After writing and arranging the initial ideas that would later become the framework for the debut album, Baštinac linked up with a fellow student at the Academy of Arts he studies at in Banja Luka, guitarist Igor Paspalj. Later, singer Božidar Šević became the vocalist of the group. The line-up is finally completed in early 2008, turning Heaven Rain into a live band instead of a studio project with the addition of the rhythm section – Bojan Jokšić on bass and Nebojša Lakić on drums. Shortly after signing a deal with Dutch record company Moonwolf Records, Heaven Rain entered the studio to begin recording their debut album. The album, entitled Far and Forever, was released on July 4, 2008. and is available digitally (7Digital, iTunes, Amazon, TradeBit…) and in physical CD form (CDBaby, CDConnection, Moonwolf’s officials site and distributors).
The Metal Observer called the album "The newest trump of our metal scene" and Butcherian Vibe Magazine wrote "Heaven Rain is easily the pick of the Melodic Metal releases this year and I rate it as highly as Eden’s Curse ’Second Coming’. That, my Melodic brothers and sisters, is praise indeed."
The band has been working, in the meantime, on presenting the material in a live setting, and debuted as a live act at the Neofest in Banja Luka on Jun 21, 2008, traveling later in the year to play a show in the Serbian capital of Belgrade.
After a few line-up changes, Heaven Rain founded a new lead vocalist, Miona Graorac, and a guitar player Igor Dragelj. Several live shows followed. Soon after, “Evolution” EP was recorded which includes two new songs, “Dreamless” and “My Only One”, and a cover version of the song “Galebovi” (originally recorded by the cult Yugoslavian band Bolero back in the 80′s).
Brand new Heaven Rain album “Second Sun” was recorded during October/December 2011. at the Chainroom studio, Serbia. It contains 10 new songs, and a bonus cover song “Vejte Snegovi”, an 80′s pop classic by famous Yugoslavian band Zana. Soon after, the band inked a deal with a German distro-label MusicBuyMail and the album hit the stores on June 1st, 2012.
More info can be found at http://www.heavenrainband.com.
Go Away
Heaven Rain Lyrics
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Of all winters under the moon waterfalls,
Cause, somewhere in my mind,
Maybe some warmth can be found.
You're going far and forever,
And leave me nothing to hope,
That I'll meet you,
Fear is not your enemy,
As I can recall,
Loneliness keeps you from dreaming,
And reminds you on fall.
Tonight I need the music,
That can heal a wounded heart,
And I can not look back now,
When I've gone this far.
Go away keep your sanity,
Don't blame the destiny,
Before the dawn has come,
Don't try to stop what has to be done tonight.
Who will protect you from darkness?
As you always felt,
Who will be your wind?
When your sails are down.
To see your horizons,
There stand angel towers,
Something can harm you,
I'm so afraid of tomorrow.
Go away keep your sanity,
Don't blame the destiny,
Before the dawn has come,
Don't try to stop what has to be done tonight
The lyrics to Heaven Rain's song, "Go Away", suggest a sense of loss and loneliness in the singer's life. The cold wind reminds the singer of past winters spent under the moon waterfalls - a time that may have been happier than the present. The singer longs for warmth, perhaps suggesting they feel emotionally cold and distant from those around them.
The focus then turns to a person who is leaving forever, leaving the singer with no hope of meeting again. The lyrics touch on fear, loneliness and the difficulty associated with dreaming and moving forward. The singer seeks solace in music, which they hope will help heal their wounded heart, but acknowledges they can't look back now that they've gone this far.
The title of the song, "Go Away", becomes clearer toward the end of the lyrics, with the singer begging the person leaving to keep their sanity and not blame destiny before moving on. The sense of fear returns as the singer questions who will protect this person from darkness without them, and expresses anxiety over what tomorrow may bring. Ultimately, the singer is urging this person to move on, acknowledging that what must be done tonight cannot be stopped.
Line by Line Meaning
Cold wind can't always remind me,
The cold wind isn't enough to make me remember all the harsh winters I've been through, because there might be some warmth hidden in my mind.
You're going far and forever,
You're leaving me for good, with nothing to make me believe that I'll ever see you again.
Fear is not your enemy,
Fear is not what you should be afraid of, as I remember that it's loneliness that keeps you from dreaming and causes you to fall.
Tonight I need the music,
Right now, I need some music that can soothe my wounded heart and help me move forward.
Go away keep your sanity,
Leave and keep your mind right, don't blame everything on fate before things change with the dawn; don't try to stop what must be done tonight.
Who will protect you from darkness?
Who will be there to protect you from your own darkness? The same darkness that you have always felt.
To see your horizons,
In order to see the limits of your abilities, there are angel towers that stand in front of you.
Something can harm you,
You must be careful, because something can harm you in the future.
Go away keep your sanity,
Even if it's tough, you have to leave and maintain your sanity, blaming fate won't help anything so don't try to stop what must be done tonight.
Contributed by Logan L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.