1) GERM (born 19 June, 19… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists with this name:
1) GERM (born 19 June, 1991) is an American rapper based out of Atlanta, Georgia. He is a former Buffet Boy and is currently in Shameless Money Gang and G59.
2) A project of Australian Tim Yatras (Austere, Grey Waters, ex-Nazxul, etc) that incorporates elements of depressive black metal, rock and electronic music. Germ was conceived in early 2006, and shortly afterward the "Raving Mad With Sadness" song appeared online. Since then Germ has remained out of the public eye, but in the Spring of 2009 he entered SLS Studios to record his debut album. However, the record was not completed until 2011. Germ then followed this up with 2014's Grief, which shied away from the electronic elements of his previous work and brought more focus onto the guitars. Another short album - Loss - appeared later the same year, bringing back some electronic elements in a dreamy mixing pot of styles from his previous works.
Finally his latest album titled Escape appeared in 2016, again building on what he has done before, refining his sound further and cementing himself as one of the essential artists in the rising "Blackgaze" movement, influencing newer Blackgaze bands such as Ghost Bath in the process.
3) Germ is the experimental techno/idm project of Tim Wright. Previous releases were found on the sought after GPR (General Production Recordings) record label in the early to mid nineties. Also records as Moondog, Pin, Speed Baby, Tube Jerk.
4) Czech postgrunge band from Opava.
5) or Da Germ is a German Underground HipHop Artist from Frankfurt
6) Alternative, grunge, shoegaze band from Birmingham England.
http://wearegerm.bandcamp.com
Butterfly
Germ Lyrics
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Les yeux derrière la tête haute,
Laissant le temps,
Anesthésier mes peines.
Paysages sans saveur,
Soleil blanc et froid,
Il suffit d'un rien,
J'avance péniblement vers des horizons lointains,
Le cœur indifférent, lourd, rongé par le chagrin.
Trauma! Torpeur! Dégoût! Accéléreront ma chute!
Tristesse! Douleur! Partout! Tu hanteras mes jours!
Oh - it is me
and I cry
For what I could be.
Shall I kill myself?
Leave no trace...
Life is killing me
Get me out!
Oh - it was me
and I cried
For what I should have been.
In the first verse of Germ's song Butterfly, the singer firmly moves forward with their head held high, yet with a sense of detachment from their surroundings. They allow time to numb their pains and the lack of flavor in their landscapes to oppress their joy. They are on a difficult journey towards distant horizons, burdened by a heavy heart consumed by grief. The second verse sees the singer succumb to trauma, torpor, disgust, and the imminent feeling of collapse. Sadness and pain follow them everywhere, haunting their every day. The chorus cries out in pain, with the singer expressing their regrets about what they could have been and the struggles of living that prompts the idea of taking their own life.
The lyrics depict a theme of depression and a battle with mental health issues. The singer is dealing with profound sadness and the numbness that comes with it, making it difficult to feel joy. The choice of words such as "trauma," "torpor," "degoût" (disgust), "tristesse" (sadness), and "douleur" (pain), emphasizes the weight of the singer's emotions. The idea of leaving no trace, i.e., killing oneself, is mentioned in the song, indicating the feeling of hopelessness that the singer experiences.
Line by Line Meaning
J'avance froidement,
I move forward in a cold and detached manner,
Les yeux derrière la tête haute,
With my eyes fixed on the horizon, I hold my head up high,
Laissant le temps,
Allowing time,
Anesthésier mes peines.
To numb my pain.
Paysages sans saveur,
The landscapes are bland and uninteresting,
Soleil blanc et froid,
The sun is white and cold,
Il suffit d'un rien,
It only takes a small thing,
Pour écraser mes joies.
To crush my joys.
J'avance péniblement vers des horizons lointains,
I painfully move towards distant horizons,
Le cœur indifférent, lourd, rongé par le chagrin.
With an indifferent and heavy heart, consumed by grief.
Trauma! Torpeur! Dégoût! Accéléreront ma chute!
Trauma, numbness, disgust - they will hasten my fall!
Tristesse! Douleur! Partout! Tu hanteras mes jours!
Sadness, pain - everywhere! You will haunt my days!
Oh - it is me
Oh, it's me
and I cry
And I cry
For what I could be.
For what I could have been.
Shall I kill myself?
Should I end my life?
Leave no trace...
Without leaving a mark...
Life is killing me
Life is taking its toll on me
Get me out!
Get me out of here!
Oh - it was me
Oh, it was me
and I cried
And I cried
For what I should have been.
For what I should have become.
Contributed by Nathan J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Zoydian
GERM - Butterfly
[Audrey Sylvain]
J'avance froidement,
Les yeux derrière la tête haute,
Laissant le temps,
Anesthésier mes peines.
Paysages sans saveur,
Soleil blanc et froid,
Il suffit d'un rien,
Pour écraser mes joies.
J'avance péniblement vers des horizons lointains,
Le cœur indifférent, lourd, rongé par le chagrin.
Trauma! Torpeur! Dégoût! Accéléreront ma chute!
Tristesse! Douleur! Partout! Tu hanteras mes jours!
michael_hackson
Just passing in here from Google translate to drop the lyrics.
I advance coldly,
Eyes behind the head,
Leaving time,
Anesthetize my sorrows.
Landscapes without flavor,
White and cold sun,
Just a little,
To crush my joys.
I'm moving painfully to distant horizons,
The indifferent heart, heavy, gnawed by grief.
Trauma! Torpor! Disgust! Accelerate my fall!
Sadness! Pain! All over! You will haunt my days!
You're welcome, enjoy.
Phoebe
Everything is perfect about this song: Audrey's vocals, the soul-touching screams, the beautiful, melancholic melody, the unexpected piano...
R DO
This song talks to our soul in many ways.
D L M
my thoughts exactly. the music is exceptional. But her voice is just haunting.
fernando haro
She literally sounds like an agonized ghost. I love it. 🖤
Landowar
Those screams goes right into the soul holy crap, this is why I love music
Roland Butts
This is actually a brilliant combination of post-punk and black metal.
Bornean Dayak
Depressive Black Metal
Skator
@Bornean Dayak Blackgaze, DSBM is different
Acid space
@Bornean Dayak ini blackgaze
Shepard Gamer
@Skator what bands are good?