Disillusion is the name of more than one artist:
1) German metal band Read Full Bio ↴Disillusion is the name of more than one artist:
1) German metal band
2) Finnish rock
3) Slovak death metal

1) Formed in the 1994 in the back province of West Saxony (Germany) and based in Leipzig since 2001, Disillusion quickly matures to something of an underground institution. Already at the very beginning the band around mastermind Schmidt is enclosed by a unique charisma which leaves no doubt about the fact that this band could become a real high-flyer on their hard way to uncompromising music. The first breakthrough comes with Rajk Barthel and Jens Maluschka joining the band, two congenial artists with whom Schmidt produces the "Three Neuron Kings" EP - tellingly to a large extent in their own studio in order to allow for the greatest possible control of the work progress and to put every single minute into music. A kind of perfectionism which sets standards for their further career.

Disillusion follow the release of the EP with a tour through Germany during which they can further strengthen their reputation as hot live band and after all get some space on the Legacy sampler, including recording. Instead of having produced only one song they go about even two. In doing so, the major work is not carried out at the appointed studio of Legacy but at their own mixing board and at TAM recordings, their longtime partners who back in the nineties had already recorded the first two demo tapes "Subspace Inanity" and "Red". The concept EP "The Porter" already shows the same quality and density of the future "Back To Times Of Splendor" and is released on the Voice Of Life Records indie label.

The rights to the planned LP are secured by Metal Blade who are so convinced by the ingeniousness of the new arrival to grant even four delays. After 18 months' time of production in April 2004 BTTOS is released and is rightly being hailed internationally as one of the best debut albums. In interviews the band themselves here and there compare their work in a tongue-in-cheek comment to the opulence of Peter Jackon's "Lord Of The Rings". An allusion that is perfectly true as the work loosely woven around the background story comes up with floods of images and an abundance of details on an unexpected cineastic scale and all the while easily combs through all variants of extreme metal without being cheesy or affected at all. Disillusion follow their album with a European tour in the course of which some selected shows with great line-up are played with several guest artists. Afterwards the trio together with the auteurs from Film-M adjourn to the studio again in order to write songs for their second album "Gloria". The work slogan: burning asphalt instead of beaten tracks.

In October 2006 finally the new record is released and promptly polarises opinion in the music scene. As a result the traditionalists' faces fall as they had wished for a sequel to BTTOS. Enthusiasm however amongst those who have seen BTTOS as a perfect inventory of all those things contemporary metal is able to achieve and who are now hungering for new impressions. They won't be let down, and die-hard fans may rejoice in a synopsis of the previous works which builds bridges between the debut album which was full of natural elements and the dystopian imagination of the two previous EPs.
"Gloria" evokes an oppressive and claustrophobic atmosphere and draws the picture of a cold world in which might rage the same emotions as on the previous album but unfold in a completely different way. The fact that the musical framework has shifted and enlarged with every release is not so much cause but rather the consequence of the ingenious imagination in the typical Disillusion style. If BTTOS resembles Peter Jackson, then the genre-blasting "Gloria" is true to the tradition of David Lynch. As much as people's positions differ on what is the "better" album they agree upon their acknowledgement of Disillusion as a selection of contemporary avant-garde metal. They are gravediggers and re-creators who have been overdue for a long time.

Fall
Disillusion Lyrics

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Deep it must have been
The thorn that spread a veil of constancy
Times in stalemate, times of certitude
Again and again this wound
It's these moments
When the comfort of the bygone
And the light of long gone days
Enchant me with their hollow songs

And grasp for me with their stone-cold hands.

A new morning
Another past coming along
Struggling on way too close, way too far
Today I do remember
The bitter tears of fall we shed on a day like this

And both we know that you knew
Pain would grow through you
But we pretended soils would flourish
From the time we turn our backs.

Saw your eyes in amber leaves
Heard your weeping in repose
Drank your tears with the water
Followed your footmarks in the moss.
It's these moments
When the comfort of the bygone
And the light of long gone days
Enchant me with their hollow songs
Befool me with a sham appeal

And both we know that you knew
Pain would grow through you

But we pretended soils would flourish
From the time we turn our backs.

Overall Meaning

The song "Fall" by Disillusion is a powerful and emotional expression of the pain and regret of losing someone close. The lyrics describe the deep wound left by the loss, and the struggle to find comfort and meaning in memories and the passage of time. The singer reflects on moments of stalemate and certitude, when the past seems to offer false promises of solace, while the present remains painfully unsettled. The lyrics also explore the theme of denial and self-delusion, as the singer talks about pretending that everything is fine and that the pain will pass when in fact it continues to grow.

The first verse sets the mood for the song, with the image of a thorn that "spread a veil of constancy" suggesting that the wound is both persistent and deceptive. The reference to "hollow songs" and "stone-cold hands" highlights the sense of emptiness and isolation that the singer feels in their grief. The second verse introduces the idea of a new morning and another past coming along, suggesting that time keeps moving forward but the past keeps resurfacing in memories and emotions. The mention of "bitter tears" and the change in tense (from present to past) suggest that the singer is looking back on a specific event or experience.

The third verse adds more details about the person who was lost, with the singer seeing their eyes in the amber leaves and hearing their weeping in repose. The use of synesthesia (drinking tears with the water) and tracing footmarks in the moss creates a vivid and poignant image of the singer trying to connect with the memory of the person they miss. The final repetition of the chorus emphasizes the theme of denial and self-delusion, with the singer acknowledging that they knew the pain would grow but still hoping that something good could come from turning their back on it.

Overall, "Fall" is a powerful and deeply felt exploration of grief, memory, and the struggle to find meaning in the face of loss. The lyrics use vivid imagery and strong emotions to create a haunting and unforgettable impression.

Line by Line Meaning

Deep it must have been
The pain must have been intense

The thorn that spread a veil of constancy
The pain has become a constant and unchanging presence

Times in stalemate, times of certitude
There were times when nothing seemed to change, when everything was certain

Again and again this wound
The pain persists relentlessly

It's these moments
In moments like this

When the comfort of the bygone
When the comfort of the past

And the light of long gone days
And the memories of happy times

Enchant me with their hollow songs
They entice me with an illusion of happiness

And grasp for me with their stone-cold hands.
But in reality, they offer me nothing and only serve to remind me of my pain

A new morning
A new day has come

Another past coming along
Another memory from the past resurfaces