Many of L'âme Immortelle's songs feature melancholy or lovelorn lyrics in German or English, and juxtaposed harsh male and emotional female vocals. Current work has moved away from the band's electronic roots into the neue deutsche härte (New German hardness) genre.
L'âme Immortelle was formed in 1996 in Vienna, Austria by friends Thomas Rainer and Hannes Medwenitsch. Soon vocalist Sonja Kraushofer, a former classmate of Rainer, joined and the band sought a record contract. They released their first album, "Lieder die wie Wunden bluten" in 1997 on MOS Records in Lichtenstein, which became popular in the underground German Goth subculture. In 1999, L'âme Immortelle switched to Trisol Records. From 1998 through 2001, L'âme Immortelle released another LP yearly, each bringing the band greater popularity. In 2002, Medwenitsch left the band. Kraushofer and Rainer recruited Ashley Dayour as a guitarist and the re-formed L'âme Immortelle released a new single, "Tiefster Winter" in November 2002. In 2003, L'âme Immortelle released "Als die Liebe starb", as well as "Seelensturm", a collection of re-issued and re-mixed early material.
In 2004, the band switched labels again, this time to major label Supersonic, a subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment. The first issue following the switch was a collaboration with OOMPH! on the non-album single "Brennende Liebe" (released as OOMPH! feat. L'âme Immortelle); they also appeared in the video. Following that, L'âme Immortelle released a new album, "Gezeiten", which includes some of their most popular songs like "5 Jahre", "Stumme Schreie" and "Fallen Angel". A significant change in L'âme Immortelle's style is evident now that the band is on a major label; notably the electronic instrumentation of earlier work was less prominent in "Gezeiten".
Their latest album "Auf deinen Schwingen" has been released on August 2006 along with "Phönix" single. The record also includes songs like "Wohin" which contains text from another famous LAI song called "Aus den Ruinen", and "Nur Du" — a song which totally differs from older L'âme Immortelle work. The music video for this song is a cartoon, an unusual thing for the band.
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Certainty
L'Âme Immortelle Lyrics
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From the surface of my skin
I tried to drown my memory
I tried to mute your voice
That still echoes in my ear
I tried to chase away the shadows
Will I ever be blessed with certainty
If you were the one to make me whole
And bring enlightement to my soul
I tried to rip the skies apart
That threw their shades at me
I tried to cut my eyes wide open
I tried so hard to destroy
But didn't find salvation
To find relief, to realise
the truth
The lyrics of L'Âme Immortelle's song Certainty convey the theme of a heartbroken person's struggle to forget their past love and move on. The opening lines of the song depict the singer's efforts to erase all physical memories of their ex-partner by washing their scent off the surface of their skin. The second line showcases how they try to forget their past by drowning their memory. However, the memories keep coming back in the form of the ex-partner's voice that echoes in the singer's ear, leaving them restless.
The unfulfilled search for peace and freedom is evident in the next line where the singer questions whether they will ever find them. The singer seems to have had a deep, fulfilling relationship with their ex-partner, who made them whole, and provided enlightenment to their soul. The chorus highlights how the singer is looking for clarity in their heart, a clarity that is hindered by the memories that follow them.
The verses following the chorus illustrate the singer's unsuccessful attempts to destroy the memories of their past love. The singer's efforts to cut their eyes open are symbolic of their attempt to see beyond their pain. In the end, the singer is left without salvation, unable to find relief in their quest for the truth.
Line by Line Meaning
I tried to wash your scent
I attempted to rid myself of the physical reminders of your presence
From the surface of my skin
From the outermost layer of my body
I tried to drown my memory
I attempted to forget about our past experiences
I tried to mute your voice
I attempted to silence the recollection of your words
That still echoes in my ear
That remains audible in my head
I tried to chase away the shadows
I attempted to dispel the darkness associated with our time together
Will I ever find peace, will I ever be free
Is it possible for me to be calm and unrestrained?
Will I ever be blessed with certainty
Will I ever have a definitive understanding of my situation?
If you were the one to make me whole
If you were the person who made me feel complete
And bring enlightenment to my soul
And gave me a previously unknown perspective on life
I tried to rip the skies apart
I attempted to forcefully alter the world around me
That threw their shades at me
That blocked my view of the sun and obscured my vision
I tried to cut my eyes wide open
I attempted to physically widen my field of view
I tried so hard to destroy
I put forth a great deal of effort to demolish
But didn't find salvation
But was unable to find redemption or deliverance
To find relief, to realize
In my quest for solace, in order to come to the realization
That life goes on, and so must I
That the world continues to progress and evolve, and I must do the same
Contributed by Hailey F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.