Motionless in White was founded in 2005 by members Chris Motionless, who played guitar and lead vocals, Angelo Parente on drums, Frank Polumbo on guitar, and Kyle White on bass during high school. With a sound, at the time, being influenced by alternative rock, emo and post-hardcore bands, they then changed to melodic metalcore and gothic metalcore sound.
Within the year after the release of their demo, new member Josh Balz was added as the band's keyboardist, Frank Polumbo took over on bass and new members, Michael Costanza and TJ Bell were added to the band as the new guitarists, moving Chris Motionless solely to lead vocals.
In 2007, they recorded their first EP The Whorror and released it the same year through Masquerade Recordings. After touring in support of The Whorror, Motionless in White had written enough songs to complete a full-length album. The album was named When Love Met Destruction. It was recorded in 2008 initially at Soundmine recording studio then finished at Zach Neil's home by Dave Cutrone and Zach Neil, and was released the same year on Masquerade Recordings.
After the release of When Love Met Destruction, bassist Frank Polumbo departed Motionless in White due to unknown reasons, leaving Bellevue, Washington native, Ricky "Horror" Olson as their new permanent bass player in October 2009. Months later, Motionless in White entered the studio during May 2010 to record their debut full-length, Creatures, released in October 2010 through Fearless, and claimed the 175th slot on the Billboard Top 200 charts, and No. 6 on the Heatseekers chart.
In early 2012, Motionless in White contributed to the Kerrang! Metallica The Black Album: Covered on the song, "My Friend of Misery."
Motionless in White decided on working with two separate producers to accomplish a very wide array of sounds and styles for Infamous. It was then announced that Infamous was to be produced by Jason Suecof and musician Tim Sköld. On September 25 "Devil's Night" was released as the first single for the album. On November 13 2012, the music video for the single "Devil's Night" was released, along with the full album itself. Infamous initially hit No. 53 on the Billboard 200, No. 19 on Top Rock Albums, No. 9 on Top Independent Albums, and No. 5 on Top Hard Rock Albums. On April 23, the band released the third single from Infamous, "America", accompanied by a lyric video. On June 3, another video, directed by Slipknot percussionist Shawn Crahan, was released for the single. The video also starred Slipknot percussionist Chris Fehn. On June 11, 2013, Motionless in White released the Deluxe Edition of Infamous, featuring remixed and remastered versions of all the original tracks, alongside two new songs, remixes by Celldweller, Combichrist and Ricky Horror, and re-recorded drums by Richter.
On 2014, February 5, the band confirmed that they covered "Du hast" by Rammstein for the Punk Goes... compilation series, Punk Goes 90s Vol. 2. On April 23, 2014, the band's third studio album, Reincarnate, was announced through social media, with an intended release date of September 16, 2014, also included featured artists such as; Dani Filth of Cradle of Filth in "Puppets 3 (The Grand Finale)", Maria Brink of In This Moment in "Contemptress" and Tim Sköld in "Final Dictvm".
In early 2016, vocalist Chris Motionless has stated that their new album will not be released through Fearless Records. On June 23, 2016, Motionless In White released the single titled "570", from the band's forthcoming studio album, which will be released via Roadrunner Records. On October 31, Roadrunner announced the album was to be titled Graveyard Shift. The band reached out to the fans with a contest to design the new album's artwork. The album also features a collaboration with Korn frontman Jonathan Davis on the song "Necessary Evil". On January 26, the band released the second single from Graveyard Shift, titled "Eternally Yours". A day later, it was revealed that Graveyard Shift is set to be released on May 5, 2017. On March 3, the band released their third single, "LOUD (Fuck It)".
