Depressive Age was a German Metal band from Berlin, beginning as progressiv… Read Full Bio ↴Depressive Age was a German Metal band from Berlin, beginning as progressive 90s Thrash on albums "First Depression" and "Lying In Wait", then adding more industrial and avant-garde sound on albums "Symbols for the Blue Times" and "Electric Scum". The last known line-up consisted of Jan Lubitzki (vocals), Jochen Klemp (guitar), Tim Schallenberg (Bass) and Norbert Drescher (drums). Before they split up, they were very influential with their unique sound, especially thanks to vocalist Jan Lubitzki, yet never managed to grow out of the underground scene.
Formerly known as Blackout (Ger). After the release of the "Electric Scum" album the band was renamed into D-Age.
In Autumn Time of 2022 the band's announcement to have re-united under their initial name Depressive Age spread across diverse platforms. Depressive Age are booked to play the 2023 Rockhard-Festival in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The intention to write new material and to release another album has been communicated via press releases meeting excited anticipation by fans and fanzines.

Small Town Boy
Depressive Age Lyrics

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[Somerville, Forrest, Cole]

You leave in the morning
With everything you own
In a little black case
Alone on a platform
The wind and the rain
On a sad and lonely face

Mother will never understand
Why you had to leave
For the love that you need
Will never be found at home
And the answer you seek
Will never be found at home

Pushed around and kicked around
Always a lonely boy
You were the one
That they'd talk about around town
As they put you down
And as hard as they would try
They'd hurt to make you cry
But you'd never cry to them
Just to your soul
No you'd never cry to them
Just to your soul

Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away

Overall Meaning

Depressive Age's Small Town Boy is a poignant and melancholic song about a young man who is ostracized and mistreated in his small town. The lyrics follow his journey as he leaves his hometown alone, carrying everything he owns in a little black case. The scene is set on a platform, with the wind and rain beating down on his sad and lonely face.

The boy's mother cannot comprehend why he had to leave, as she is not aware of the love he seeks and needs, which he cannot find in his hometown. The answer he seeks cannot be found at home either. The lyrics tell us how he is always pushed and kicked around, made to feel like a lonely boy. The townsfolk always had something to say about him, and they put him down. They tried to make him cry and hurt him. But he always kept his head high, only crying to his soul.

The chorus of the song runs, "Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away." The young man has made the difficult decision to run away from his small town, which he cannot call home anymore. The song evokes feelings of longing, sadness, and despair, which are amplified by the haunting melody and the lead vocalist's emotional voice.

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