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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Innocent Guilt
L'Âme Immortelle Lyrics
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Lost souls searching helplessly
All their words, they leave no traces
Hatred rising deep in me
But someone who I never saw before
Pushed my hatred way up high
A former foe from former times
Although I do not know you
Although you bear no Guilt
Although you seem so innocent
I feel the need of killing you
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A presence I want to annihilate
No reasons for feelings this intense
I lose myself in dreams of killing
I lose control and every sense
Trying to be rational
To control myself again
Find a reason for this all
But my search will be in vain
The lyrics of "Innocent Guilt" by L'Âme Immortelle talk about the singer's intense feelings of hatred towards someone they have never seen before. The singer sees people with no faces and lost souls who are searching for help but leave no traces with their words. However, it is someone who the singer has never seen before that pushes their hatred to the limits. This person is a former foe from former times, and a fog of memories passes by.
The singer feels the need to kill this person, even though they are innocent and bear no guilt. The presence of this person triggers an intense feeling of hatred and a desire to annihilate them. The singer loses control and every sense, losing themselves in dreams of killing. They try to be rational and to control themselves again, but their search for a reason is in vain.
The song talks about how easily hatred can be triggered and how irrational thoughts and feelings can take over. It also highlights the struggles of trying to control those feelings and the internal conflict it can create.
Line by Line Meaning
I see people with no faces
I observe individuals who are lost and unidentifiable
Lost souls searching helplessly
They are disoriented entities who are desperately trying to find direction
All their words, they leave no traces
Their expressions are not revealing any information, and they keep their thoughts concealed
Hatred rising deep in me
Intense feeling of animosity surging inside of me
But someone who I never saw before
Out of nowhere, there is someone who I have never encountered before
Pushed my hatred way up high
This stranger unexpectedly amplifies the level of hatred within me
A former foe from former times
A former enemy from a previous encounter
A fog of memories passing by
An unclear recollection of past experiences with this person passes my mind
Although I do not know you
I am not familiar with your current identity
Although you bear no guilt
You are not responsible for any wrongdoing
Although you seem so innocent
You possess no evidence of any wrongdoing
I feel the need of killing you
I have an urge to take your life
A presence I want to annihilate
Your existence is something I yearn to obliterate
No reasons for feelings this intense
My intense sentiments towards you have no logical basis
I lose myself in dreams of killing
I get absorbed in fantasies of ending your existence
I lose control and every sense
The thought of killing you takes over my rationale, and I am unable to control myself
Trying to be rational
I am attempting to be logical
To control myself again
Regain control of my senses once more
Find a reason for this all
Search for a justifiable explanation for my intense feelings for you
But my search will be in vain
However, my efforts will be futile and useless
Contributed by Sebastian C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.