The idea for a solo project AUDIOVISION started in 2002 after releasing and… Read Full Bio ↴The idea for a solo project AUDIOVISION started in 2002 after releasing and touring with WISDOM CALL where I wrote some songs together with Lars Chriss (Lion's Share, Road To Ruin) AUDIOVISION is the biggest album project that Christian Rivel have ever done.

Lars Chriss was hired as producer for this big album project. I wanted to create an album filled with good melodic hardrock and heavy metal with uplifting lyrics. On top of that I wanted to invite great musicians I look up to and respect for their great talents and create a top notch production. The result speaks for it self!

Musically we get Hard Rock with an at times pretty strong Metal influence, which shows the variability of Christian, as NARNIA are rather neo-classically influenced and DIVINEFIRE fire off the heavy Bombast Power Metal mortar and almost all songs have one thing in common, the pretty heavy guitars, which bring in a nice heaviness, but without neglecting the catchiness (never drifting off into sappiness, though), but keeping the quality very high at all times.

The Calling
Audiovision Lyrics

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(intro)
You push me, you test me, just take it all away
I always find myself underneath
Your skin!

(verse 1)

I drown myself in tears from the anger and agony
The picture's clear that you got the best of me
It kills us all just to stand alone
Closing walls im on my own

(chorus)

But i'll wait for the calling i've struggled with you
Im done with the crawling now i can see through
Your eyes, and all of your pain's revealing
Your lies, my wounds at last are healing
I've slept so long

(verse 2)

One last kiss goodbye i finally cut the strings
Take your time to let all your sorrow bleed
If you fall you will fall alone alone
Take it all this is your storm
The flame is gone

(chorus)

But i'll wait for the calling i've struggled with you
Im done with the crawling now i can see through
Your eyes, and all of your pain's revealing
Your lies, my wounds at last are healing
I've slept so long

(bridge)

Your falling, the calling, is not far away
You always find yourself underneath
You push me, you test me, just take it all away
I always find myself underneath

(last chorus)

But i'll wait, for the calling, i've struggled with you
Im done with the crawling, and i can see through

Your eyes and all of your fake
Your lies, the calling awaits

Overall Meaning

In Audiovision's song, The Calling, the artist talks about a relationship that has reached its breaking point. The lyrics suggest that the singer of the song has endured significant emotional and mental abuse from their partner, and they have finally decided to leave. The song begins with a defensive tone where the singer is pushed and tested by their partner, and they want them to take all of it away. However, even though the singer is underneath their partner's skin, they want to get out of the relationship as soon as possible.

The chorus shows that the singer has finally arrived at a point where they are ready to leave this toxic relationship. They are done with crawling and struggling and can finally see through their partner's lies. The song's title, The Calling, suggests that the singer is waiting for a sign, a calling, that will help them make this tough decision. The singer is now aware of their partner's behavior and is not afraid of the emotional pain they will feel when they leave them.

The song's bridge explores how the partner falls victim to their own pain and becomes the abuser—an interesting perspective on the topic of domestic violence. The lyrics suggest that the partner is not far from their own calling, where they become aware of their destructive actions and the pain they cause.

Line by Line Meaning

You push me, you test me, just take it all away
I feel like you're constantly pushing me and testing me, and I wish you would just take all of that away

I always find myself underneath Your skin!
I feel like I can't get away from you, like I'm always under your control

I drown myself in tears from the anger and agony
I cry so much because I'm so angry and in so much pain

The picture's clear that you got the best of me
It's obvious that you've won and I've lost in this situation

It kills us all just to stand alone
Being alone is really hard and it hurts all of us

Closing walls im on my own
I feel like the walls are closing in on me and I'm completely alone

But i'll wait for the calling i've struggled with you Im done with the crawling now i can see through Your eyes, and all of your pain's revealing Your lies, my wounds at last are healing I've slept so long
I'm waiting for the moment when everything will become clear and I can move on from this struggle with you. I'm done with crawling and I can see through your lies and pain. My wounds are finally starting to heal after a long time of sleeping and ignoring them

One last kiss goodbye i finally cut the strings
I'm finally saying goodbye and cutting ties with you

Take your time to let all your sorrow bleed
Take your time to let out your pain and sadness

If you fall you will fall alone alone Take it all this is your storm
If you fail, you'll have no one to blame but yourself. This is your problem to deal with

The flame is gone
Our relationship is over, there's nothing left between us

Your falling, the calling, is not far away You always find yourself underneath You push me, you test me, just take it all away I always find myself underneath
You're going to fall and hit rock bottom soon. You always end up controlling me, and I always end up under your control

But i'll wait, for the calling, i've struggled with you Im done with the crawling, and i can see through Your eyes and all of your fake Your lies, the calling awaits
I'll wait for the moment when I can see everything clearly and be done with crawling for your affection. I can see through your fake facade and lies, and the moment of clarity that will free me is approaching

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