Their music has always been lively and full of innovation, that makes Minerve unique. They live their music and want to experience it with their fans. Always openminded for new impressions, they don´t feel like belonging to any scene or any special style of music, but want to broaden their minds and want to capture new worlds. Surely they are a contrast to the common rock music, but with their performance and their professional drummer Minerve appear as a serious rocking live band. Especially for that reason Minerve supported either bands like The Crüxshadows, Iris, Psyche, Spektralized, Lowe or were a part of mass events like the Night of Fights, Party for the Masses or Pluswelt Festival where they could show all of their qualities in front of hundreds of fans.
In 2005 the band was also nominated for the "Deutscher Rock & Pop Preis" in the category "best electronic pop act" and reached the third position at this mainstream event.
After releasing of "My universe" in 2006 the band entered the German Alternative Charts at the 16th position and some other charts or playlists worldwide. Their newest album "Sensefiction" shows once again that Minerve is a pearl within the sea of music, that is worth discovery...
Antimatter
Minerve Lyrics
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Holy visions in my head
And the stupid things I said
This bottled light I turn around
See shadows on my door
Monsters falling through the floor
We search the sunlight
A fist at the side
Tonight
This city sleeps but I'm awake
All my dreams are ripped apart
Light straight in my heart
No place to hard I crawl around
Silent voices asking me
All distractive, would you be
We search the sunlight
And find night
A fist at the side
Tonight
The opening lyrics of Minerve’s song Antimatter reflects an insomniac's state of mind late at night. As the city sleeps, the singer stays awake with thoughts that consume them, holy visions in their head, and the burden of the stupid things they have said to haunt them. The bottled light that they turn around illuminates shadows on their door, exacerbating their anxieties, and he imagines monsters falling through the floor.
In the second verse, the singer continues to describe the effects of their insomnia, emphasizing how their dreams have been ripped apart. They feel a light straight in their heart and crawl around, unable to escape or calm down from the intense stimulation. The silent voices asking them all distractedly adds to the internal chaos, and the singer is left to wonder if this is going to be the typical “night” of their existence.
Overall, the song Antimatter highlights the netherworld between daylight and nighttime that those struggling with sleep disorders often experience. The singer’s vivid descriptions of the mental states of insomnia reinforce the chaos and emotional unrest of a sleepless night.
Line by Line Meaning
This city sleeps but I'm awake
I am the only one awake while the city is asleep.
Holy visions in my head
I have visions in my head that are considered sacred and divine.
And the stupid things I said
I regret saying foolish things in the past.
This bottled light I turn around
I am examining this metaphorical bottled light by turning it around and inspecting it.
See shadows on my door
I can see shadows of unknown figures outside my door.
Monsters falling through the floor
I can see unknown monsters falling through the floor, representing my fears and anxieties.
We search the sunlight
We are desperately looking for happiness and positivity in life.
And find night
But we often end up finding darkness and sadness instead.
A fist at the side
We are trying to keep ourselves strong and resilient.
Tonight
This applies to the present moment when we are trying to fight our battles.
All my dreams are ripped apart
I feel like my aspirations and desires for the future have been destroyed.
Light straight in my heart
However, I do have hope and positivity within me that helps me move forward.
No place to hard I crawl around
I am struggling to find a place where I belong and thus, I am wandering aimlessly.
Silent voices asking me
I can hear silent and unfamiliar voices that are questioning me and making me doubt myself.
All distractive, would you be
All these distractions and doubts are hindering my progress and I am wondering if anyone else would feel the same in my position.
Contributed by Charlotte Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.