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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.
One Last Time
HIM Lyrics
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Are made to be broken by love
That in constant dying lies
The beauty of it all
My darling won't you feel
The sweet heaven in
Our endless cry
For this one last time
Ever amazed how bright are the flames
We are burning in
Ever smiled at the tragedies
We hold inside
My darling won't you cherish
The fear of life that keeps
You and me so alive
Oh at least you could trust
For this one last time
It could be alright
For this one last time
Oh at least you could trust
(And we just will be closer)
For this one last time
(Let me fall into your arms)
It could be alright
(Don't let us grow colder)
For this one last time
(Let me close to your heart)
Oh at least you could trust
(And before it's over)
For this one last time
(And let me fall into your arms)
It could be alright
(Before it's all over)
For this one last time
(Let me close to your heart)
The lyrics to HIM's "One Last Time" may be interpreted as a plea for a last chance at love, despite acknowledging the inevitable heartbreak that may come with it. The opening lines posit that our hearts are meant to be broken by love, emphasizing that there may be inherent beauty in the pain of love, represented by "constant dying." The refrain "Oh at least you could try / For this one last time" speaks to a desire for one final attempt at love, even if the outcome may not be positive.
The chorus then asks if the listener has ever marveled at the intensity of passion and tragedy that can come from love, and asks them to cherish the fear of life that can keep them and their partner alive. The final plea in the chorus is for trust, asking for the opportunity to be closer and for everything to be alright, even if just for one last time. The verses and chorus both express a sense of urgency, building towards the final refrain of "Oh at least you could trust / For this one last time / It could be alright / For this one last time," emphasizing the importance of this final chance at love.
Overall, "One Last Time" presents a complex mix of emotions surrounding love and heartbreak, acknowledging the inevitability of pain but asking for one final opportunity to experience the beauty and intensity of a relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
Is it so hard to believe our hearts
Questioning the difficulty for someone to believe that hearts can be broken by love
Are made to be broken by love
Stating that hearts are made to be broken by love
That in constant dying lies
Implying that the constant dying of love is what makes it beautiful
The beauty of it all
Referring to the beauty of love despite the pain
My darling won't you feel
Asking the artist's partner to experience something
The sweet heaven in
Describing the heavenly feeling of something
Our endless cry
Referring to the endless struggle of love
Oh at least you could try
Requesting the artist's partner to make an effort for the last time
For this one last time
The final opportunity to make things right
Ever amazed how bright are the flames
Expressing wonder at how intense the feelings of love can be
We are burning in
Referencing the passionate intensity of the emotions felt in love
Ever smiled at the tragedies
Implying that the artist has found some humor in the tragic aspects of love
We hold inside
Referring to the hidden pain we carry from love
My darling won't you cherish
Asking the singer's partner to appreciate something
The fear of life that keeps
Describing the fear of living that keeps us alive
You and me so alive
Stating that the fear of living keeps both individuals alive
Oh at least you could trust
Requesting the artist's partner to trust them for the last time
For this one last time
The final opportunity to establish trust
It could be alright
Expressing hope for everything to be okay
Oh at least you could trust
Requesting the artist's partner to trust them for the last time
(And we just will be closer)
Implying that by trusting each other, they can become closer as a result
For this one last time
The final opportunity to establish trust
(Let me fall into your arms)
Requesting to be held by the singer's partner
It could be alright
Expressing hope for everything to be okay
(Don't let us grow colder)
Asking not to let their relationship grow distant
For this one last time
The final opportunity to make things right
(Let me close to your heart)
Requesting to be close to their partner's heart
Oh at least you could trust
Requesting the artist's partner to trust them for the last time
(And before it's over)
Implying that time is running out
(And let me fall into your arms)
Requesting to be held by the singer's partner
It could be alright
Expressing hope for everything to be okay
(Before it's all over)
Implying that time is running out
(Let me close to your heart)
Requesting to be close to their partner's heart
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Ville Hermanni Valo
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