They have some amazing lyrics. They touch on such a wide range of topics and their songs are always full of emotion. I admit sometimes they border on the disturbing, but are written in such a brilliant manner that even the most outragous and controversial ones never stoop to cheap shock simply for shock's sake.
What were the ones that you read and could relate to Patti? What was it about Los that surprised you...that's actually one of the mild ones and an example of the clever word play that they use in their lyrics. Los means less but it could also be used to mean "go."
There's a guy on Youtube that puts subtitles on their lyrics. While translations are available
several places on the web, I think it helps to be able to read the meanings to the songs as they play. He said he'll be doing Los next. Anyway, here are a few of my favorites.
Amerika : This was the one that started it all for me. It was recorded a few years ago and is one of the few songs that features English lyrics.
YouTube - Amerika (English subtitles)
Klavier : A beautiful, haunting song about love, betrayal and revenge. This is one of their older songs. This version was performed in Berlin in 1998 and is featured on their Live Aus Berlin DVD.
YouTube - Klavier (English subtitles)
Steim Um Stein : An example of their harder sounding songs, from their earlier albums but this preformance was done in 2005 on their last tour and is on their latest DVD "Volkerball"
YouTube - Stein um Stein (English subtitles)
Keine Lust : Great video using awesome make up effects to use humor to illustrate a sad state of mind.
YouTube - Keine Lust (English subtitles)
Mutter : From the 2001 of the same name, Sad, haunting, beautiful.. perfect.
YouTube - Mutter (English subtitles)
Ohne Dich...Spectacular song, stunning video. Probably my favorite.
YouTube - Ohne dich (English subtitles)