's show, should an accident have occurred, and the organisers of the show are being fined. I'm not sure if the estimated 2000 L of diesel used in the show is accurate, but it's an eye-opening number.

Fire and Rescue Service officers had requested that the event be called off, but this advice was not heeded by the organizers of the event.


In the end, Fire and Rescue Service water tankers were on stand-by at the venue for the duration of the concert.

As it turns out nothing went wrong, and all is well.

So the Vilnius show is on shortly, and then *dun dun dun* Belarus...

LILT: Benzin 3.0

I need more time
Not heroin
Not alcohol
Not nicotine
I don't need help
Don't need caffeine
But dynamite and turpentine
I do need oil for gasoline
Explosives like kerosene
Of high octane and free from lead
I need fuel most

Like benzene
Benzene
Yeah

Don't need friends
Don't need cocaine
No doctor or medicine
Need no chick just vaseline
Need some nitroglycerine
I need some cash for gasoline
Explosives like kerosene
Of high octane and free from lead
I need fuel most

Like benzene
Benzene
Give me benzene

It slumbers within my tears
It leaks out of my ears
It runs throughout my veins
Heart and kidneys are all engines
Yeah

Benzene

Anything you want to part with
You must incinerate it
To never see it again
Let it be drowned in benzene
Benzene
I need benzene
Benzene
Yeah benzene
Give me benzene

This has been promoted from 1.0 to 3.0 without any change, because the English translation of the German is very simply put, almost the same. This has been the easiest and least interesting LILT so far. That said, I'm glad it works. That's always a bonus!

[lyrics][discuss]

LILT: Benzin 1.0

Benzene is a chemical in its own right, or another name for petrol. I've gone with it because petrol, the direct translation of benzin, doesn't work in this song:

I need more time
Not heroin
Not alcohol
Not nicotine
I don't need help
Don't need caffeine
But dynamite and turpentine
I do need oil for gasoline
Explosives like kerosene
Of high octane and free from lead
I need fuel most

Like benzene
Benzene
Yeah

Don't need friends
Don't need cocaine
No doctor or medicine
Need no chick just vaseline
Need some nitroglycerine
I need some cash for gasoline
Explosives like kerosene
Of high octane and free from lead
I need fuel most

Like benzene
Benzene
Give me benzene

It slumbers within my tears
It leaks out of my ears
It runs throughout my veins
Heart and kidneys are all engines
Yeah

Benzene

Anything you want to part with
You must incinerate it
To never see it again
Let it be drowned in benzene
Benzene
I need benzene
Benzene
Yeah benzene
Give me benzene

[lyrics][discuss]

LILT: Feuer & Wasser 3.0

Her stroke's beauty to behold
It lets me see into her soul
What to hope for, what to fear
How she looks from the rear
She exudes enormous heat
Which explodes and then retreats

Fire and water won't become one
There's no fusion, they won't succumb
I have to shiver and seethe alone
And in the water I'm burned
In water I'm burned

Wet skin's beauty to behold
It vows to swallow and enfold
As her long legs move apart
The darkest cavern of her heart
Reveals to me her shadowed fire
A black abyss for my desire

She glides by me without a glance
I'm her shadow, without a chance
I have no hope left and should have none, 'cause

Fire and water won't become one
There's no fusion, they won't succumb
I have to shiver and seethe alone
And in the water I'm burned
In water I'm burned

Her strokes cause waves that surge right through me
Yet every move from her eschews me
I reach for her with cold wet hands
And she will forever elude me
You see

Fire and water can never be one
There's no fusion, they cannot succumb
I have to shiver and seethe alone
And in the water I'm burned
In water I'm burned

[lyrics][discuss]

I've already posted this, but Feuer Und Wasser just hit version three status in my head, so it's going in the probably finished pile, and that warrants a re-post.

As as aside, is this song an oblique reference to Honecker's 1987 speech?

"...socialism and capitalism are as incompatible as fire and water..."

LILT: Feuer & Wasser 2.4

Her stroke's beauty to behold
It lets me see into her soul
What to hope for, what to fear
How she looks from the rear
She exudes enormous heat
Which explodes and then retreats

Fire and water won't become one
There's no fusion, they won't succumb
I have to shiver and seethe alone
And in the water I'm burned
In water I'm burned

Wet skin's beauty to behold
It vows to swallow and enfold
As her long legs move apart
The darkest cavern of her heart
Reveals to me her shadowed fire
A black abyss for my desire

She glides by me without a glance
I'm her shadow, without a chance
I have no hope left and should have none, 'cause

Fire and water won't become one
There's no fusion, they won't succumb
I have to shiver and seethe alone
And in the water I'm burned
In water I'm burned

