1) an English Gothic … Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist named Nosferatu:
1) an English Gothic rock band
2) a German krautrock band
3) a heavy metal band from Brazil
4) a death metal band from Sweden
5) an alias to Hardcore Techno producer Erwin van Kan.
6) a hardcore band from the US
1) Nosferatu is an English Gothic rock band formed in March 1988 by Damien DeVille, Vlad Janicek, and Sapphire Aurora. They are one of the most successful second wave Gothic rock groups in the world. Their albums, singles, and DVD have sold over 100,000 copies world-wide. They have also sold hundreds of thousands of songs on various compilation albums since their first commercial release in the early 1990s.
Nosferatu have the credibility and good fortune of being one of the few UK-based Gothic rock bands to receive chart success both in the UK and Germany. Their back catalog of independent releases, to date, stands at 8 singles, 11 albums, 1 DVD and songs featured on 48 compilation albums. Nosferatu have a repertoire of over 100 songs and have performed over 300 concerts in 14 countries: Austria, Belgium, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Republic Of Ireland, Scotland, Spain, and Wales.
The current lineup of the band is Louis DeWray (Voice), Damien DeVille (guitar), Belle Star (drums) & Stefan Diablo (bass).
Damien DeVille is the only member to have been in the band all through its 23 year history. He has written a book on NOSFERATU titled "Vampyres Cry - The History Of A Gothic Rock Band", which is due to be published in late 2011.
2) Nosferatu, formed in 1968, was a German krautrock band. They released a self-titled album in 1970 and disbanded the year after.
3) Nosferatu is a heavy metal band from Campinas, Brazil. They've been active since 1999 and have one full-length released. Their most recent record is a split with Norwegian cult thrashers Deathhammer.
4) There was also a death metal band from Sweden called Nosferatu. They released only two demos in 1990., called "REH 90.03.06" and "Decadence Remains".
5) A project name which Patrick van Kerckhoven came up with for an early release on Ruffneck Records together with Fred Henderson. Nosferatu is also an alias to a Hardcore Techno producer. The alias was later used as a project name by Van Kerckhoven and Erwin van Kan. The latter is now the solo user of the moniker. Because Van Kan has produced the bulk of the Nosferatu material.
6) A hardcore band from Austin, Texas. They have an EP on Lumpy Records, and an album on La Vida Es Un Mus/Media Disease, as well as a bunch of tapes.
Grave Desires
Nosferatu Lyrics
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And if you say it's because you're cold I won't believe you
Why don't you speak, And talk to me?
And if you never move at all I'll never be free
I have grave desires to do things to you
I want to perform the grave desires out on you
And if you say it's because you're cold I won't believe you
Grave Desires I can not help it Someone get control of me, yeah
Why don't you speak, And talk to me?
And if you never move at all I'll never be free
Grave Desires I can not help it Someone get control of me, yeah
I look into your eyes
They look at me and stare at nothing
Gazing for a while
I couldn't reach you if I tried
Why don't you speak?
I'm sitting, waiting, listening
Why don't you say? What you'd like to or if you approve?
I have grave desires to do things to you
I want to perform the grave desires out on you
Why don't you move? Is there something wrong?
Why won't you even move your eyeballs?
Grave desires Tell me if you're in the room or If you've left your body
The lyrics of Nosferatu's song "Grave Desires" describe a person's disturbing obsession with someone who seems immobilized and uncommunicative. The singer asks why this person won't move or talk, and suspects that it's not because of being cold, but because of some deeper issue. The singer reveals their own "grave desires," which seem to be of a sexual or violent nature, as they want to "perform the grave desires out on" this unresponsive person. The singer seems to feel out of control and asks for someone to "get control" of them.
The lyrics convey a sense of unease and a potential threat, as the singer's desires are dark and intense, and directed towards someone who seems powerless to resist. The repeated questions about why this person won't move or speak suggest frustration with their lack of response, and possibly even a desire for them to resist or react in some way.
The lyrics of "Grave Desires" are open to multiple interpretations, but they create a mood of tension and unease, and suggest a disturbing power dynamic between the singer and the object of their desires.
Line by Line Meaning
Why don't you move? Does something stop you?
Are you paralyzed or controlled by some external force?
And if you say it's because you're cold I won't believe you
I know you have something else to say or do but you keep silent
Why don't you speak, And talk to me?
What's holding you back from expressing yourself?
And if you never move at all I'll never be free
Your immobility keeps me from taking action
I have grave desires to do things to you
I have dark, uncontrollable urges to harm or dominate you
I want to perform the grave desires out on you
I want to act on my sinister impulses towards you
Grave Desires I can not help it Someone get control of me, yeah
I am being consumed by my compulsions and need help to overcome them
I look into your eyes
I am searching for a connection with you
They look at me and stare at nothing
You seem empty or devoid of emotion to me
Gazing for a while
I am lost in thought and focused on you
I couldn't reach you if I tried
You seem unreachable or disconnected from me
Why don't you speak?
I long for you to express yourself and communicate with me
I'm sitting, waiting, listening
I am patiently waiting for you to open up to me
Why don't you say? What you'd like to or if you approve?
Please let me know your thoughts or if you agree with me
Why won't you even move your eyeballs?
You refuse to acknowledge or engage with me in any way
Grave desires Tell me if you're in the room or If you've left your body
I am so consumed by my desires that I cannot tell if you are present or not
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Gravity
on Bombers
I see you are beautiful across the lives
and through your skin
I spy you are beautiful inside
Maybe you’re not meant to be
Sleeping alone dreaming so prettily
Waiting always waiting for tonight
To open your eyes for love in sorrow
Raising your hands like starts to follow
No one knows, no one sees
As I cut your throat
Let the river flow down so... slow
Today the sun sank quietly
Across your back and through your eyes
Drowning in your dilated stare
England’s dreaming land conceals
Our sliding bodies as i steal
Every honeysuckle scented breath
You open your eyes for love in sorrow
Raising your hands like stars to follow
No one knows and no one sees
As I cut your throat let the river flow
Down slow
All the time
Through your eyes
Breaking every life
Stopping every moment in time
But never saving your soul
Through your eyes
Breaking every moment
Stopping every movement inside
And never saving your soul
I see you are beautiful across the lives
and through your skin
I spy you are beautiful inside
With every hungry bite I take
Your frozen body shake shake shakes
Gasping for breath
Gasping for breath
So deliciously pale in your moment of death
You open your eyes for love in sorrow
Raising your hands like stars to follow
No one knows and
No one sees
As I cut your throat
Let the river flow...flow....flow...flow...flow...flow...flow...flow