Sehnsucht is a deeply evocative German word that goes beyond a simple translation of "longing" or "yearning". It encapsulates a profound, often melancholic, desire for something distant, unattainable, or lost.
In "Alles Was Ich Will," the lyric "Dort am Horizont liegt Sehnsucht" (There on the horizon lies longing) perfectly captures the song's theme of seeking a new life and freedom. It's not just a wish, but a powerful, almost spiritual, yearning for an unknown future, making it a truly unique and compelling word.
This song is a powerful anthem about leaving everything behind to find yourself. The singer is hitting the road, declaring, "Verdammte Welt, dich lasse ich hier" (Damned world, I'm leaving you here) and driving off into the night. It's all about the feeling of escape and the promise of a new beginning, described as "Nur Asphalt und der Weg zur Freiheit" (Just asphalt and the road to freedom). He has no map and no plan, but that's the whole point. What he wants is the feeling of a new life and the freedom of the open road.
This isn't just a physical journey; it's about returning to his true self. The chorus repeats that this feeling is "was ich will" (what I want) and that it's his "Weg zu mir" (path to myself). He's not running away so much as running towards the person he's meant to be. The song ends with him feeling like he's finally back, declaring, "Das alles bin ich, einfach nur ich" (This is all me, just me).
Brenner formed in 2018 in Gifhorn and Berlin, built around frontmen Markus Siebert and Martin Goldenbaum, who share vocals and guitar. Guitarist Marc Beierstedt, bassist Volker Schlag, and drummer Mario Enrico Oliva round out the German rock band. Their first big show happened in a disused train station in Gifhorn that Schlag had turned into a live venue, a fitting start for a group that calls its own sound rock music with German lyrics made for bikers.
That description lands somewhere between the force of German-language rock and the dusty grit of American Southern rock. Producer Vincent Sorg, who has worked with Broilers and Die Toten Hosen, helped shape their self-titled debut album, released in March 2019 and a top 30 hit on the German charts. "Alles Was Ich Will" was the title track for the sixth season of Promi Big Brother, and a later stint on the show Alle singen Kaiser pushed them to start reworking classic Schlager hits with their own rock edge.