Having formed in 1989 in Finspång, Sweden, Edge of Sanity asserted themselves as a solid death-metal outfit with their debut release "Nothing But Death Remains", but their second release "Unorthodox", with tracks like "Enigma" and "When All Is Said", showed them branching out from some of the genre's conventions. "The Spectral Sorrows", "Until Eternity Ends", and "Purgatory Afterglow" continued the trend, so that by the release of 1996's "Crimson" they were recording full-on progressive metal. "Crimson" was a 40-minute concept album consisting entirely of one track, concerning a post-apocalyptic future in which mankind had lost the ability to breed. After one more album, 1997's "Infernal", guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Dan Swanö left the band, and his departure is generally associated with a decline in quality in the band's material. Swanö was replaced by Robban Karlsson, the vocalist of Pan.Thy.Monium (a side project in which Swanö was also involved), but after one more album, the same year's "Cryptic", the band split up.
In 2003, Swanö reconvened the outfit as a one-man band (with several session musicians, however) and recorded a sequel to "Crimson", naturally entitled "Crimson II". Immediately after, he re-dissolved the project, and it has been silent since.
Beyond the Unknown
Edge of Sanity Lyrics
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where no souls could live. Where no
soule could rest the echoes of tormenti-
on, rips so psychic wounds into your
mind. The longer we go, feeling the anaestesia of
your soul, rise above the seas, the seas of
torment.
[Chorus:]
souls an evil place that grows the dark-
ness of the abyss knows a creation of thee.
beyond the unknown life? Now take a trip
with me to a world of insanity where no
souls could live. Where no souls could
rest the echoes of tormention. Rips so
psychic wounds into your mind. The lon-
ger we go.
[repeat chorus] Go... Ia...
The lyrics of "Beyond the Unknown" by Edge of Sanity invites the listener to take a journey to a place of endless insanity, where even souls cannot exist. The echoes of torment and psychic wounds rip into the mind. As the journey continues, the anesthesia of the soul rises above the seas of torment. The song's chorus suggests that this place is a creation of abnormal souls, an evil place where darkness of the abyss knows a creation of thee. The lyrics essentially describe a world beyond understanding, where humans cannot even dream of existing.
Line by Line Meaning
Take a trip with me, to endless insanity
Join me on a mental journey to a realm of madness that stretches on forever.
Where no souls could live. Where no
soule could rest the echoes of tormenti-
on, rips so psychic wounds into your
mind.
This place is so awful that no one can survive it. The screams of those who have tried linger on and inflict psychological harm.
The longer we go, feeling the anaestesia of
your soul, rise above the seas, the seas of
torment.
As we travel deeper into this place, you'll become numb, allowing us to ascend beyond the waves of suffering.
[Chorus:]
A creation of abnormal
souls an evil place that grows the dark-
ness of the abyss knows a creation of thee.
beyond the unknown life?
This place was born from twisted souls and is saturated with evil. It's a manifestation of your own inner darkness. Is this what lies beyond death?
Now take a trip
with me to a world of insanity where no
souls could live. Where no souls could
rest the echoes of tormention. Rips so
psychic wounds into your mind. The lon-
ger we go.
Let's go together to this crazy world where no one can survive. The screams will haunt you and leave you scarred as we journey further into it.
[repeat chorus] Go... Ia...
Let's echo the chorus again. Go with me to these depths of madness. Ia... (possibly invoking the Lovecraftian deity Cthulhu with this phrase)
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