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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.
Razorblade Kiss
HIM Lyrics
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Every sundown seems to be the last we have
Your breath on my skin has the scent of our end
I'm drunk on your tears, Baby, can't you see it's hurting
Every time we touch we get closer to heaven
And at every sunrise our sins are forgiven
Uh uh
You on my skin this must be the end
The only way you can love me ist to hurt me again
And again
Your love is a razor blade kiss
Sweetest is the taste from your lips
Your love is a razor blade kiss
Sweetest is the taste from your lips
Oh the taste from your lips, my Darling
Taste from your lips, oh my Love
Only inside I'm free
I'm tired of waiting
You've got to let me dream
Inside Baby
I'm not afraid to feel
I want your to love me
Cause you are the one
Cause you are the one
Cause you are the one
Your love is a razor blade kiss
Sweetest is the taste from your lips
Your love is a razor blade kiss
Sweetest is the taste from your lips
Your love is a razor blade kiss
Sweetest is the taste from your lips
Your love is a razor blade kiss
Sweetest is the taste from your lips
The lyrics of HIM's song Razorblade Kiss portray a bittersweet love that is both toxic and addictive. In the first verse, the singer talks about feeling the cold, impending embrace of death every time he shares a kiss with his lover, while every sunset feels like it could be their last. He describes the scent of his lover's breath on his skin as being the smell of their inevitable end, yet he cannot help but feel intoxicated by her tears, which only serve to hurt him. Despite the pain they inflict on each other, every touch brings them closer to heaven, and with each sunrise, their sins are washed away.
In the chorus, the singer likens his lover's love to a razor blade kiss, sweet to the taste but dangerous and sharp. His lover's kiss is both irresistible and deadly, and he cannot help but be drawn to it despite the pain it causes. He repeats the refrain "sweetest is the taste from your lips" several times, showing just how addictive this love is. In the bridge, the singer longs to escape the constraints of his relationship and be free to dream, but he knows that he cannot live without his lover's love, even though it hurts him.
Overall, the lyrics of Razorblade Kiss evoke a sense of melancholy and masochism, portraying a love that is both beautiful and dangerous, addictive and deadly.
Line by Line Meaning
I taste death in every kiss we share
Every time we kiss, it feels like we're reaching the end of our relationship.
Every sundown seems to be the last we have
As the sky turns dark, it feels like our time together is running out.
Your breath on my skin has the scent of our end
I can sense that our relationship is coming to a close whenever you're close to me.
I'm drunk on your tears, Baby, can't you see it's hurting
Your pain is addictive to me, even though it hurts us both.
Every time we touch we get closer to heaven
Our physical intimacy creates a feeling of euphoria that is close to heaven.
And at every sunrise our sins are forgiven
We start anew every day, with the hope that our past mistakes can be forgiven.
You on my skin this must be the end
You being so close to my skin reminds me that our relationship is near its end.
The only way you can love me ist to hurt me again
Our love can only be expressed through pain, even though it hurts me deeply.
Your love is a razor blade kiss
Your love is beautiful, yet dangerous, like a kiss from a razor blade.
Sweetest is the taste from your lips
Despite the pain, the taste of your lips is the sweetest thing I know.
Only inside I'm free
I feel free only when I'm with you, away from the restraints of the outside world.
I'm tired of waiting
I'm tired of waiting for our time together to end, even though it's inevitable.
You've got to let me dream
I need you to let me believe that our love can overcome the pain.
Inside Baby
My feelings for you are deep inside my heart.
I'm not afraid to feel
I am willing to experience the pain of our love, no matter how strong it is.
I want your to love me
I want you to love me, even if it means hurting me with your love.
Cause you are the one
You are the one I love, even though our love is painful.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: VILLE HERMANNI VALO
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