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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.
Track 1
Him Lyrics
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I almost walked away
But I looked again
I found the nerve
To close my eyes and say the words
To ask You in
And I heard no heavenly choir
No angels in white attire
But, I know You now
I know You now
I know You're in my heart
I know You now
Beyond the shadow of a doubt
I know You now
I look at peace
That once was out of reach
And now it's here
I read Your word
That some believe is so absurd
But I hold dear
'Cause You loved me
With Your dying breath
You saved me
When You conquered death
You're living in my heart
You're the truth
And I love to confess
But, I know You now
I know You now
I know You're in my heart
I know You now
Beyond the shadow of a doubt
I know You now
Finally I'm understanding
Just who You are
I feel my life is landing
Safe inside Your arms where I belong
But, I know You now
I know You now
I know You're in my heart
Yes, I know You now
Beyond the shadow of a doubt
I know You now
In my heart
In my soul
In my life
Now I know
I know You now
I know You now
I know You
I know You, know You now
I know You now
The song "Track 1" by the band HIM is an ode to faith and the journey towards discovering it. The lyrics speak of the singer's initial doubts and hesitations towards accepting faith, almost walking away from it entirely. However, after some introspection, they find the courage to close their eyes and ask for guidance, leading them to a newfound acceptance of faith. The lyrics emphasize that this acceptance didn't come with any grandiose or miraculous shows of power, but with a simple realization that faith was in their heart all along.
The song's chorus repeats the phrase "I know You now" several times, indicating that the singer has finally found the truth and can confidently claim a deep understanding of faith. They acknowledge that their newfound wisdom has brought peace to their life, and they've come to accept the absurdities of faith as things they hold dear. Ultimately, the singer expresses a deep sense of belonging, safety, and contentment, knowing that they are in the arms of faith.
Line by Line Meaning
I looked at faith
I considered the idea of faith
I almost walked away
I was close to giving up on faith
But I looked again
I gave faith another chance
I found the nerve
I mustered up the courage
To close my eyes and say the words
To pray
To ask You in
To invite God into my life
And I heard no heavenly choir
I didn't experience any supernatural signs
No angels in white attire
I didn't see any angelic beings
I got no amazing superhuman omnipresent power
I didn't suddenly gain any extraordinary abilities
But, I know You now
But now I have a relationship with God
I look at peace
I see how I have become more peaceful
That once was out of reach
Which used to seem impossible to achieve
And now it's here
But now I have found peace
I read Your word
I read the Bible
That some believe is so absurd
That some people find difficult to believe
But I hold dear
But I cherish and value it
'Cause You loved me
Because God loved me
With Your dying breath
Even to the point of death
You saved me
God saved me from sin and death
When You conquered death
By defeating death through His resurrection
You're living in my heart
God is present in my life
You're the truth
God is the ultimate truth
And I love to confess
And I love to acknowledge and proclaim my faith in God
Finally I'm understanding
Finally I have gained understanding
Just who You are
Of God's true identity
I feel my life is landing
I feel like my life is coming together
Safe inside Your arms where I belong
Safe and secure in God's love
In my heart
In the core of my being
In my soul
In my spiritual essence
In my life
In the way I live
Now I know
I have come to know
I know You now
I have a personal relationship with God
I know You now
I have a personal relationship with God
I know You
I have come to know God's true identity
I know You, know You now
I have come to know God intimately
I know You now
I have a personal relationship with God
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group, FUN ATTIC MUSIC, LLC
Written by: MARK HARRIS, MARK HEIMERMANN, WILLIAM EWING SIMON
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