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1) HIM (sometimes stylized as H.I.M.) was a Finnish gothic rock band from Helsinki, Finland. Formed in 1991 by vocalist Ville Valo and bassist Mikko "Mige" Paananen under the name His Infernal Majesty, the band broke up in 1993, before being reformed in 1995 by Valo and guitarist Mikko "Linde" Lindström. After being rejoined by Mige, as well as new additions keyboardist Antto Melasniemi and drummer Juhana "Pätkä" Rantala, the band, now called HIM, released their debut album Greatest Lovesongs Vol. 666 in 1997. In 2000, now with drummer Mika "Gas Lipstick" Karppinen and keyboardist Juska Salminen, the band released the album Razorblade Romance, which reached the number one spot in Finland, Austria and Germany. Their first single, "Join Me in Death", also charted at number one in Finland and Germany, eventually going platinum and gold respectively. Following the addition of Janne "Burton" Puurtinen on keyboards, HIM released Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights and Love Metal in 2001 and 2003 respectively. Both cracked the top ten in several countries, and allowed the band to tour the United Kingdom and the United States for the first time.
In 2005, HIM released Dark Light, which became the group's most commercially successful album to date, charting in fifteen countries. With Dark Light, HIM also became the first Finnish group to receive a gold record in the US. In 2007, HIM released Venus Doom, the making of which was marred by problems in Valo's personal life. Despite this, the album gave the band their highest chart position in the US at number twelve. After 2010's Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice, HIM went on hiatus as drummer Gas Lipstick took medical leave. Following several months of uncertainty, the band regrouped and eventually released the album Tears on Tape in 2013. In 2015, Gas Lipstick announced his departure from the band to pursue other musical projects, and was subsequently replaced by Jukka "Kosmo" Kröger. On 5 March 2017, HIM announced that the band would be disbanding following a farewell tour in 2017. The band played their final show on New Year's Eve 2017 as a part of their annual Helldone Festival.
HIM is one of the most commercially successful Finnish bands of all time, with sales of over ten million records. The band have released eight studio albums, five compilations, three video releases, and two box sets, along with one live and one remix album. HIM has also received numerous accolades, including eight Emma Awards.
Critics have referred to the music of HIM as gothic rock, gothic metal, alternative rock, alternative metal, and dark rock. The band themselves have referred to their music as "love metal", the title of their fourth studio album. According to Ville Valo, the term "love metal" was coined as a response to people having difficulties categorizing their music.
A central of part of HIM's image has been the heartagram. The heartagram is the trademarked symbol of the band, which was created by vocalist Ville Valo on his twentieth birthday in 1996. A combination of a heart and a pentagram, the heartagram is meant to represent the juxtaposition of "the soft and the hard, the male and the female, the yin and the yang" according to Valo. Musically the heart is also meant to represent the softer side of the band, while the pentagram symbolizes their heavier influences. This juxtaposition was also prevalent in the band's album titles. On their first album, HIM used a heart with "666" inside it as their logo, which Valo later felt was "a bit boring". The heartagram was first predominantly used on the cover of HIM's 2003 album Love Metal, and has since appeared on numerous releases from the band. Valo has later stated that the heartagram "is probably the best thing I've ever come-up with", and that it's "worth a lot more than money" and is "bigger than our band". The heartagram has also made several appearances on TV, including Charmed, LA Ink, Viva La Bam, and Criminal Minds.
2) HiM is a dub influenced post-rock group formed in 1995 by Doug Scharin, drummer for the bands Codeine, Rex and June of 44. Their first album, Egg, was their most dub-based effort. Each successive album has gone more in a quasi-world music direction. After some recording for Crooklyn Dub Consortium and Wordsound, "Interpretive Belief System", HiM settled on a lineup of Scharin with Bundy K. Brown, Rob Mazurek and Jeff Parker, members or occasional members of Tortoise and Isotope 217. Their first album was the underground hit Sworn Eyes, produced by Doug Scharin. A few personnel changes followed, and the revamped lineup including members of June of 44. Golden released Our Point of Departure in 1999, which signified a very clear shift toward a more jazz-like sound, followed by a major American and European tour. In 2003, HiM released Many In High Places Are Not Well on Fat Cat Records, which was received as their most successful and fully realized release. Peoples was released in mid-2006, featuring a cleaner sound with more vocals than any of HiM's previous releases. Included in this line-up are Martin Perna and Jordan McLean from Antibalas, Griffin Rodriguez from Need New Body/Icy Demons, Adam Pierce (Mice Parade).
The latest HiM records, "1110" and ん,released in 2008 and 2009 on Afterhours in Tokyo, are collaborations between Doug Scharin, Josh Larue and the Tokyo-based group, Ultra Living.
