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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Destiny
L'Âme Immortelle Lyrics

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Another day has just gone by
Where you promised me the sky
Like so many days before
But how long can you ignore

What is already known to man
That never, neither of us can
Stand against his destiny

You were not made for me

You kiss the soil on which I tread
Embrace the air that I exhale
May I be living or be dead
Your love will prevail

I stand here with no tears to cry
No twisted tongue to speak a lie
Like so many years before
But how long can you ignore

What the world has clearly seen
All that will be and what has been
Is defined by destiny
Made by gods, and not by me

You kiss the soil on which I tread
Embrace the air that I exhale
May I be living or be dead
Your love will prevail

One day you will see
I'm not your destiny
That we cannot be
As a unity

You kiss the soil on which I tread
Embrace the air that I exhale
May I be living or be dead
Your love will prevail

One day you will see
I'm not your destiny

That we cannot be
As a unity

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to L'Âme Immortelle's song "Destiny" explore the theme of a doomed relationship where one person is desperately holding onto hope while the other person is aware that they are not meant to be together. The song begins by acknowledging the repetition of promises and the continuous ignorance of the truth. It reflects on the futility of trying to go against one's destiny, acknowledging that neither of them can escape the inevitable outcome. The line "You were not made for me" emphasizes the recognition that they are not compatible.

The chorus of the song focuses on the intense love that one person feels for the other, regardless of whether they are alive or dead. The passionate devotion is described through metaphors of kissing the ground they walk on and embracing the air they breathe. It suggests that the love will endure and prevail, despite the circumstances.

The second verse further emphasizes the acceptance of their predetermined fate. It acknowledges that the rest of the world has also seen what they are blind to, and that their destiny is not something they can alter. The line "Made by gods, and not by me" suggests a sense of resignation to a higher power or forces that decide their paths.

The final verse asserts that one day, the person who believes they are meant to be together will realize that they are not each other's destiny. It acknowledges the impossibility of their unity and reiterates the message that their love cannot overcome the predetermined outcomes.

Line by Line Meaning

Another day has just gone by
Time continues to pass

Where you promised me the sky
You made grand promises

Like so many days before
Repeating patterns

But how long can you ignore
How much longer can you deny

What is already known to man
The truths that are universally understood

That never, neither of us can
That neither of us can ever

Stand against his destiny
Defy our predetermined fate

You were not made for me
We are not meant to be together

You kiss the soil on which I tread
You show deep reverence for me

Embrace the air that I exhale
You accept everything about me

May I be living or be dead
Regardless of my state of being