On May 6, 2018, Chris Motionless announced via Instagram that a new record would be released in 2019. He claimed that he, along with Ryan Sitkowski and Ricky Olson, would begin full-time writing prior to touring with Warped Tour that summer. On April 17, the band announced their new album Disguise set for release on June 7, 2019. On the same day, they released two singles off of the album titled "Disguise", which had been premiered at Earthday Birthday in Orlando a few days prior, and "Brand New Numb". On May 10, the band released their third single "Undead Ahead 2: The Tale of the Midnight Ride" and its corresponding music video. On June 5, a few days before the album was due to drop, the band premiered the song "Thoughts & Prayers" on BBC's Radio 1's Rock Show with Daniel P. Carter. This was the first appearance of lead guitarist Ryan Sitkowski performing vocals on a record. On June 27, the band released a corresponding music video for their second single of the album, "Brand New Numb".
In May 2020, during a livestream interview, Chris Motionless announced that they were already working on their next album, and assured that the songs for the album will be heavier, although the recording could be delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On September 9, the band released their cover of The Killers' "Somebody Told Me" on streaming music services. On October 23, 2020 the band released a single "Creatures X: To The Grave" in celebration of the Creatures 10th anniversary. The era-defining song is a true throwback to the album that helped start it all for Motionless In White. Chris Motionless revealed that “Creatures X: To The Grave” was inspired by “Creatures” and has similar elements to the original song that fans will easily recognize. To further celebrate the milestone, Motionless In White hosted a special deadstream event that happened on October 28, where they performed Creatures full for the first time ever. During the performance, they also debuted “Creatures X: To The Grave” live for the fans that tuned in.
On May 14, 2021, the band released “Voices: Synthwave Edition” a mellowed out and haunting version of the song “Voices” off their 2017 album, “Graveyard Shift.”
This latest addition to their discography is the last of what they call their “2020 Quarantine Experiments.”
After celebrating the ten year anniversary of their debut album 'Creatures' with their first one deadstream, Motionless In White announced the details of a second 'deadstream' event.
On June 9, the band performed at the Pennhurst Asylum in their home of Pennsylvania. A building with a dark and distressing past, it is also said to be one of the most haunted spots in the whole state. Set against the backdrop of beautifully sculpted stone angels, shadow-filled windows, and creaking lanterns, the deadstream at the Pennhurst Asylum was a dream come true to the band according to the lead singer Chris Motionless.
On July 1, they released the music video for Thoughts & Prayers, the last one off their album Disguise released in 2019.
On August 20, Motionless in White released a new song called "Timebomb". An accompanying music video, which was directed by Logan Beaver.
Motionless in White frontman Chris "Motionless" Cerulli stated about the track: "We are really excited to release a new piece of music to bridge the gap between all of the COVID downtime and our next record coming in 2022. 'Timebomb' felt like a great stand-alone track to touch on the heavier side of the band and to give fans something to headbang to during our return to touring this September. It feels so good to be getting back to work, and 'Timebomb' feels like a perfect way to celebrate the 'next normal.'"
On March 11th, Motionless in White have just announced the details of their new album, Scoring the End of the World and have debuted a music video for the lead single, "Cyberhex."
Singles
2009 - Ghost in the Mirror
2010 - Abigail
2011 - Creatures
2011 - Immaculate Misconception
2012 - Puppets (The First Snow)
2012 - Devil's Night
2012 - If It's Dead, We'll Kill It
2013 - AMERICA
2014 - Reincarnate
2014 - Dead as Fuck
2015 - Break the Cycle
2016 - 570
2017 - LOUD (Fuck It)
2017 - Rats
2017 - Eternally Yours
2017 - Necessary Evil
2018 - Voices
2019 - Disguise
2019 - Undead Ahead 2: The Tale of the Midnight Ride
2019 - Brand New Numb
2019 - Another Life
2021 - Thoughts & Prayers
2021 - Timebomb
2022 - Cyberhex
Creatures
Motionless In White Lyrics
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This is the end of you
This is the end of you
Whispers are their weakness
Their weakness
Everyday I must practice
To fake this smile on my face
It's all the rain that's putting me to sleep
I'll let the blood tell the truth tonight, this is my life's work
11 tracks is not enough, to tell you how I've died inside
And love is lost like words
11 tracks is not enough
In spiders eyes a man becomes a fly
In prolonged silence, we all stand defiled
We fall in line with the atrophy of life
The calm before the storm is a defeating silence
I've given my all, to this valley of despair
We are the damned, the cursed and the broken
There's so much more inside us
We are the lost, the sick and unspoken
There's so much more inside us
I'm drowning in an ocean of the tears that I've cried
I tried to drown my sorrows
Instead they're all drowning me
I tried to drown my sorrows
Instead they're all drowning me
The lyrics to "Creatures" by Motionless In White portray a sense of inner struggle and despair. The singer is falling and the end seems near, and the whispers of others are their weakness. The singer must put on a false smile every day, a facade that is getting harder to maintain. They find solace in sleep, but even that is becoming impossible, as the rain that is supposed to soothe them is now putting them to sleep. The singer's life's work is to let their blood tell the truth tonight, as they try to convey the crushing weight of their emotions. Love is lost, and there are not enough songs to express how much the singer has died inside.
