Arven was founded in 2006 by guitarist and songwriter Anastasia Schmidt. Looking for female musicians, keyboard player Lena Yatsula and guitarist Ines Thomé joined the band. For the vocals, the classically trained Carina Hanselmann was added. In May 2009, bassist Lisa Marie Geiss replaced Eve Kreuzer. As the only man of the sextet, drummer Till Felden joined the band.
In 2011, Arven signed a record contract with Massacre Records. Their debut album, Music of Light, was published on 30 September 2011.[1] The album was mastered by Sascha Paeth and Michael Rodenberg. The album cover was designed by Jan Yrlund. The second album Black is the Colour was released on 23 August 2013.[2]
In 2015, Arven announced in their official website that they have officially disbanded due to musical differences and difficulties finding a replacement for the guitarist Ines Thomé, who left the band.[3]
Till Death Do Us Part
Arven Lyrics
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I have lost all I ever wanted
Only his love I have kept in me
He's gone away and my heart turns so cold and empty
He left me alone to bleed
From far away I can hear voices in the darkness
I feel so said and I dream of him
He held me tight and the time stood still
At this night-time I felt alive
I saw the moon rising, up in the sky
At this evening he came to me
And he said he loved me more than his life
There's no love that lasts forever
Without him my heart is crying
There's no life left inside her
Without him I'll die
There's no love that lasts forever
The coldness has come to take me
There's no life left inside her
My heart turns to stone
There's no love that lasts forever
Without him my heart is crying
There's no life left inside her
Without him I'll die
At this night-time I felt alive
I saw the moon rising, up in the sky
At this evening he came to me
And he said he loved me more than his life
There's no love that lasts forever
Without him my heart is crying
There's no life left inside her
Without him I'll die
There's no love that lasts forever
The coldness has come to take me
There's no life left inside her
My heart turns to stone
There's no love that lasts forever
Without him my heart is crying
There's no life left inside her
Without him I'll die
Now with the wind I just feel that my soul grows colder
I dream of him, darkness is my light
I sence that I'm dying and I'm lying
on the bridge of waters where we met
I feel his warmth here and my sould flies away
The lyrics of Till Death Do Us Apart by Arven depict the pain and loneliness of a woman who has lost her beloved. She is filled with sadness and feels alone since her partner has gone away, leaving her alone to deal with her grief. She continues to love him and yearns for him to come back. She hears voices in the darkness and dreams of him, reminiscing about the times they spent together. The only relief she gets from this pain is when she sees him in her dreams, holding her tight and reassuring her of his love.
The chorus of the song "There's no love that lasts forever" highlights the reality that nothing is permanent, even the love that she had for him. She feels that without him, her heart is crying and she does not have the will to live. The coldness has taken over her and her heart has turned to stone. Soon, she feels the winds of death creeping in, and she feels that she is slowly dying, just like her love for him. Despite all this, she knows that she will always keep his love inside of her, and it will remain there until death does them apart.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm so alone
I feel lonely and isolated
I have lost all I ever wanted
Everything that was important to me is now gone
Only his love I have kept in me
The only thing I hold on to is the memory of his love
He's gone away and my heart turns so cold and empty
Since he left, I feel heartbroken and alone
He left me alone to bleed
He abandoned me to suffer alone
From far away I can hear voices in the darkness
I feel distant and disconnected from the world, but I can hear sounds around me
I feel so said and I dream of him
I'm overcome with sadness and can only dream about being with him again
At even fall he met me on the bridge of waters
We used to meet at the bridge of waters at dusk
He held me tight and the time stood still
When we were together, it was as if nothing else mattered
At this night-time I felt alive
Being with him made me feel like I was truly living
I saw the moon rising, up in the sky
I vividly remember the night we spent together
And he said he loved me more than his life
He professed his love to me in a way that made me feel cherished
There's no love that lasts forever
Love is fleeting and eventually fades away
Without him my heart is crying
I am sad and in pain without him by my side
There's no life left inside her
My vitality and spirit have been drained away
My heart turns to stone
My heart has become hard and unfeeling
Now with the wind I just feel that my soul grows colder
My soul is becoming more numb and indifferent
I dream of him, darkness is my light
He is the only thing that brings light to my life, even in darkness
I sence that I'm dying and I'm lying
I feel like I'm at the end of my life and am lying down by the bridge
on the bridge of waters where we met
I'm at the same place where I used to meet him
I feel his warmth here and my sould flies away
Being here reminds me of his affection and my spirit is lifted upward
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