There is more than one artist with this name:
1) an american funk/soul g… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name:
1) an american funk/soul group from the 1970's which included Lalomie Washburn, Tony Maiden, Chuck Findley, Mark Williams, Marlo Henderson, Paulette Parker, Fred Allen, Gavin Christopher, Andre Lewis, Billy McPherson, Bobby Watson, Chuck Garnett.
2) a Japanese rock band
3) a Hamilton, Ontario classic rock/rock original and tribute band
4) a Belgian rock band [[artist]AC/DC Tribute]
5) a Hungarian electronic one-man-band http://music-playground.net/artist/highvoltage/
6) High Voltage was a collaboration between Erwin van Kan, Jelle Neys, Bart Revier and occasionally Patrick van Kerckhoven. Nowadays High Voltage is only Erwin van Kan.
7) a Swedish rock band
8) a Serbian Industrial metal band
9) a Botswanan metal band from Palapye
10) an Indonesian grindcore band from Makassar, South Sulawesi
11) an Austrian Heavy Metal Band from Villach
12) a hardcore punk band from Chonburi, Thailand
13) a Bahamian junkanoo and dance music band in the 80s with members who would later form Baha Men

Underground
High Voltage Lyrics

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光を求めて影は
他愛ないジョークを喋る
聴きたいのはそんな事じゃない
太陽求めて影は
魂の抜けた声から
急に鋭い口調に変わる
その音が街の中に
こだまして響きながら

獣のような声で叫び続けた
軌道を変えたつもりはない
残響はギラついてるが
屈折して離れていく
ここの世界はいつもこうだ
外の世界には光は或るのか

喋り疲れたギターは
俺に愛想を尽かして
黙り込んで壁に溶ける
ギラついた残響だけが
鏡の部屋の中に
残っている残っている
軌道を変えたつもりはない
ギターの声は俺に
何度も語りかけていた
外の世界は
軌道を変えてみたくて
残響を壁に投げる

跳ね返り俺の元へ
ここの世界はいつもこうだ

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Underground" by High Voltage express a sense of dissatisfaction and longing for something greater while feeling trapped in a mundane and unfulfilling existence. The singer is seeking light in the shadows, but is met with insignificant jokes and empty, soulless words. He craves the warmth and energy of the sun, but is met with a sharp, animalistic tone in the voices around him. He cries out in frustration, knowing that he has not changed his course, yet feeling the lingering reverberations of his agitation.

The guitar, which initially provided a voice for the singer, suddenly falls silent and seemingly dissolves into the wall, mirroring the singer's feeling of being ignored and unrecognized. Despite this, the energetic echoes of the guitar continue, filling a mirror room with their vibrant sound. The singer realizes that his desire to change direction and break out of this monotony is not a new one, as the guitar has been speaking to him throughout his struggles.

The song seems to convey a sense of hopelessness and resignation, as the singer knows that this is the way the world is, but still cannot help but yearn for something more meaningful and fulfilling.

Line by Line Meaning

光を求めて影は
In search of light, the shadow

他愛ないジョークを喋る
Cracks silly jokes

聴きたいのはそんな事じゃない
That's not what one wants to hear

太陽求めて影は
In search of the Sun, the shadow

魂の抜けた声から
From a soulless voice

急に鋭い口調に変わる
Changes abruptly to a sharp tone

その音が街の中に
That sound echoes through the city

こだまして響きながら
Echoing as it resonates

獣のような声で叫び続けた
Continues to scream in a beastly voice

軌道を変えたつもりはない
Had no intention to change trajectory

残響はギラついてるが
The reverberation is sparkling