The meaning of the lyrics of the song "Nachtgespenst" by the artist "Untoten"

In Untoten's song "Nachtgespenst" (Night Spectre), the lyrical hero is a creature returned from the dead. He addresses the listener, perhaps a living person drawn to this dark entity.

The first verse hints at a curse binding the hero to the world of the living ("she vowed / To bring death to the land of tombstones"). His touch is dangerous, he himself acknowledges his being "stained" with death. His time in the crypt ("A part of me remained there") has robbed him of his usual feelings, perhaps driven him mad.

The chorus ("Don't be afraid, I'm just a night spectre...") is full of contradictions. The hero reassures but immediately confesses to pretense. He denies love, yet seeks closeness ("Come with me...").

The image of the "crystal forest" and the stars create an atmosphere of otherworldliness. The hero is lost ("no need to search anymore") and surrounded by shadows ("dark alleys").

In the final verses, a "wolf" appears - a symbol of ferocity, primal power. The hero admires its uncompromising nature ("you don't know what indecision and whining are"), but at the same time acknowledges its loneliness and doom ("No one will ever forgive you"). The final lines ("No one devours the sun, / For where there is death, there is life") sound like a philosophical reflection on the eternal cycle.