After live-appearances together with Scream Silence and Whispers in the Shadow the Band released their dark wave/postpunk-like debut-album "Stigma 3.am" in 2000, which found regardful attention by the audience and the press.
In 2001 Drummer Nestor de Valley joined the Band and the result of the more stronger and the more intensive sound was the very dark and nihilistic album "Thalassemia". It followed concerts with Clan of Xymox, The Crüxshadows and Ikon.
After some changes in the line-up (the Band´s long time friend and live-keyboarder Sven Wolff became permanent member of the GOLDEN APES) the Band released "Helianthos and the War", their third studio-album. It was a balancing act between the experimental facings of the bands origins and the dark melancholy of their later work and it convinced even the last sceptics.
This combination of earcatching melodies, an atmosphere, which oscillates between the singer´s dark melancholic voice, powerful guitars and elegising soundscapes and the complex, surreal lyrics became soon the trademark of the band, then with their fourth album "Structures [The Inner Scars]" (2004) they consolidated their reputation to be one of the most innovative and interesting German Goth-Rock Bands, proved by several sampler contributions and live-appearances at well-known festivals, most important the Wave-Gotik-Treffen in Leipzig/Germany.
In early 2007 the GOLDEN APES are going to release their new album, which will be called "The Geometry of Tempest".
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Taming a Dream
Golden Apes Lyrics
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I just fall through marching days...
It's sound makes me frightend the darker the land gets...
And I'm loosing distance...
I recall a porous sky...
The blind ones get nervous the darker the lands gets...
Once I came to tame a dream, to make heads clean but now...
And I'm leaving senses...
I just float with leaves of time...
My will gets a mouth gag the darker the land gets...
And I have no image, but I cause a blind ones dream...
A kings head on pale stakes and darker the land gets...
Once I left to tame a dream, to make heads clean, but now...
Here I burst to break apart a mirrored heart... Right now...
The lyrics to Golden Apes's song "Taming a Dream" suggest a feeling of being lost and disconnected from the world. The singer feels out of balance and unable to navigate the world around them, as they "just fall through marching days". The sound around them is daunting and only becomes more so as the darkness falls. Furthermore, the singer feels as though they are losing distance and cannot seem to remember the sky as it once was. They are reminded of the nervousness of the blind ones as the darkness grows.
However, the lyrics also imply a desire to change this feeling of disconnection with the world. The singer once "came to tame a dream, to make heads clean", but now they have instead found themselves "breaking apart a mirrored heart". The line "Here I burst to break apart a mirrored heart" suggests a desire to shatter a version of oneself that is not authentic or true, in order to find clarity and connection with the world. Although the song is somewhat abstract, it appears to be an exploration of feeling lost and disconnected, and the desire to reconnect with oneself and the world around them.
Line by Line Meaning
And I'm out of balance...
I feel a lack of stability in my life...
I just fall through marching days...
I feel like I'm not in control of my life and just going through the motions...
It's sound makes me frightend the darker the land gets...
The darkness of life makes me more and more afraid of the slightest noise...
And I'm loosing distance...
I feel like I'm getting further away from where I want to be in life...
I recall a porous sky...
I remember a time when the world was more open and free...
The blind ones get nervous the darker the lands gets...
People who don't see or understand what's happening become more anxious as life gets harder...
Once I came to tame a dream, to make heads clean but now...
I used to have a clear goal and purpose, but now things have changed...
Here I land to break apart a mirrored heart... Right now...
I'm here to shatter the illusion of someone's perfect life and show them the reality...
And I'm leaving senses...
I'm becoming more detached from reality and my feelings...
I just float with leaves of time...
I feel like time is passing me by and I'm not in control of it...
My will gets a mouth gag the darker the land gets...
I feel like I can't speak up or act on what I want as life gets harder...
And I have no image, but I cause a blind ones dream...
I don't have a clear identity, but I'm still influencing others who don't see the truth...
A kings head on pale stakes and darker the land gets...
As life gets harder, those in power become more desperate and violent to maintain control...
Once I left to tame a dream, to make heads clean, but now...
I used to try to help people see the truth, but now I'm more focused on revealing the lies...
Here I burst to break apart a mirrored heart... Right now...
I'm here to shatter someone's false perception of their own life and reveal the reality of their situation...
Contributed by Madelyn W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.