Durch Den Monsun Lyrics in English by Tokio Hotel
Abgrund translates to "abyss" or "precipice". It is beautifully formed from the prefix ab- (down) and Grund (ground or bottom), painting a vivid picture of a steep, seemingly bottomless drop.
In this iconic emo-rock anthem, the singer describes walking "am abgrund entlang" (along the edge of the abyss). It is a striking, dramatic metaphor for pushing through terrifying obstacles and navigating dark, desperate times to finally reunite with the person they love.
If you want pure mid-2000s teenage drama, German pop-rock band Tokio Hotel delivers it right here. The song kicks off inside a suffocating room where a window won't open and the last candle burns out: Hier drin' ist es voll von dir und leer ("In here it's full of you and empty"). It is an impossible, dramatic contradiction, but anyone who has sat alone missing someone gets it immediately. Bill Kaulitz decides that waiting around is over. Dark clouds are gathering outside, and instead of taking shelter, he decides to charge straight into the storm to reach the person he loves.
From there, the track goes completely over the top in the best way possible. He sings that he has to fight durch den monsun ("through the monsoon"), journey hinter die welt ("behind the world"), and walk am abgrund entlang ("along the edge of the abyss"). Notice the casual phrasing in Ich warte schon 'ne ewigkeit ("I've been waiting for an eternity")—dropping eine down to 'ne is standard everyday German when you want to sound conversational. He even claims he hears their name howling in the hurricane (orkan). It is dramatic, stormy pop-rock about believing that surviving the worst weather imaginable will lead to that final relief: Dann wird alles gut ("Then everything will be alright").
