☝️ Key Points
- The song lyrics are about a fictional chancellor who raises taxes and demands money from people.
- The singer references different types of taxes and even suggests introducing new taxes to make even more money.
- He mocks people who hide their money and threatens to take it from their pockets.
- The singer mocks his own privilege of saving taxes and the financial problems of other people.
- The song lyrics express the idea that the singer exploits people and mocks their financial problems.
Interpretation
In the lyrics of the song "Der Steuersong (Radio Edit)" by
Die Gerd Show, the singer talks about how he increases taxes and demands money from people. He refers to different types of taxes, such as dog tax, tobacco tax, vehicle tax, and eco-tax, to name a few. The singer explains that he was elected chancellor and can now raise taxes without people being able to fire him. He mocks the fact that people hide their money and promises to find it. He threatens to take their money out of their pockets. He even suggests introducing new taxes like a bad weather tax or a hair dye tax to earn even more money. He claims that quality comes at a price and those who want to see the Gerd Show have to pay for it. The singer makes fun of his own privilege of having a chauffeur and thus saving taxes. He also jokes about how lobsters turn red when cooked, while he himself becomes richer and richer. The singer suggests that the unemployed should also pay taxes, as there are so many of them. Overall, the lyrics of the song express the idea that the singer exploits people and mocks their financial problems.