Echo Image (stylized "echo !mage") is a synthpop band from Norway. The band… Read Full Bio ↴Echo Image (stylized "echo !mage") is a synthpop band from Norway. The band unofficially started in the summer of 1997 when Pal Magnus Rybom began experimenting with electronic music. Later that year Fredrik Hansen joined and Echo Image was officially formed with Trine Bilet joining towards the end of the year providing backing vocals and keyboards. Bilet is featured on the front cover of the Endless Day EP. They were most active between the late 90s and the early 00s.

In 1998, Echo Image recorded the Walkout EP, which was sold locally through a punk/prog label called Kvarts Musikk. Their musical style didn't really suit Kvarts, so in 2000 they signed to US synthpop label A Different Drum. Around this time Lars Kristian Holt joined as live guitarist.

The 2000 single Need To Be Proud was mixed by Apoptygma Berzerk frontman Stephan Groth, who introduced them to the Norwegian label Hard:Drive. After releasing Compuphonic simultaneously on ADD and the now defunct Bloodline in Europe, they signed with Hard:Drive and released the Endless Day EP. Echo Image accompanied Apoptygma Berzerk on the Harmonizer tour in 2002.

The members of the band are currently Pal Magnus Rybom, Trine Bilet, and Lars Kristian Holt; Fredrik Hansen left the band in 2004, but is in contact with the band in regards to joining again.

In July 2010, a new demo song, "Things I know" was released to Youtube, along with a new interview of Pål Magnus Rybom who mentioned that he is working on a new Echo Image album.

On 1 October 2010, Echo Image played a live concert at ElektroStat.

Good Intentions
Echo Image Lyrics

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So long nothing left to say,
Words of passion have faded away,
Goodbye with tears in our eyes,
Don't you worry I know we'll be Okay.

Cause I don't know why you,
Act the way you always do,
I'm trying to believe that you,

Have good intentions.

Back now to tell you how I feel,
I'm so sorry you say those things you do,
So hard to let myself believe,
You're a stranger I'll never get to know.

I never needed so much time from you,
I never needed so much time,

I'll always sing this song I made for you,
Until the day that I grow strong.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Echo Image's song Good Intentions portray the end of a relationship that started with passion and love but slowly faded away. The singer of the song is bidding farewell to their partner, with tears in their eyes, acknowledging that their relationship has come to an end. Despite the pain, the singer chooses to believe that their partner had good intentions, even though they don't know why they acted the way they did.

In the second verse, the singer regrets not being able to connect with their partner on a deeper level, admitting that they were strangers to each other. The singer also apologizes for the hurtful things that were said, but they find it hard to believe the sincerity in their partner's words. Despite the heartbreak, the singer is determined to move on, and as a sign of their affection and hope for the future, they promise to always sing the song they made for their partner until they become strong.

Overall, the song's lyrics are a bittersweet realization that relationships can be painful and uncertain, even when started with good intentions. The emotions that Echo Image portrays in the song are relatable and speak to the listener's own experiences of heartbreak and loss.

Line by Line Meaning

So long nothing left to say,
We have reached a point where there is nothing more to talk about.

Words of passion have faded away,
The intense emotions we once had for each other have dwindled.

Goodbye with tears in our eyes,
We are saying farewell while shedding tears.

Don't you worry I know we'll be Okay.
Despite the situation, I am confident that we will be fine.

Cause I don't know why you,
I am unsure why you behave the way you do.

Act the way you always do,
Your consistent behavior confuses and frustrates me.

I'm trying to believe that you,
I am attempting to have faith that you,

Have good intentions.
Are acting with pure and positive motives.

Back now to tell you how I feel,
I am returning to express my emotions to you.

I'm so sorry you say those things you do,
It pains me that you speak hurtful words.

So hard to let myself believe,
It is difficult for me to trust and have faith in you.