ASP - Krabat

I'm finally posting a video from my favorite band! Why didn't I do this before, you may ask. Well, this band doesn't exactly make many music videos. I'm only aware of one that they've made, and it's great, but the song is sung in English. Since I didn't want to end the streak of songs in German, I decided not to post it, even though it's a great song and video and the claymation seems perfect to me for the band's style. If you want to check it out, just search for "Me" by ASP on youtube. I highly recommend it.

This video is fanmade, but it's actually very good for a fanmade video. The only issue I have with it is that the colors and the style of the artwork really do not fit my image of the musical world ASP has created, and because of that I feel like it actually dampens the emotions in the music instead of highlighting them. Well, I'll let you watch and see what you think.

The song is from ASP's newest album: the first of their albums that does not continue the story of the Black Butterfly. It's definitely a bit of a change, lyrically and musically, from their other CDs, and while I don't like the album as much as some of their older ones, it's still very good and has a couple great songs.

Sorry for rambling so much; that's what happens when I really love a band!





Lyric Translations:

Obey the voice
of the master, obey it
Obey the voice
of the master, obey it

I followed the master's call
The voice drew me in
The raspy call in the night
In a dream put me under his spell
Finally, with sweating hands
I pry open the door
To a secret, black room
And the master talks to me
He asks me "What should I teach you?
Milling and the Other too"
He stuck out his left hand
I grasped it with mine
As is customary

And raven feathers sprouted upon me
And so I flew unrecognized
Over borders into life
Like the wind, fast over the ground
And I'll break every rule
To be with you tonight
Feel my raven heart it beats so
Quickly and only for you

I'll send you a raven feather
Our love pledge
Think of me, I'll come back
Think of me, hold it in your hand

Obey the voice
of the master, obey it
Obey the voice
of the master, obey it
Obey the voice
of the master, obey it
Obey the voice
of the master, obey it

He speaks: "Yes, now you belong to me
In skin and hair you are mine"
I wanted to flee, full of fear
His stare sees through me to my core
With one glance he sees
That you want to die from fear
The other under the pavement
Black yet all-seeing
Before which I seem so terribly naked
Hex after hex
He reads out loud to us from the Koraktor
White writing in a black book

And raven feathers sprouted upon me
And so I flew unrecognized
Over borders into life
Like the wind, fast over the ground
And I'll break every rule
To be with you tonight
Feel my raven heart it beats so
Quickly and only for you

I'll send you a raven feather
Our love pledge
Think of me, I'll come back
Think of me, hold it in your hand

Where did you fly to?
His eyes seek you everywhere
We've drawn the circle around us
But I'm already being pulled back
Hear your master's voice
Obey for he'll catch you
He'll find you and you know that
Only my heart still calls louder
After you

And raven feathers sprouted upon me
And so I flew unrecognized
Over borders into life
Like the wind, fast over the ground
And I'll break every rule
To be with you tonight
Feel my raven heart it beats so
Quickly and only for you

I'll send you a raven feather
Our love pledge
Think of me, I'll come back
Think of me, hold it in your hand

Think of me, I'll come back
Think of me, hold it in your hand

Think of me, hold it in your hand

Translation: Mine (Sorry for any confusing bits, a couple parts of this song were really hard to translate. I'll try to revise it later)

Recommendations: Samsas Traum, Unheilig, Letzte Instanz