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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.
I've Crossed Oceans of Wine to Find You
Him Lyrics
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Could breathe my life into you
One by one your pale fingers
Started to move
And I touched your face
And all death was erased
And you smiled like an angel
Falling from heaven
And you kissed my lips
And with those once cold fingertips
You brought me back to life
And all things come to an end
We don't have to pretend
Slowly we fall asleep
And never wake up again
We're so Christlike
We're so lifelike
Vampire Christ
We're so alive
We're so lifelike
Vampire Christ
In the grace
Of our love
We writhe in pain
And death is not far away
And soon we'll sleep
And never wake up again
There was a time when I
Could breathe my life
Into you
And all things come to an end
We don't have to pretend
Slowly we fall asleep
We're Christlike
So lifelike
Vampire Christ
We're so lifelike
So Christlike
A Vampire Christ
The song I've Crossed Oceans of Wine to Find You by HIM is a dark and introspective love song that portrays the complexity of a relationship that is based on the verge of life and death. The singer of the song reminisces about a time when he could breathe life into his lover, bringing them back to life with a simple touch. He describes the moment as a miracle, erasing all death and turning his lover into an angel falling from heaven just to be lifted up again. The relationship is portrayed as intense, as the couple is so Christlike, so lifelike, a Vampire Christ, where they writhe in pain and death is not far away.
In the chorus of the song, the singer repeats the words "We're so alive, we're so lifelike, Vampire Christ," emphasizing the idea that the relationship between the couple is intense and pure, but also on the edge of mortality. They are so alive and so lifelike, but only in the grace of their love. The last lines of the song portray a sense of acceptance that all things come to an end, and they don't have to pretend anymore. Slowly, they fall asleep, and death becomes the ultimate reward.
Overall, the lyrics of the song showcase the intense and sometimes painful reality of a relationship that is based on the verge of life and death. The singer's tone is emotional, nostalgic, and somewhat melancholic, adding a layer of complexity and depth to the song.
Line by Line Meaning
There was a time when I
In the past, I had a time when I was able to revive you with my breath.
Could breathe my life into you
I was able to bring you back to life.
One by one your pale fingers
Gradually, your lifeless fingers came back to life.
Started to move
Your fingers came back to life and started to move.
And I touched your face
I used my hand to identify that you've come back to life.
And all death was erased
All signs of death were removed and life was restored.
And you smiled like an angel
You had an angelic smile, full of life and happiness.
Falling from heaven
Your smile was like you fell from heaven.
Just to be lift up again
You were quickly lifted up again to new life.
And you kissed my lips
You kissed my lips to show me that you had life in you again.
And with those once cold fingertips
Your once cold fingers regained warmth.
You brought me back to life
You gave me renewed life in return using joy, love, and compassion.
And all things come to an end
Everything will eventually die.
We don't have to pretend
We don't have to pretend that it will go on forever.
Slowly we fall asleep
Gradually, we fall into an eternal sleep.
And never wake up again
We'll never wake up from that sleep because our reincarnated life has come to an end.
We're so Christlike
We mimic Jesus Christ in terms of self-sacrifice and redemptive love.
We're so lifelike
We're vivid and alive, reminiscent of being full of life.
Vampire Christ
A vampire Christ is a symbol of someone that is undead and remains eternal.
In the grace
Through mercy and beauty.
Of our love
Because our love is boundless.
We writhe in pain
We struggle and suffer a lot from the love we share.
And death is not far away
The end to our immortal love is right around the corner.
And soon we'll sleep
Our immortal love story will soon be over.
We're Christlike
We're like Jesus Christ in our love and self-sacrifice.
So lifelike
So full of life.
A Vampire Christ
Symbolizing someone that is undead and will continue to exist eternally.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Ville Hermanni Valo
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There was a time when I
Could breath my life into you
One by one your pale fingers
Started to move
And I touched your face
And all death was erased
And you smiled like an angel
Falling from heaven
Just to be lift up again
And you kissed my lips
With those once cold fingertips
You run me back to life
And all things come to an end
We dont have to pretend
Slowly we fall asleep
And never wake up again
Were so christ like
Were so lifelike
Vampire christ
Were so alive
Were so life like
Vampire christ
In the grace
Of this love
We rise in pain
And death is not far away
And soon well sleep
And never wake up again
There was a time when I
Could breath my life
Into you
And alls been come to an end
We dont have to pretend
Slowly we fall asleep
Were christ like
So life like
Vampire christ
Were so life like
So christ like
A vampire christ
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There was a time when I
Could breathe my life into you
One by one your pale fingers
Started to move
And I touched your face
And all death was erased
And you smiled like an angel
Falling from heaven
Just to be lift up again
And you kissed my lips
And with those once cold fingertips
You brought me back to life
And all things come to an end
We don't have to pretend
Slowly we fall asleep
And never wake up again
We're so Christlike
We're so lifelike
Vampire Christ
We're so alive
We're so lifelike
Vampire Christ
In the grace
Of our love
We writhe in pain
And death is not far away
And soon we'll sleep
And never wake up again
There was a time when I
Could breathe my life
Into you
And all things come to an end
We don't have to pretend
Slowly we fall asleep
We're Christlike
So lifelike
Vampire Christ
We're so lifelike
So Christlike
A Vampire Christ
@brandonhawkins3245
I keep finding new HIM songs I haven’t heard and it feels like Christmas every time
@residentfelon
This one's a gem
@basti_kyokushin
I know. And i am fan since 20 years. :D you know poison heart??
@METALMEETSPIANO
Oh, the same by me ❤
@alejandrafigueroa3600
Best comment ever 👏🏻 so truth ❤
@meredith3585
Right 🎉
@katrinagrindley6441
there's something so powerful about these old demos... Nearly brings me to tears.
@pestilence7494
A lot of these demos can be found on the Singles Collection
@goldenratio5117
Tears on tape
@Alansworstnight
Everyone who knows about these old demos is automatically a friend of mine☺️