1) A German Black Met… Read Full Bio ↴Gram is a name shared by more than one artist:
1) A German Black Metal band. Released "May I Never Hear Your Voices Again" full-length in 2009.
2) A Dutch indieband around Marg van Eenbergen (Gram is her first name, spelled backwards). Van Eenbergen gained prominence in the Dutch indie scene as the front woman of Amsterdam-based indie band Seedling. After Seedling's split in 2004, Van Eenbergen worked with Dutch band About and started working on her début album as Gram. Four-Letter Word (2008) was released to critical acclaim. The second (poppier!) Gram album, Play Me is set for release in October 2011.
3) A British electronic musician. Graham Love had been using Impulse Tracker to compose hip-hop and drum'n'bass influenced electronica for several years before German independent label Underscan put out his debut EP in 2002 as a limited vinyl release. He has since toured Switzerland with Underscan, appeared on a compilation for Underscan, and appeared on another compilation for Kraked. Lately he hasn't had enough time for music and has pretty much stopped producing.
Gram stands for a Good Reason to Ask for More. Not to be confused with Gramm (aka Farben, Jan Jelinek).
4) A Brazilian band that existed between 2002 and 2007.
Brazilian band who met a relatively big success when the hit "Você Pode Ir Na Janela", from their eponymous first album, got good airplay on radio stations around the country. The video for the song, an animation featuring the love delusions of a cat, was partly responsible for that.
In 2005, they released a MTV Live DVD special, featuring all the songs from the first album, a Beatles cover ("Across The Universe"), an Ira! cover ("Dias de Luta") and a new song called "Melhor Assim".
Gram's first album was heavily influenced by britpop bands like Beatles and Coldplay. Most of the songs are guitar-based, with two or three guitars but unlike many bands, there are lots of keyboards, some songs were composed in the piano ("Sonho Bom", for example), some time signature shifts ("Você Pode Ir Na Janela" has a 4/4 beat but its guitars follow a waltz-like 3/4 figure; "Quase Ilusão" doubles its tempo at the end; "Faça Alguma Coisa" is a fast 3/4 song).
Some similarities between singer Sergio Filho's voice and lyrics with Los Hermanos raised some comparison between these bands (even though the sound and compositional style of the two bands are quite different). With the intention to distance themselves from this comparison, their sophomore effort, "Seu Minuto, Meu Segundo", expanded Gram's sound. The songs are less guitar-heavy and the keyboards made them a little more layered. The Beatles (in "Você Tem") and Radiohead/Coldplay ("Vivo de Novo") influences are still there, but there are more acoustic guitars ("Em Nome do Filho", the outro in "Parte de Mim") and even a New Order-ish dance-beat song (the title track). Marcello Pagotto's McCartnesque bass is more upfront in some songs ("Vale A Pena" and the title track), being the lead more than the counterpoint.
5) One of the names DJ Genki goes by occasionally. Refer to DJ Genki for further info.
Toda Luz
Gram Lyrics
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Talvez paz, não mais te esperar
Sei que errei, por muito tempo eu te dei
Toda luz...
Todo sim fez-me adorador
Sempre atrás de um beijo,
Um sorriso, um olhar eu estive
O que eu te dei
Toda luz...
Muita luz pra alguém
Que nem queria ficar, mas nem sair...
Bem atrás da casa havia uma
Linda flor, você nem viu...
Todo não, fez-me desvaler
Ir de encontro ao pior de você não
Era justo não
Sei que errei, por muito tempo
Eu te dei
Tanta luz...
Muita luz pra alguém
Que nem queria ficar, mas nem sair...
Bem do lado interior do coração,
Ainda mora um forte afeto por você...
Bem atrás da casa havia uma
Linda flor, você nem viu...
The lyrics to Gram's song "Toda Luz" speak about the complexities of a relationship and the emotional journey that comes with it. The singer reflects on the many moments of love and adoration they had for their partner ("Todo sim fez-me adorador"), but also acknowledges the hurt and mistakes they caused in the relationship ("Sei que errei, por muito tempo eu te dei").
The chorus speaks to the hopefulness the singer has for healing and moving on, but also the difficulty of letting go ("Muita luz pra alguém que nem queria ficar, mas nem sair..."). The reference to the "Linda flor" that the partner never noticed serves as a metaphor for the love the singer gave that went unnoticed or unappreciated.
Overall, the lyrics touch on themes of love, regret, and moving on. The use of metaphors and imagery adds depth to the emotional landscape described in the song.
Line by Line Meaning
Todo fim faz-me clarear
Every ending makes me brighter
Talvez paz, não mais te esperar
Maybe peace is no longer waiting for you
Sei que errei, por muito tempo eu te dei
I know I was wrong, I gave you too much for too long
Toda luz...
All the light...
Todo sim fez-me adorador
Every yes made me a worshipper
Sempre atrás de um beijo, um sorriso, um olhar eu estive
I was always after a kiss, a smile, a look
Sei que não dá pra ter de volta o que eu te dei
I know I can't get back what I gave you
Toda luz...
All the light...
Muita luz pra alguém que nem queria ficar, mas nem sair...
So much light for someone who didn't want to stay, but didn't want to leave
Bem atrás da casa havia uma linda flor, você nem viu...
Just behind the house there was a beautiful flower, you didn't even see it...
Todo não, fez-me desvaler
Every no made me worthless
Ir de encontro ao pior de você não era justo não
Going against the worst of you wasn't fair
Sei que errei, por muito tempo eu te dei
I know I was wrong, I gave you too much for too long
Tanta luz...
So much light...
Bem do lado interior do coração, ainda mora um forte afeto por você...
Right on the inside of my heart, a strong affection for you still resides...
Bem atrás da casa havia uma linda flor, você nem viu...
Just behind the house there was a beautiful flower, you didn't even see it...
Contributed by Jasmine K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Luis Gabriel De Vita
Tive um sonho hoje que uma banda tocava essa música em uma casa do lado da casa onde eu morava. Muito louco isso. Lembro no sonho de não acreditar que estavam tocando essa música. Acordei e vim direto escutá-la.
Leandro Proença
@Gilberto Duda da Costa pq mano fica assim n.
Gilberto Duda da Costa
Lindo sonho...que fossa que vontade de morrer eu estou 😞
Lucas Camara
mó nostalgia essa música!
Caio Bud
muita luzzz, muita luz que voce trouxe gram....infelizmente essa luz se apagou :( mas n deixa de ter marcado minha vida tao fortemente, banda da porra! Que saudade
Fabiano Giani
Como eu gostava! Hoje... matando a saudade.