In 1997, the first Ice Ages album, titled "Strike the Ground", was released. In contrast to the orchestral and melancholic atmosphere of Die Verbannten Kinder Evas or the fantasy world of Summoning, this project takes a more aggressive and darker turn.
The second album to be released on Napalm Records in late 2000, "This Killing Emptiness", follows the style of the debut. However, it boasts of a superior sound quality and a more mature writing style that blends ominously with the ever-present deep and distorted voice (and sometimes raw and clearer voice) of Richard Lederer.
In opposite to other releases of the electro scene, the rhythmical structure is more complicated and the tunes are more polyphonic. The aim of Ice Ages is to follow its own typical dark, melodic and sluggish way, and not to follow any modern trends.
After some serious problems with his other projects his whole musical productivity got a huge undesired rest. Anyway this time was not lost, during that time Richard started to deal very intensely with new software synthesizers (mainly with "Reaktor 5") to get more sound possibilities and a wider flexibility of sound creation for Ice Ages. Filled with all those experiences he started to create the new songs in a short time and finally after a delay of 7 years the new album "Buried Silence" is almost completed. The lyrics are again written by Grom, but this time they are especially written for the music, having not existed before and adapted to the music as on the last album.
The new songs follow the style of "This Killing Emptiness"; they are again very dark, slow, and melodic, with a heavy distorted drum-sound, but this time maybe using rougher melodic sounds in most songs and also even increasing in the complexity of the rhythms. the new album will be released end of june again under napalm records.
Far Gone Light
Ice Ages Lyrics
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Crawling slowly through the night
Need to speak, whisper the last word
Search for light, Searching for a far gone light
Stay forever in a dream
Vision that so close and grim
Starring by closed eyes at me
Take a look take a look inside
You shall see the other side
You shall see the forlorn past
Seared blood of grim despair
Ugly face of torture mask
The song "Far Gone Light" by Ice Ages is a poignant and introspective look at the human condition. The lyrics speak of a protagonist crawling slowly through the night, searching for a far gone light. This light is a metaphorical representation of hope, of something to hold on to in the darkness of this world. The singer is desperate to speak, to whisper the last word, indicating a sense of finality, perhaps a desire to make amends, to come to terms with their mortality.
The lyrics then take a turn towards the surreal, as the singer seemingly enters a dream state. The vision is close and grim, and the singer beholds eyes that are strange, and a light that shines so dimly. The imagery here is that of a purgatory-type state, stuck between the living and the dead, confronted with their deepest fears and regrets. The line "take a look, take a look inside/you shall see the other side" is a reference to death and the afterlife- perhaps the singer is seeing glimpses of what lies beyond, a reminder that we are all just mortal beings, destined for the same end. The final lines of the song mention a "forlorn past," "seared blood of grim despair," and an "ugly face of torture mask." These lines seem to indicate a sense of regret and resignation- the singer is coming to grips with their mortality, and realizing that they have made mistakes and lived a difficult life.
Overall, "Far Gone Light" is a powerful and emotional song that delves deep into the human psyche. It addresses themes of mortality, regret, and the search for meaning and hope in an often dark and unforgiving world.
Line by Line Meaning
Crawling slowly through the night
Moving at a steady pace in the darkness
Need to speak, whisper the last word
Desire to express oneself softly before the end
Search for light, Searching for a far gone light
Quest for illumination, pursuing a distant light source
Stay forever in a dream
Wishing to remain in an idealized state indefinitely
Vision that so close and grim
An unpleasant reality that is within reach
Look into those eyes so strange At the light that shine so dim...
Observing an odd gaze fixated on a weak glimmer
Starring by closed eyes at me
Focused gaze despite being unable to perceive
Take a look take a look inside
Examine one's inner self
You shall see the other side
Discover what lies beyond the surface
You shall see the forlorn past
Observe the pitiful history
Seared blood of grim despair
Suffering and hopelessness that is deeply ingrained
Ugly face of torture mask
An expression of agony and torment
Contributed by Max M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.