Trademarks include concept albums focusing on social, environmental, philosophical, and emotional issues as well as songs that incorporate complex rhythms and time changes but retain flowing melodies.
The band was formed by Gildenlöw in 1984 under the name Reality. The band used to participate in many music contests in their homeland of Sweden. The first EP, Hereafter, was recorded in 1996 under the monicker Pain of Salvation, which has been the name of the band since 1991. The Lineup of the band was the same for their first official full length album, Entropia(1997).
After the departure of Daniel Magdic for continuing disagreements with the others over committing to the increasing demands of the band, the band recorded One Hour By The Concrete Lake(1999), a concept album about the issues of nuclear power/waste, disposition of indigenous peoples,industry and human discovery. The band began to receive more attention from critics and magazines all around the world. In 1999 they also played at the famous ProgPower festival in The Netherlands.
Their third and most famous album, The Perfect Element I was released in 2000 and received a great response from the crowd and critics, making them the second most famous Progressive Metal band over the world: a success confirmed by their fourth album, Remedy Lane (2002), a semi-autobiographical album written by Daniel Gildenlöw about loss, love, and life.
2004 saw the release of two different albums, an acoustic live show recorded at Eskilstuna called 12:5 where the band played most of their old famous songs rearranged, and the epic concept album about the origin of humanity and God called BE: It was the first album to divide the fan base in opinion, due to its musically experimental and philosophical nature; and perhaps also its lack of cohesive progressive metal pieces.
BE album was also released in a special DVD edition called BE: The Original Stage Production (2005). With a live CD recorded during the 2003 presentation of the album and a DVD rappresentation from the same dates.
On 21 February 2006, Kristoffer Gildenlöw was asked to leave the band due to him not being able to attend rehearsals, since he lived in Holland and the band lived in Sweden. Kristoffer has a solo album planned for the future, as well as a side project called Dial.
The new album, Scarsick, was released on January 22, 2007. It is more band oriented than BE, with Daniel Gildenlöw playing bass in the studio. Recent interviews with Daniel have revealed that Scarsick is, in fact, the second part of The Perfect Element, confirming the speculation of many fans.
A European tour to support the new album has been announced (it started February 17, 2007). The band will be playing with Simon Andersson, a new replacement bassist on this tour. On the 10th of March, after the Copenhagen show, Simon Andersson was welcomed into Pain of Salvation as a full member. The band issued this message on their website:
He (Simon Andersson) did an outstanding job on the tour and we are looking forward to the coming years with great anticipation. Since his girlfriend is a huge Pain of Salvation fan, we happily expect to see this decision put a little silver lining on their sex life as well, since she can now all of a sudden go to bed with a member of the band :-) Congratulations Simon, and welcome to the family!
In May 2007 it was announced that drummer Johan Langell had decided to leave the band to spend more time with his family.
For Progressive Nation 2009 Tour the band took a new bass guitar player - Per Schelander.
According to their website, there is a new EP "Linoleum" due in November 2009, while a double album "Road Salt", consisting of two parts (Ivory and Ebony) is recorded and to be released in 2010, 2011.
Current lineup:
Daniel Gildenlöw – vocals, guitar
Johan Hallgren – lead guitar, backing vocals
Léo Margarit - drums
Gustaf Hielm - bass guitar, double bass, vocals (1992–1994, 2011–present)
Daniel "D2" Karlsson – keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
Former members:
Daniel Magdic – guitar, backing vocals
Kristoffer Gildenlöw – bass guitar, double bass, backing vocals
Johan Langell – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Magnus Johansson - bass guitar (1990)
Joakim Strandberg - bass guitar (1984–1990)
Mikael Pettersson - drums (1984–1990)
Fredrik Hermansson – keyboards
Simon Andersson - bass guitar, backing vocals (2007-2008)
Per Schelander - bass guitar, backing vocals
Ragnar Zolberg - guitar, vocals, mandolin
Never Learn to Fly
Pain of Salvation Lyrics
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[music & lyrics: daniel gildenlow]
When I was a little child, I once found a bird lying on the ground.
It would not ever fly again.
I held the bird up in my hands, I shed my tears over the lovely song that
Not longer could be heard.
With dirty hands I dug a hole and gently laid the bird to rest in soil:
a wound in the tear stained mud.
