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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.
It's All Tears
HIM Lyrics
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So open your arms
I'm waiting for you to open your arms
And drown in this love
I'm waiting for you to drown in my love
So open your arms
I'm waiting for you to open your arms
And drown in this love
Open your arms and let me show you what love can be like
It's all tears and it will be 'til the end of your time
Come closer my love
Will you let me tear your hearth apart?
Now all hole is gone so drown in this love
I'm waiting for you to drown in my love
So open your arms
I'm waiting for you to open your arms
And drown in this love
I'm waiting for you to drown in my love
So open your arms
I'm waiting for you to open your arms
And drown in this love
So my love your laughter is finally turning into tears
And you're begging for more though the end is getting near
Come closer my love
I'll violate you in the most sensual way... until you drown in this love
I'm waiting for you to drown in my love
So open your arms
I'm waiting for you to open your arms
And drown in this love
I'm waiting for you to drown in my love
So open your arms
I'm waiting for you to open your arms
And drown in this love
The lyrics of HIM's It's All Tears are open for interpretation as they are complex and rich with symbolism. At first listen, the lyrics may seem to be about a man wanting his love interest to open up to him, to let him into her heart and become fully immersed in their love. However, upon closer inspection, it appears that the song is actually about a man who wants to dominate and control his lover, to the point where she is completely consumed by his love.
The repeated line "I'm waiting for you to drown in my love, so open your arms" suggests that the singer wants their lover to fully surrender to them, to be consumed by their love until they are overwhelmed and drowning in it. The lines "let me show you what love can be like" and "I'll violate you in the most sensual way" suggest that the singer wants to introduce their lover to a new kind of love, one that is all-consuming and powerful.
The chorus, "It's all tears and it will be 'til the end of your time," suggests that this kind of love is not simply about happiness or pleasure, but is instead about pain and sacrifice. The singer seems to be saying that their love is intense and overwhelming, and that it will consume both parties until the end of time.
Overall, the lyrics of It's All Tears are complex and multi-layered, suggesting themes of domination, power, and surrender. The repeated imagery of drowning in love, coupled with the intense and sensual language, makes for a powerful and emotive song that is sure to resonate with many.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm waiting for you to drown in my love
I want you to fully immerse yourself in my love.
So open your arms
I need you to open up to me and let me in.
And drown in this love
Let yourself become consumed by my love.
Open your arms and let me show you what love can be like
Allow me to give you a different, intense experience of love.
It's all tears and it will be 'til the end of your time
Our love will be filled with pain and heartbreak until the end.
Come closer my love
Approach me, and let me show you our intense love.
Will you let me tear your hearth apart?
Do you trust me to break down your walls and be vulnerable with me?
Now all hole is gone so drown in this love
I've filled the voids in your heart, so let my love consume you completely.
So my love your laughter is finally turning into tears
I see that our love has evolved from happiness to sadness.
And you're begging for more though the end is getting near
Even though the end of our love is near, you still want more from me.
I'll violate you in the most sensual way... until you drown in this love
I will completely dominate you in the most pleasurable way possible until you can't take it anymore and surrender to my love.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Ville Hermanni Valo
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@s_shaddows.4939
I'm waiting for you to drown in my love
So open your arms
I'm waiting for you to open your arms
And drown in this love
I'm waiting for you to drown in my love
So open your arms
I'm waiting for you to open your arms
And drown in this love
Open your arms and let me show you what love can be like
It's all tears and it will be 'til the end of your time
Come closer my love
Will you let me tear your hearth apart?
Now all hole is gone so drown in this love
I'm waiting for you to drown in my love
So open your arms
I'm waiting for you to open your arms
And drown in this love
I'm waiting for you to drown in my love
So open your arms
I'm waiting for you to open your arms
And drown in this love
So my love your laughter is finally turning into tears
And you're begging for more though the end is getting near
Come closer my love
I'll violate you in the most sensual way... until you drown in this love
I'm waiting for you to drown in my love
So open your arms
I'm waiting for you to open your arms
And drown in this love
I'm waiting for you to drown in my love
So open your arms
I'm waiting for you to open your arms
And drown in this love
@joannas9926
I was looking for this song for 17 years, finally found it!!! <3
@PreludesandNocturnes
Hah, glad I helped ^^
@cthulhu6697
@@PreludesandNocturnes Hey man, it's good to hear someone still playing real Goth. Have you heard Opened Paradise yet?
@PreludesandNocturnes
@@cthulhu6697 I've just now seen this comment 😅 I didn't listen to them before, but I just checked them out, they sound awesome! Thanks for the suggestion!
@Make154
@@cthulhu6697 I wouldn't consider this to be goth. Just some finnish music listened by some goths
@Fallen-Saint
Nice
@blingVolcano
I remember back in the day everyone would just write this album off because it wasn't as polished as the rest of their catalogue, but to be honest, it's raw as fuck and it's all tears is one of their strongest songs.
@JuliannaLangdon
A song between me and my Hun. I miss you everyday Joshua. He looked exactly like ville. Especially when doing shows.. I love you sweetheart. Always & forever.
@Val.VD12
That heavy,deep voice aways gives me goosebumps!!!! OMG Ville, you're such an amazing and talented human being!!!🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
@GalacticCowboy
So it wasn't just my CD being screwy.