The second half of the song continues to delve into themes of isolation and despair. The image of a man becoming a fly in a spider's eyes is a metaphor for how small and insignificant the singer feels. The prolonged silence is deafening, and everyone is standing defiled. The singer is drained, having given their all to a valley of despair. They are part of the damned, the cursed, and the broken, but believe there is still more inside them. The tears they have cried are like an ocean that is drowning them, and they can't seem to find a way to drown their sorrows because they are drowning them instead.
Line by Line Meaning
I fall
I have fallen and am coming to an end
This is the end of you
You have reached your demise
This is the end of you
You have reached your demise
Whispers are their weakness
They are vulnerable to whispers
Their weakness
Their weakness is their downfall
Everyday I must practice
I must train myself every day
To fake this smile on my face
To hide my true feelings, I must force a smile
It's all the rain that's putting me to sleep
The rain is lulling me to sleep
It's all the rain that's putting me to sleep
The rain is lulling me to sleep
I'll let the blood tell the truth tonight, this is my life's work
I will let my actions speak tonight, this is my legacy
11 tracks is not enough, to tell you how I've died inside
Eleven songs cannot express the depth of my inner torment
And love is lost like words
Love is as easily lost as words
11 tracks is not enough
Eleven songs are not sufficient
In spiders eyes a man becomes a fly
A man can become prey in the eyes of a predator
In prolonged silence, we all stand defiled
Our prolonged silence taints us all
We fall in line with the atrophy of life
We follow the decay of life
The calm before the storm is a defeating silence
The stillness before chaos is a crushing defeat
I've given my all, to this valley of despair
I've devoted myself completely to this hopeless place
We are the damned, the cursed and the broken
We are the forsaken, the hopeless, and the shattered
There's so much more inside us
We have untapped potential within us
We are the lost, the sick and unspoken
We are the wandering, the diseased, and the silenced
There's so much more inside us
We possess boundless potential within us
I'm drowning in an ocean of the tears that I've cried
I'm consumed by the sorrow from my past
I tried to drown my sorrows
I attempted to forget my pain
Instead they're all drowning me
But my pain has overwhelmed me
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Peermusic Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Angelo Joel Parente, Chris Cerulli, Joshua Joseph Balz
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Vince Rusev
I fall
This is the end of you
This is the end of you
Whispers are their weakness
Their weakness
Everyday I must practice
To fake this smile on my face
It's all the rain that's putting me to sleep
It's all the rain that's putting me to sleep
I'll let the blood tell the truth tonight, this is my life's work
11 tracks is not enough, to tell you how I've died inside
And love is lost like words
11 tracks is not enough
In spiders eyes a man becomes a fly
In prolonged silence, we all stand defiled
We fall in line with the atrophy of life
The calm before the storm is a deafening silence
I've given my all, to this valley of despair
We are the damned, the cursed and the broken
There's so much more inside us
We are the lost, the sick and unspoken
There's so much more inside us
I'm drowning in an ocean of the tears that I've cried
I tried to drown my sorrows...
Instead they're all drowning me
I tried to drown my sorrows...
Instead they're all drowning me
Stef
lonely. wolf Can we live without death?
