Biography
Inspired by Iron Maiden, Mercyful Fate, Motörhead and Venom, Destruction were formed as Knight of Demon in 1982. The original line-up featured vocalist and bassist Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer, drummer Tommy Sandmann, and guitarist Mike Sifringer. They soon changed their name to Destruction and released a demo titled Bestial Invasion of Hell in 1984. After this the group signed with Steamhammer Records and released an EP titled Sentence of Death later that year.
Destruction released their first full-length album titled Infernal Overkill in 1985, followed by Eternal Devastation in 1986. The trio then added a second guitarist, Harry Wilkens, and released the EP Mad Butcher in 1987, followed by the full-length album Release from Agony (also released in 1987), then a live recording Live Without Sense in 1989, and Cracked Brain in 1990. In 1989, Schmier left the band and Mike Sifringer continued to release albums under the moniker of "Neo-Destruction".
In 1999, Schmier rejoined, and things began to look up for the band as they signed a record deal with Nuclear Blast. They then released three more albums: All Hell Breaks Loose in 2000, The Antichrist in 2001, and Metal Discharge in 2003. The band would then sign with AFM Records and release Inventor of Evil in 2005. That album was followed two years later by the compilation of re-recorded songs Thrash Anthems (2007), and then a year later by D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N. (2008). In February 2011, Destruction released Day of Reckoning.
A European tour with Overkill was scheduled for March 2011. Headlining dates in South America and North America were being planned for April and May.
The band's thirteenth studio album, Spiritual Genocide, was released in November 23, 2012. Their next album, Under Attack, was released on May 13, 2016.
Studio albums
Infernal Overkill (1985)
Eternal Devastation (1986)
Release from Agony (1987)
Cracked Brain (1990)
The Least Successful Human Cannonball (1998)
All Hell Breaks Loose (2000)
The Antichrist (2001)
Metal Discharge (2003)
Inventor of Evil (2005)
Thrash Anthems (2007)
D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N. (2008)
Day of Reckoning (2011)
Spiritual Genocide (2012)
Under Attack (2016)
Fear Of The Moment
Destruction Lyrics
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The world won't miss me
You want to know why?
Humanity - is out of control
Why should I stay and play my lousy role?
I - can't stand the pain
The script is written
Now - the time is right
Won't be too difficult
To give up the last fight
Fear of the moment
My world is a maze with a dead end
Fear of the moment
The will to live is hard to defend
If I - would pass away
Would they ever miss me
Maybe just for one day?
If I - would have real friends
The dead end would make no fucking sense
This pain is shredding - rewind!
The sense of a free mind
I - I feel the season is right
To attract attention and stop the fight
Why - you want to know why?
My time isn't up
I'm not ready to die!!!
The song "Fear of the Moment" by Destruction is a reflection of the frustration, desperation, and hopelessness that people go through sometimes. The opening lines "I am ready to die, the world won't miss me, you want to know why?" reveal the singer's desire to give up on life. It's clear that he is facing an existential crisis due to humanity's fall from a moral high ground, as he says, "Humanity is out of control. Why should I stay and play my lousy role?" The singer believes that his life is worthless and that he is better off dead than trying to deal with the world's problems.
As the song progresses, the singer's desperate tone of giving up on life intensifies. He says that the script is already written and that he doesn't want to remain alive. He believes that this is the right time to give up his last fight, which he thinks will be easy. The chorus of the song, "Fear of the moment, my world is a maze with a dead end. Fear of the moment, the will to live is hard to defend," emphasizes the singer's anxiety about his situation. He feels trapped and hopeless and is struggling to find the motivation to go on living.
However, toward the end of the song, there is a shift in the singer's tone. He insists that he is not ready to die yet, and he wants to attract attention and stop the fight. He questions why he should leave this world, which he says is not ready to take him yet, and he still has something to give. The song ends on this note, delivering a message of hope to the listeners that the fear of the moment can be overcome.
Line by Line Meaning
I - am a ready die
I am ready to die
The world won't miss me
I don't think the world will miss me when I'm gone
You want to know why?
You might be wondering why I think the world won't miss me
Humanity - is out of control
I believe that humanity is out of control
Why should I stay and play my lousy role?
Why should I stay alive and continue with my miserable existence?
I - can't stand the pain
I can't tolerate the emotional pain I'm feeling
The script is written
My fate is already predetermined
Don't want to remain
I don't want to go on living anymore
Now - the time is right
Now is the perfect time to end it all
Won't be too difficult
It won't be too hard to end my own life
To give up the last fight
To give up the struggle to stay alive
Fear of the moment
I'm afraid of the moment when I'll end my own life
My world is a maze with a dead end
I feel like I'm stuck in a world with no way out
The will to live is hard to defend
It's difficult for me to justify why I should continue living
If I - would pass away
If I were to die
Would they ever miss me
Would anyone really miss me?
Maybe just for one day?
Maybe they would only miss me for a short while?
If I - would have real friends
If I had real friends
The dead end would make no fucking sense
I wouldn't feel so hopeless if I had genuine human connection
This pain is shredding - rewind!
This pain I'm feeling is tearing me apart - I wish I could turn back time
The sense of a free mind
The freedom that comes with ending one's own life
I - I feel the season is right
I feel like the time is right to end my own life
To attract attention and stop the fight
I want to make a statement and bring attention to the problems in my life
Why - you want to know why?
You may be wondering why I feel this way
My time isn't up
I'm not at my natural end of life, but I want to end it anyway
I'm not ready to die!!!
Even though I feel like I want to die, part of me isn't ready to go
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: MARCEL SCHIRMER, MICHAEL SIFRINGER
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