1) Oklahoma Thrash Metal act F… Read Full Bio ↴There are various artists called "Forte":
1) Oklahoma Thrash Metal act FORTE arrived with the 1990 demo tape 'Dementia By Design'. The band signed to Germany's Massacre Records for the debut 1992 album 'Stranger Than Fiction'. Line up included former OLIVER MAGNUM singer James Randell, guitarist Jeff Scott, ex-LEGIONED MARCHER bassist Ghames 'Reverend' Jones and drummer Greg Scott. Jones had also acted as touring bassist for Arlington, Texas Thrashers GAMMACIDE. Touring would find FORTE reaping valuable high profile supports to acts such as DREAM THEATER, PANTERA, OVERKILL, SEPULTURA, SAVATAGE, WATCHTOWER and FLOTSAM & JETSAM.
The 1994 album 'Division' witnessed a radical change in the band format with vocals now in the hands of Bill Dollins, another erstwhile LEGIONED MARCHER man. The album included a cover version of ACCEPT's 'Fast As A Shark'. Yet again the band scored more strong and diverse guest slots to the likes of FEAR FACTORY, LIFE OF AGONY and YNGWIE MALMSTEEN. Jones would also find time to deputise for GAMMACIDE.
The 1997 'Destructive' record saw another crop of new faces in vocalist David Thompson and bassist Richard Sharp. Another extensive road jount found the new look FORTE opening for TESTAMENT, KING DIAMOND, EXODUS, MACHINE HEAD, SAXON and SKINLAB among others. The band stabilised their line up and cut a further album, 'Rise Above' in 1999. This record would be promoted on the live circuit with an appearance at the 'Powermad' festival and tour work alongside DEATH, TESTAMENT, HAMMERFALL and MANOWAR. Despite the band's obvious progress on the live front and a string of consistent albums FORTE severed then severed ties with Massacre Records. Original singer James Randell made a return in November 1999, commiting to tape the QUEENSRYCHE cover 'Prophecy' for a Frontiers Records tribute album released during 2000.
During January of 2002 the band announced its new line up which now included DREAM KINGS vocalist Kevin Valliquette and bass player Greg Nicholson joining the mainstay inner circle of the Scott siblings. Under their new guise FORTE set to work on a fresh studio album projected for an early 2003 release.
Former member Reverend Jones travelled on to BLACK SYMPHONY during 1997 and was ensconced in the MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP for the German guitar guru's 2001 opus 'Be Aware Of Scorpions'. Erstwhile FORTE bassists Richard Sharp and Greg Nicholson founded THE KILL in 2003, seeing Sharp shift to guitar alongside another FORTE colleague vocalist Kevin Valliquette and drummer drummer Ezra Darrow. By April of 2004 Jones would be pulling road duty with Nu-Metal band FUEL. He fired up a new band project, BARNEY FIFER, in early 2005.
2) Forte, Apulian singer-songwriter born in 1988. After taking part in various unreleased projects, Forte decided to devote himself to a solo project. In 2020, he released his first work "Amore Doni, Amore Vuoi"
Over My Head
Forté Lyrics
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But there's nothing much to say
Too many memories
Were lost along the way
I'm over my head
I am what I want to be
Because I've long forgotten shame
The pain that you've given me
I'm over my head
The water drags me under
I'm over my head
Empty world of plastic smiles
Silence reaching out for miles
All I know is what I feel
I need this hate to make me real
I'm over my head
I ask of the angels
Is there nothing I can change
They shake their heads as if to say
That hell is for eternity
Distant voices haunting me
Calling to me as I sleep
Demons tearing at my mind
Sworn forever to the black
Light is never coming back
A pain that never goes away
I'm over my head
I'm over my head
The lyrics to Forté's song Over My Head depict the struggles of the singer who feels overwhelmed and isolated from the world. The singer has lost many memories and feels like they are drowning in the water that drags them under. The pain that they have been given by others will eventually come back to haunt them, but they have already accepted it and moved past the shame that once held them back. The world around them seems empty and fake, filled with plastic smiles and a sense of silence that stretches out for miles.
The singer's only solace comes from asking the angels if there is anything they can change, but even they seem to shake their heads in response. The haunting voices and demons that plague the singer's mind keep them in a state of perpetual darkness, resigned to the fact that the light will never come back. The pain never truly goes away, and the singer is left to feel like they are in over their head.
Overall, the lyrics to Over My Head express a sense of hopelessness and despair, as the singer struggles to find a way out of their own mind and the world around them.
Line by Line Meaning
I talk to the angels
I frequently communicate with heavenly beings
But there's nothing much to say
Our conversations lack substance
Too many memories
I have a multitude of recollections
Were lost along the way
However, many of them have been forgotten
I'm over my head
I'm in way too deep
I am what I want to be
I am content with my current state
Because I've long forgotten shame
For I have exiled the feeling of embarrassment from my mind
The pain that you've given me
The suffering that you inflicted upon me
Will burn your soul someday
It will eventually come back to haunt you greatly
I'm over my head
The situation has become too overwhelming for me
The water drags me under
The essence is pulling me down
I'm over my head
I'm completely out of my depth
Empty world of plastic smiles
A world where people's cheery grins are shallow and fabricated
Silence reaching out for miles
A deafening stillness pervades the surroundings
All I know is what I feel
My emotions constitute the only thing that I am certain of
I need this hate to make me real
I rely on my sense of animosity to feel truly alive
I'm over my head
I'm in way too deep
I ask of the angels
I seek counsel from celestial beings
Is there nothing I can change
Are there no options available for me to alter my circumstances
They shake their heads as if to say
They appear to indicate that the predicament cannot be rectified
That hell is for eternity
They reveal that our present situation is permanent, like an infernal abyss
Distant voices haunting me
Otherworldly sounds keep tormenting me from afar
Calling to me as I sleep
They speak to me while I slumber
Demons tearing at my mind
Evil spirits are wreaking havoc upon my psyche
Sworn forever to the black
There is a life-long commitment to the darkness
Light is never coming back
Hope and positivity will never resurface
A pain that never goes away
A continuous agony that never fades
I'm over my head
The situation has become too overwhelming for me
I'm over my head
I'm in way too deep
Contributed by Kaelyn E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.