1. Hiatus (Cyrus Shahrad), is an Iranian ambient musician, who lives in south London and has released various EPs and two full length LPs — Ghost Notes and Parklands. He began recording as Hiatus in 2003, when an American friend mailed him a copy of Reason and the necessary gadgets to run instruments directly into his computer. Hiatus later independently released three EPs — Dusky (EP) [2005], Twilight Kingdom [2006], Nobody (EP) [2008], – each individual CD burned in iTunes, tagged with marker pen and posted by hand to friends, family and the occasional media flunky. Another EP 'Save Yourself' was released in 2010, this year also saw the release of his debut full length,Ghost Notes. Cyrus also collaborated with Smoke Feathers for Change Up EP, which was released in 2012. After giving out some free music, Hiatus released his second LP in 2013, entitled Parklands. His latest EP, The Crossing EP was released earlier this year.
Cyrus also writes for various acclaimed magazines and newspapers on a range of subjects, including music and movie reviews. You can get the latest on Hiatus on http://www.cyrusshahrad.com/.
2. Hiatus formed in May 1989.They played in a Doom/Discharge/E.N.T. style.Political D.I.Y band from belgium, that would become well known in the underground Hardcore/Punk scene of that time. Technically good for the kind of music they made, they were one of the ensigns of crust-core in early 90's. Hiatus would later redefine their sound completely on their final release, and finest work, "The Brain" as they grew sick of the songs they had constantly toured. The music moved up a notch, Willy's vocals become more powerful and with more anger/conviction than the tired Doom-style vocals for which he was known (Willy had actually filled in for the band Doom in the past! No surprise there!) They released albums under several D.I.Y labels such as Skuld Releases, Profane Existence, Nabate, Urban alert, Mother peace Rec. and Sound polution (It is needed to confirm for this article if they released an album with Don't Belong rcs,spain).Disbanded in mid 90's, some of the members would later form a band called Unhinged.
3. Hiatus (DJ Hiatus/Hi8us) was formed in 1995 and was on Tommy Boy's white label when he was only 16. His work includes the (unaccredited) scratch work on Peanut Butter Wolf's album: My Vinyl Weighs A Ton, De La Soul's single Stakes Is High, Dr. Octagon, and other works. His first album was Dorothy's Planet, an abstract hip hop album (not unlike Kid Koala's scratchhappyland). It was of limited pressing of only 1,000. His work, now primarily underground, has always consisted of instrumental hip hop, abstract downtempo, or break beats and turntablism. "Born Too Late And Too Old For The Turn Back" was his last released album, released by N-Tone in 1999. Since then, the artist has been virtually on hiatus (no pun intended), with occasional works both old and new released on Bandcamp and elsewhere.
River
Hiatus Lyrics
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Steal your soul
Steal your soul
Steal your soul
Steal your soul
You took me down
To the river
Steal your soul
Steal your soul
You took me down
To the river
Steal your soul
You took me down
Steal your soul
Steal your soul
You took me down
Steal your soul
Steal your soul
You took me down (down, down)
You took me down (down, down)
You took me down (down, down)
And drowned me
The lyrics to Hiatus's song River are quite cryptic and left open to interpretation. However, they suggest a theme of manipulation and exploitation. The repeated line "steal your soul" implies that someone is trying to take control of another person's life, possibly for their own gain. The mention of being taken to a river could symbolize being pushed to the brink or being forced to confront something. The line "you took me down and drowned me" adds a sense of finality, suggesting that the manipulation has led to a downfall or a loss of control.
The repetition of "steal your soul" also adds a haunting quality to the song, implying that the victim is being drained of their essence. It could suggest a toxic relationship or a person who drains the life out of other people. The overall tone of the song is somber and atmospheric, adding to the sense of unease.
Line by Line Meaning
Steal your soul
Someone is taking advantage of you and taking away something valuable from you, such as your integrity or sense of self.
Steal your soul
This line is repeated multiple times to emphasize how the singer feels trapped and at the mercy of the person who is stealing their soul.
Steal your soul
This line is repeated even more times to emphasize the overwhelming sense of powerlessness and loss.
Steal your soul
This line is repeated once again to really drive home the point that the person is being stripped of something essential.
Steal your soul
The final repetition of this line shows how deeply the person's spirit has been broken and how much they feel helpless.
You took me down to the river
The person who stole the singer's soul led them to a place of vulnerability and danger.
Steal your soul
Repeating this line again shows just how intense and pervasive the feeling of being stolen from is.
You took me down, steal your soul
The person who brought the artist to the river also continues to steal from them and take away their sense of self.
You took me down, steal your soul
The repetition of this line emphasizes how the artist is still trapped and at the mercy of the person who is stealing from them.
You took me down to the river
This line is repeated again to drive home the point that the person who brought the artist to this vulnerable place is responsible for their current state.
You took me down (down, down)
The repetition of this line emphasizes how the singer feels like they are sinking deeper into despair and hopelessness.
You took me down (down, down)
Repeating this line again emphasizes just how deeply the artist feels like they are drowning in their loss of self.
You took me down (down, down) and drowned me
The person who brought the singer to the river not only stole from them, but also allowed them to drown and become further helpless.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Alexandra Denton, Cyrus Shahrad
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Steal your soul
Steal your soul
Steal your soul
Steal your soul
You took me down
To the river
Steal your soul
You took me down
Steal your soul
You took me down
To the river
Steal your soul
You took me down
Steal your soul
Steal your soul
You took me down
Steal your soul
Steal your soul
You took me down (down, down)
You took me down (down, down)
You took me down (down, down)
And drowned me
@souldigger9136
Hard to believe this song is so old. The quality for music and beats is so fresh
@mr.hendelbraun3492
10 Years and still listening to this masterpiece
@amigazo3972
I think that I have listened this song in the last week at least hundred times. This song is sublime and deep. I love when songs like this touch my deepest feelings!
Shura and Cyrus must make new songs together again. We need them!! :D
Thank you guys for this masterpiece...
@TheMadPnoy
Still filling my soul day by day . Timeless piece of music!
@herecomesbung
Normally, I would ignorantly criticise this type of song, but its overwhelming beauty had me at 0:00.
@markocroft8539
That guitar loop is hauntingly beautiful... is the picked instrument some kind of banjo? I love that too.... I still can't get enough of this song even 9 years later. Timeless beauty.
@myfuckingmusic1806
2019 and still stuck in this beautiful masterpiece. There is no better video clip for this song :) Lovely people.
@CosmicClarity
There's something mystical, cryptic even, about his tracks... There's something, and I like it.
@xXthexbigxchampionXx
You know this feeling when you listen to the song's intro and you already feel your love to that song
@MahoganySessions
Absolutely mesmerising