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
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Katatonia Lyrics
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All I had I lost in the flood
Come sit with me at the bar
Tell me of progress strengthen my blood
No one here knows my name
I have traded my memories for things
But I remember you clearly
Do you remember that I used to sing
Why have you waited so long
Come by you have come far
Long since I saw you so how have you been
Come sit with me at the bar
How long since they told you that they had found him
No one here knows my name
I gave up my worries for one good thing
But I remember you clearly
Do you remember that I used to sing
Was it because I never told you
I was going away
That you waited so long
Was it because your fucking dreams
Meant nothing to me
That you waited so long
It runs from the top of my fingers
Into my hands
What is it I have been drinking
I do not understand
I thought I'd lost you my brother
I'm so glad you came
My regards to the ones that I love I miss them
Tell them I love them I miss them
The verses of this song are very poetic and filled with emotion. The singer is sitting at a bar with someone who he remembers from his past. He tells the person that he had lost everything he had in a flood, but the person he is talking to has come far. He urges the person to talk to him about their progress and to strengthen his blood. The singer feels isolated as no one knows his name, but he remembers the person he is talking to very clearly. He asks the person why they had waited so long to see him again.
As the song progresses, it becomes clear that the singer is talking to his brother who he thought he had lost. He asks his brother if he remembers that he used to sing. The singer is confused as to why his brother waited so long to come and see him. He gave up everything he owned for one good thing, but he remembers his brother clearly. He wonders if the reason his brother waited so long was because he never told him that he was going away, or because his brother's dreams meant nothing to him.
The song is very melancholic and touches on the themes of loss, isolation, and regret, but also love and brotherhood. The singer misses the people he loves and asks his brother to tell them that he loves and misses them.
Line by Line Meaning
Come by you have come far
You have traveled a great distance to arrive here
All I had I lost in the flood
I lost everything I owned due to destructive events beyond my control
Come sit with me at the bar
Please join me here and share your company
Tell me of progress strengthen my blood
Update me on your achievements and inspire me to improve myself
No one here knows my name
I am unknown to the people in this place
I have traded my memories for things
I have given up my past experiences for material possessions
But I remember you clearly
Despite my loss of memories, I recall you with clarity
Do you remember that I used to sing
I am reminding you of a past shared experience
Why have you waited so long
I am curious as to why it took you a considerable amount of time to come see me
Long since I saw you so how have you been
It's been a while since we last met, so please tell me how you've been
How long since they told you that they had found him
When was the last time you were informed of his discovery?
I gave up my worries for one good thing
I no longer worry about anything else because I have one thing that is valuable to me
Was it because I never told you I was going away
Did you wait to see me because I failed to inform you that I was leaving?
That you waited so long
Is this the reason why you took so much time to come see me?
Was it because your fucking dreams meant nothing to me
Did you wait a long time to visit me because I didn't care about your aspirations?
It runs from the top of my fingers
A substance is flowing down my arms from my fingertips
Into my hands
This substance is now in my palms
What is it I have been drinking
I am unsure of what it is that I have been consuming
I thought I'd lost you my brother
I believed that I would never see you again
I'm so glad you came
I am thrilled that you came to visit me
My regards to the ones that I love I miss them
Please send my greetings to my loved ones because I miss them
Tell them I love them I miss them
Convey the message that I have affection for them and wish to see them again
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ANDERS NYSTROM, JONAS PETTER RENKSE
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