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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.
[silence]
Him Lyrics
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Break the silence
Come crashing in
Into my little world
Painful to me
Pierce right through me
Can't you understand
Oh my little girl
All I ever wanted
All I ever needed is here in my arms
Words are very unnecesarry
Cause they can only do harm
Vows are spoken
To be Broken
Feelings are intense
Words are trivial
Pleasures remane
So does the pain
Words are meeningless
And forgettabe
All I ever wanted
All I ever needed is here in my arms
Words are very unnecesarry
Cause they can only do harm
Ooh ahh
Ooh ahh
All I ever wanted
All I ever needed is here in my arms
Words are very unnecesarry
Cause they can only do harm
All I ever wanted
And all I ever needed
Is here in my arms
In my arms
Here in my arms
Cause you're here in my arms
The song "[silence]" by HIM is a profound portrayal of how words can inflict eternal pain if not used wisely. The lyrics are intense and emotional and contain many metaphors that draw an analogy between feelings and physical sensations. The opening verse shows how words can break the silence and suddenly create chaos in the mind. The lyricist compares the way words hurt to being pierced by a sharp object, causing unbearable pain. He questions whether the listener can truly comprehend the gravity of his feelings and emotions.
As the song progresses, it becomes clear that the person being addressed is a significant other who has broken their promise. The lyrics hint at a relationship that was built on fragile vows that couldn't stand the test of time. The lyricist believes that words have limited value unless spoken with sincerity and truth. However, since words can be so easily twisted or manipulated, the pleasures of such relationships ultimately lead to pain.
The chorus expresses the need for physical comfort over the exchange of empty words. The repeated lines reinforce the value of presence over promises, highlighting the importance of touch, companionship, and support. By choosing these simple yet powerful phrases, the lyricist reveals that love and affection are not just about what is said but what is experienced.
Line by Line Meaning
Words like violence
The use of harsh words and abusive language
Break the silence
Breaking the peace and calmness of an environment
Come crashing in
Making a sudden and destructive impact
Into my little world
Disrupting my personal space and peace of mind
Painful to me
Hurting me emotionally and mentally
Pierce right through me
Penetrating deeply into my soul and consciousness
Can't you understand
Expressing frustration and despair at not being heard or understood
Oh my little girl
Using a term of endearment to address the partner
All I ever wanted
Expressing the desire for a specific thing
All I ever needed is here in my arms
Realizing that the desired thing is already in possession
Words are very unnecesarry
Arguing that words can be useless and damaging
Cause they can only do harm
Asserting that words have the power to cause harm and pain
Vows are spoken
Making a solemn promise
To be Broken
Acknowledging the possibility of the promise being unfulfilled
Feelings are intense
Describing the depth and power of an emotion
Words are trivial
Belittling the significance of words in comparison to feelings and actions
Pleasures remain
Highlighting the enduring pleasure and joy of an experience
So does the pain
Emphasizing that the negative aspects of the experience also persist
Words are meaningless
Arguing that words cannot fully express the depth and complexity of an experience
And forgettable
Stating that words are not memorable or important in light of the experience
Ooh ahh
A non-verbal expression of emotion or pleasure
All I ever wanted
Reiterating the desire for a specific thing
All I ever needed is here in my arms
Affirming that the desired thing is present and valued
Words are very unnecessary
Repeating the argument that words can cause harm and are unnecessary
Cause they can only do harm
Reiterating the belief that words have the potential to cause pain and harm
All I ever wanted
Returning to the initial desire for something specific
And all I ever needed
Adding to the previous statement, emphasizing the importance and sufficiency of what is present
Is here in my arms
Affirming the presence and value of what is held within one's arms
In my arms
Reiterating the physical and emotional connection between the artist and their partner
Here in my arms
Affirming once again the presence and value of the desired thing within one's physical embrace
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Heaven ablaze in our eyes
We're standing still in time
The blood on our hands is the wine
We offer as sacrifice
Come on and show them your love
Rip out the wings of a butterfly
For your soul, my love
Rip out the wings of a butterfly
For your soul
This endless mercy mile
We're crawling side by side
With hell freezing over in our eyes
Gods kneel before our crime
Come on and show them your love
Rip out the wings of a butterfly
For your soul, my love
Rip out the wings of a butterfly
For your soul
Don't let go
(Rip out the wings of a butterfly)
For your soul
Come on and show them your love
Rip out the wings of a butterfly
For your soul, my love
Rip out the wings of a butterfly
For your soul
Don't let go
(Rip out the wings of a butterfly)
For your soul
Don't let go
(Rip out the wings of a butterfly)
For your soul (soul, soul, soul, soul, soul, soul...)
@ksn8908
I love how you don't forget lyrics to something you haven't heard in a decade
@krzysztof8461
Kimberly Bennett bro feel the same
@xXmelix3
literally ME right now, I totally forgot about HIM and only remembered them because I saw a comment about them on youtube.. I sang along to the whole song!
@whispr956
Or you forget them when you're trying to remember the song, then you hear it and like an instinct the words come out right..lol👌
@threeeyedraven9264
Exactly!
@billie_blaze2052
Tell me about it
@madytza2000
2022 and still love HIM! 👨🎤😍
@amoilanen
SAME!
Mâdâlina!
@hapiz-albanjari
Me too...2022 still listening to HIM..
@amoilanen
@Mohd Hapiz Al-Banjari 💪🏻