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.
Silver
Nosferatu Lyrics
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untoched and so wholly surrendered
to death's sweet promise
in un-ending sadness
consumed by a gladness to willingly follow you home
You sing'd me
loo loo loo loo loo loo loo loo
sing me
loo loo loo loo loo loo loo loo
bye bye
Until I'm safely in your world
as the sticky buds of death unfurl
you'd hold me genlty in your arms
but alone across the floor she moves
her shadow shared a secret with the moon
i hunt for you
i stole the sun to buy you
These blood red roses
fill your pocket with a posey
we can run run run away
run run run away to
find a bed among the stars
'cause there's nothing here but scars
I know you'll come
come come If I don't cry
You sing'd me
loo loo loo loo loo loo loo loo
bye bye
sing me
loo loo loo loo loo loo loo loo
bye bye
Until I'm safely in your world
as the sticky buds of death unfurl
you hold me genlty in your arms
but alone across the floor she moves
her shadow shared a secret with the moon
i hunt for you
and why I die they'll find us with
Your blood my blood
your bones my bones
your skin is my skin
your body is my body
Your blood my blood
your bones in my skin
my skin is your skin
and my body
Is so safely in your world
so safely in your world
(I'm safely in your world
so safely in your world) x2
Where there's nothing but silver
so sharp and so pure to release me
and peacefully cure
though the impulse
is tragic
I know you're there magically waiting
to sing me to sleep
You sing'd me
loo loo loo loo loo loo loo loo
bye bye
sing me
loo loo loo loo loo loo loo loo
bye bye
Until I'm safely in your world
as the sticky buds of death unfurl
you hold me genlty in your arms
but alone across the floor she moves
her shadow shared a secret with the moon
i hunt for you
I steal the sun to buy your love
The song "Silver" by Nosferatu is a hauntingly beautiful expression of the desperation and longing for death felt by the singer. The opening lines express the deep loneliness and surrender felt by the singer, who seems to crave the promise of death. The following lines express the singer's willingness to follow death, consumed by a sense of sadness and gladness. The words "unsurprising sadness" are particularly poignant, suggesting that the singer's desire for death is rooted in a deep sense of inevitability.
The chorus of the song features simple, repeated phrases that emphasize the singer's yearning for death. The sweet melody and lilting refrain of "loo loo loo loo loo loo loo loo bye bye" further accentuates the sense of surrender expressed throughout the song. The verses contrast the singer's desire for death with a sense of fleeting hope and desire, as they describe a search for a lost love.
Overall, "Silver" is a beautifully crafted song with hauntingly beautiful lyrics that explore the themes of death, love, and desire.
Line by Line Meaning
I´m so desperatly lonely
Feeling incredibly lonely
untoched and so wholly surrendered
Unaffected by anything, surrendered completely
to death's sweet promise
Drawn towards the idea of death
in un-ending sadness
Feeling constantly unhappy
consumed by a gladness to willingly follow you home
Feeling a sense of happiness to follow death
You sing'd me loo loo loo loo loo loo loo loo bye bye
The singer is being serenaded by their idea of death
Until I'm safely in your world as the sticky buds of death unfurl
Until the singer has died and is in death's embrace
you'd hold me genlty in your arms
Death would embrace the artist gently
but alone across the floor she moves
The artist is alone in their dance with death
her shadow shared a secret with the moon
A metaphor for how the artist's shadow, representing their soul, is leaving and moving towards the afterlife
i hunt for you
The singer is seeking out death
i stole the sun to buy you
The artist is willing to do anything for death, even steal the sun
These blood red roses fill your pocket with a posey
Gifts for death, signifying eternal love and devotion
we can run run run away run run run away to find a bed among the stars
Leaving the world behind to join death in the afterlife
'cause there's nothing here but scars
The world is full of pain and hurt
I know you'll come come come If I don't cry
The artist believes that if they do not cry, death will come for them
Your blood my blood your bones my bones your skin is my skin your body is my body
The artist is merging with death, becoming one with the idea of it
Is so safely in your world so safely in your world (I'm safely in your world so safely in your world) x2
The singer feels safe and comfortable in death's embrace
Where there's nothing but silver so sharp and so pure to release me and peacefully cure
Death is portrayed as having a peaceful and healing nature
though the impulse is tragic
Although death is a tragic thing
I know you're there magically waiting to sing me to sleep
Personifying death as a loving force, waiting to guide the artist in their sleep
Contributed by Alexandra C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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