1) Boyd Rice… Read Full Bio ↴There are several artists who use the name Non/NoN/NON:
1) Boyd Rice, an American noise musician.
2) Norio Hanzawa, a video game music composer.
3) Japanese singer-songwriter from Hokkaido.
4) improvisation project featuring Ray Evanoff, et al.
5) Italian post-punk band.
6) Rena Nōnen, a Japanese singer and actress.
7) Swedish multi-instrumentalist also called Stigmata.
1) Originally a duo with Robert Turman, NON is the moniker for solo noise musician Boyd Rice. The first release under the name NON was the 1977 album Mode of Infection/Knife Ladder. Most of NON's music has been released on the Mute Records label. Later albums have often been explicitly conceptual.
2) Non is the recording name of Norio Hanzawa (半沢 紀雄), a composer of video game music. His first soundtrack was 1994's Dynamite Headdy. Non is one of the original members of Treasure Co. Ltd. and is responsible for the soundtrack to their debut game, Gunstar Heroes. Since then he has either contributed to or has been involved with the soundtrack for every published Treasure game.
3) Non is a Japanese singer-songwriter from Hokkaido. Her debut album release was 1998's Honest (素直). Her representative songs are "Hoshi no Senro" (星の線路), "Akushu" (握手) and "Aoi-mori no Message" (青い森のメッセージ). In 2001, she released her last album Treatment.
4) non was a one-time improvisation project featuring Ray Evanoff, Kieran Daly, Sam Sfirri, Ron Wiltrout, and Jason Brogan. It yielded one record, by virtue of the fact (2008), released digitally on insides music.
5) NoN is an alternative rock/post-punk band from Florence, Italy. They released the album Sancta Sanctorum in 2016.
6) のん (NON) is the stage name of Rena Nōnen (born 1993), a Japanese singer, actress, and model. Her first album, Super Heroes, was released in 2018.
7) Non is an alternate name of Swedish multi-instrumentalist Stigmata. He is a former member of Lifelover, Woundism, IXXI and Hypothermia (live).
A Taste of Blood
Non Lyrics
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A feeling that's too painful to bear
I get a taste of blood in my mouth when you're near
A feeling that's too painful to bear
Straight to my head
I get a look of fear on my face with you here
A feeling that shivers down my skin
Try to resist, but it's just not finished with you yet
The lyrics of Non's song "A Taste of Blood" evoke the intensity and contradictory nature of desire, love, and fear in a relationship. The first line of the song, "I get a taste of blood in my mouth when you're near," suggests that the singer is both drawn to and repelled by the object of their affection. The violent imagery of tasting blood implies that being close to this person is intense, painful, and even dangerous. However, the singer can't resist this pull, which is why they say it's "too painful to bear."
Further on in the song, the singer describes their fear of the other person, which seems to be the result of their intense feelings. They say that when this person is near, they get "a look of fear on my face," which "shivers down my skin." This fear doesn't stop the singer from continuing to feel drawn to the other person. They describe the hold that the other person has on them as "too intense to forget."
Overall, "A Taste of Blood" is a passionate song that captures the complicated emotions of love and fear. It suggests that sometimes the line between these emotions can become blurred and that the pull of desire and attraction can be both thrilling and dangerous.
Line by Line Meaning
I get a taste of blood in my mouth when you're near
My anxiety becomes so overwhelming when you're close that I feel as though I can taste blood in my mouth
A feeling that's too painful to bear
The intensity of my anxiety is too much for me to handle
I get a taste of blood in my mouth when you're near
My anxiety becomes so overwhelming when you're close that I feel as though I can taste blood in my mouth
A feeling that's too painful to bear
The intensity of my anxiety is too much for me to handle
Straight to my head
My anxiety affects me instantly and powerfully
I get a look of fear on my face with you here
Your presence causes me to show visible signs of fear on my face
A feeling that shivers down my skin
My anxiety causes a physical reaction that feels like shivers running down my skin
Try to resist, but it's just not finished with you yet
I attempt to control my anxiety, but it is still consuming me and I can't escape it
A hold too intense to forget
My anxiety has such a strong grip on me that it is impossible to forget or ignore
Writer(s): Boyd Rice
Contributed by Adalyn N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.