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Genius Annotation

The song “Engel” is about not wanting to aim at perfection all the time because oftentimes something that seems perfect and pleasurable is in fact delusive. What one thinks as a blissful existence is actually fearful and lonely:

Wir haben Angst und sind allein

We are afraid and alone

The song can also be interpreted as doubting the existence of God and angels:

Den Blick gen Himmel fragst du dann warum man sie nicht sehen kann

You look to the sky and ask why can’t you see them

The female vocals are of Christiane “Bobo” Hebold, who is of the German pop band Bobo in White Wooden Houses.

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Genius Answer
Gibt es ein Making Of Video?
Genius Answer

Wann und wo wurde das Video gedreht?
Genius Answer

Das Video wurde im März 1997 in Hamburg gedreht.

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Recorded At
Temple Studios (Mistra bay, Malta)
Release Date
August 25, 1997
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