The band released two more albums, Discouraged Ones (1998) and Tonight's Decision (1999), before settling into a stable quintet lineup for all of the 2000s. The band released four more albums with said lineup: Last Fair Deal Gone Down (2001), Viva Emptiness (2003), The Great Cold Distance (2006) and Night Is the New Day (2009), with the band slowly moving away from their metal sound while adding more progressive rock sounds to their work over time. While lineup changes started up again into the 2010s, Renkse and Nyström persisted, and the band continued on to release their ninth and tenth studio albums, Dead End Kings (2012) and The Fall of Hearts (2016). After touring in support of the album through 2017, the band entered a hiatus at the beginning of 2018. The band returned from their hiatus in February 2019, with their eleventh studio album, City Burials, released in April 2020 and twelfth studio album, Sky Void of Stars (2023).
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katatonia
Studio albums
Dance of December Souls (1993)
Brave Murder Day (1996)
Discouraged Ones (1998)
Tonight's Decision (1999)
Last Fair Deal Gone Down (2001)
Viva Emptiness (2003)
The Great Cold Distance (2006)
Night Is the New Day (2009)
Dead End Kings (2012)
The Fall of Hearts (2016)
City Burials (2020)
Sky Void of Stars (2023)
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Katatonia was a Polish death/thrash metal band. They released one demo, "It's Only a Dream", in 1993 before splitting up. See here: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Katatonia/55254
Brave
Katatonia Lyrics
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All the moments
When I lose myself
I would tell the world
I'm catching flies by now
Speaking to someone
Breaking the windows
The sound of falling
When the pictures are moving
Between the memories
The sound of falling
When the pictures are moving
Dead in time
Brave, try the meaning of loss
I know your smile is deadly at this point
Wherever you are I am not
If you didn't know
All the moments
When I lose myself
I would tell the world
I guess I should know
The limits of the world
There are moments I find myself
Not breathing at all
The song Brave by Katatonia is a hauntingly beautiful reflection on the feeling of losing oneself in grief and loss. The lyrics express the desire to communicate these moments to the world, while also acknowledging the limitations of language and the difficulty of processing these emotions. The lines "I'm catching flies by now, speaking to someone" suggest a sense of isolation and detachment, while "breaking the windows, this house is dead" paints a picture of destruction and decay.
Line by Line Meaning
If you didn't know
The singer is prefacing with the information they are about to share
All the moments
Referring to specific times in their life
When I lose myself
Moments when the singer feels lost or overwhelmed
I would tell the world
The artist feels the need to share their experiences with others
I'm catching flies by now
Speaker is idle and unproductive
Speaking to someone
Trying to communicate with another person to no avail
Breaking the windows
Acting out in anger
This house is dead
The environment is oppressive and lifeless
The sound of falling
Represents the decline or collapse of something (mentally or emotionally for the artist)
When the pictures are moving
As the past plays out in the artist's mind
Between the memories
Reflecting on the experiences and emotions tied to these past events
Dead in time
The artist feels trapped in an unhappy past
Brave, try the meaning of loss
The singer is calling on the listener to face their losses and personal struggles
I know your smile is deadly at this point
Referring to someone whose appearance is deceiving
Wherever you are I am not
The singer feels disconnected, or perhaps abandoned, from the subject of their reflection
I guess I should know
The artist feels responsible for their situation
The limits of the world
Refers to the idea that some things are beyond our control
There are moments I find myself
The singer is reminding the listener that everyone has moments of struggle
Not breathing at all
Suggests the intensity of the singer's emotional turmoil
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ANDERS NYSTROM, JONAS PETTER RENKSE
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@timberwolfmountaineer873
If you are listening to this still today, in 2020 or 2021 or 2025 - no need to upvote, i just wanna say YOU ARE AWESOME and have amazing taste in music!
Thank you for keeping it alive!
Now, next is "Murder" and then "Day", right? :)
@flock9615
My next is black erotica
@morrison1405
This is fucking awesome.
@nylfgaard
🫡
@Ruma_Kaalis_Camoran
😘
@thelordfosk
Oh yeah this a favorite forever
@Krondelo
Thats birds death wasn't meaningless, thanks to Katatonia.
@colinloh6427
They ran it over.
@nygivenpoint
@@colinloh6427with their ROCK
@Piece-Of-Time
Metal!