Imperia has released 4 albums: The Ancient Dance of Qetesh (2004), The Queen of Light (2007), Secret Passion (2011) and Tears of Silence (2015).
Line up:
Helena Iren Michaelsen - Vocals and choirs
Steve Wolz - Drums
John Stam - Guitars
Gerry Verstreken - Bass
Jan "Örkki" Yrlund- Guitars
Audun Gronnestad - Orchestrations
In 2005 Helena started a new band: Angel.
Violence
Imperia Lyrics
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To say it will be okay
Fold my hands and pray to God
Nothing changed
So I decided not to believe
I don't believe in God
The last hope was gone
I reach out my hands
Imagine someone there
To guide me to a safer place
Violence
You are not in my life any more
Violence
You have been there
From childhood till now
Feeling so small
Towards the world in front of me
Feel I'm nobody at all
While everything is changing around me
I just want to hide
Feel strangled inside, just want to hide
If guardian angels really exist
Then where are they
I reach out my hands
Imagine someone there
To guide me to a safer place
Violence
You are not in my life any more
Violence
You have been there
From childhood till now
The song "Violence" by Imperia describes the pain and struggle of the singer who has suffered from violence throughout their life. The song starts with the singer's plea to find someone to guide them through their pain and pray for hope. However, they soon lose faith in God as they realize that nothing has changed, and their last hope is gone. They then describe feeling small towards the world and feeling like nobody as things around them continue to change. The singer then remembers their desire to hide and is strangled inside, wondering where the guardian angels are. The song closes with a plea for someone to guide them to a safer place and the repetition of the chorus, "Violence, You are not in my life anymore."
The song "Violence" touches upon the common experience of those who have been subjected to violence, causing them to feel helpless and hopeless. The lyrics convey the pain and numbness felt by the victim, looking out for a helping hand. The singer's loss of faith in God indicates that their suffering has taken a huge emotional toll. Moreover, the continuous repetition of the word Violence emphasizes how it has stuck with the singer and affected them throughout their entire life. The poem ends with a plea for help, where one hopes that someone is there to guide them to a safer place from the suffocating bitterness of the past.
Line by Line Meaning
Imagine a voice
Visualize hearing a voice speaking to you
To say it will be okay
Telling you that everything will be fine
Fold my hands and pray to God
Put my hands together and ask for help from God
Nothing changed
No improvement or difference in situation
So I decided not to believe
Choosing not to have faith or trust in anything
I don't believe in God
Not having faith or belief in a higher power or deity
The last hope was gone
The final expectation or aspiration no longer exists
I reach out my hands
Extending arms to seek aid or assistance
Imagine someone there
Picturing a person being present and helping
To guide me to a safer place
Leading me to a secure and hazard-free location
Violence
Physical harm, injury or hostility
You are not in my life any more
You no longer have a place in my existence
Violence
Physical harm, injury or hostility
You have been there
Consistently present from early stages of life till now
Feeling so small
Overpowered and insignificantly small compared to everything else
Towards the world in front of me
Facing the vast world around me
Feel I'm nobody at all
Sensing an absence of self-worth and importance
While everything is changing around me
Despite the transformation in surroundings
I just want to hide
Desiring to be concealed and not visible
Feel strangled inside, just want to hide
Feeling suffocated and trapped, desiring privacy and seclusion
If guardian angels really exist
Contemplating whether divine beings that protect us truly exist
Then where are they
Questioning their absence when help or protection is needed
Contributed by Caleb M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@nochzufernvonDIR
Incredible!!!!!!
@o0PrincessofTears0o
Magnifique! :D
@93JackD
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@Rooke1000
Yeah, I know you're right, the last second suck