Her strokes cause waves that surge right through me
Yet every move from her eschews me
I reach for her with cold wet hands
And she will forever elude me
You see

Fire and water can never be one
There's no fusion, they cannot succumb
I have to shiver and seethe alone
And in the water I'm burned
In water I'm burned

[lyrics][discuss]

Thanks Rammchick for pointing out the chorus variations :)

LILT: Feuer & Wasser 2.3

Her stroke's beauty to behold
It lets me see into her soul
What to hope for, what to fear
How she looks from the rear
She exudes enormous heat
Which explodes and then retreats

Fire and water can never be one
There's no fusion, they will not succumb
I have to shiver and seethe alone
And in the water I'm burned
In water I'm burned

Wet skin's beauty to behold
It vows to swallow and enfold
As her long legs move apart
The darkest cavern of her heart
Reveals to me her shadowed fire
A black abyss for my desire

She glides by me without a glance
I'm her shadow, without a chance
I have no hope left and should have none, 'cause

Fire and water can never be one
There's no fusion, they will not succumb
I have to shiver and seethe alone
And in the water I'm burned
In water I'm burned

Her strokes cause waves that surge right through me
Yet every move from her eschews me
I reach for her with cold wet hands
And she will forever elude me
You see

Fire and water can never be one
There's no fusion, they will not succumb
I have to shiver and seethe alone
And in the water I'm burned
In water I'm burned

[lyrics][discuss]

I've gone with the 'How she looks from the rear' line. It's in line with Till's lyrics and amuses me, so it goes in.

LILT: Feuer & Wasser 2.2

The first verse has been gutted:

Her stroke's beauty to behold
It lets me see into her soul
What to hope for, what to fear
How to her I must appear *
She exudes enormous heat
Which explodes and then retreats

Fire and water can never be one
There's no fusion, they will not succumb
I have to shiver and seethe alone
And in the water I'm burned
In water I'm burned

Wet skin's beauty to behold
It vows to swallow and enfold
As her long legs move apart
The darkest cavern of her heart
Reveals to me her shadowed fire
A black abyss for my desire

She glides by me without a glance
I'm her shadow, without a chance
I have no hope left and should have none, 'cause

Fire and water can never be one
There's no fusion, they will not succumb
I have to shiver and seethe alone
And in the water I'm burned
In water I'm burned

Her strokes cause waves that surge right through me
Yet every move from her eschews me
I reach for her with cold wet hands
And she will forever elude me
You see

Fire and water can never be one
There's no fusion, they will not succumb
I have to shiver and seethe alone
And in the water I'm burned
In water I'm burned

[lyrics][discuss]

* [so tempted to make this 'How she looks from the rear']

LILT: Feuer & Wasser 2.1

I'm still having trouble coming up with a new opening line for this, but took out 'breast', and changed 'overtaken' to 'overwhelmed' in line three. I've also changed the last line of the 'wet skin' verse, and switched out 'understand' for 'you see' before the last chorus:

Her stroke's beauty to behold
It lets me see into her soul
I'm overwhelmed by her allure
I pursue a longed-for overture
From her loin comes a great heat
It explodes and then retreats

Fire and water can never be one
There's no fusion, they will not succumb
I have to shiver and seethe alone
And in the water I'm burned
In water I'm burned

Wet skin's beauty to behold
It vows to swallow and enfold
As her long legs move apart
The darkest cavern of her heart
Reveals to me her shadowed fire
A black abyss for my desire

She glides by me without a glance
I'm her shadow, without a chance
I have no hope left and should have none, 'cause

Fire and water can never be one
There's no fusion, they will not succumb
I have to shiver and seethe alone
And in the water I'm burned
In water I'm burned

Her strokes cause waves that surge right through me
Yet every move from her eschews me
I reach for her with cold wet hands
And she will forever elude me
You see

Fire and water can never be one
There's no fusion, they will not succumb
I have to shiver and seethe alone
And in the water I'm burned
In water I'm burned

[lyrics][discuss]

LILT: Feuer & Wasser 2.0

Drax from the Herzeleid forums has very kindly tried my lyrics on for size, and has come up with some excellent alterations that ensure the words track better when sung. I'm edgy about line one and haven't changed that yet, but I've adopted all of his suggestions past that:

Her breaststroke's beauty to behold
It lets me see into her soul
I'm overtaken by her allure
I pursue a longed-for overture
From her loin comes a great heat
It explodes and then retreats

Fire and water can never be one
There's no fusion, they will not succumb
I have to shiver and seethe alone
And in the water I'm burned
In water I'm burned

Wet skin's beauty to behold
It vows to swallow and enfold
As her long legs move apart
The darkest cavern of her heart
Reveals to me her shadowed fire
An icy abyss for my desire

She glides by me without a glance
I'm her shadow, without a chance
I have no hope left and should have none, 'cause

Fire and water can never be one
There's no fusion, they will not succumb
I have to shiver and seethe alone
And in the water I'm burned
In water I'm burned

Her strokes cause waves that surge right through me
Yet every move from her eschews me
I reach for her with cold wet hands
And she will forever elude me
Understand

Fire and water can never be one
There's no fusion, they will not succumb
I have to shiver and seethe alone
And in the water I'm burned
In water I'm burned

[discuss]

He's also sent me advice about Rein Raus, which I'll go over shortly. This kind of feedback is priceless. Thanks Drax!

