The meaning of the lyrics of the song "Im Abspann" by the artist "Tonbandgerat"

The song "Im Abspann" ("In the credits") by the German band Tonbandgerät tells the story of the fear of losing a blossoming love and the desire to preserve the memory of it, even if it doesn't last long.

The lyrical hero compares his relationship to a movie, where he desperately wants to see his lover's name in the final credits, no matter how their story ends. He realizes the fragility of love, comparing it to a world that "shatters into a thousand pieces" during a thunderstorm.

The hero clings to the hope that even if the relationship comes to an end, the memory of it will remain, like "outtakes" on a set that hold moments of closeness and understanding.

The phrase "Set all the clocks to the beginning" symbolizes the desire to return to the beginning of the relationship, to the time when everything was new and full of hope.

The song also traces the motif of struggling with predestination. The hero admits that he used to "straighten rivers" on the map, trying to control everything around him. However, meeting his beloved destroyed his illusion of order, showing the beauty and unpredictability of real feelings.