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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.
The Heartless
HIM Lyrics
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Can't you see he's the heartless
Your pain is not love
He's taking it too far
Don't you know it is wrong
You're the one for me lady
You're the one
If you'd only see in my heart
Your time is running out
And you still haven't made up your mind
Can't you see he's the heartless
And you're one of a kind
He's the heartless
You can't you see he's the heartless
Your pain won't ever be love
It doesn't matter how hard you try
To you all is lost
He's the heartless
The lyrics of HIM's song The Heartless depict a narrative of a man trying to convince a woman to leave her current toxic and abusive relationship. The man is trying to make the woman see that her current relationship is not love, and that the pain she is going through is not a sign of love. He emphasizes that the man she is with is heartless and that her pain is being taken too far. The man singing is trying to communicate that the woman is the one for him and that if she looks into his heart, she will realize that there is still hope for her.
The repetition of the phrase "Your pain ain't love" indicates that the woman is experiencing significant emotional pain, and the man singing is trying to make a strong case that this pain is not indicative of love, rather is being inflicted by the heartless male figure. The song is a plea to the woman to leave her current relationship and realize that there is someone out there who genuinely could love and cherish her.
Overall, this song has a strong message of hope and empowerment for those that find themselves in abusive relationships. It highlights that the pain experienced in these types of situations is not love and encourages those that may be in such situations to leave and seek healthier relationships.
Line by Line Meaning
Your pain ain't love
Your suffering doesn't equate to love
Can't you see he's the heartless
He lacks empathy or compassion
Your pain is not love
Experiencing pain doesn't signify love
He's taking it too far
He's pushing things to an extreme that's inappropriate
Don't you know it is wrong
You should recognize that these actions are unethical
You're the one for me lady
You're the ideal partner for me
You're the one
You're perfect for me, there's no one who can replace you
If you'd only see in my heart
If you could understand my thoughts and feelings
You'd know all is not lost
You would realize that there's still hope for us
Your time is running out
You're running out of time to make a decision
And you still haven't made up your mind
You're still indecisive
And you're one of a kind
You're unique and special
He's the heartless
He's lacking in compassion
You can't you see he's the heartless
Can't you tell that he's cruel and unkind
Your pain won't ever be love
Your pain will never evolve into love
It doesn't matter how hard you try
No matter how much effort you put in
To you all is lost
You feel that you've lost everything
He's the heartless
He's cold-hearted and uncaring
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Ville Hermanni Valo
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Road Brutals
Your pain ain't love
Can't you see he's the heartless
Your pain is not love
He's taking it too far
Don't you know it is wrong
You're the one for me lady
You're the one
If you'd only see in my heart
You'd know know all is not lost
Your time is running out
And you still haven't made up your mind
Can't you see he's the heartless
And you're one of a kind
He's the heartless
You can't you see he's the heartless
Your pain won't ever be love
It doesn't matter how hard you try
To you all is lost
He's the heartless
Haley Robinson
This entire performance [overdrive] is my all time favorite. So dark, so heavy, and so raw. Always love HIM.
Marc Gaines
So roar.
Dr. Manuel Antonio Talavera
and his hair is at its prime!!
Urweltmammutbaum
Ville: "The Heartless is about my first crush falling in love with my best friend. I was convinced then that my best friend was completely heartless to my crush and that I would be the only one for her. But in reality they were doing well, and it wasn’t the end of the world. The Heartless is an old song, and Linde and I did the first version for the demo we used to look for Pätkä and Mige and the other guys. We must have done it in 1994. So it’s one of the very first songs that I ever made."
Austin T
This performance is incredible!
HeartagramObsession
This is my alarm. ♥ I love hearing this early in the morning. Shows you that any time is HIM time.
Rosa Törn
One of their best songs and live performances (imo). Still listen to this in 2016 and love it just as much as back then. <♡>
"Cause your pain aint love"
Artista marcial Fan
2021
Wicked Annabella
The Overdrive Session is one of their best live perfomances ever The old HIM is the best! and GLV666 one of their best album :D
Road Brutals
Your pain ain't love
Can't you see he's the heartless
Your pain is not love
He's taking it too far
Don't you know it is wrong
You're the one for me lady
You're the one
If you'd only see in my heart
You'd know know all is not lost
Your time is running out
And you still haven't made up your mind
Can't you see he's the heartless
And you're one of a kind
He's the heartless
You can't you see he's the heartless
Your pain won't ever be love
It doesn't matter how hard you try
To you all is lost
He's the heartless