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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.

The Silence 2000
Delerium Lyrics

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Give me release
Witness me
I am outside
Give me peace
Heaven holds a sense of wonder
And I wanted to believe that I'd get caught up
When the rage in me subsides

Passion
Chokes the flower
Until she cries no more
Possessing all the beauty
Hungry still for more

Heaven holds a sense of wonder
And I wanted to believe that I'd get caught up
When the rage in me subsides

In this white wave
I am sinking
In this silence
In this white wave
In this silence

I believe I can't help this longing
Comfort me I can't hold it all in
If you won't let me

Heaven holds a sense of wonder
And I wanted to believe that I'd get caught up
When the rage in me subsides

In this white wave
I am sinking
In this silence
In this white wave
In this silence

I believe I have seen you
In this white wave
You are silent
You are breathing
In this white wave

I am free

Overall Meaning

The lyrics in Delerium's song "The Silence 2000" describe the yearning for release and peace. The singer is asking to be seen and witnessed, possibly in a state of vulnerability or pain that they want to be acknowledged. They express a desire for the sense of wonder that heaven holds and a hope to get caught up in it when the rage inside them fades.

The singer then describes passion choking a flower until it can no longer cry, which could be a metaphor for an intense feeling or desire causing harm or damage. Despite possessing beauty, the flower is still hungry for more. The singer then repeats their yearning for the wonder of heaven and their hope to be caught up in it when the rage subsides.

The song then shifts to the singer sinking in a white wave and finding themselves in silence. They believe they can't help their longing and ask for comfort. They repeat their desire to be caught up in the wonder of heaven and describe seeing someone in the white wave who is silent but breathing. The song concludes with the singer proclaiming their freedom.

Line by Line Meaning

Give me release
I am asking for freedom from something that is binding me.

Witness me
I want to be acknowledged and recognized by others.

I am outside
I feel like an outlier or an outsider in some context.

Give me peace
I am asking for inner calmness and tranquility.

Heaven holds a sense of wonder
I find the concept of heaven to be fascinating and intriguing.

And I wanted to believe that I'd get caught up
I had hoped to experience something profound or spiritual that would captivate me.

When the rage in me subsides
I anticipate or long for a moment of relief from my intense emotions or inner turmoil.

Passion
Desire or strong emotions can be overwhelming or consume me.

Chokes the flower
These intense emotions can be suffocating or damaging to something fragile or beautiful.

Until she cries no more
Eventually, the intensity of these emotions will take its toll and exhaust or break me.

Possessing all the beauty,
I recognize my own beauty or worth, but it is still not enough to satisfy me.

Hungry still for more
I am insatiable or constantly searching for something that will fulfill me.

In this white wave
I am caught in a metaphorical wave that is engulfing me or carrying me away.

I am sinking
I feel like I am being pulled down or drowning in something overwhelming or suffocating.

In this silence
I am surrounded by a sense of emptiness or quietness that is eerie or unsettling.

I believe I can't help this longing
I am aware that my desire or yearning for something is beyond my control or ability to fulfill.

Comfort me I can't hold it all in
I am seeking solace or support from someone else because I am unable to contain or manage my emotions internally.

If you won't let me
I am dependent on someone else to provide me with the emotional validation or support that I crave.

I believe I have seen you
I have had a spiritual or emotional experience that has connected me to some higher power or divine entity.

You are silent
This higher power or entity is not communicating with me in any tangible way.

You are breathing
I sense the presence or vitality of this higher power or entity in a metaphorical or ethereal way.

I am free
I have found some sort of resolution or release from the emotions or circumstances that were holding me captive before.

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., MUSIC SERVICES, INC.
Written by: NOWELL RHYS FULBER, SARAH ANN MC LACHLAN, WILHELM ANTON LEEB

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