Thrash-death-metal with big choruses, screaming and clean vocals, hard rhyt… Read Full Bio ↴Thrash-death-metal with big choruses, screaming and clean vocals, hard rhythms and fast lead guitars. That's what 2005 formed Medicated is all about.

Being formed by Jesse, Samuli and Pertti along Henry and Dani, Medicated composed their first own thrash-technical songs, played a couple of gigs and released a self-titled promo 2006.

After the first release it was time for Medicated to step it up. Line-up changes were made. Things took up a notch when Aleksi (Imperanon) took over the mic-stand and Jani took over the bass duties. Medicated was reborn - tougher than ever.

Aleksi Sihvonen - Vocals
Samuli Hyttinen - Guitars
Jesse Soiletsalo - Guitars
Jani Kinnunen - Bass
Pertti Pätsi - Drums

New songs were written, rehearsed and played live across the southern Finland. In fall 2007 it was time to start the ambitious recording of the second release called "Magnum for Amen". Lots of technical and schedule-problems occurred, and because of this it took a year to finish the process. But the result speaks for itself.

Just before release, the band got endorsed by TC Electronics and Schecter guitars - to support their way towards record deal and spreading their testament throughout the world. Also, during the recordings, two friends of the band wanted to have a guest appearance on the promo. Mr. Crab (Bleak, Dimebag Beyond Forever, Guitar Heroes) nailed the solo to "Scream for God" and Aleksi Virta (Finntroll) composed keyboards to the songs.

Now Medicated has stepped on the road of big potential with the mixture of aggression and melody. There will be no intentions to stop here but drive to squeeze out all the ambition, skill and emotion into the future releases and gigs.

http://www.medicatedband.com/

Delusion
Medicated Lyrics

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I'm lacking all insight
Too blind to perceive what's inside
Too close to judge my own conceptions
Please tell me what do I see

Distorting senses, cling on to delusions
Oh, it's so comforting, controlling one's oppression
The ever-growing void inside

Unraveling the thread that leads to new delusions
Driven by desires of self-deception, misconception, come and prove me wrong

Distorting senses, cling on to delusions
Oh, it's so comforting, controlling one's oppression
The ever-growing void inside your soul

Grasping air while you fall
Whatever makes you stand like strong
But truth will beg for hidden call
As long as you deny it

Deny me

Grasping air while you fall
Whatever makes you stand like strong
But truth will beg for hidden call
As long as you deny it

Grasping air while we fall
Whatever makes us stand like strong
As long as we deny it

Deny me

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Medicated's song Delusion explore themes of self-deception, distortion of reality, and the struggle to confront the truth. The singer acknowledges that they lack insight and are too close to their own perceptions to judge them objectively. They are seeking someone to tell them what they see, acknowledging that they may be clinging on to delusions that distort their senses and control their oppression. The chorus repeats the idea of "distorting senses" and "cling[ing] on to delusions" as a way to cope with an ever-growing void inside one's soul. The singer expresses a desire to unravel the thread that leads to new delusions, but acknowledges that they are driven by desires of self-deception and misconception. The plea to "come and prove me wrong" suggests a willingness to confront the truth, even if it is painful.

The verses are bookended by the words "deny me", which could be interpreted as a plea to deny the singer's delusions and face reality. The chorus is followed by the lines "grasping air while you fall / whatever makes you stand like strong / but truth will beg for hidden call / as long as you deny it", suggesting that denying reality is a precarious balancing act that will ultimately lead to a fall. The repeated line "as long as we deny it" emphasizes the universality of this struggle, suggesting that everyone has their own delusions to confront.

Overall, the lyrics to Delusion are a poignant reflection on the human tendency towards self-deception and the difficulty of confronting the truth. The metaphor of "grasping air while you fall" conveys a sense of desperation and futility, while the repeated plea to "deny me" underscores the gravity of the situation.

Line by Line Meaning

I'm lacking all insight
I have no understanding or perception

Too blind to perceive what's inside
I cannot see or comprehend what's within myself

Too close to judge my own conceptions
I am too emotionally invested to judge my own beliefs and ideas objectively

Please tell me what do I see
I am unsure of my own perceptions and need someone to help me understand what I am seeing

Distorting senses, cling on to delusions
My perceptions are distorted and I am holding onto false beliefs

Oh, it's so comforting, controlling one's oppression
It feels comfortable to hold onto these false beliefs and they help me feel in control

The ever-growing void inside
The emptiness inside me is constantly growing

Unraveling the thread that leads to new delusions
I am following a path that leads to more false beliefs and illusions

Driven by desires of self-deception, misconception, come and prove me wrong
I am motivated by a desire to deceive myself and believe in falsehoods, despite wanting to be proven wrong

Grasping air while you fall
Holding onto something that isn't there while I am losing control

Whatever makes you stand like strong
Anything that makes me feel stable and in control, even if it's just an illusion

But truth will beg for hidden call
The truth will eventually reveal itself, even if it's hidden or hard to see

As long as you deny it
As long as I refuse to acknowledge the truth

Deny me
Refuse to accept or acknowledge me, the singer/writer

Grasping air while we fall
As we lose control and fall, we hold onto false beliefs that give us a sense of stability

As long as we deny it
As long as we refuse to accept the truth

Writer(s): Aleksi Sihvonen

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