At the age of five, Emileigh Rohn began taking piano lessons from her church organist, Mildred Benson, and eventually began singing solos in church. By the age of 13 she received a Casiotone keyboard and began experimenting with electronic music. In her final year of high school she joined an experimental/industrial performance art group called Inter Animi.
In the fall of 1997, while studying molecular biology in Detroit, Rohn joined Calvin P. Simmons in his project Dragon Tears Descending (DTD) as a keyboardist doing performances and supporting other bands. Rohn then left DTD and formed her own project Electrophoretic Transfer in 1998.
Chiasm began in 1998 when Rohn began to entirely produce her own music with her first demo CD named "Embryonic" completed in October. Her song "Bouncing Baby Clones" was featured on a Detroit Electronica compilation CD, D[elEcTROnIc]T, in the spring of 1999. By March 2001, Rohn released her debut album, Disorder on COP International.
Following Disorder, the track "Isolated" was released on the PC Game, "Vampire-The Masqurerade-Bloodlines" as well as used in an episode of the CBS series "Navy:NCIS" in 2003 coinciding with the release of the remix album with labelmate Threat Level 5 titled "Divided We Fall: The Remix Collection". The second full-length solo album, "Relapse" was released in 2005, also on COP.
Chiasm released a virtual single, "Prefrontal EP", exclusively on iTunes in 2006 through COP International. Her new full-length album, titled "REFORM", was released in September 2008! "REFORM" CDs are now available! Be sure to check out the new Facebook page, and keep in touch with her on Myspace where new remixes and random older tracks are also posted for streaming!
Emileigh is currently working on new material, an album called "11:11" and remixes/collaborations with other artists.
For more information, see her web site, www.chiasm.org
Deny
Chiasm Lyrics
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Who sees you now
Who breathes you now
Who sees you now
I see you
You want to change place
I can find it for you
I can wind it for you
You want to find taste
I can get it for you
You want to save waste
I can rid it for you
Who do you think you are
I see you here
It's all so clear
Before me now
Transformed somehow
I can't control what I've been told
I can't erase your empty face
I'm all alone and on my own
Forgetting what creates a rut
Now done to make the past a fake
What put me here is guilt and fear
You can't deny the things you try
In every place I see your face
Continue on until I'm gone
Enough control to fill the role
It takes me in deserving sin
No better now
Lay down somehow
So take it back or wish attack
Now see it clear and have it here
The lyrics to Chiasm's song "Deny" have a dark and introspective tone. The opening lines pose a series of questions: Who feels you now? Who sees you now? Who breathes you now? Who sees you now? These questions highlight a sense of isolation and loneliness. The lines "I can't control what I've been told, I can't erase your empty face, I'm all alone and on my own" suggest that the singer is struggling to come to terms with something that has been said or done.
The second verse continues the theme of struggling to maintain control. The lines "Forgetting what creates a rut, now done to make the past a fake, what put me here is guilt and fear, you can't deny the things you try" suggest that the singer is actively trying to change their life, but is finding it difficult to break free from their past.
The chorus repeats the line "I see you" several times, which could be interpreted in a variety of ways. It could be seen as a statement of recognition or empathy, or it could be interpreted as a haunting presence that the singer can't escape.
Line by Line Meaning
Who feels you now
Who is emotionally connected to you at this moment?
Who sees you now
Who is physically present and observing you at this moment?
Who breathes you now
Who is in close proximity to you and sharing the same air you breathe?
Who sees you now
Who is physically present and observing you at this moment?
I see you
I am aware of your presence and recognize you.
You want to change place
You desire to relocate and move to a different location.
I can find it for you
I am capable of locating a new place for you to move to.
You want to keep pace
You have a desire to keep up with the speed or rate of something.
I can wind it for you
I can adjust the speed or rate of something to match your desired pace.
You want to find taste
You desire to discover or experience something new and enjoyable.
I can get it for you
I am capable of obtaining the thing or experience that you desire.
You want to save waste
You want to reduce the amount of unused or unnecessary resources.
I can rid it for you
I am capable of eliminating the excess or waste that you wish to get rid of.
Who do you think you are
Why do you believe that you are entitled to these desires or actions?
I see you here
I am aware of your presence in this specific location.
It's all so clear
Everything is very evident and easy to understand in this moment.
Before me now
You are present and visible to me in this instant.
Transformed somehow
Your appearance or circumstances have changed in some way that is noticeable to me.
I can't control what I've been told
I cannot influence or change what others have told me about you.
I can't erase your empty face
I cannot forget or remove the memory of your expressionless appearance.
I'm all alone and on my own
I am by myself and independent in dealing with the issues at hand.
Forgetting what creates a rut
Trying to forget the routine that has led to a negative situation.
Now done to make the past a fake
Taking new actions to create a different outcome and change the perspective of the past.
What put me here is guilt and fear
The reason I am here now is due to a combination of guilt and fear.
You can't deny the things you try
It is impossible for you to pretend that you haven't attempted certain actions or had certain desires.
In every place I see your face
Your image or memory is present in every location or experience that I encounter.
Continue on until I'm gone
Persisting with actions until the end, despite personal struggles or doubts.
Enough control to fill the role
Being in a position of power or influence, and possessing enough authority to perform the required tasks.
It takes me in deserving sin
Indulging in sinful behavior or thoughts that are deemed appropriate or earned.
No better now
The current situation is not any better and may be even worse than before.
Lay down somehow
An attempt to relinquish control or avoid conflict by surrendering in some way.
So take it back or wish attack
Either retracting previous statements or actions, or wishing harm on others.
Now see it clear and have it here
Achieving clarity in the present moment and accomplishing desired goals.
Contributed by Cole G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
E D ! T 0 R
I really love each song of this amazing godess. Thank you for the upload!
Btw, where do you have all these pictures from?
AuntySocialQueen
very good 5/5 stars :)
The Man With The Crystal Eyes
He must have been incredibly cunning or incredibly ill to deny what went on in his mind and the world around him.
Segeric
Sounds awesome