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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.
The 9th Circle
Him Lyrics
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Can't you see that the beauty of love lies in constant times?
Don't you want our hearts to be torn wide open?
Won't you feel the heaven in our endless cry?
Oh, at least you could try, let me just to be closer
For this one last time, let me fall into your arms
It could be alright, don't let us grow any colder
Ever amazed how bright are the flames we are burning in
Ever smiled of the tragedies we have locked deep inside
Aren't you obsessed by our hand was on the verge of beginning?
Won't you cherish your fear of life that keeps us alive?
Oh, at least you could try, let me just to be closer
For this one last time, let me fall into your arms
It could be alright, don't let us grow any colder
For this one last time, let me close to your heart
Let me just to be closer
Won't you let me be closer?
Just to let us be closer, oh
Oh, my baby, ooh
You gotta let it closer
Baby, let me closer
Won't you let it come closer?
My darling
Oh, at least you could try, let me just to be closer
For this one last time, let me fall into your arms
It could be alright, don't let us grow any colder
For this one last time, let me close to your heart
Oh, at least you could try, let me just to be closer
For this one last time, let me fall into your arms
It could be alright, don't let us grow any colder
One last time, let me close to your heart
Let me close to your heart
Baby, let me close to your heart, oh
Let me close to your heart
Baby, let me close to your heart, our heart
The lyrics to HIM's song "The 9th Circle" speak to the beauty and pain of love. The first verse asks if it's hard to believe that hearts are made to be broken, and acknowledges that the beauty of love lies in the constant highs and lows. The singer pleads with their lover to allow their hearts to be torn wide open and to feel the intensity of their connection.
The second verse continues to explore the intensity of their love. The singer talks about how the flames of their passion burn brightly, but also refers to the tragedies and fears that they keep locked inside. They ask their lover to cherish the fear that keeps them alive, and to let themselves be closer for just one last time.
Overall, "The 9th Circle" is a song that speaks to the heartbreaking, but exhilarating nature of love. It encourages the listener to embrace the intensity of their emotions and to hold their loved ones as close as possible, for as long as possible.
Line by Line Meaning
Is it so hard to believe the hearts are made to be broken?
Isn't it common knowledge that hearts are meant to be broken?
Can't you see that the beauty of love lies in constant times?
Don't you understand that the true essence of love lies in its constant nature?
Don't you want our hearts to be torn wide open?
Aren't you curious about the immense passion that comes with having our hearts completely exposed?
Won't you feel the heaven in our endless cry?
Can't you see how beautiful and transcendent our love can be when we let our emotions run free?
Oh, at least you could try, let me just to be closer
I'm begging you to try and let me get closer to you.
For this one last time, let me fall into your arms
Can we just have one last intimate moment where I can surrender myself to your embrace?
It could be alright, don't let us grow any colder
Our love still has potential to thrive, don't let us become distant and cold towards each other.
Ever amazed how bright are the flames we are burning in
Have you ever marveled at the intensity of the love we share?
Ever smiled of the tragedies we have locked deep inside
Have you ever found any solace in the pain that we carry within ourselves?
Aren't you obsessed by our hand was on the verge of beginning?
Aren't you fixated on the infinite potential of our love that is still in its infancy?
Won't you cherish your fear of life that keeps us alive?
Can't you see the beauty in embracing the fear that keeps our love thriving?
Let me just to be closer
I just want to be closer to you.
Won't you let me be closer?
Can't you grant me the chance to be closer to you?
Just to let us be closer, oh
Let us have the opportunity to be closer to each other.
You gotta let it closer
Please let our love become closer and more intimate.
Baby, let me closer
Please allow me to be closer to you, my love.
Won't you let it come closer?
Can't you see the beauty in having our love grow closer?
My darling
A term of endearment for the person the singer is addressing.
One last time, let me close to your heart
Just one more time, let me be intimate with you and feel your heart close to mine.
Let me close to your heart
Allow me to feel close to your heart, both literally and figuratively.
Baby, let me close to your heart, oh
My love, please let me be close to your heart, both physically and emotionally.
Let me close to your heart
Can we have an intimate and emotional connection where I can feel close to your heart?
Baby, let me close to your heart, our heart
Let our hearts beat as one and be connected in a beautiful and intimate way.
