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.
Dead Before I Was Born
Fury In The Slaughterhouse Lyrics
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He went to bed closed his eyes had some fun
Mummy said she wanted me and I was welcome
Daddy gave his sperm and it was done
Ohh ohh I was dead before I was born
Ohh ohh I was dead before I was born
The nurse came with the scissors and said : it's a boy
The doctor hit my ass, said come on cry
And then I started to scream and I was alive
Ohh ohh I was dead before I was born
Ohh ohh I was dead before I was born
Ohh ohh I was dead before I was born
Ohh ohh I was dead before I was born
And now I'm here and I don't know why
'Cause I wasn't asked at all
Ohh ohh I was dead before I was born
Ohh ohh I was dead before I was born
Ohh ohh I was dead before I was born
Ohh ohh I was dead before I was born
The song "Dead Before I Was Born" by Fury in the Slaughterhouse is a poignant take on the idea of life and death. The opening lines "Well the lord must have had his day off when I was born, He went to bed closed his eyes had some fun" suggest that the singer of the song believes that they were not meant to be born, and that there was some divine mistake or oversight that allowed them to enter this world. The tone is somewhat fatalistic, as if the singer is resigned to their fate.
The next two lines, "Mummy said she wanted me and I was welcome, Daddy gave his sperm and it was done" reinforce the idea that the singer is unwanted, and that their existence is a result of circumstance rather than choice. The repetition of "Ohh ohh I was dead before I was born" throughout the song emphasizes this feeling of being "dead" or unwanted, even before they were physically born.
The second stanza describes the moment of the singer's birth, with the first thing they see being white, perhaps representing a blank slate or lack of purpose. The nurse announces that the singer is a boy, but it's not clear if this information carries any meaning. The doctor hits the singer's bottom, urging them to cry and take their first breath, and the singer is as if reborn into the world, screaming and alive.
The final lines of the song, "And now I'm here and I don't know why, 'Cause I wasn't asked at all" capture the sense of confusion and uncertainty that the singer feels about their existence. The song suggests that perhaps there is no meaning or purpose to life, and that our existence is simply the result of chance and circumstance.
Line by Line Meaning
Well the lord must have had his day off when I was born
It seems that a higher power was absent during my birth.
He went to bed closed his eyes had some fun
Perhaps the higher power was indulging in other activities and wasn't paying attention to my birth.
Mummy said she wanted me and I was welcome
Despite the absence of a higher power, my mother desired my existence and welcomed me into the world.
Daddy gave his sperm and it was done
My father played his part in my creation with his contribution of sperm.
Ohh ohh I was dead before I was born
It feels as though I didn't truly come alive until after my birth, as if I was dead before I even began living.
the first thing that I saw was white
My first experience was very bright, most likely due to the sterile environment of a hospital room.
The nurse came with the scissors and said : it's a boy
My gender was identified early on by the medical staff with the use of scissors for cutting the umbilical cord.
The doctor hit my ass, said come on cry
The doctor stimulated me to start breathing and crying to ensure that I was alive and healthy.
And then I started to scream and I was alive
With my first cries, I came to life and was no longer dead before my birth.
And now I'm here and I don't know why
Even though I came into existence, I don't understand the reasons behind it or why I was chosen to exist.
'Cause I wasn't asked at all
I had no say in my own existence or the circumstances surrounding it, and that lack of autonomy is unsettling.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: KAI-UWE WINGENFELDER
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