1) is a German darkwave/goth metal band comprised of Martin Schindler and Tina Schindler that dissolved in 2005 but reunited in 2008.
2) is a heavy metal band started by Greg Blakely of Derbyshire, UK.
3) was a NYC disco act who issued the first 12" ever remixed by Jellybean Benitez "(Dance It) Freestyle Rhythm" , a New York radio & club hit in 1978.
4) is a synthwave producer in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Influences are NIN, Miami nights 1984, Ministry, CJ Burnett, Waveshaper, Red Marker, Caspro, Wice.
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1) Is a project by Martin Schindler founded on or about 1997 which disbanded in 2005 but reunited in 2008. Both Martin Schindler and Tina Schindler are also active in electro act Black Heaven and metal outfit Sepia.
The band's name derives from Roman and Etruscan mythology, where Mantus and his wife, Mania were gods of the underworld. They were associated with the city Mantua. Mantus was identified as the "leader of souls", escorting the souls of the dead down into the underworld.
As already said, Mantus is a project by Martin Schindler. But his idea of dark romance only could have been realised by alternating singing of female and male voices. That's why he involved his sister always named as Thalia, which is certainly not her real name.
So the alternating female/male-singing is one incisive aspect of Mantus' musical appearance. Overall the style of the music ranges doom-metal to some kind of pop. The texts contain themes like love, hate, death, perpetuity or immortality but also criticism on global problems as racism, xenophobia and rape.
The reason for their minor popularity in spite of existing for 8 years and releasing 6 albums is that they never gave concerts or appeared in the charts (they never had any ambitions, too).
Discography:
* 2000: Liebe und Tod
* 2001: Abschied
* 2002: Fremde Welten
* 2003: Weg ins Paradies
* 2004: Keine Liebe EP (DVD)
* 2004: Ein Hauch von Wirklichkeit (also as a limited 2 CDs-edition)
* 2005: Zeit muss enden (2 CDs)
* 2006: Chronik (Best of: 2 CDs)
* 2009: Requiem
3) Disco act Mantus was a group formed circa 1974 in Queens NY, and was originally known as Gypsy. Originally a hard rock orientated act, by 1976 they had changed their name to Mantus and shifted to a dance orientated sound. They released their debut single "Turn Around, Boogie Down" in 1978. The follow-up, "(Dance It) Freestyle Rhythm," was a New York radio hit and their debut LP "Midnight Energy" appeared in 1979, and the single "Rock It to the Top" became a Top Ten hit on the club charts in in Billboard, Cash Box, and Record World. Their self-titled 1980 follow-up LP also generated a hit in "Boogie to the Bop,"
Wir warten auf den Tod
Mantus Lyrics
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Der uns rettet in der Not
Und beendet unser Leid
Wir haben die ganze Welt gesehen
Können fühlen und verstehen
Die Kälte dieser Zeit
Wir haben zuviel nachgedacht
Und die Menschen ausgelacht
Am Tag, als die Liebe in uns starb
Haben wir uns zu oft gefragt
Was sollen wir noch hier
Und wenn die Sonne untergeht
Ist der Mond der einz'ge der zu schweigen noch versteht
Und wenn ein Stern vom Himmel fällt
Wünschen wir uns fort in die nächstgelegene Welt
Und wenn die Nachtigallen singen
Hören wir die Melodie des Lebens sanft erklingen
Und wenn das Paradies uns ruft
Haben wir vom Warten noch immer nicht genug
Wir, wir warten auf den Tod
Der uns rettet in der Not
Und befreit von aller Qual
Wir sehen in Dunkelheit ein Licht
Wollen ein Lächeln im Gesicht
Bis zum letzten Abendmahl
Wir haben unseren Sinn verloren
Sind zur falschen Zeit geboren
Und der Weg ist uns zu weit
Am Tag, als die Liebe in uns starb
Und es keine Hoffnung gab
Waren wir schon Vergangenheit
Wir, wir warten auf den Tod
Wir, wir warten auf den Tod
Wir, wir warten auf den Tod
Wir, wir warten auf den Tod
The song "Wir warten auf den Tod" by Mantus talks about waiting for death to take away the pain and suffering experienced by the singer. The lyrics express a sense of hopelessness and desperation, as the singer has lost their way and cannot find happiness in life. They have experienced the world and have come to understand the coldness of the present time. The lyrics indicate that the singer has thought deeply about life and has come to the conclusion that death is the only way to escape the pain.
The song is filled with a sense of melancholy and sadness, as the singer expresses their desire to leave this world. The lyrics "am Tag, als die Liebe in uns starb" (the day that love died within us), suggest that the singer has experienced heartbreak, perhaps a loss of love or a significant relationship, leaving them feeling empty and disillusioned. The song touches on the themes of isolation, loneliness, and alienation.
In the chorus, the singer repeats the line "Wir, wir warten auf den Tod" (We, we wait for death), emphasizing the darker tone of the song. The lyrics suggest that the singer has lost their purpose in life and is waiting to be released from the burdens of the world.
Overall, Mantus's "Wir warten auf den Tod" is a poignant and haunting song that explores themes of despair and disillusionment, expressing a longing for the end of pain and suffering.
Line by Line Meaning
Wir, wir warten auf den Tod
We are waiting for death to come and rescue us from our misery.
Der uns rettet in der Not
Death will save us when we are in trouble.
Und beendet unser Leid
Death will put an end to our suffering.
Wir haben die ganze Welt gesehen
We have seen the whole world.
Können fühlen und verstehen
We can feel and understand.
Die Kälte dieser Zeit
The coldness of this time.
Wir haben zuviel nachgedacht
We have thought too much.
Und die Menschen ausgelacht
And laughed at the people who were not like us.
Die niemals waren wie wir
Those who were never like us.
Am Tag, als die Liebe in uns starb
On the day when love died in us.
Haben wir uns zu oft gefragt
We have asked ourselves too many times.
Was sollen wir noch hier
What are we still doing here?
Und wenn die Sonne untergeht
And when the sun goes down.
Ist der Mond der einz'ge der zu schweigen noch versteht
The moon is the only one who understands how to be silent.
Und wenn ein Stern vom Himmel fällt
And when a star falls from the sky.
Wünschen wir uns fort in die nächstgelegene Welt
We wish to escape to the nearest world.
Und wenn die Nachtigallen singen
And when the nightingales sing.
Hören wir die Melodie des Lebens sanft erklingen
We hear the gentle melody of life.
Und wenn das Paradies uns ruft
And when paradise calls us.
Haben wir vom Warten noch immer nicht genug
We are still not tired of waiting.
Der uns rettet in der Not
Death will save us when we are in trouble.
Und befreit von aller Qual
And free us from all pain.
Wir sehen in Dunkelheit ein Licht
We see a light in darkness.
Wollen ein Lächeln im Gesicht
We want to have a smile on our face.
Bis zum letzten Abendmahl
Until the last supper.
Wir haben unseren Sinn verloren
We have lost our purpose.
Sind zur falschen Zeit geboren
We were born at the wrong time.
Und der Weg ist uns zu weit
And the path is too far for us.
Am Tag, als die Liebe in uns starb
On the day when love died in us.
Und es keine Hoffnung gab
And there was no hope.
Waren wir schon Vergangenheit
We were already a thing of the past.
Wir, wir warten auf den Tod
We are waiting for death.
Wir, wir warten auf den Tod
We are waiting for death.
Wir, wir warten auf den Tod
We are waiting for death.
Wir, wir warten auf den Tod
We are waiting for death.
Contributed by Parker B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.