De/Vision is a German synthpop musical group. The band started as a quartet… Read Full Bio ↴De/Vision is a German synthpop musical group. The band started as a quartet consisting of Thomas Adam, Steffen Keth, Stefan Blender, and Markus Ganssert. They formed the band in 1988. The name De/Vision is a play on words. The majority of the band's lyrics are in English, but they have had some songs in German. Markus left the band in 2000. In the same year Steffen started a side project as the vocalists with Green Court, called 'Green Court featuring De/Vision'. The band with remaining members Thomas Adam and Steffen Keth is currently signed to Drakkar Records in Europe and Dancing Ferret Discs in North America.

Desertland
De/Vision Lyrics

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They fall down to pray again
They don't want to stay in the land
Enough time is passed in minds

Take them home again
Back to mothers' fears

They have to go

To a strange land
Where they die

The children not at home
The mothers cry for their sons

They have to go

To a strange land
Where they dieâ?¦

Overall Meaning

De/Vision's song Desertland is a representation of the difficult reality of soldiers and their families in times of war. The opening line of the song, "They fall down to pray again," highlights their desperation and helplessness in the situation they find themselves in. They pray for a safe return home and to be spared from the devastation of war. The next line, "They don't want to stay in the land," suggests that they are in the battlefields against their will, and they yearn for the comfort and security of their homes, families, and loved ones.

The lyric, "Enough time is passed in minds," refers to the mental and emotional anguish of the soldiers, who may have been in the warzone for an extended period of time. They are weary, traumatized, and ready to return home. The next line, "Take them home again, back to mothers' fears," highlights the harsh reality that their families also face untold fears, worry and sleepless nights, anxiously waiting for their safe return.

Line by Line Meaning

They fall down to pray again
They kneel down to offer their devotions once more

They don't want to stay in the land
They have no desire to remain in this place

Enough time is passed in minds
Their minds have endured enough passing of time

Take them home again
Guide and bring them back to their rightful place

Back to mothers' fears
Back to the anxious worries of their mothers

They have to go
It is imperative that they depart

To a strange land
To an unfamiliar and foreign place

Where they die
Their lives come to an end in that location

The children not at home
The sons are absent from their childhood homes

The mothers cry for their sons
The mothers grieve and shed tears for their lost sons

They have to go
It is necessary that they leave