LILT: Feuer & Wasser 1.1

I don't know. I need to sleep on this, but I think I'm close to done with Feuer und Wasser. I may need to polish it, as I'm sure tomorrow I'll find grinding rhythmic problems, but I'm pretty happy with the imagery so far:

Her breaststroke's beauty to behold
It lets me see into her soul
I'm overtaken by her allure
I pursue a longed-for overture
From her loin comes a great heat
It's explosive and then retreats

Fire and water can never be one
There's no fusion, they will not succumb
I have to shiver and seethe all alone
And in the water I'm burned
In the water I'm burned

Wet skin's beauty to behold
It vows to swallow and enfold
As her long legs move apart
The darkest cavern of her heart
Reveals to me her shadowed fire
An icy abyss for my desire

She glides by me without a glance
I'm shadow to her light, without a chance
I have no hope left and should have done, as

Fire and water can never be one
There's no fusion, they will not succumb
I have to shiver and seethe all alone
And in the water I'm burned
In the water I'm burned

Her strokes cause waves that surge through me
Yet every move from her eschews me
I reach for her with cold wet hands
And she will forever elude me
Understand

Fire and water can never be one
There's no fusion, they will not succumb
I have to shiver and seethe all alone
And in the water I'm burned
In the water I'm burned

[discuss]

I'm seriously impressed by this song, and the imagery, as I've said, really zings for me. I've nailed down what I get from Feuer und Wasser. Hopefully I've done the same for you.

Thank you Mr Lindemann!

LILT: Fire & Water 1.0

I'm got a somewhat embryonic draft of verse one down. There's a lot to get across, so this is a good challenge:

Her breaststroke's beauty to behold
It lets me see into her soul
I'm overtaken by her allure
I pursue a longed-for overture
From her loin comes a great heat
It's explosive and then retreats

Fire and water can never be one
There's no fusion, they will not succumb
I have to shiver and seethe all alone
And in the water I'm burned
In the water I'm burned

Wet skin's a beauty to behold
It vows to swallow and enfold
As her long legs move apart
The darkest cavern of her heart
Reveals to me her shadowed fire
An icy abyss for my desire

She glides by me without a glance
I'm shadow to her light, without a chance
I have no hope left and should have done, as

Fire and water can never be one
There's no fusion, they will not succumb
I have to shiver and seethe all alone
And in the water I'm burned
In the water I'm burned

[discuss]

Changes to this are inevitable, but it's a start. More verses to come...

Update 1057hrs: Added a second verse. This is all loaded with euphemisms. I'm sure you can tell ;)

Update 1132hrs: and another bit...

Feuer & Wasser

I'm just starting work on Feuer und Wasser. I love this one because it seems to extol those of us who aren't fortunate enough to have external genitals, as well as to bemoan us, and because it uses really solid imagery to do so.

When I listen to this song I imagine dark, cold water, viewed as a swimmer, and an elusive female form flaring light and warmth, just out of reach.

Unrequited love (or lust) can be either a very positive or a very negative thing, depending on your attitude. To someone who sees the glass as half empty it's gut-wrenching, and frustrating, and agonising. There's no positive. It's just deprivation leading to resentment. It's not a healthy thing.

To someone who sees the glass as half full it can be very positive. There's the basis for a very healthy fantasy life (so long as you know how to separate fantasy from reality) in there. There's also a challenge to try and overcome (carefully so as to avoid becoming a stalker).

If the subject of your unrequited feelings is worth knowing then there's a careful balancing act in maintaining a positive relationship with them, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing. Self-restraint has to be used. This isn't something that comes naturally to human beings. Impulse control is not the norm, as our over-consuming society is testament to. Unrequited feelings can teach you to exercise impulse control. That's a good thing.

I have no idea how quickly I'll be able to post a draft of this piece, but I'll post as soon as I have anything that isn't shit.

Off-topic, I really want the new album. Patience isn't a virtue I possess. I gather it's coming later in the year, which is really frustrating. At least they've got the bulk of it in the can. Now we just need them to make it shiny!

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