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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.
Tears On Tape
HIM Lyrics
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Thunder roars around me
I've been warned to prepare myself
For the fall
I'm armed to the teeth with tender pain
Of all yesterdays
I will follow into your heart
Sketching rain from afar
Tears on tape
She surrenders needle in arm
While we dance into the storm
Darkness falls
Settling the score with love for once and for all
Soaked in blood I cry
I fear we're lost to the summer rain
Lonely and afraid
Tears on tape
I will follow into your heart
Sketching rain from afar
Tears on tape
She surrenders needle in arm
While we dance into the storm
And for a moment there's no pain
For once there's no more pain in your eyes
And maybe we'll love, just enough
To convince us to keep breathing on
Tears on tape
Tears on tape
I will follow into your heart
Tears on tape
Tears on tape
I will follow you, to your arms
The first verse of HIM’s “Tears on Tape” begins with the sound of church bells ringing and thunder rolling in as the singer is warned to prepare himself for a fall. The second line paints an ominous picture of impending doom, a metaphor for an emotional downfall. The singer describes being armed with the “tender pain of all yesterdays,” conveying that they carry a weight of pain from past experiences, possibly from past failed relationships. The chorus with lyrics “Tears on tape, I will follow into your heart, sketching rain from afar,” expresses the intense longing for someone, and perhaps the singer is pleading for forgiveness or wanting to reconcile their past.
The second verse reflects the toll the relationship has taken, with a sense of acceptance that they could be lost to the “summer rain” as they are feeling lonely and afraid. In the bridge, the singer expresses how for once, there’s no more pain in their lover's eyes, and maybe they could love just enough to keep breathing. The song ends with the chorus again, emphasizing that the singer is willing to follow the lover they are addressing, and surrender themselves completely.
Line by Line Meaning
Church bells toll
The ringing of the church bells can be heard.
Thunder roars around me
The sound of thunder can be heard loudly.
I've been warned to prepare myself
For the fall
I have been given a warning to be ready for something bad that might happen.
I'm armed to the teeth with tender pain
Of all yesterdays
I am carrying a lot of emotional pain from the past that is difficult to deal with.
Tears on tape
I will follow into your heart
Sketching rain from afar
I am crying and my tears are being recorded on tape. I want to be close to you and feel your emotions from a distance.
Tears on tape
She surrenders needle in arm
While we dance into the storm
The woman is giving up on life and using drugs, while we continue to dance through the difficult times.
Darkness falls
Settling the score with love for once and for all
Soaked in blood I cry
As darkness sets in, we are dealing with the pain of love for one last time, even if it hurts us deeply.
I fear we're lost to the summer rain
Lonely and afraid
I'm afraid that we are lost in our emotions and feel alone and scared.
And for a moment there's no pain
For once there's no more pain in your eyes
And maybe we'll love, just enough
To convince us to keep breathing on
For a brief moment, all pain disappears and there is hope that the love we have will be enough to keep us going.
Tears on tape
Tears on tape
I will follow into your heart
The tears keep flowing and I will continue to follow my heart's desires.
Tears on tape
Tears on tape
I will follow you, to your arms
My tears will continue to be recorded on tape and I will follow you to be in your embrace.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Ville Hermanni Valo
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Church bells toll
Thunder roars around me
I've been warned to prepare myself
For the fall
I'm armed to the teeth with tender pain
Of all yesterdays
Tears on tape
I will follow into your heart
Sketching rain from afar
Tears on tape
She surrenders needle in arm
While we dance into the storm
Darkness falls
Settling the score with love for once and for all
Soaked in blood I cry
I fear we're lost to the summer rain
Lonely and afraid
Tears on tape
I will follow into your heart
Sketching rain from afar
Tears on tape
She surrenders needle in arm
While we dance into the storm
And for a moment there's no pain
For once there's no more pain in your eyes
And maybe we'll love, just enough
To convince us to keep breathing on
Tears on tape
Tears on tape
I will follow into your heart
Tears on tape
Tears on tape
I will follow you, to your arms
@saptamikaelason4694
2020 and i still love HIM
@MrStrange1984
I will always love HIM
@mariasimoes4734
Me too 😭
@kimmyvugrinec
Me too
@0MaryShelley0
I'm with you (all). Perhaps even more than ever. <3
@user-rz6lk1ux2n
😭
@rae7222
Why all the comments about how he has aged...? Can we acknowledge the fact that he is 1. Still alive after all he has been through 2. Still an amazing singer and writer and 3. Still one of the most handsome creatures to ever grace this planet... Like seriously.
@kieranraffan1506
Tbh I saw them on there farewell tour and he looked just as great as he did in the 90s
@cintiasanz8749
Absolutely
@roars9561
Repub Lioness fenomeno della natura👻🌈