1) Delerium is from Va… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name:
1) Delerium is from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, formed in 1987, originally as another side project (Intermix being the more techno-sounding project) of the influential industrial music act, Front Line Assembly.
Delerium has traditionally been a two-person project, but the only constant member throughout its history has been Bill Leeb. After Michael Balch left both Front Line Assembly and Delerium, Bill Leeb worked with Rhys Fulber, and the two released several albums under the Delerium moniker; these years saw a gradual stylistic change from darker ambient to a more danceable sound. A collaboration with Sarah McLachlan in their Karma album, "[song artist=Delerium]Silence[/song]", won them a certain amount of popular recognition and spawned a great deal of remixes.
After the release of Karma, Rhys Fulber left to pursue other interests, and Bill Leeb teamed up with producer Chris Peterson to release Poem. 2003, however, saw the reunion of Leeb and Fulber for the release of Chimera. The collaboration continued with Delerium’s most recent album, Nuages Du Monde. Delerium's music has additionally been featured in movies such as Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and Brokedown Palace.
After the duo worked with vocalist Leigh Nash on the single "[song artist=Delerium]Innocente[/song]", Leeb, Fulber and Nash released a self titled album under the name Fauxliage in 2007.
2) Delerium was also a grunge act from Ottumwa, Iowa, USA. Formed by John Huston of Citrus Boyin 1994, Delerium played and recorded mostly in the Eastern Iowa area. It also included Paige Clause on drums and Sam Long on guitars. Delerium broke up shortly after 1994's album Pirate Alley, John and Sam went on to form punk rock band The Smirnoffs with Mark Langgin.
3) Often confused with Dj Delerium, a hardcore producer from the United States.
Myth
Delerium Lyrics
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i'm lonely without skin.
no end to begin and only
your mind to hide in.
i nudge life.
like an unborn child. a dream
inside but now i live behind your eyes.
i'm uninvited. and i'm only
i'm living in your dreams.
i'm where you cannot be.
i'm way out of your reach.
i'm living in your dreams.
i'm where you cannot see.
is it you or is it me?
i can't protect what you can't forget.
but now i live behind your eyes.
you recognize me as only a memory
that comes through.
i'm living in your dreams.
i'm where you cannot go.
beyond everything you know.
i'm living in your dreams.
you won't find me anywhere.
i've vanished in the air.
The lyrics of Delerium's Myth paint a picture of being trapped in someone's mind, of living within their dreams and memories. The opening lines, "it's a weird game, I'm lonely without skin" suggest a sense of detachment from reality, as if the singer is no longer fully human. The next line, "no end to begin and only your mind to hide in", highlights the idea that the singer is lost within the mind of another person, unable to find their way out.
The line "i nudge life like an unborn child, a dream inside but now i live behind your eyes" appears to be a metaphorical representation of the singer's inability to affect change in the world, existing only as a dream-like presence within someone else's consciousness. The chorus further reinforces this idea, with lines such as "i'm living in your dreams, i'm where you cannot be, i'm way out of your reach". The singer seems to be saying that they exist in a liminal space, neither fully real nor fully imagined, living in a realm of fantasy that is beyond the other person's grasp.
The final lines, "you won't find me anywhere, i've vanished in the air" suggest that the singer has reached a point of no return, that they are stuck forever in this strange half-life, unable to escape. Overall, the lyrics of Myth are poetic and haunting, painting a bleak picture of an existence that is neither fully real nor fully imagined, but somewhere in between.
Line by Line Meaning
it's a weird game.
This situation is odd and unpredictable.
i'm lonely without skin.
I feel exposed and vulnerable.
no end to begin and only
your mind to hide in.
There is no clear start or finish and the only place to find refuge is in your own thoughts.
i nudge life.
like an unborn child. a dream
inside but now i live behind your eyes.
I try to push life forward, like an idea waiting to be born. Now, however, I exist within your perception.
i'm uninvited. and i'm only
a memory that comes through.
I am not welcome but still make an appearance, existing only in recollection.
i'm living in your dreams.
i'm where you cannot be.
i'm way out of your reach.
I exist within your subconscious, beyond your physical reach or grasp.
i'm living in your dreams.
i'm where you cannot see.
is it you or is it me?
I exist unobservable in your dreams, leaving a question of who the true subject is.
i can't protect what you can't forget.
but now i live behind your eyes.
you recognize me as only a memory
that comes through.
I cannot shield you from past experiences that you cannot erase, but I remain ever-present behind your eyes, acknowledged only as a memory.
i'm living in your dreams.
i'm where you cannot go.
beyond everything you know.
i'm living in your dreams.
you won't find me anywhere.
i've vanished in the air.
I am present within the bounds of your subconscious, exploring beyond known limitations. I am untraceable in physical reality, located only in memories and thoughts.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: FRANCESCA LONGRIGG, WILHELM LEEB
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