With the European marketplace going crazy for his blend of dramatic synth-rock, darkness-infused pop, and intricately-constructed indie dance, IAMX, originally from the Middlesbrough, United Kingdom but currently based in Los Angeles, has been headlining festivals in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine etc. and sharing the stage with Placebo, Franz Ferdinand, and The Cardigans among others.
Like an 80s electro glam soundtrack to a Jan Švankmajer film or an almost unfathomable hybrid between the sexy swagger of Prince and the cool and collected respectability of Roxy Music, IAMX mixes Chris’ erotically-charged vocals with music that is, at once, frantic yet controlled.
With such strikingly cinematic songs as the waltzy drama of "President" to the percussive sexual predatory dirtiness of "The Negative Sex" to the indelibly infectious synthpop of the sweeping "Spit It Out", The Alternative is exactly just that - the alternative to the cookie-cutter music scene that dominates the airwaves. Considering the rabid reception he receives from his performances, it seems it's time for the masses to grasp The Alternative.
The beginning of 2011 have witnessed the newest IAMX effort, Volatile Times. The sound quality being on par with virtually no fillers, the album draws on cabaret style (Bernadette is an example), another highlights include a fragile and haunting hymn of I Salute You, Christopher, wooshing and energetically charged Into the Asylum with probably the most outspoken hysteria feel ever seen on Corner's songs, as well a sonic masterpiece Commanded by Voices with its waving and rippling yet mellow intro chords..
The first single from Volatile Times, Ghosts of Utopia, was released in Feb. 2011 and the video premiered in a short span of time. What would be the next Corners' artistic step is remaining to be seen.
Come Home
IAMX Lyrics
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I saw the sings
You were so cold
I was unkind
You turned my lies
Into your lust
Now I just can't disguise
My failure to forget this stuff, because
Our little world is only big enough for us
Come home
I've lost the will to go on alone
Come home
I don't know what you want, but I know that you need to be loved
The desert skies
Will cry for us
In the land of forgotten smiles
Die our forgotten trust
The old desires
Burned in the sunshine and
All the years of our tender disunion
And I will always be here to hear you in the place where you belong
Come home
I've lost the will to go on alone
Come home
I don't know what you want, but I know that you need to be loved
The IAMX song "Come Home" is an emotional plea for a lost love to return. The singer acknowledges that he made mistakes in the past and understands why his partner left him, but he still longs for their companionship. The phrase "I saw the signs, you were so cold, I was unkind" suggests that he recognized the telltale signals that the relationship was faltering, but that his behavior only made things worse. His partner's "lust" for his lies speaks to the idea that we often chase after the things we know we shouldn't have, even when those things are destructive. However, the singer confesses that he hasn't been able to let go of his lost love, admitting "my failure to forget this stuff."
The song's chorus consists of a two-word invitation: "Come home." The singer is clearly in a place of great emotional pain, and he needs his partner to return to him in order to heal. He doesn't know what they want, but he knows that they "need to be loved." The phrase "our little world is only big enough for us" suggests that the singer is ready to commit to a life with their partner, no matter how small or insignificant it may seem.
Line by Line Meaning
I let you go
I allowed you to leave me
I saw the signs
I noticed the indications that our relationship was failing
You were so cold
You were emotionally distant from me
I was unkind
I behaved towards you in a mean or unfair way
You turned my lies
You took the falsehoods I told you
Into your lust
And turned them into your sexual desire
Now I just can't disguise
I can no longer hide
My failure to forget this stuff, because
That I have not succeeded in forgetting our past relationship, as
Our little world is only big enough for us
Our relationship was all-encompassing, and we were suffocating within it
Come home
Return to me
I've lost the will to go on alone
I have no desire to continue without you
I don't know what you want, but I know that you need to be loved
I may not understand your needs or desires, but I know that you require affection
The desert skies
The arid air around us
Will cry for us
Will lament our parting
In the land of forgotten smiles
Where joyful moments have been wiped from memory
Die our forgotten trust
Our mutual belief in each other has withered and died
The old desires
The long-held longings
Burned in the sunshine and
Have been exposed to the brightness of reality and
All the years of our tender disunion
All the time we've spent apart from one another, despite our affectionate bond
And I will always be here to hear you in the place where you belong
I will be waiting to listen to you and offer a place of belonging
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: CHRISTOPHER CORNER
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@ProoF47
>lyrics by Chris Corner
>music by Chris Corner
>performed by Chris Corner
>directed by Chris Corner
>edited by Chris Corner
>filmed by Chris Corner
>produced by Chris Corner
One man army, still winning
@tylermabry6881
Lyrics:
I let you go
I saw the signs
You were so cold
I was unkind
You turned my lies
Into your lust
Now I just can’t disguise
My failure to forget this stuff, because
Our little world is only big enough for us
Come home
I’ve lost the will to go on alone
Come home
I don’t know what you want, but I know that you need to be loved
The desert skies
Will cry for us
In the land of forgotten smiles
Die our forgotten trust
The old desires
Burned in the sunshine and
All the years of our tender disunion
And I will always be here to hear you in the place where you belong.
Come home
I’ve lost the will to go on alone
Come home
I don’t know what you want, but I know that you need to be loved [x2]
@ProoF47
>lyrics by Chris Corner
>music by Chris Corner
>performed by Chris Corner
>directed by Chris Corner
>edited by Chris Corner
>filmed by Chris Corner
>produced by Chris Corner
One man army, still winning
@fishb0wllyuh739
how the fuck was this filmed by him if hes in the shot
@leonardodias2967
Cara é o bichão mesmo. Kkkkk
@alfonsed
@@fishb0wllyuh739 idiot
@freeradiomars
@@fishb0wllyuh739 tripods etc. Although I woudn't be surprised if Janine (who is seen in the video) helped out.
@keirfarnum6811
@@fishb0wllyuh739
He split himself into multiple beings; kind of like Dr. Manhattan. That should be obvious!
@confectioninfection
everything chris touches turns to gold.
@Zzzk23
Such an underrated gem.
@deux55
agizzy23 more of a hidden one.
@belindarios7887
agizzy23 since when was iamx underrated