Farmakon was a four-piece Progressive Death Metal band from Finland. The ba… Read Full Bio ↴Farmakon was a four-piece Progressive Death Metal band from Finland. The band formed in April 2001, in the city of Tampere. The band combine funk and jazz elements into their music.

The band released its first demo in 2001, which caught the attention of Lee Barrett and the band was quickly signed onto Elitist Records, a branch of the infamous Earache. The bands debut album A Warm Glimpse was released in the year 2003. It turned out to be a success, especially among the progressive metal circles, and Farmakon was widely noted by the metal press as a band to keep an eye out for.

Farmakon was signed onto by the Finnish FS Records after Elitist Records came crashing down. The band's second album Robin was released in early 2007. The album continues with the band's trademark twist, but also introduces a darker and more focused side of Farmakon.

In 2010 they split-up.

Band line-up (as of october 2007):

Marko Eskola - Vocals
Toni Salminen - Guitars
Pekka Kauppila - Bass
Riku Airisto - Drums

Sixty-nine
Farmakon Lyrics

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I redraw my wish
line by line
My thoughts retrace the history
to the point where I failed

Pictures of long summer nights
burnt with a bright flame
their flames now

tearing me

I'll shield my love with my fear
reach inside me and I'll never be whole again

and then strikes
this drowse again
a warm depth of fantasy
I float with the streams of ecstasy

A light of a star
A way without pain
I step through the door and walk
again forgetting to fear the fall

I'm forever stuck
between this

and something that happened
in 1969

Overall Meaning

In the lyrics to Farmakon's song Sixty-nine, the singer seems to be reflecting on a past failure and the way it continues to affect them in the present. They redraw their wish line by line, trying to course-correct and find a new path. Memories of long summer nights, which were once joyful, are now painful, their bright flames tearing the singer apart. The singer talks about shielding their love with their fear, suggesting they may have been hurt in the past and are now afraid to trust again. When the singer describes a warm depth of fantasy, it seems they are looking for an escape from their pain. They seek a light of a star, a way without pain, that will allow them to overcome their fear of falling and move on from whatever hurt them in the past. However, the final line suggests they are still "forever stuck" between the past and the present, unable to fully move on from 1969.

The overall tone of the lyrics is melancholic and introspective, with the singer grappling with their own emotions and the impact of past experiences on their present. The language is poetic and metaphorical, with lines like "I'll shield my love with my fear" conveying complex emotional states with few words.

Line by Line Meaning

I redraw my wish
I try to recreate what I once wished for

line by line
In a methodical, detailed way

My thoughts retrace the history
I review my past experiences

to the point where I failed
Until I reached the point of failure

Pictures of long summer nights
Memories of good times

burnt with a bright flame
Vivid and intense memories

their flames now
Now those same memories

tearing me
Are causing me pain

I'll shield my love with my fear
I will try to protect my love by being cautious

reach inside me and I'll never be whole again
I know that by doing so, I will never feel complete again

and then strikes
Suddenly,