3) The group was composed of the following main members:
* Shizuka Nakajima （vocals）
* Shungo Makihashi (vocals)
* Non (dancer)
* Yocco (dancer)
4) H.I.M. (Her in Mind) an r&b singer best known for his reply album to H.E.R.'s album in 2017.
And Love Said No
HIM Lyrics
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Led me to you
Through all the emptiness that had become my home
Love's lies cruel
Introduced me to you
And that moment I knew I was out of hope
Kill me
I begged and love said no
Leave me
For dead and let me go
Kill me
I cried and love said no
Kill me
I cried and love said no
Love's icy tomb
Dug open for you
Lies in a cemetery that bares my name
Love's violent tune
From me to you
Rips your heart out and leaves you
Bleeding with a smile on your face
Kill me
I begged and love said no
Leave me
For dead and let me go
Kill me
I cried and love said no
Kill me
I cried and love said no
Loves light blue
Took me from you
And that moment I knew I was out of hope
Again
Kill me
I begged and love said no
Leave me
For dead and let me go
Kill me
I cried and love said no
Kill me
I cried and love said no
Love said no
And love said no
The lyrics to HIM's song "And Love Said No" express the desperate and painful feelings of someone who feels they have lost everything in life, only to find a glimmer of hope in love. The light blue of love's aura leads them to a newfound love interest, but as the relationship develops, they realize it may be just another lie that they have fallen for, and they are left with nothing but emptiness once again.
Throughout the song, the singer repeatedly begs for death, seemingly unable to bear the pain of lost love. But even in their darkest hour, love refuses to abandon them, choosing to stick around even when the singer wishes it to end. The singer becomes consumed by their passion, feeling that their love is violent and destructive, causing both themselves and their partner to bleed, yet still unable to let go.
Despite the dark themes of the song, "And Love Said No" is ultimately about the power of love and its ability to persist in even the direst of situations. The singer may feel hopelessly trapped by their emotions, but love waits patiently and never gives up on them.
Line by Line Meaning
And loves light blue
The feeling of love that engulfed the singer, as symbolized by the color blue.
Led me to you
Love brought the singer to their beloved.
Through all the emptiness that had become my home
The singer was previously unhappy and loveless, and their home reflected this emptiness.
Love's lies cruel
Love can be deceptive and cause pain.
Introduced me to you
Love was the catalyst that brought the artist and their lover together.
And that moment I knew I was out of hope
The moment they fell in love, the singer realized they could never go back to their previous despairing state.
Kill me
The singer is so overwhelmed by love's intensity that they wish to die.
I begged and love said no
Love refused to let go of the artist, despite their wish to end their life in the grip of love.
Leave me
The artist wants to be freed from the grip of love.
For dead and let me go
They want to be released from love even if it means dying in the process.
Love's icy tomb
The singer feels trapped in love, which has become cold and lifeless.
Dug open for you
Love was reawakened in the artist by the arrival of their lover.
Lies in a cemetery that bares my name
The love that once belonged to the singer has been killed and buried, and they now feel as if they are part of the grave themselves.
Love's violent tune
Love's passionate intensity can be overwhelming and destructive.
From me to you
The singer's love is so powerful it can inflict injury on their lover.
Rips your heart out and leaves you bleeding with a smile on your face
Love can be brutal and cause pain, but the lover is happy to suffer for the sake of their beloved.
Took me from you
Love which once brought the artist and their lover together, is now keeping them apart.
And that moment I knew I was out of hope
The singer feels hopeless once again, realizing that love has taken them far away from their lover.
Love said no
Despite the singer's requests, Love refuses to let go of them as it still desires to be around.
And love said no
Love continues to hold the artist tightly and refuses to let them go.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: VILLE HERMANNI VALO
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@lukeb911
The world is ending, but at least I can still listen to HIM.
@easyto
Lol nah it'll be iight man, come on now
@alexprieto8277
Dont worry pal its getting better. Gotta believe.
@supermodeldiva1977
I'll drink to that! 😁
@maestrozero117
It's always ending when the regime is losing control
@danceswithchihuahuas
And yet we are still here aren’t we
Love said no bro
@dirtedirte8771
First heard this band when I was 14 I’m now 32 .
Still my favorite band .
@danarosenthal9472
Same but i'm 29 now lol.
@dirtedirte8771
@Dana Rosenthal that’s awesome Dana !!! I love “ in love and lonely “ or “ the sacrament “ when I’ve had a few beers . They hit so good in the feels
@amberhoward7807
Same... Think I'm 33 this Dec.... UGH!