Can we love without hate?
Can we want without need?
I've fallen once again
Do we really have to live our lives and have to fully appreciate that we can't truly grasp one without the other?
That the concept has no meaning without an opposing force
If hate is what's inside us, then hate is what defines us.
They're going to use that hate to drive us
And let Death not deprive us
Do we want this, or do we need this?
Elijha Jefferson
I fall
This is the end of you
This is the end of you
Whispers are their weakness
Their weakness
Everyday I must practice
To fake this smile on my face
It's all the rain that's putting me to sleep
It's all the rain that's putting me to sleep
I'll let the blood tell the truth tonight, this is my life's work
11 tracks is not enough, to tell you how I've died inside
And love is lost like words
11 tracks is not enough
In spiders eyes a man becomes a fly
In prolonged silence, we all stand defiled
We fall in line with the atrophy of life
The calm before the storm is a defeaning silence
I've given my all, to this valley of despair
We are the damned, the cursed and the broken
There's so much more inside us
We are the lost, the sick and unspoken
There's so much more inside us
I'm drowning in an ocean of the tears that I've cried
I tried to drown my sorrows
Instead they're all drowning me
I tried to drown my sorrows
Instead they're all drowning me
Im your Papi
I fall
This is the end of you
This is the end of you
Whispers are their weakness
Their weakness
Everyday I must practice
To fake this smile on my face
It's all the rain that's putting me to sleep
It's all the rain that's putting me to sleep
I'll let the blood tell the truth tonight, this is my life's work
11 tracks is not enough, to tell you how I've died inside
And love is lost like words
11 tracks is not enough
In spiders eyes a man becomes a fly
In prolonged silence, we all stand defiled
We fall in line with the atrophy of life
The calm before the storm is a defeating silence
I've given my all, to this valley of despair
We are the damned, the cursed and the broken
There's so much more inside us
We are the lost, the sick and unspoken
There's so much more inside us
I'm drowning in an ocean of the tears that I've cried
I tried to drown my sorrows
Instead they're all drowning me
I tried to drown my sorrows
Instead they're all drowning me
dids srcrt
I fall
This is the end of you
This is the end of you
Whispers are their weakness
Their weakness
Everyday I must practice
To fake this smile on my face
It's all the rain that's putting me to sleep
It's all the rain that's putting me to sleep
I'll let the blood tell the truth tonight, this is my life's work
11 tracks is not enough, to tell you how I've died inside
And love is lost like words
11 tracks is not enough
In spiders eyes a man becomes a fly
In prolonged silence, we all stand defiled
We fall in line with the atrophy of life
The calm before the storm is a defeating silence
I've given my all, to this valley of despair
We are the damned, the cursed and the broken
There's so much more inside us
We are the lost, the sick and unspoken
There's so much more inside us
I'm drowning in an ocean of the tears that I've cried
I tried to drown my sorrows
Instead they're all drowning me
I tried to drown my sorrows
Instead they're all drowning me
Janelle Weldon
Okay, so you notice the guy. He first appears to be a normal working guy, right? Then you notice what he's into. Then you see a normal looking girl, right? Then you see she's talking to the devil. Finally the other guy in the suit. "There's more inside of us." The message of this generally is: It doesn't matter who you are, or what you look like, you can be totally insane, be depressed and have no one even think you are, or have things people wouldn't expect you to like, enjoy, ex.. There's more than what meet's the eye when it comes down to everyone because in the end, we're all human and we never really know what goes on behind closed doors.
Audree’s txca
Wow
Ace
this is very well said
Amanda Crisp
"Never judge a book by it's cover." I am the epitome of that saying. Nice to know there are people out there that still "get it".
Ace
well spoken.. this embodies the song so much.
big penis parker
moral of the story is everyone’s got their own shit
Adam Taylor
No matter how much new music they come out with I always come back to this album! Always!
KiDD ViDD
Because everything they made after 2010 is trash
Bojji Chan
Same here !!!
Bridget Goodlake
I'm not aloneeee