The idea became reality when they joined up with renowned vocalist Annelore Vantomme (ex-Sphinx) and bass player Thomas Halsberghe, who was new to the scene, but proved his quality in no time. The newly formed band started writing and rehearsing immediately, building a strong set-list in little over 4 months and planning to start performing and to record a demo CD in the spring of 2004. The reactions from the public were already very promising.
Unfortunately for the band - both on a musical and a personal level - lack of time and personal troubles forced Annelore to leave the band before the recording session started. The long and difficult search for a suitable replacement started immediately, finally resulting in the recruiting of Valerie Vanhoutte, who already had a long singing career behind her by singing, recording and performing with bands like Gyllnor, Dreamwalker and Daikiri.
Recording of the demo CD began shortly after Valerie joined the ranks of Gwyllion, resulting in the five-track demo CD 'Forever Denying The Never', released in August 2004, which was very well received by the metal community. Gigs had to be postponed, since Valerie was pregnant with Martijn's child, but the band started writing again and the first gigs followed in March 2005, two months after the birth of Jasmien.
Several other gigs followed, and the band decided to record a second release. This release had to be postponed because in the summer of 2006, after a long and difficult discussion, the band decided to part ways with Valerie, and to change the musical direction back to the original, more power-driven course. If Gwyllion wanted to take its music to the next level, a new vocalist and a second guitarist were needed.
The band was thrilled to learn Annelore, the original singer of the band, was ready to take over the vocal duties again, and one of her ex-bandmates from Sphinx, Steve Deleu, offered to join her to become the new second guitar player. Both members were welcomed enthusiastically, and after a few promising rehearsals, Gwyllion started to perform again, gaining a lot of positive reactions from the crowds. The band was growing up.
The recordings of the second release were resumed with the new line-up, and the band decided to re-record the songs of the last demo release together with three new songs, to present the new Gwyllion sound to the world. The recordings were finished in December 2006, resulting in the 'Awakening the Dream' CD that was released in March of 2007.
Three of the songs on this release were offered on the Internet for streaming, again gaining a lot of positive reactions from over the world. The band decided it was time to take the next step, and so these three songs were included in a promo package, that was sent to record labels in the beginning of 2007. The band is currently negotiating with several record labels to find the best deal. Until then, they are writing new music and performing where they can - Coming soon to a place near you!
Helpless
Gwyllion Lyrics
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The world above so bright, my dearest enemy
Where once lived happiness, where sorrow couldn't bear
But I am drowning here, too far to even care
See me wandering, alone and cold and bare
My deepest memories, no grief, no sadness there
It's dark and cold in here, in this forgotten lair
I can't pray for mercy, 'cause there's no soul to hear
So I stay here, helpless, in my remains of sense
There's no place for regret, 'cause only I am here
So I remain helpless, behind this solid fence
Hear me muttering, of long forgotten times
My head is bursting, with long and brutal chimes
Still can see the past, a road enclosed by limes
But haunting through my head, are black, distorted rhymes
Hear me muttering, about my dreadful debt
I can't remember why, so long my soul has slept
Immortal, my regret, endless have I wept
No tears will wash away, the secret I have kept
I can't pray for mercy, 'cause there's no soul to hear
So I stay here, helpless, in my remains of sense
There's no place for regret, 'cause only I am here
So I remain helpless, behind this solid fence
Can't you see why I am weeping,
Can't you see that I repent?
No one knows the pain that I feel,
No one knows just what I meant
Years will come and years will pass but
I can't leave this unlocked cell
Leaves will grow and leaves will fall but
Endless is this living hell
There's no soul that lives in darkness,
No soul knows eternal pain but
My soul will forever perish,
Evermore 'till I'm insane
I can't pray for mercy, 'cause there's no soul to hear
So I stay here, helpless, in my remains of sense
There's no place for regret, 'cause only I am here
So I remain helpless, behind this solid fence
The lyrics of "Helpless" by Gwyllion express the despair and isolation of a person who feels trapped in their own darkness. The persona of the song is wandering in the shadows, unable to find their way back to a time when they were happy. They feel alone, cold, and forgotten, unable to pray for mercy because there is no one to hear them. They are haunted by their past and the secrets that they have kept, unable to escape the living hell that they are in.
