The ba… Read Full Bio ↴Adfail is a metal band formed in Kaliningrad, Russia in 2007.
The band was founded at one of the regular gothic-parties in Kaliningrad (Koenigsberg) in 2007 and 14/02/2007 is considered to be the band's official "birthday". The first band membership named ASPHODEL came from the pieces of a dark metal project where some of the musicians had been working for about a year before that moment. The prevailing genre of the music is doom-metal though the elements of different genres from gothic to death metal are presented.
"Then we were experimenting with gothic and dark metal, gave some concerts and the staff was shifting dreadfully" (Thorshammer). In a year and a half the band changes its name to ADFAIL ("ruin"), the music becomes harder based on an old school doom metal. "There's no Asphodel, but there's something more now" (Irene). On this impulse the band works till 2011 recording the first album named Unkindness and composing innumerable tracks of genres from gothic rock and sympho to funeral and doom-death metal. "Those who was eager to work held on the band." (Thorshammer) In 2011 a new person is invited to join the staff – a viola player, and he is expected to introduce some variety to the music.
Drama
Adfail Lyrics
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Wave my hand to you
Taken from the dark
Where're the scenery and dust
Boy with a mournful face
Girl with a broken hand
They are only dolls
Puppets can not cry
Puppets can not talk
Their world is a box
But they need some love to live
Fairy in the web
In an old paled dress
Whispers why do I have
No real blood to bleed
Will we hear it again
Laughter of a child
Only ghosts by our side
Act their grimy play
When you stay alone
In a whole world
You become a toy
That was throuwn away
The lyrics of Adfail's "Drama" highlight the helplessness and suffocation experienced by individuals who are treated like puppets in their lives. The song revolves around a metaphor of puppetry where individuals are compared to puppets who cannot speak or cry. The first few lines of the song illustrate the detachment felt by people who are constantly subjected to control by others. The phrase "Taken from the dark" alludes to the individuals' past where they were once free from the clutches of others. The line "Where're the scenery and dust" highlights their inability to escape the present, which is devoid of imagination and freedom.
The following lines delve into the existence of these puppets. The boy and the girl depicted in the song have no real identities and are just playing their roles, as one would with puppets. The line "Tired of life they play" illustrates their exhaustion with life's monotony, and they play their roles as puppets with no sense of purpose. The chorus of the song continues with the metaphor, emphasizing the void in the puppets' lives. The puppets need love to live, just as humans need it to thrive. The lyrics highlight how the puppets' world is a box, and they are trapped, yearning for affection.
As the song progresses, the lyrics touch upon a fairy who whispers about her lack of real blood to bleed. This line can be seen as a representation of people who are alive but feel like they are missing the vital essence of life. The verse "Only ghosts by our side, act their grimy play" underlines the idea of people being mere spectators of their lives, acting only as required, with no control over their characters. The final lines of the song, "When you stay alone in a whole world, you become a toy that was thrown away" poignantly sum up the song's central theme. The lyrics convey the idea that in a world where individuals are stripped of their identities and feelings, they become obsolete and obsolete objects.
Line by Line Meaning
Pull a string and I
I am controlled like a puppet, responding to commands
Wave my hand to you
I express myself physically, but it may not truly reflect how I feel inside
Taken from the dark
I am being brought out of a hidden, possibly negative situation
Where're the scenery and dust
I am looking for my surroundings, but everything seems hazy and unclear
Boy with a mournful face
I see a young man who is sad and in despair
Girl with a broken hand
I see a young woman who is physically or emotionally wounded
They are only dolls
These two individuals are helpless and easily manipulated
Tired of life they play
They are going through the motions of living, but are exhausted and disheartened
Puppets can not cry
They are incapable of shedding tears or expressing genuine emotions
Puppets can not talk
Communication is limited, and they may not be able to express their feelings
Their world is a box
They are confined to a small, restricted space
But they need some love to live
Even though they are artificial, they require affection and care in order to thrive
Fairy in the web
A small, delicate creature trapped in a web or situation out of their control
In an old paled dress
The fairy appears worn out and faded
Whispers why do I have
She is questioning her existence and why it is so difficult
No real blood to bleed
She feels empty and void of something essential that makes her alive
Will we hear it again
A hope to relive a moment of happiness or beauty
Laughter of a child
The pure, unbridled joy of youth and innocence
Only ghosts by our side
What we perceive as companions may not truly be present or tangible
Act their grimy play
These ghosts are performing a dismal, unpleasant play for us to witness
When you stay alone
Isolation can lead to a feeling of being discarded or unwanted
In a whole world
Despite the vastness of the world, we can still feel confined and trapped
You become a toy
If rejected or ignored by society, one can feel like they are just an object to be played with
That was throuwn away
A sense of being discarded or unvalued by those around us
Contributed by Savannah V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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sick, so smoooth yet brutal !!