In 2007, the band announced the release of a career-spanning retrospective called "Don't look back", to be accompanied by a tour. Following the completion of that tour in late August 2008, the group entered an indefinite hiatus.
The brothers Wingenfelder reformed as Wingenfelder & Wingenfelder and have released three albums and a b-sides album, with plans record a fourth in 2017. Rainer Schumann released a solo album under the name Schumann. Christof Stein formed Wohnraumhelden and has released three albums under that name.
In 2016, the band reformed for their 30th anniversary, and released a new track. Additional new tracks were included in the band's new retrospective "30 - The Ultimate Best Of Collection."
Discography (albums):
1989 - Fury in the Slaughterhouse
1990 - Jau!
1991 - Hook a Hey
1992 - Pure Live! (Live)
1992 - Mono
1995 - The Hearing and the Sense of Balance
1997 - Brilliant Thieves
1998 - Nowhere...fast!
1998 - Super Fury: The Best of Fury In The Slaughterhouse
2000 - Home Inside
2002 - The Color Fury
2002 - Monochrome (Live)
2004 - Nimby
2005 - Acoustic Grand Cru Classé (Acoustic)
2006 - Every Heart Is a Revolutionary Cell
2008 - Don't look back
2008 - Farewell & Goodbye - Tour 2008 (live)
2017 - 30 - The Ultimate Best Of Collection
Related side projects: Driftland, Wingenfelder, Little Red Riding Hood, Thorsten Wingenfelder, Wingenfelder & Wingenfelder, Wohnraumhelden, Schumann, Kuersche & Members of Fury In The Slaughterhouse.
Can't Remember
Fury In The Slaughterhouse Lyrics
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But where is home and why did I have to leave at all?
Like in a snapshot I could realize
They look so pitiful but also terrorized.
I can `t remember them at all
Or if it `s summer, spring or fall
All this sounds good to me
But I can `t remember nothing at all.
The old lady with the starrey eyes
Seems to love me but I must apologize
Can `t remember her at all
Wish I had total recall
I can `t remember her at all
Feel like an angel after the fall
Memories get weaker day by day
All my life's fading to grey
Is there a price I have to pay?
The lyrics in "Can't Remember" by Fury in the Slaughterhouse describe a person who is being told by others about events that have happened in their life, but has no recollection of those events themselves. The opening lines, "They say, these people came to take me home, But where is home and why did I have to leave at all?" suggest that the person is disconnected from a sense of home, either physically or emotionally. The use of the word "snapshot" in the next line suggests that their memory is fragmented and incomplete. The people talking to them are described as "pitiful but also terrorized", which could suggest that they are caretakers or medical professionals trying to help someone who is unable to remember who they are or what has happened to them.
Throughout the song, the singer expresses frustration with their inability to remember anything, and seems to be grappling with the question of whether or not memories are what make us who we are. The lines "All my life's fading to grey, Is there a price I have to pay?" suggest a sense of loss and sadness at the idea that they are losing their identity and their past.
The image of the "old lady with the starry eyes" who seems to love the singer but whom they cannot remember is a poignant one, highlighting the emotional disconnect that comes with memory loss. The repeated phrase "I can't remember" underscores the desperation of someone who is struggling to anchor themselves in their own life story.
Line by Line Meaning
They say, these people came to take me home
The singer has encountered strangers who claim to know him and take him to a place called home
But where is home and why did I have to leave at all?
The singer is unsure of where home is and why he had to leave in the first place
Like in a snapshot I could realize
The singer has a sudden moment of clarity or realization
They look so pitiful but also terrorized.
The strangers appear both pathetic and frightened
I can't remember them at all
The artist has no memory of the strangers or their claimed familiarity with him
Or if it's summer, spring or fall
The singer has lost all sense of time and season
Telling me 'bout things I've said and done
The strangers recount the singer's apparent past behaviors
All this sounds good to me
The artist is open to accepting what is being said about him
But I can't remember nothing at all.
Despite the strangers' accounts, the artist has no personal recollection
The old lady with the starrey eyes
A woman with distinct eyes is mentioned
Seems to love me but I must apologize
The singer acknowledges that the woman cares for him but feels regretful for not remembering her
Can't remember her at all
The artist has no memory of the woman with distinct eyes
Wish I had total recall
The singer wishes he could remember everything
Feel like an angel after the fall
The singer feels like an angel who has fallen from grace
Memories get weaker day by day
The singer's memory is gradually deteriorating
All my life's fading to grey
The artist's entire life is becoming increasingly bleak and featureless
Is there a price I have to pay?
The artist wonders if there is a cost to his loss of memory and descent into emptiness
Contributed by Landon M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.