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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.
Heartkiller
HIM Lyrics
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I'll send you a postcard burnt
And the flames you tried so hard to extinguish with fear of failing
I'll write down everything I have learned
And edit it down to a single word
Love, for you I'm waiting, anticipating
Sparks will fly, beneath the Luna alight
Babe, I'll be a flatliner for a heart killer
A little we die, above the lesser light
For you I'm open wide
Babe, I'll be a flatliner for a heart killer
Top hats off to the return
Of the beat to lick a wound to
Cursed for some and blessed for a few
It doesn’t have to make any sense at all
Come hither and we'll fall
In love, for love
I'm crawling out of patience baby
Sparks will fly, beneath the Luna alight
Lazarus at Frankenstein’s
Babe, I'll be a flatliner for a heart killer
A little we die, above the lesser light
For you I'm open wide
Babe, I'll be a flatliner for a heart killer
Paint all your sorrows for me to sing
Heartkiller
Draw your pain and hear me hum it out
Sparks will fly, beneath the Luna alight
Lazarus at Frankenstein’s
Babe, I'll be a flatliner for a heart killer
A little we die, above the lesser light
For you I'm open wide
Babe, I'll be a flatliner for a heart killer
The lyrics to HIM's song Heartkiller express a farewell to the "heartless world" with the intention of sending a postcard burned symbolizing the rejection of any negativity from that world. The singer reflects on everything they have learned and how they've edited down their thoughts into a single word: "love." Despite the world's attempts to extinguish the flames of love with fear, the singer still anticipates it and waits for it to come.
The chorus of the song refers to sparks flying "beneath the Luna alight" and "Lazarus at Frankenstein's," which could symbolize a rebirth or revival. The singer also says they will be a "flatliner for a heart killer," possibly meaning they will risk everything for someone who has broken their heart. The idea of dying a little bit for someone they love resonates throughout the chorus as well. The singer's willingness to open up is also highlighted in the line, "for you I'm open wide."
In the second verse, the singer addresses the return of the beat to "lick a wound to," and how it can be both cursed and blessed. The meaning behind this may be that love can both hurt and heal, but it's worth the risk despite it not always making sense. The singer then asks someone to "fall in love" with them as they are "crawling out of patience."
Overall, the lyrics to Heartkiller seem to express a desire for a love that cannot be extinguished by the fear and negativity of the world. The chorus's repeated mention of sparks flying and dying for love highlights the intensity of this desire and the risks they're willing to take.
Line by Line Meaning
Farewell heartless world
I am leaving the world without any emotions and feelings.
I'll send you a postcard burnt
I will send you a postcard that is burned to symbolize the end of my past and emotions.
And the flames you tried so hard to extinguish with fear of failing
The emotions that you have tried to suppress and hide are now visible and exposed.
I'll write down everything I have learned
I am going to write down all of the things I have discovered and experienced.
And edit it down to a single word
I will take everything I have learned and simplify it into one word: love.
Love, for you I'm waiting, anticipating
I am waiting and eager for love to return to my life.
Sparks will fly, beneath the Luna alight
There will be an intense spark of passion and desire on a moonlit night.
Lazarus at Frankenstein’s
The thought of being brought back to life like zombies in the Frankenstein story.
Babe, I'll be a flatliner for a heart killer
I will take your love and keep it alive with me even though you have a destructive nature.
A little we die, above the lesser light
Though we may have to give up a small part of ourselves, we will transcend into something greater.
For you I'm open wide
I am completely vulnerable and honest with you.
Paint all your sorrows for me to sing
Let me know your deepest sorrows so that I can sing them away.
Heartkiller
Referring to the person who has caused emotional pain.
Draw your pain and hear me hum it out
Show me your pain and I will hum a tune to comfort you.
Top hats off to the return
Celebrating the return of something, like a new emotion.
Of the beat to lick a wound to
Reliving painful memories to heal and move on.
Cursed for some and blessed for a few
Some people are cursed with pain and others are fortunate enough to not feel it.
It doesn’t have to make any sense at all
The feelings and emotions don't always have to make logical sense.
Come hither and we'll fall
Come closer to me and let us fall in love.
In love, for love
Falling in love just for the sake of love itself.
I'm crawling out of patience baby
I am growing restless and impatient in this situation.
Babe, I'll be a flatliner for a heart killer
I will be the steady and stable force for someone who is emotionally unstable and destructive.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Ville Hermanni Valo
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@HeartagramGirl30
Saw this 2 times before or on Ville's birthday this week (off my account) and i loved it Once again great job :) <3
@JohnWins
Thank you, Britt! Happy to know you enjoyed it! 💙
@HeartagramGirl30
@John Wins you're welcome :) <3
@irej_interaktivnaradionica
You did an amazing job! Thanks a lot!🖤🖤🖤
@JohnWins
Thank you, Danijela! :)
@sandraeire6629
beautiful ♥️
@justynaa5762
I love it🖤
@JohnWins
They are great! Glad you liked the video, Justyna! 😊
@svyatoslav8746
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@JohnWins
A classic one! :)