With a first musical sign of life, Burden of Grief entered the stages of the underground-clubs for the first time. Spured on by the positive reactions so far, the band decided to enter the Stage One Studio to record their next album together with producer Andy Classen. As a result 5 songs came out which had been released as the “Above Twilight Wings”-MCD. The reactions and reviews to this CD were absolutely great. Even the metal magazine Rock Hard recognized the huge development of Burden of Grief’s music and selected the band for their newcomer compilation CD “Unerhört-the best of the unsigned acts”.
The band played one gig after another and developed to become an impressing live act. Nearly two years after the release of their debut-MCD, Burden of Grief entered the studio again (this time the Ofen-studio in Kassel) to record their next album together with producer Carsten Schmerer who joined the band some months later as their drummer. Besides four new songs and the re-recorded demo-song the CD should contain the old Iron Maiden classic “Prowler”. These songs have been released as a limited promo-edition, entitled “Eternal Solar Eclipse”.
In autumn ‘99, Burden of Grief signed a deal with Grind Syndicate Media. The first result of this co-operation is the album “Haunting Requiems”, a digitally remastered re-release of both MCDs. At the end of ‘99, drummer Christoph Schellöh left the band because of personal reasons and caused the first line-up change in the history of the band. The new drummer who joined the band after a short time was Christian Nürnberg. Unfortunately he couldn’t take part on the forthcoming festivals-shows, because of his military service. Therefore the band decided to engage another drummer to play all gigs this year. They found him in the person of Carsten Schmerer, who had already produced the “Eternal Solar Eclipse”-songs. Just after one rehearsal-session they had to play the biggest show in the history of the band at the Wave-Gotik-Treffen in Leipzig.
After this experience the band played two further festival-shows at the Party San Open Air and the Rocktown Open Air (co-headlining with Eisregen). After drummer Christian has finished his military service the band started working on the material for the second album, which has been recorded at the Stage One Studio again together with producer Andy Classen and co-producer Georg “Schösch” Classen. Meanwhile the band has reached a deal with Massacre Records where the new album “On Darker Trails” has been released in September 2001. The reactions to this album were also absolutely great, the band gave dozens of interviews Europe-wide and got many sampler-appearances.
Burden of Grief’s cover-versions of “Prowler” and “Master Of Puppets” got on the Nuclear Blast Iron Maiden and Metallica tribute-records. Coincide to the release of the new album drummer Christian Nürnberg has been replaced by the help-out-drummer Carsten Schmerer. Moreover guitarist Oliver Eikenberg also left the band. Bass-player Ulrich Busch changed over to the six-strings and Dirk Bulmahn, an old fellow of the band since the beginning, joined Burden of Grief as the new bass-player.
With a new power and energy the band played a bunch of very succesfull shows and in summer 2002 and 2003 (for example the Rock Harz Open Air (with Overkill, Blaze,...), the Summer Breeze Open Air (with Dimmu Borgir, Paradise Lost,...) and the Kaltenbach Open Air in Austria). In June 2003 the band recorded their third album “Fields Of Salvation” in the studio of the Dark At Dawn-drummer and in September they mixed it in Denmark with producer-legend Tommy Hansen (Helloween,...). Meanwhile the co-operation with Massacre Records has been finished and with the much more passionate Remedy Records the band has found a new home. “Fields Of Salvation” has been released worldwide in January 2004 and earned very overwhelming reactions again.
No Way Out
Burden Of Grief Lyrics
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Cannot live with all this pain in my hand
There is no place for me to hide
I won't strain myself for you
Hold me - I have no chance to live on with this pain
Hold me - Where is the end, there's no way out from here
I search the way to the final exit without pain
But who is lighten me my way
Please let me kill myself to end this fucking...
Situation more complex
Feeling are so frightening
Sin against god
Sin against human
On my knees I'm praying for the end
I have to take these drugs tonight
Cannot live with all this pain in my hand
There is no place for me to hide
I won't strain myself for you
Hold me - I have no chance to live on with this pain
Hold me - Where is the end, there's no way out from here
Situation more complex
Feeling are so frightening
Sin against god
Sin against human
On my knees I'm praying for the end
I have to take these drugs tonight
Cannot live with all this pain in my hand
There is no place for me to hide
I won't strain myself for you
Hold me - I have no chance to live on with this pain
Hold me - Where is the end, there's no way out from here
The lyrics to Burden Of Grief's song, "No Way Out" explores themes of pain and hopelessness. The singer is in excruciating physical pain and is unable to find relief. They turn to drugs to ease the pain and consider suicide as a way out. The hopelessness is portrayed through the repetition of "there's no way out from here."
The lyrics suggest that the pain is so unbearable that the singer believes death is the only way to obtain relief. The line "I won't strain myself for you" implies that the singer has been compromising themselves for others and can no longer bear it. The mention of sinning against god and humans hints at the guilt and shame that the singer feels for considering suicide.
The overall message is one of desperation, fear and hopelessness, which is further emphasized by the repetition in the lyrics. The song's heavy and intense sound reflects the emotional turmoil portrayed in the lyrics.
Line by Line Meaning
I have to take these drugs tonight
The pain I feel is too much to bear, and the only relief I can find is taking drugs.
Cannot live with all this pain in my hand
The physical pain I am experiencing is unbearable, to the point where I cannot live with it.
There is no place for me to hide
I have tried to escape my pain, but there is nowhere to run or hide from it.
I won't strain myself for you
Despite pressure from others, I refuse to push myself beyond my limits in order to make them happy.
Hold me - I have no chance to live on with this pain
I am in such immense pain that I feel helpless and need someone to hold me and offer comfort.
Hold me - Where is the end, there's no way out from here
I am wondering when this pain will ever end or if there is any hope of escaping it, feeling trapped and hopeless.
So many tears in your eyes, no way to dry
Despite the sadness of those around me, there is no solution or hope to bring them any comfort.
I search the way to the final exit without pain
I am searching for a way out of my life that will not cause me pain, looking for a peaceful end to my suffering.
But who is lighten me my way
I am lost and do not know where to turn to find the solution I am searching for.
Please let me kill myself to end this fucking...
My pain and suffering has reached such a peak that I am begging for an end to my life.
Situation more complex
This is not a simple problem that can be easily resolved, the situation is complicated and difficult.
Feeling are so frightening
The emotions that I am experiencing in this difficult time are overwhelming and terrifying.
Sin against god
My actions, thoughts, or feelings may be perceived as immoral or sinful by my religious beliefs.
Sin against human
My actions, thoughts, or feelings may be perceived as immoral or harmful towards others.
On my knees I'm praying for the end
In desperation, I have turned to prayer as a last resort for relief from my pain and suffering.
Contributed by Henry H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.