The lyrics also highlight the persona's sense of hopelessness and regret. They are weeping and repenting, but no one understands the pain they are in. They are trapped in an eternal cycle of suffering, unable to escape their locked cell. The lyrics express the idea that the persona's soul will forever perish, and they will become insane.
Overall, the song "Helpless" by Gwyllion is a haunting and powerful portrayal of despair and isolation, captured through vivid and evocative lyrics.
Line by Line Meaning
See me wandering, in the darkest deep of shadows
I'm lost and alone, wandering in the dark where nobody can see me
The world above so bright, my dearest enemy
The bright happy world above is a reminder of the pain I cannot escape from
Where once lived happiness, where sorrow couldn't bear
I once lived a happy life where I didn't have to face any kind of sorrow or pain
But I am drowning here, too far to even care
Now I'm drowning in my misery and I'm too far gone to even care anymore
My deepest memories, no grief, no sadness there
My deepest memories are ones where I didn't have any grief or sadness to deal with
It's dark and cold in here, in this forgotten lair
I'm living in a cold and forgotten place, all alone with nobody to help me
Loneliness prevails, how could I ever dare
The feeling of loneliness is so strong that I can't even bring myself to try to escape it
I can't pray for mercy, 'cause there's no soul to hear
I'm too far gone, too lost to even pray for help anymore
So I stay here, helpless, in my remains of sense
I'm stuck here, unable to escape, unable to find any sense of hope
There's no place for regret, 'cause only I am here
There's nobody here to judge me, nobody to feel sorry for me, nobody to share my regrets with
So I remain helpless, behind this solid fence
I'm forever isolated, imprisoned behind the solid fence of my own mind
Hear me muttering, of long forgotten times
I'm so lost that all I have left are long forgotten memories that I can't seem to shake
My head is bursting, with long and brutal chimes
My thoughts are so overwhelming and chaotic that they feel like long and brutal chimes ringing in my head
Still can see the past, a road enclosed by limes
Despite the chaos in my mind, I can still see clear memories from my past, memories that seem to be enclosed by a bright green line of limes
But haunting through my head, are black, distorted rhymes
Along with those clear memories are haunting, black, and distorted rhymes that seem to overwhelm me and take over my mind
I can't remember why, so long my soul has slept
My mind is so lost that I can't even remember why I ended up here in the first place
Immortal, my regret, endless have I wept
My regret is so strong that it feels like it will live on forever, and I can't seem to stop crying because of it
No tears will wash away, the secret I have kept
I've held onto a secret so long that even all my tears can't wash it away
Can't you see why I am weeping,
I wish someone could understand why I'm crying so much
Can't you see that I repent?
I wish someone could see that I'm truly sorry for whatever happened to end up in my current state
No one knows the pain that I feel,
I'm so alone that nobody can truly understand the level of pain I'm in
No one knows just what I meant
I can't even find the words to express what I truly meant by whatever happened to cause this pain
Years will come and years will pass but
I'm stuck here, unable to change my circumstances, as year after year passes me by
I can't leave this unlocked cell
I'm trapped behind these bars, unable to set myself free
Leaves will grow and leaves will fall but
Even as the seasons change, I know that I'll still be stuck here in this never-ending cycle of misery
Endless is this living hell
This living hell feels like it will go on and on forever
There's no soul that lives in darkness,
I'm so far gone that I feel like my soul has left me, and the darkness that surrounds me is all that's left
No soul knows eternal pain but
I'm in so much pain that I doubt anyone else could ever truly understand how much I'm suffering
My soul will forever perish,
I feel like my soul is dying every day, and I don't know how much longer I can keep going
Evermore 'till I'm insane
I'm so lost and alone that I feel like all that's left for me is to go insane
Contributed by Micah T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Uroš Kolar
Annelore Vantomme is one of the best female metal voices.
Amoda Tara
Great music, great voice!!!!!! I like it !!!Full power !!!!! Thank you!
megamarillion1
Great music, great voice!!!!!! I like it !!!Full power !!!!! Thank you! ( 2 ) ♫♫♫
Percy Barrueta
Valerie Vanhoutte, precious voice into my heart!
missheavymetal1
My god, I am in love. I need this album.
Katherine Martel
Love the energy... :)))
adel
por que no hay videos en youtube de este album ???????????
MegaGirl51
Fantastic !
Diane Aisha Monday
Wish this music existed literally ANYWHERE ugh 😩 other than a couple recordings on YouTube, that's it
adel
lml >_< lml