New band formed 2009 and cultivated by The Flower Kings/Transatlantic/Kaip… Read Full Bio ↴New band formed 2009 and cultivated by The Flower Kings/Transatlantic/Kaipa guitarguru Roine Stolt and eccentric singer Nad Sylvan (Unifaun)

Their debut album "The Fading Ghosts Of Twilight" FOX CD 029, was released on independent label FOXTROT RECORDS in March 2009.

Album features drummers Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson,XTC,Mr Mister, Stickmen etc ) Zoltan Csörsz (TFK, Karmakanic) Jimmy Keegan (Santana, Spocks Beard) and the "Garbo of prog" , Biggo Zelfries (Walrus Farm) piano,violin & synths - rounding out the sub regions is TFK bassist Jonas Reingold who add some fretless bass sponge.
First edition was a LTD digipac with a full 77 minutes of music and a 20 pages beautiful book.
Silas Toball (www.silastoball.com) of Goblin design did the mysterious artwork, the album was mixed by Stolt at Cosmic Lodge as usual.

AGENTS OF MERCY played a premiere show at Loreley in July 2009 and it was perhaps not the best way to start a live history, with the usual festival mis-hap technicals of festivals , but the band was soon to team up with Karmakanic, for the tourpackage called "THE POWER OF TWO" - a duo who toured Europe and USA in Oct 2009.

The result was a fabulous live record called "The Power Of Two" Live in USA, released on Reingold Records where guest Nick D'Virgilio (Spocks Beard, Tears For Fears ) shine with some fearless & intricate drumming.

2010 shaped up as a busy year for guitarguru Roine Stolt who had a Transatlantic tour coming up culminating in triumphant headline gig at High Voltage in Victoria Park London in July, but before the tour Roine joined the rest of AOM tribe in cozy Varispeed studios,south of Sweden and recorded the 12 tracks for a new album - Dramarama.

"Plenty of symphonic rewards for the die-hard fans of TFK or Transatlantic style prog - closer to Retropolis than Rainmaker - but yet more scaled down happy-classic rock, glam & pop too". Borrows from theatrical rock - to "film noir" - from the oddity of young Bowie - to the scary energy of Mahavishnu Orchestra. The new album is a big leap towards a more complete classic (prog)rock band feel - where the 1st album stayed firmly in chamber prog and mellow contemplating but yet demanding modes. "DramaRama" is an independent release from Stolt's own label, designed to operate freely and adapt in this new dawn of recorded music - so buy it and support more new adventurous recordings from this team.

The band consist of:

Nad Sylvan (Unifaun) - VOCAL & KEYBOARDS

Roine Stolt (Transatlantic, Flowerkings) - GUITARS

Jonas Reingold (Flowerkings, Karmakanic) - BASS

Lalle Larsson ( Weaveworld, Karmakanic) - KEYBOARD

Walle Wahlgren - DRUMS

Official Bio from www.agentsofmercy.com

Gratitude
Agents of Mercy Lyrics

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We want to live forever - We want to live together
You see no end to this world - always on a fine and clear day
Just you and me and we look like a bleeding watercolour painting - Here we are

We are "still life" between the mighty sea and the clear blue skies
And thru the lens I see the changes while the years go by
I see the blessings of forever in your timeless smiles - The light of love is in your eyes

I am you and you are me - and we go follow every ripple
Just like in a million years - time and time again
In every step of the way you say this love can be saved

Two fading faces in a fading watercolour dream
We're holding on a while - the colors getting pale and dim
The water's bleeding thru - there's no more me and you - Just the setting sun

Now, can you hold it for a minute? I'd just like to stay
So many things that I've forgotten that I just have to say
There is no limit to the gratitude I feel - Your love lives on inside of me

I am you and you are me - and we go follow every ripple
Just like in a million years - time and time again
In every step of the way you say this love can be saved

Once you said you'll take love over gold
But now you take love and you magnify - and let it shine in this one jaded world
In every step of the way you say this love can be saved

Two fading faces in a fading watercolour dream
We're holding on a while - the colors getting pale and dim
The water's bleeding thru - there's no more me and you - Just the setting sun

So, can you hold it for a minute? I'd just like to stay

So many things that I've forgotten that I just have to say
There is no limit to the gratitude I feel - Your love lives on inside of me - In me......

Overall Meaning

The song "Gratitude" by Agents of Mercy is a beautiful ode to eternal love and gratitude. The opening lines, "We want to live forever, we want to live together" set the tone for the rest of the song. The singer talks about their love and how it feels timeless, like a "bleeding watercolour painting". The setting for this love is between the mighty sea and the clear blue skies, which adds to the eternal and endless nature of the relationship.

The song talks about how they have aged over the years but their love has remained constant. The singer sees the changes through the lens but is aware that the timeless smiles of their partner show the blessings of forever. The chorus emphasizes how the two are inseparable, and their love can survive any tumultuous event in time, even a million years.

Towards the end, the beloved lingers on with the singer, and they reminisce about all the things they forgot to say. They express that there is no limit to the gratitude they feel, and the love still lives on inside them.

Line by Line Meaning

We want to live forever
We want to live together

You see no end to this world
Always on a fine and clear day

Just you and me and we look like a bleeding watercolour painting
Here we are

We are "still life" between the mighty sea and the clear blue skies
We are living in a world of beauty and nature

And thru the lens I see the changes while the years go by
Time is passing and things are changing

I see the blessings of forever in your timeless smiles
Your love brings me joy that lasts forever

The light of love is in your eyes
I see your love reflected in your eyes

I am you and you are me - and we go follow every ripple
We are connected and follow the same path

Just like in a million years - time and time again
Our love is timeless and will repeat itself

In every step of the way you say this love can be saved
You believe our love can endure any challenge

Two fading faces in a fading watercolour dream
We are getting older and our memories are fading

We're holding on a while - the colors getting pale and dim
We are trying to hold onto our memories as they fade away

The water's bleeding thru - there's no more me and you - Just the setting sun
Our memories are fading away and it feels like the end

Now, can you hold it for a minute? I'd just like to stay
I want to stay in this moment a little longer

So many things that I've forgotten that I just have to say
I have important things to tell you before it's too late

There is no limit to the gratitude I feel - Your love lives on inside of me
I am so grateful for your love, and it will never leave me

Once you said you'll take love over gold
You said love was more important than material wealth

But now you take love and you magnify - and let it shine in this one jaded world
You make our love shine in a world that can be cynical and pessimistic

So, can you hold it for a minute? I'd just like to stay
I want to stay in this moment a little longer

So many things that I've forgotten that I just have to say
I have important things to tell you before it's too late

There is no limit to the gratitude I feel - Your love lives on inside of me - In me......
I am endlessly grateful for your love, and it will always be a part of me

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