The band's first public appearance took place in the same year at Castle Party
— Poland's biggest dark wave festival. After an excellent performance God's Bow were contacted by a Polish record company Black Flames Rec. to which the band were signed almost on the spot.Shortly afterwards they released their debut album entitled “Twilight”.
In 1999 the album was distributed by Dion Fortune/SPV throughout Western Europe. Additionally, several album tracks appeared on various compilations. “Twilight” received positive reviews throughout and brought the band a large number of fans outside their home country. Subsequently, God's Bow were invited to play significant events in Germany and Sweden.
In 2000 SidjaGG left the band. About the same time God's Bow got in touch with the German band Endraum. The two bands felt on the same musical wavelength and as a result of this Roman Rütten became the producer of the band's
second album “What's beyond the suns”, which was released in Poland in autumn 2001.
In January 2002 God's Bow won the Euro Rock Indoor Festival Contest in Antwerp (B) and was invited to play in at the Euro Rock Festival in the summer.
In the same year “What's beyond the suns” was distributed throughout Europe by Strangeways/Indigo. The band was featured in all significant German dark wave magazines, e.g. Zillo, Orkus, Sonic Seducer and appeared in diverse print media in other European countries. God's Bow toured as special guest with The Crüxshadows and Deine Lakaien and performed at Castle Party Festival (PL), Herbstnächte (D), Dark Nation Day (A) and others.
Autumn 2002 saw God's Bow supporting Deine Lakaien on their second leg of the “White Lies” tour. On 15 nights over 20.000 people got the opportunity to become familiar with the Polish duo. In 2003 God's Bow performed at major European music events such as Euro Rock Winter Festival (B), Wave Gotik Treffen (D) and headlining Le Fantastique Night (B).
A track called “Ein letztes Mal” was the result of the renewed collaboration with Endraum and was released on Endraum's album “Traumstaub”.
In 2004 God's Bow gave a very special performance at the Castle Party Festival. For the first time the band's line up was
extended by the cellist B.Deutung (Deine Lakaien, Mila Mar, The Inchtaboktables), the Mila Mar drummer Lars Watermann and Adam Dziewiałtowski-Gintwont (Cotton Field, Dikanda, La Foret Sacree) on percussion.
In the meantime, the concept of the band's third album became more clear. God's Bow returned to their own studio spending the several months on recording and mastering. The work on “Follow” and single “Helpline” was finished in the 2006/2007.
Album “Follow” contain the bonus CD witch feature alternative song versions and remixes by well-known artists such as :Wumpscut:, Psyche, Controlled Collapse, Endraum, The Frozen Autumn, Hungry Lucy, God’s Own Medicine, DJ Kenneth’A and more.
2006/2007 God’s Bow have recorded and produced several remix tracks for other artists. The latest work includes Psyche’s "Unveiling The Secret" song, "This Above All" von Mind:State, "Remember One Thing" von :Wumpscut:, "Vrijdag" von Dark Territory and many more.
26. Oktober 2007 long awaited album „Follow“ was released.
Promise
God's Bow Lyrics
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It looks like a storm
A bloody ray of sun
Disappeared behind the horizon
You open Your hands for reality
Persuading yourself that there's only one
The one God has promised us
That everything is inside you and me
Same reality every day
Coming to the same door
With a thousand of your words
A thousand of the promised paradises is going away
The Promise Your one and only goddess
Disappointment the result
Of your false understanding of truth
Disbelief aberration from the right way of thinking
Everything around you runs too fast...
And in the river full of blind men
You are flowing ......
In God's Bow's song Promise, the lyrics paint a visual of a cold and stormy evening as the sun sets, creating a bloody ray of light disappearing behind the horizon. The songwriter then talks about how we often deceive ourselves into thinking that there is only one reality, the one that God has promised us, and that everything we need resides within us. However, every day, we come to the same door with a thousand words and promised paradises, but they always slip away. The Promise is portrayed as our one and only goddess, but often, we experience disappointment due to our false understanding of truth and disbelief, ultimately leading to an aberration from the right way of thinking. In a world where everything seems to move too fast, we are flowing with the current of the river full of blind people.
The song's lyrics suggest that humans often search for an external source of happiness or fulfillment, such as God’s promise, but fail to see that everything they need is already within them. It warns against false promises and the disappointment that comes with them. The river of blind people shows how easy it is to fall into the trap of following the masses, but it is only by looking inward that we can find the truth.
Line by Line Meaning
It's a cold evening
The weather is chilly and unpleasant
It looks like a storm
The sky is dark and cloudy, indicating the possibility of a storm
A bloody ray of sun
The sun has set and is casting a reddish hue on the horizon
Disappeared behind the horizon
The sun has set and is no longer visible
You open Your hands for reality
You accept the truth about the situation
Persuading yourself that there's only one
You convince yourself that there is only one truth
The one God has promised us
The truth that God has revealed to us
And you should know
It is important for you to understand
That everything is inside you and me
The truth is something that we carry within ourselves
Same reality every day
The situation remains the same day after day
Coming to the same door
Returning to the same situation or circumstance
With a thousand of your words
With your many promises or explanations
A thousand of the promised paradises is going away
Your many promises are not being fulfilled, and the rewards you expected are disappearing
The Promise Your one and only goddess
God's promise is the only thing you can rely on
Disappointment the result
Feeling let down or dissatisfied with the outcome
Of your false understanding of truth
Because you had a mistaken idea about what was true
Disbelief aberration from the right way of thinking
Not believing in God's promise is a deviation from the correct path of thinking
Everything around you runs too fast...
Life moves quickly all around you
And in the river full of blind men
In a world where most people are unaware of the truth
You are flowing ......
You are going along with the flow of life
Contributed by Muhammad Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.