Zick Zack – Bilingual Lyrics German/English

• By: Rammstein
• Album: Zeit

Lyrics & Translation

Explore Rammstein's "Zick Zack," a powerful song that uses industrial metal to satirize the world of cosmetic surgery and the pursuit of unattainable beauty standards. Through its sharp lyrics and provocative themes, the song offers a critical look at societal pressures and vanity, making it a compelling piece for understanding cultural commentary in music.

[English]

More beautiful

Bigger

Harder

Tighter

Smoother

Stronger

Your breasts are too small

Two pounds of silicone are fine

Cut the bags from under the eyes

Mill the nose, suck the fat away

We quickly remove two ribs

Craft an inflatable boat from the lips

In the cheeks, in the forehead

Botox straight into the brain

Chop chop, chop chop, cut it off

Chop chop, chop chop, quick and concise

Everything flabby above the chin

Can be pulled into the neck

Implants into the gobbler

And we'll lift the buttocks

Knife, swab, general anesthesia

Seven kilos of riding breeches and

Belly fat into the organic waste bin

The penis sees the sun again now

Chop chop, chop chop, cut that off

Tick tock, tick tock, you're getting old

Your time is slowly running out

Who wants to be beautiful must also suffer

Cutting out, away and off

Needle, thread, scissors, light

But it doesn't work without pain

Tighten cheeks, carve the cheekbone

Inject hazardous waste into lips

Wrinkles rustle on the scalpel

Foreskin away, very up-to-date

If the woman in the man isn't happy

All completely gone, anyway

Chop chop, chop chop, cut that off

Tick tock, tick tock, you're getting old

Your time is slowly running out

Who wants to be beautiful must also suffer

Vanity is never modest

Needle, thread, scissors, light

But it doesn't work without pain

More beautiful

Bigger

Harder

Tighter

Smoother

Stronger

[German]

Schöner

größer

härter

Straffer

glatter

stärker

Deine Brüste sind zu klein

Zwei Pfund Silikon sind fein

Säcke schneiden von den Augen

Nase fräsen, Fett wegsaugen

Wir entfernen rasch zwei Rippen

Schlauchboot basteln aus den Lippen

In die Wangen, in die Stirn

Botox rein bis ins Gehirn

Zick Zack, Zick Zack, schneid es ab

Zick Zack, Zick Zack, kurz und knapp

Alles Schlaffe überm Kinn

Kann man in den Nacken ziehen

Implantate ins Gefräß

Und wir liften das Gesäß

Messer, Tupfer, Vollnarkose

Sieben Kilo Reiterhose und

Bauchfett in die Biotonne

Der Penis sieht jetzt wieder Sonne

Zick Zack, Zick Zack, schneid das ab

Tick Tack, Tick Tack, du wirst alt

Deine Zeit läuft langsam ab

Wer schön sein will, der muss auch leiden

Aus- und weg- und abschneiden

Nadel, Faden, Schere, Licht

Doch ohne Schmerzen geht es nicht

Wangen straffen, Jochbein schnitzen

Sondermüll in Lippen spritzen

Falten rascheln am Skalpell

Vorhaut weg, sehr aktuell

Ist die Frau im Mann nicht froh

Alles ganz weg, sowieso

Zick Zack, Zick Zack, schneid das ab

Tick Tack, Tick Tack, du bist alt

Deine Zeit läuft langsam ab

Wer schön sein will, der muss auch leiden

Eitelkeit ist nie bescheiden

Nadel, Faden, Schere, Licht

Doch ohne Schmerzen geht es nicht

Schöner

größer

härter

Straffer

glatter

stärker

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
schöner /ˈʃøːnɐ/ B1	adjective - more beautiful
größer /ˈɡrøːsɐ/ B1	adjective - bigger
härter /ˈhɛʁtɐ/ B2	adjective - harder
stärker /ˈʃtɛʁkɐ/ B2	adjective - stronger
silikon /ˈziːlɪkɔn/ B1	noun - silicone
botox /ˈboʊtɒks/ B2	noun - a drug used to reduce wrinkles
schneiden /ˈʃnaɪdən/ B1	verb - to cut
schlaffe /ˈʃlafə/ B2	adjective - flabby
nadel /ˈnaːdəl/ A2	noun - needle
licht /lɪçt/ A1	noun - light
schmerzen /ˈʃmɛʁtsən/ B1	verb - to hurt
falten /ˈfaltən/ B2	noun - wrinkles
gesäß /ɡeˈzɛːs/ B2	noun - buttocks
penis /ˈpiːnɪs/ A2	noun - male reproductive organ

Key Grammar Structures

• Deine Brüste sind zu klein

  ➔ Use of 'sind' for present tense.

  ➔ The phrase means 'Your breasts are too small'.

• Zwei Pfund Silikon sind fein

  ➔ Use of 'sind' for plural nouns.

  ➔ The phrase means 'Two pounds of silicone are fine'.

• Wir entfernen rasch zwei Rippen

  ➔ Use of 'wir' for first-person plural.

  ➔ The phrase means 'We quickly remove two ribs'.

• Botox rein bis ins Gehirn

  ➔ Use of 'bis' to indicate extent.

  ➔ The phrase means 'Botox all the way to the brain'.

• Wer schön sein will, der muss auch leiden

  ➔ Use of 'wer' for indefinite pronoun.

  ➔ The phrase means 'Who wants to be beautiful must also suffer'.

• Doch ohne Schmerzen geht es nicht

  ➔ Use of 'geht' for present tense.

  ➔ The phrase means 'But without pain, it doesn't work'.

• Eitelkeit ist nie bescheiden

  ➔ Use of 'ist' for present tense.

  ➔ The phrase means 'Vanity is never modest'.