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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Kingdom
L'Âme Immortelle Lyrics
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And my winter's just begun
My last snow has fallen
With the dawning of the sun
I see them staring at me
With their greedy eyes
I clench my fist and hatred rises
I want to take their lives for freedom
And consume their souls for peace
A total war to find my kingdom
My total war to find release
When bones are broken, blood is spilled
By a fist that's led with force
Will the minds change bitter plans
Or continue on their course
Can the pain that one might bring
Change a state of mind
Can the taking of a life
Bring light to the blind?
The lyrics to L'Âme Immortelle's song Kingdom convey a sense of frustration, anger, and desperation in the face of oppression and exploitation. The opening lines, "My summer's worn out and my winter's just begun" suggest a state of weariness and melancholy, as if the singer has been through a long and grueling ordeal. The next line, "My last snow has fallen with the dawning of the sun" could be interpreted as a metaphor for the end of a period of innocence or purity, marked by the arrival of harsh realities.
The singer then describes feeling eyes upon them, "with their greedy eyes" which implies that they are being watched or surveilled by figures of power who may not have their best interests in mind. The line "I clench my fist and hatred rises as I fall into demise" depicts the internal struggle that the singer is going through, as they try to resist their own anger and bitterness in the face of oppression. They feel as though they are losing themselves - or 'falling into demise' - in this process.
The rest of the lyrics express a desire to fight back against the forces that are oppressing the singer. The lines "I want to take their lives for freedom and consume their souls for peace. A total war to find my kingdom, My total war to find release" indicate a willingness to resort to violence if necessary to achieve liberation. There is a sense of determination and desperation in these words, as if the singer is willing to do anything to find their "kingdom" or place in the world. The final lines of the song ask poignant questions - can violence bring about change? Does destruction lead to greater understanding, or is it simply an endless cycle?
Line by Line Meaning
My summer's worn out
The singer has reached the end of a happy time
And my winter's just begun
The singer is about to enter a sad time
My last snow has fallen
The last happy moment has passed
With the dawning of the sun
The beginning of a new day brings more sorrow
I see them staring at me
People are watching the artist
With their greedy eyes
They want to take something from the singer
I clench my fist and hatred rises
The singer is angry and ready to fight
As I fall into demise
The artist is losing hope
I want to take their lives for freedom
The artist believes that killing others will give them freedom
And consume their souls for peace
The artist believes that taking souls will bring them peace
A total war to find my kingdom
The singer wants to start a war to find their own place
My total war to find release
The artist wants to fight to release their anger
When bones are broken, blood is spilled
Violence is happening
By a fist that's led with force
The violence is being led by someone with power
Will the minds change bitter plans
Will people change their minds and stop the violence?
Or continue on their course
Will people keep going down a violent path?
Can the pain that one might bring
Can hurting someone else cause them to change?
Change a state of mind
Can hurting someone else change how they think?
Can the taking of a life
Will killing someone else solve anything?
Bring light to the blind?
Can killing someone else bring clarity to those who cannot see?
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ASHLEY DAYOUR, JOHNNIE LLEWELLYN CLAPPER, SONJA KRAUSHOFER, THOMAS RAINER
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