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Biografie
Manifesto of Harm Joy
Harm Joy is who we are, what we feel, and what we create. The embodiment of Schadenfreude, we are what gives you that sweet but slightly guilty pleasure you experience when hearing of another's misfortune, particularly that of a friend. We believe there is no pain without pleasure, even if not felt by the same individual. We believe there is no discipline without some form of bondage, either physical, mental, or emotional. All three are best.
We resurrect the nostalgic, not to make you feel good but to feel what nostalgia really means: in Greek, the pain from an old wound. It has been said that nostalgia is the art of forgetting how bad things really used to be. We of Harm Joy are here to remind you.
• A time of intense promise for the future in the shadow of intense fear of doomsday
• A time of intense prosperity amidst the rubble of intense destruction
• A time of intense humanity as a disguise for intense objectification
• A time of intense liberation while bound into intense role enforcement
• A time of intense values masking even more intense perversions
Harm Joy is symbiosis. Harm Joy is balance. Harm Joy delivers discomfort in the midst of pleasure. Harm Joy induces pain to produce relief. Harm Joy forces thoughts in order to free your mind. Listen.
Submarine
Harmjoy Lyrics
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Surrounding me.
A half hunter /
Half hunted destiny.
Running silent,
Running deep
Beneath the waves.
On the sea floor below,
The graves.
I'm on a submarine
In a sea of misery.
Crash dive. Crash dive.
I surface occasionally
To see who's following me
Crash dive. Crash dive.
I left her on the dock
Waving frantically.
No time to talk,
heed the call of my duty
Long good byes can
Make me cry and
I have to say
There's already salt
Enough is the sea & spray.
I'm running on batteries
Seeking and hiding
from enemies
Crash dive. Crash dive.
The flotilla that she sent
To follow me
Passes slowly up above,
Conspicuously
I rig for depth charge
Living large as best I can
The pressure of love
Is more than my hull can stand.
I long to return one day
Until then I float and pray.
Crash dive. Crash dive.
The lyrics to Harmjoy's song "Submarine" detail the experience of being on a submarine in the midst of a war, and the emotions that come with having to leave loved ones behind on the shore. The singer describes their situation as being "half hunter / Half hunted destiny", signifying the feeling that they are both the one pursuing the enemy and the one being pursued by their enemies at the same time. They are "Running silent, Running deep / Beneath the waves", highlighting the danger they are in as they are essentially invisible to the outside world while they are underwater.
The lyrics also focus on the singer's personal life, specifically their relationship with someone on the shore who they had to leave behind. They "left her on the dock / Waving frantically", adding a sense of sadness and longing to the song. The singer also reflects on the difficulty of long goodbyes and how the "pressure of love / Is more than my hull can stand". Overall, the lyrics of "Submarine" provide a vivid picture of the difficult and dangerous life of being on a submarine during a war, and the emotions that come with having to leave loved ones behind.
Line by Line Meaning
I ride with the tide
Surrounding me.
I am going along with the flow of the water that surrounds me.
A half hunter /
Half hunted destiny.
My fate is a mix of me hunting for something and something hunting me.
Running silent,
Running deep
Beneath the waves.
I am quietly and evasively moving through the water, below the surface.
On the sea floor below,
The coral conceals
The graves.
There are bodies buried underneath the coral on the ocean floor.
I'm on a submarine
In a sea of misery.
Crash dive. Crash dive.
I am in a depressing and difficult situation, and need to quickly dive to avoid danger.
I surface occasionally
To see who's following me
Crash dive. Crash dive.
I come up for air every so often to check if anyone is pursuing me, then I have to quickly dive again.
I left her on the dock
Waving frantically.
No time to talk,
heed the call of my duty
I left a woman behind who was waving goodbye, but I have a job to do so I can't stop to chat.
Long good byes can
Make me cry and
I have to say
There's already salt
Enough is the sea & spray.
Saying goodbye for a long time can be emotional and make me cry, and there's already enough salt in the ocean and air around me.
I'm running on batteries
Seeking and hiding
from enemies
Crash dive. Crash dive.
My sub is powered by batteries, and I am trying to avoid and hide from my enemies.
The flotilla that she sent
To follow me
Passes slowly up above,
Conspicuously
A group of ships she sent to follow me are passing slowly overhead, in a way that is very clear and noticeable.
I rig for depth charge
Living large as best I can
The pressure of love
Is more than my hull can stand.
I am preparing for an attack underwater, and trying to live the best life I can given my situation. The feeling of love is really difficult to handle and is putting a lot of strain on me.
I long to return one day
Until then I float and pray.
Crash dive. Crash dive.
I hope to come back sometime in the future, but for now I have to keep moving and stay alive.
Contributed by Jeremiah F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.