L'âme Immortelle (French: the immortal soul) is an Austrian band that produ… Read Full Bio ↴L'âme Immortelle (French: the immortal soul) is an Austrian band that produces darkwave, and more recently also industrial metal.

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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Changes
L'Âme Immortelle Lyrics

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Another daybreak waking up
Drinking from a bitter cup
That's somehow sweet and oh so tender
This poison confirms my surrender

Surrendering to all day life
No more wars and no more strife
Stars upon a deep dark sky

I bow down and I ask why

But in the end it all stays the same
No changes made, no lessons learned
Am I the one who is to blame
For smashing crowns that I have earned

New possibilities each day
They offer me a different way
To live, to walk or just to be
Or lead me into misery

I am just as small as you
Although I do not want me to
With all the powers I posess
I'm just afraid of loneliness

Let me dream here of a freedom
That will never be my own

If I do not pay the prize
Of forever being alone

Overall Meaning

The song "Changes" by L'ÂME IMMORTELLE is a contemplation on the idea of surrendering to the routine of everyday life. The first verse describes the singer waking up to a bitter cup, which is somehow sweet and tender, indicating that the poison she is consuming is something she has grown accustomed to. This is her way of surrendering to her routine and accepting her fate. The second verse talks about how the singer has given up on fighting the struggles of life and has bowed down to the stars to ask why things always remain the same. She wonders if she is to blame for not learning her lessons and for destroying the crowns she has earned.

As the song progresses, the singer talks about the new possibilities each day presents, which could either lead her to a way of living or walking or could take her towards misery. She acknowledges that she is just as small as others and is afraid of loneliness, even though she possesses a lot of power. She dreams of freedom, but knows that it is something she can never truly have, and that the price for it is being forever alone. The song deals with themes of surrender, accepting fate, and the fear of loneliness.

Line by Line Meaning

Another daybreak waking up
Starting a new day, waking up from slumber

Drinking from a bitter cup
Facing a difficult situation and dealing with it

That's somehow sweet and oh so tender
Despite the bitterness, finding some sort of comfort

This poison confirms my surrender
Accepting the situation, even if it feels like poison

Surrendering to all day life
Giving in to the routine of everyday life

No more wars and no more strife
Not wanting to fight anymore

Stars upon a deep dark sky
Looking up at the night sky, feeling small

I bow down and I ask why
Questioning the purpose of life

But in the end it all stays the same
Despite the questions, nothing really changes

No changes made, no lessons learned
Not learning from past mistakes

Am I the one who is to blame
Feeling responsible for not making progress