Diabolique are a Swedish gothic metal band, formed in 1995 after the dissol… Read Full Bio ↴Diabolique are a Swedish gothic metal band, formed in 1995 after the dissolution of Liers in Wait. The group is heavily influenced by The Sisters of Mercy, Black Sabbath, and Fields of the Nephilim, and in sound are similar to the styles of Charon, Tiamat, Moonspell, and Type O Negative.

The band's current and former line-up has consisted of many musicians from progenital Gothenburg melodic death metal bands; Kristian Wåhlin, Johan Osterberg, and Alf Svensson were in Grotesque (a predecessor of At the Gates, who Alf would eventually join); and Daniel Svensson briefly played drums with the group before going on to major success with In Flames.

The band's most recent release was The Green Goddess (2001). Various sources differ as to band's status. However, Hans Nilsson's full-time involvement with Dimension Zero and Wåhlin's extensive contributions as an album cover artist and musician for other Scandinavian-area extreme metal bands may be attributable to the long period of no activity.

Innuendo
Diabolique Lyrics

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My coldly dreaming world
Renew my own perspective
Unresolved, shallow and empty

And so there is my whole - altogether
And so broken my soul - forever

So take it all, take it all away

Take me out of your game
It's all the same today, anyway
So take it all, take it all away

My softly dying star
Rebuild my own desire
Unfulfilled, hollow and dire

So take it all, take it all away
Take me out of your game
It's all the same today, anyway
So take it all, take it all

If we'd love ourselves to death

If we'd draw another breath
It's all the same in the end though

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Diabolique's song Innuendo express a sense of disconnectedness and disillusionment with one's own existence. The singer describes their world as "coldly dreaming" and their perspective as "unresolved, shallow and empty." This suggests a sense of detachment from the world around them, and a feeling that they are not fully engaged with or invested in their own life. The lines "so broken my soul - forever" further emphasize this sense of despair and hopelessness, as if the singer is resigned to the fact that they will never be able to mend the broken parts of themselves.

The second verse continues this theme of longing for something more, as the singer describes their star as "softly dying" and their desire as "unfulfilled, hollow and dire." This suggests that they are searching for meaning and purpose in their life, but unable to find it. The repeated refrain of "take it all away" conveys a sense of wanting to escape from this reality, to be relieved of the burdens of their existence and the sense of futility that accompanies it.

Overall, Innuendo is a melancholic reflection on the human condition, and the struggle to find meaning and purpose in a world that can often feel cold and indifferent.

Line by Line Meaning

My coldly dreaming world
The dreamlike world I exist in is distant and indifferent

Renew my own perspective
Revitalize my own way of seeing the world

Unresolved, shallow and empty
My thoughts and feelings lack resolution and depth

And so there is my whole - altogether
This is the entirety of who I am as a person

And so broken my soul - forever
My spirit is shattered irrevocably

So take it all, take it all away
Remove everything from my life

Take me out of your game
Free me from the constraints of society and expectations of others

It's all the same today, anyway
Nothing truly significant or meaningful ever happens

My softly dying star
The part of me that brought joy is fading away

Rebuild my own desire
Restore my motivation and passion for life

Unfulfilled, hollow and dire
My life lacks satisfaction, feeling empty and hopeless