Oomph! – Augen auf video

The videoclip for “Augen auf!” begins with two children aged around six or seven years old walking down a deserted path together. The girl turns to look at someone or something coming up behind them, while her male companion seems oblivious. It is then revealed that the pair are heading to a birthday party, presumably for a boy of around the same age.

All of the young guests seem apathetic and uninterested in the attempts of present adults to create a light party mood. When the birthday boy’s mother places a cake in front of him, he simply glares at her and her bright smile falters. None of the children eat or touch their cake, and when one boy picks up his spoon as though to eat, the birthday boy shakes his head disapprovingly and the other boy quickly drops his spoon.

At this point, lead singer Dero enters disguised as a clown, although with no bright or colorful makeup, rather black lipstick and eyeliner and black clothing with a priest’s collar. He smirks briefly at twin girls by the doorway and the twins’ eyes flash black for a moment. He then proceeds to perform magic tricks for the party guests, however the tricks are not particularly astounding and rather this sequence features him with a handkerchief in his mouth, smiling demonically at the children whilst the adults applaud enthusiastically.

Dero continues to smile freakishly as he gestures for the birthday boy’s mother to come closer. He blindfolds her and spins her in a circle, much like she were about to play Blind Man’s Bluff or a similar game. The boy’s mother begins to walk forwards into the small crowd of children, who are watching her. Trying to feel her way with her hands outstretched, the mother wanders into a small windowless cell, where her son is standing. He is holding a small gift-wrapped box, perhaps one of his birthday gifts. His mother removes her blindfold and her eyes widen in fear at the sight of her son standing there. What happens to her from then is unknown, however there is a short split-second shot of her hand limply dropping the blindfold she was holding.

The next shot shows a young boy sitting underneath a staircase, perhaps in a basement or cellar. He has his hands over his eyes and appears to be counting for the game hide and seek. From here, there are a number of random shots of the children from the party smiling evilly, and one shot includes the girl from the beginning holding a knife behind her back whilst the piano behind her appears to be playing itself. There is a short shot of Dero in his clown costume standing amongst the children in the small cell the birthday boy had lured his mother into earlier. He has his arms outstretched over the children and is smiling insanely, implying that he controls the children.

Throughout the entire video, shots are shown of the band playing in an underground, windowless location which is unknown. Dero is wearing a priest’s suit and singing while Crap and Flux play guitar beside him. Leo drums in the background as a stand-in for Dero, who normally drums for the band. The final shot is of the entire band standing motionless and stiff while an unknown man pulls a plastic dust cover over them.
The music video is partially inspired by Stanley Kubrick’s, The Shining based on Stephen King’s book of the same name.

Lyric:

eckstein, eckstein, alles muss versteckt sein
eckstein, eckstein , alles muss versteckt sein

wieder lieg ich auf der lauer
denn wir spielen unser spiel
wieder wart ich an der mauer
wieder steh ich kurz vorm ziel

und ich h’re deinen atem
und ich rieche deine angst
ich kann nicht mehr l’nger warten
denn ich weiss, was du verlangst

eckstein, eckstein, alles muss versteckt sein
eckstein, eckstein, alles muss versteckt sein

1…, 2…, 3…, 4…, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!

augen auf ich komme!
augen auf ich komme!
augen auf ich komme!
aufgepasst ich komme!
zeig dich nicht!
st’ndig ruf ich deinen namen

st’ndig such ich dein gesicht
wenn ich dich dann endlich habe
spielen wir wahrheit oder pflicht

eckstein, eckstein, alles muss versteckt sein
eckstein, eckstein, alles muss versteckt sein

1…, 2…, 3…, 4…, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!

augen auf ich komme!
augen auf ich komme!
augen auf ich komme!
aufgepasst ich komme!

zeig dich nicht!versteck dich!
augen auf ich komme!
versteck dich!
augen auf ich komme!
versteck dich!
aufgepasst ich komme!
yaaaaaaaaaah!
zeig dich nicht!!!
Augen Auf! (Oomph!)

English:

Cornerstone, cornerstone – Everything must be hidden

I’m on the lookout again
Because we’re playing our game
I’m waiting on the wall again
I’m standing close to the goal again

And I hear your breath
And I smell your fear
I can’t wait any longer
Because I know what you demand

Cornerstone, cornerstone – Everything must be hidden

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
Ready or not, here I come!*
Don’t show yourself!

I’m always calling your name
I’m always looking for your face
When I finally have you
We’ll play truth or dare

Cornerstone, cornerstone – Everything must be hidden

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
Ready or not, here I come!
Don’t show yourself!
Hide yourself

1,2,3,4, cornerstone
Everything must be hidden

Cornerstone, cornerstone – Everything must be hidden

Ready or not, here I come!

*Since this song has phrases that correspond to the German version of “Hide and Go Seek”
I translated the phrases accordingly. A more literal translation of “Augen auf – ich komme!”
would be “Watch out! – I’m coming!”

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