1) Misanthrope is… Read Full Bio ↴There are several bands with the name Misanthrope:
1) Misanthrope is a French death/avant-garde metal band formed in 1989.
S.A.S de l'Argilière (vocals) and Jean-Jacques Moréac (bass) also released an album under the name Argile. The current line-up features members of Korum, Balrog and Lyzanxia.
2) Misanthrope is an australian breakcore artist.
3) Misanthrope is a black metal band from Colombia.
4) Misanthrope is a death/thrash metal/grindcore/doom metal band from the United States.
5) Misanthrope is a Japanese visual kei band.
Atlas
Misanthrope Lyrics
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(I:) "I'm watching the downfall,
My sex on, on cold marble,
Licking tears of mankind's cry !
I didn't stop, I just stole
And speaking hot
Of my corporal punishment"
(Her:) "Hey, see it later !"
(Her:) "Talk to me, my pleasure
Are you smoking to forget?"
(I:) "Oblivion
Always the utter sorrow
-Last hope - last love-"
(Her:) "Something I can hate for you?
You're more alive"
(I:) "I forgot to appreciate life
It's too late for me"
(Her:) "No, no, no, no
This is life
Right here
Noooo! This is life
Right here
Right now
Take it
Globe my breast
Let you be Atlas
My ever ending spere
Oh, please!!!!!"
(I:) "Thank for being the one bit of light
In an ever darken dream
Ever darken dream"
(Her:) "I wanna know"
(I:) "I don't believe you !"
(Her:) "I wanna know ?"
(I:) "Shark nacle of blood
For how long I praise
The beauty of the aquatic city?
I am dead for 23 years now
Hell is right !"
(Her:) "Who was the murderer ?"
(I:) "I was... sure..."
The lyrics of Misanthrope's song Atlas depict a conversation between two individuals, a man and a woman. The woman questions the man about why he is worshipping human genocide. The man seems to be in a state of oblivion and responds by saying that he is watching the downfall and his sex is on cold marble while licking tears of mankind's cry. He continues to speak of his corporal punishment as he did not stop but instead stole. The conversation then takes a turn towards death as the man mentions that death is his and he thanks the woman for being the one bit of light in an ever darkening dream.
The woman, however, seems to be more grounded in reality and tells the man that this is life and encourages him to take it. She asks him if there is something she can hate for him and tells him that he is more alive than he thinks. The man then talks about how he forgot to appreciate life and it is too late for him. The conversation ends with the woman asking the man who was the murderer and the man responds saying he was sure he was.
Overall, the lyrics of Atlas are dark and contemplative, depicting a conversation between two individuals where one seems to have given up on life while the other is trying to encourage him to see the beauty in life.
Line by Line Meaning
Why are you worshipping a human genocide?
Questioning why the subject is idolizing the destruction of humanity
I'm watching the downfall, My sex on, on cold marble, Licking tears of mankind's cry ! I didn't stop, I just stole And speaking hot Of my corporal punishment
Watching the world crumble and enjoying it, using the turmoil for arousal, stealing and talking about the violence inflicted upon oneself
Hey, see it later !
Expressing disinterest in the current topic
Death mas mine, thank you
Acknowledging ownership over one's own mortality
Talk to me, my pleasure Are you smoking to forget?
Asking about the subject's coping mechanisms, finding pleasure in conversation
Oblivion Always the utter sorrow -Last hope - last love-
Seeing oblivion as the ultimate sorrow, yet also the last hope and love
Something I can hate for you? You're more alive
Asking if there's anything to hate for the subject, acknowledging their vibrancy
I forgot to appreciate life It's too late for me
Regretting not cherishing life sooner, believing it's now too late
No, no, no, no This is life Right here Noooo! This is life Right here Right now Take it Globe my breast Let you be Atlas My ever ending spere Oh, please!!!!!
Trying to convince the subject that life is worth living, offering one's body as a symbol of the world, asking them to bear the weight of it all
Thank for being the one bit of light In an ever darken dream Ever darken dream
Expressing gratitude for the presence of the subject, who brings light to an otherwise bleak existence
I wanna know
Expressing a desire for knowledge
I don't believe you !
Doubting the sincerity of the request for knowledge
Shark nacle of blood For how long I praise The beauty of the aquatic city? I am dead for 23 years now Hell is right !
Reflecting on the beauty of the underwater world, despite being dead for many years and feeling like they're in hell
Who was the murderer ?
Asking who is responsible for the death or downfall of someone/something
I was... sure...
Admitting to being the one responsible for the aforementioned murder or downfall
Contributed by Isabelle F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.