The Guns - 11 - Sei Cool - Schlachtrufe Wtg — Waving
Musically, it leans into the group's early Boom-Bap sample-heavy sound , heavily influenced by their roots in the Rostock punk and alternative scene. Context within Schlachtrufe WTG
It critiques the mainstream "rat race" by celebrating being "uncool" by society's standards—being drunk, on drugs, and "deeply fallen". Waving the Guns - 11 - Sei Cool - Schlachtrufe WTG
"Sei cool, sei du selbst, sei dabei, sei betrunken / Auf Drogen, tief gesunken, sagen manche, liegst du auf'm Boden / Ich sag: „Coole Party!“, Untergrund und Pogen / Punkrock, klar dass euch Idioten das ankotzt." Musically, it leans into the group's early Boom-Bap
While some tracks on the album are overtly political (attacking the state and police), "Sei Cool" focuses more on the lifestyle aspect of the left-wing radical identity—pogo, punk rock, and rejecting the "Abschluss" (graduation/career path) in favor of the "Absturz" (crash/partying). As the 11th track on a 14-track debut,
As the 11th track on a 14-track debut, "Sei Cool" sits alongside other defining early songs like "Bad Kids" and "Gesetzestreue".
At the time of this release, WTG was a four-person outfit; today, the group is primarily led by rapper Milli Dance . Notable Lyrics (Excerpt)
The song is a sardonic call to embrace an alternative, non-conformist lifestyle, directly contrasting social expectations of "success" with the grit of the underground scene.