Contributed by Jeremiah N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@florenciatoledo5474
Is it so hard to believe the hearts are made to be broken
Can't you see that the beauty of love lies in constant times
Don't you want our hearts to be torn wide open
Won't you feel the heaven in our endless cry
Oh at least you could try
Let me just to be closer
For this one last time
Let me fall into your arms
It could be alright
Don't let us grow any colder
For this one last time
Let me close to your heart
Ever amazed how bright are the flames we are burning in
Ever smiled of the tragedies we have locked deep inside
Aren't you obsessed by our hand was on the verge of beginning
Won't you cherish your fear of life that keeps us alive
Oh at least you could try
Let me just to be closer
For this one last time
Let me fall into your arms
It could be alright
Don't let us grow any colder
For this one last time
Let me close to your heart
Let me just to be closer
Won't you let me be closer
Just to let us be closer
oh, my Baby
oh
You gotta let it closer
Baby, let me closer
Won't you let it come closer
My Darling
Oh at least you could try
Let me just to be closer
For this one last time
Let me fall into your arms
It could be alright
Don't let us grow any colder
For this one last time
Let me close to your heart
Oh at least you could try
Let me just to be closer
For this one last time
Let me fall into your arms
It could be alright
Don't let us grow any colder
For this one last time
Let me close to your heart
Let me close to your heart
Baby, let me close to your heart
Let me close to your heart
Baby, let me close to your heart
@CHRISTALMOUNTAIN
H.I.M. — T h e 9 t h C i r c l e ‘ Is it so hard to believe the hearts are made to be broken
Can't you see that the beauty of love lies in constant times
Don't you want our hearts to be torn wide open
Won't you feel the heaven in our endless cry
Oh at least you could try
Let me just to be closer
For this one last time
Let me fall into your arms
It could be alright
Don't let us grow any colder
For this one last time
Let me close to your heart
Ever amazed how bright are the flames we are burning in
Ever smiled of the tragedies we have locked deep inside
Aren't you obsessed by our hand was on the verge of beginning
Won't you cherish your fear of life that keeps us alive
Oh at least you could try
Let me just to be closer
For this one last time
Let me fall into your arms
It could be alright
Don't let us grow any colder
For this one last time
Let me close to your heart
Let me just to be closer
Won't you let me be closer
Just to let us be closer
Oh, my Baby
Oh
You gotta let it closer
Baby, let me closer
Won't you let it come closer
My Darling
Oh at least you could try
Let me just to be closer
For this one last time
Let me fall into your arms
It could be alright
Don't let us grow any colder
For this one last time
Let me close to your heart
Oh at least you could try
Let me just to be closer
For this one last time
Let me fall into your arms
It could be alright
Don't let us grow any colder
For this one last time
Let me close to your heart
Let me close to your heart
Baby, let me close to your heart
Let me close to your heart
Baby, let me close to your heart’
@Gallard666
The 9th Circle (OLT)
HIM
Is it so hard to believe the hearts are made to be broken
Can't you see that the beauty of love lies in constant times
Don't you want our hearts to be torn wide open
Won't you feel the heaven in our endless cry
Oh at least you could try
Let me just to be closer
For this one last time
Let me fall into your arms
It could be alright
Don't let us grow any colder
For this one last time
Let me close to your heart
Ever amazed how bright are the flames we are burning in
Ever smiled of the tragedies we have locked deep inside
Aren't you obsessed by our hand was on the verge of beginning
Won't you cherish your fear of life that keeps us alive
Oh at least you could try
Let me just to be closer
For this one last time
Let me fall into your arms
It could be alright
Don't let us grow any colder
For this one last time
Let me close to your heart
Let me just to be closer
Won't you let me be closer
Just to let us be closer
Oh, my Baby
Oh
You gotta let it closer
Baby, let me closer
Won't you let it come closer
My Darling
Oh at least you could try
Let me just to be closer
For this one last time
Let me fall into your arms
It could be alright
Don't let us grow any colder
For this one last time
Let me close to your heart
Oh at least you could try
Let me just to be closer
For this one last time
Let me fall into your arms
It could be alright
Don't let us grow any colder
For this one last time
Let me close to your heart
Let me close to your heart
Baby, let me close to your heart
Let me close to your heart
Baby, let me close to your heart
@LutwidgeThommyLewis
It's so frustrating it's not on spotify.
@zombozo651
Seriously. So hard to find an HD version of this gem
@negro665
It is, just need to ssearch a little ;-)
@NoctemDiaboli
@@negro665 plz help lol
@anamargera
2021 - H.I.M. will forever live in my heart, and whenever I have children, they will know that this was the best band in the world. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
@TheBroGunnerCow
I agree 10000000000%
@snakeplissken9364
Ana Dee ♥️
@ianbtv
Timeless my girl.
2023 and still.
@jordangiersz2649
I will never get tired of this song 🖤
@NRobertAlexander
One of Linde's finest guitar solos of his career. This song is probably the best on Razorblade Romance!