Some of the more notable French examples of this style are Asylum Party, KaS Product, Martin Dupont and Trisomie 21. Polish examples are Variété, Bruno Wątpliwy, Siekiera and Made in Poland. In both countries the original British post-punk bands that were influential to the genre are sometimes referred to as coldwave as well.
By coincidence, the term was also used during the 90s to describe bands from the US industrial rock underground, especially those signed to or affiliated with Reconstriction Records.
Notable examples of this “American Coldwave” are Chemlab, 16volt, and Acumen Nation.
Coldwave, also written as Cold Wave, is a term that describes two different genres of music:
* the French coldwave, a musical movement in France from the late '70s until the late '80s.
* the American coldwave, a term used in the USA in the 1990s for industrial metal.
All Cats Are Grey
The Cure Lyrics
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In bed amongst the stones
The columns are all men
Begging to crush me
No shapes sail on the dark deep lakes
And no flags wave me home
In the caves
All cats are gray
In the caves
The textures coat my skin
In the death cell
A single note
Rings on and on and on
The lyrics to The Cure's 'All Cats Are Grey' convey a deep sense of isolation and despair. The opening line sets the tone right away - the singer finds himself in bed amongst the stones, symbolic of a grave or burial site, and it's clear that he's not in a good place emotionally or mentally. The "columns" that surround him are personified as men, begging to crush him, while he's lost at sea, without any sense of direction or belonging.
The repetition of the phrase "in the caves, all cats are gray" is particularly poignant. It suggests that even in a place where you might expect to find familiar or friendly creatures, everything is dreary and colorless. The textures that coat the singer's skin might hint at a sense of alienation or disconnection from his surroundings. In the final stanza, the "death cell" is a particularly grim image, and the single note that rings on and on only amplifies the sense of hopelessness.
Overall, 'All Cats Are Grey' is a song about feeling lost and disconnected, with no sense of purpose or direction. It's a powerful, evocative piece of music that captures the essence of depression and despair.
Line by Line Meaning
I never thought that I would find myself
I never imagined that I would be in this situation
In bed amongst the stones
Lying in rock-hard surface
The columns are all men
Pillars seem like human figures
Begging to crush me
It feels like the pillars are about to fall
No shapes sail on the dark deep lakes
No boats can be seen on the murky lake
And no flags wave me home
No signs of directions or comfort seen
In the caves
Inside the dark and cold cave
All cats are gray
Everything appears to be the same in the darkness
In the caves
Inside the dark and cold cave
The textures coat my skin
The cave's rough surfaces rub on the skin
In the death cell
In a place where death is certain
A single note
One sound only
Rings on and on and on
It keeps on repeating endlessly
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: LAURENCE ANDREW TOLHURST, ROBERT JAMES SMITH, SIMON GALLUP
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