Lacrimosa is a duo led by German-born Tilo Wolff, the main composer, and Fi… Read Full Bio ↴Lacrimosa is a duo led by German-born Tilo Wolff, the main composer, and Finnish Anne Nurmi, currently based in Switzerland and founded in 1990. Lacrimosa was at the beginning a solo project of Tilo Wolff and his musical genre originally was neue deutsche todeskunst (New German Death Art). Between Satura and Inferno, when Anne Nurmi (ex-Two Witches) joined a group, their music style has shifted much more towards hard rock/(neo)progressive rock with gothic influences. Their musical style mixes heavy metal and gothic rock sounds along with violin, trumpet and more classical instruments, although their musical development throughout the years has also led to changes in instrumentation. Lacrimosa's lyrics are written almost exclusively in German, although since the 1995 album Inferno every album has featured one or two songs in English, generally written by Anne Nurmi. Finnish has also appeared in brief spoken intros to two songs (Schakal on Inferno and The Turning Point on Elodia) and on a bonus track in a limited edition release of Fassade. Their lyrics are mainly about loneliness, sadness, darkness, despair and love.
All albums were released through Wolff's own label Hall of Sermon.

Their official site is www.lacrimosa.ch.

Ruin
Lacrimosa Lyrics

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In traenenvoller Nacht
An einem Spiegel zerdrueckt
So weht der Wind durch leere Raeume
Das Leben ist ausgezogen
Hat seine Reste hier vergessen
Unter dem Teppich krieche ich hervor
Und sehe mich I'm Spiegel haengen
Tot, blutleer und halb verfault

Von den Goettern stieg ich hinab um dich zu mir hinaufzuziehen
Alter Stein in dunkler Nacht Traenental der Seele
Gerufen habe ich dich ich habe dir befohlen
Habe darum gefleht
Doch mit keinem Blick hast do mich erhoert
Mit keinem Wort meiner gedacht
Do zogst mich hinunter zu Dir
Und viel tiefer warfst do mich hinab
Und viel tiefer warfst do mich hinab

Der Wind tritt diese Nacht durch leere Raeume
Und die Stille, und die Stille trage ich

Overall Meaning

These lyrics describe a dark and melancholic scene in which the singer is reflecting upon the emptiness and despair of life. The night is filled with tears, and the singer is crushed against a mirror, representing how they are feeling broken and shattered. The wind blowing through empty spaces symbolizes the emptiness of life and how everything around them feels hollow and meaningless. The singer is crawling out from under the carpet, showing their desperation and longing to escape their current state.

The next couple of lines talk about the singer looking at themselves in the mirror, seeing a lifeless and decaying version of themselves. They mention that they descended from the gods to pull someone up to their level, but in return, they were dragged down much deeper than before. The reference to the "Traenental der Seele" or "Valley of Tears of the Soul" portrays a spiritual or emotional state of profound sadness and hopelessness. The singer called out to someone, begged them to hear their plea, but in vain. The wind and the silence seemed to be the only companions, mirroring the singer's sense of loneliness and despair.

Overall, this song is a reflection of the pain and sadness that one goes through in life. The use of metaphors and symbols, such as the wind and the mirror, adds depth to the lyrics and enhances the somber mood of the song.

Line by Line Meaning

In traenenvoller Nacht
In a night full of tears

An einem Spiegel zerdrueckt
Crushed by a mirror

So weht der Wind durch leere Raeume
The wind blows through empty rooms

Das Leben ist ausgezogen
Life has stripped away

Hat seine Reste hier vergessen
Leaving its remains behind

Unter dem Teppich krieche ich hervor
I crawl out from under the carpet

Und sehe mich I'm Spiegel haengen
And see myself hanging in the mirror

Tot, blutleer und halb verfault
Dead, bloodless, and partly decayed

Von den Goettern stieg ich hinab um dich zu mir hinaufzuziehen
I descended from the gods to bring you up to me

Alter Stein in dunkler Nacht Traenental der Seele
Old stone in dark night, valley of tears of the soul

Gerufen habe ich dich ich habe dir befohlen
I called for you, I commanded you