1) Lazarus began in 20… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least seven bands named Lazarus.
1) Lazarus began in 2001 as Trevor Montgomery's post-Tarentel solo project, a pilgrimage of either insanity or freedom - or both. 'Songs For an Unborn Sun' was his first release, a minimal and soulful collaboration with longtime friend Marty Anderson (Okay, Dilute). His second release, 'Like Trees We Grow up to be Satellites (The Backwards America)', punched through the whispering darkness into an orchestral declaration of strength, political upheaval, and hope. Recorded by Scott Solter (Okkervil River, The Mountain Goats), it was a playful and rich approach at expressing both failures and fortunes of life. Lazarus has now grown into a small ensemble, featuring Sacramento natives Kathryn Sechrist and Kelly Nyland, exloring overwhelmingly beautiful depths with dense layers of drums, keyboards, acoustic and electric guitars, glockenspiel, and Trevor's shamanistic, gospel-inspired vocals. Lazarus has become a brilliant, soulful, psychedelic experience of experimental and political grace. At last, this pilgrimage has found a solid road to freedom.
2) Lazarus is also a Detroit rapper whose debut album 'Chapter One: The Prince Who Would Be King' was released in 2007. Lazarus speaks on what he sees in his life in the realest, most creative and passionate way that it can be delivered: through wordplay, vocabulary, and vast amounts of emotion. Lazarus comes off as versatile in his range of rap styles, the way he shifts from calm to hard to lyrical, and then from slow-paced to fast.
3) Lazarus is also a Kenosha, Wisconsin based thrash metal band. They have since changed their name to LaZarus A.D. to avoid confusion. In late 2007 they unleashed their debut album 'The Onslaught.' THRASH OR DIE!
4) Lazarus is a currently inactive Latvian hard rock/heavy metal band from Rīga, Latvia formed in year 2006.
Last lineup:
Anitra Lēmane - vocals;
Juris Ķēniņš - guitar, formerly vocals (currently Totenkopf);
Liene Veidemane - bass;
Krišjānis Gerics - drums, formerly vocals (currently Totenkopf).
Former members:
Henrijs Verze - bass guitar, vocals (currently Totenkopf)
http://www.draugiem.lv/lazarus
5) Lazarus is also the name of a, most likely short-lived, Dutch lo-fi thrash metal band, which released a demo entitled Fearful World in 1991.
6) Lazarus Sin- Band from Eugen Oregon-Heavy Metal , They had changed there name to Lazarus and then changed it back to Lazarus Sin. They have 2 albums released- Intracranial Mass 1988 and Open Up My Mind Up My Mind.
7) Lazarus from San Francisco is a "Space Folk" group. Read reviews of _Hawk Medicine_ here: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11307-hawk-medicine/ and http://temporaryresidence.com/descriptions/trr124.php
8) Lazarus is a Christian metal band from the 1980s.
9) Lazarus is a Hard Rock / Heavy Metal band from Niles, Ohio.
Jimmi Migliozzi - Lead Vocals
Ronnie Williams - Guitars, Vocals
Garry Palcisco - Bass, Vocals
Doug Owen - Guitars, Vocals
Butch Likens - Drums, Vocals
The Walking Sonnet
Lazarus Lyrics
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The way that you wanted,
Before the rain hit the streets?
Oh san francisco, all the places that i go
Seem to be laughing now.
You picked up and left with an unfinished mess and you took my eyes with you.
Well did you forget that,
The ground wasn't wet, the day that i kissed you?
And the day it will come soon, when i will be you and you will be me.
I slip past the corner, where i met you last summer,
And talked to some folks i know.
I asked them the weather, i asked them the colors, that seeps out of my disguise
But they wont be bothered with my useless endeavor and so i will hit the streets.
I walk past the drunk ones, the dressed up and lonely, then enter the barren lands.
Where my eyes can be quiet,
My thoughts can be silence
And steps are the only songs.
Well i still believe, that the moments we take
Are the moments we steal.
And the day it will come soon, when i will be you and you will be me.
The Walking Sonnet by Lazarus is a melancholic song about lost love and the memories that haunt the singer as he wanders the streets of San Francisco. The song opens with the singer questioning whether the person he once loved got what they wanted before it started raining on the streets. San Francisco, the city where the singer once felt a connection with the people and places, now seems to mock his pain. The singer says that his lover left him with an "unfinished mess" and took his eyes with her, which can signify that she took his ability to see the world in the same way again. He also reminisces about the day he first kissed her when the ground wasn't wet, and he still believes that the memories they shared were stolen moments.
In the next verse, the singer walks past the corner where he met his lover the previous summer and remembers the conversation he had with people he knows, asking about the weather and colors that seep out of his disguise. However, the people he talks to won't bother with his useless endeavor, so he decides to hit the streets where he can be alone with his thoughts. He walks past the drunk ones, the dressed-up, and the lonely and enters the barren lands where he finds solace in the quietness. He still believes that the moments they shared were stolen, and despite the pain of losing her, the day will come soon when she will be him and he will be her, implying the transformation of identity that comes from heartbreak.
Line by Line Meaning
Did you get what you wanted,
Did you obtain your desired outcome?
The way that you wanted,
Did you accomplish your goal in your chosen manner?
Before the rain hit the streets?
Did you achieve it before facing any obstacles or difficulties?
Oh san francisco, all the places that i go
Everywhere I go in San Francisco,
Seem to be laughing now.
Seems to be mocking me for how things turned out.
You picked up and left with an unfinished mess and you took my eyes with you.
You departed without resolving issues and took a part of me with you.
Well did you forget that,
Have you forgotten that
The ground wasn't wet, the day that i kissed you?
It wasn't raining on the day I kissed you?
Well i still believe, that the moments we take are the moments we steal.
I still hold on to the belief that our most cherished moments are those we have taken, stolen and seized.
And the day it will come soon, when i will be you and you will be me.
The day will come when I will experience what you did and you will have my perspective.
I slip past the corner, where i met you last summer,
I quietly move past the spot where we met last summer,
And talked to some folks i know.
And converse with familiar people I recognize.
I asked them the weather, i asked them the colors, that seeps out of my disguise
I inquire about the weather, I ask them how I appear to them.
But they wont be bothered with my useless endeavor and so i will hit the streets.
They are indifferent to my pointless actions, so I carry on walking.
I walk past the drunk ones, the dressed up and lonely, then enter the barren lands.
I pass by the intoxicated, the forlorn and the fashionable, and I move into the deserted areas.
Where my eyes can be quiet,
Where I can absorb the surroundings undisturbed,
My thoughts can be silence
And find peace in the silence of my mind.
And steps are the only songs.
Where my footsteps are the only sound.
Well i still believe, that the moments we take
I still maintain my belief that the moments we choose to experience
Are the moments we steal.
Are those we treasure the most.
And the day it will come soon, when i will be you and you will be me.
And one day we will each trade places and understand the other's perspective.
Contributed by Grayson O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.