My tears wore rain as I revealed the secrets of a tree.
A cross of bark to speak through wooden grains:
"never learn to fly"
I sang a song which I remembered my grandma used to sing
For me, when I was sick and laid in bed.
Then I cursed that day for showing me my own mortality
For then I knew that all that lives turns cold. Cold and dead.
And now time has passed by beneath my wings.
[kristoffer gildenlow]
That was then I'm older now, but still I can't forget that rainy day.
I raged against the ending times, though some day soon my son will maybe
Find the tree I cleansed of skin.
No chain-sling will ever climb its rotten limbs.
And when the time has come for me to die, I want to lie beside that bird.
Never learn to fly.
When I was a little child, I once found myself dying on the ground
And now I'll never ...fly...
The song Never Learn to Fly by Pain of Salvation, a Japanese bonus track from their album "Be", tells a story of a little child who found a bird lying on the ground, wounded and unable to fly. The child held the bird in their hands and mourned for the lovely song that would not ever be heard again. The child buried the bird with a cross of bark made from the tree that stood nearby, on which the words "never learn to fly" were carved. The child sang a song they remembered their grandma used to sing when they were sick and cursed the realization that all that lives turns cold and dead. The song ends with the child growing up and still remembering that rainy day and wishing to be buried beside the bird, so that they too will never learn to fly.
The lyrics of Never Learn to Fly presents a deep reflection on mortality and the fleeting nature of life. The bird is a symbolic representation of life and its fragility. The child's grief and the song they sing underscore the transience of human life and the inevitability of death. The child's desire to be buried beside the bird shows their acceptance of death and the beauty they found in the bird's life, even though it was brief. The song also touches on the idea that death can be a comfort, as it frees one from the struggle to survive and would not have to learn to fly.
Line by Line Meaning
When I was a little child, I once found a bird lying on the ground.
As a child, I remember finding a bird on the ground; it was injured and could not fly.
It would not ever fly again.
The bird was too badly injured, and it would never regain the ability to fly.
I held the bird up in my hands, I shed my tears over the lovely song that Not longer could be heard.
I picked up the bird and cried as I realized that the beautiful song it used to sing would never be heard again.
Never learn to fly.
This phrase is repeated throughout the song, conveying the message that sometimes it's better to not take risks and stay where it is safe.
With dirty hands I dug a hole and gently laid the bird to rest in soil: a wound in the tear stained mud.
With my dirty hands, I made a hole and buried the bird in the ground. The mud was stained with my tears, and the hole felt like a wound.
My tears wore rain as I revealed the secrets of a tree.
As I cried, it started raining. I stood next to a tree and felt like I was revealing all of its secrets.
A cross of bark to speak through wooden grains: "never learn to fly"
I carved a cross shape into the bark of the tree, and it became a message to all who looked at it - that it's better to be safe than to risk everything.
I sang a song which I remembered my grandma used to sing for me, when I was sick and laid in bed.
I remember my grandmother singing me a song when I was sick and lying in bed, and I sang that same song to the bird as a lullaby.
Then I cursed that day for showing me my own mortality For then I knew that all that lives turns cold. Cold and dead.
Afterwards, however, I cursed that day for making me think about my own mortality, and for making me realize that all living things eventually die.
And now time has passed by beneath my wings.
Now that I am older, I've had time to think about what that experience meant to me and how it has stayed with me all this time.
That was then I'm older now, but still I can't forget that rainy day.
Now that I'm older, I can't help but remember that day when I found the bird on the ground - it has had an impact on me that has lasted all these years.
I raged against the ending times, though some day soon my son will maybe Find the tree I cleansed of skin.
Despite this, I still hate the idea that everything must come to an end someday. Perhaps my son will one day find the tree where I carved the message onto the bark.
No chain-sling will ever climb its rotten limbs.
The tree I carved the message into has now rotted and will never be climbed by anyone ever again.
And when the time has come for me to die, I want to lie beside that bird.
When I eventually pass away, I want to be buried next to the bird that taught me such an important lesson about life, love, and loss.
When I was a little child, I once found myself dying on the ground And now I'll never ...fly...
In the end, I realize that the lesson I learned from the bird is not that you should never try to fly, but rather that sometimes, no matter how hard you try, you will never be able to fly again.
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@entropiasite
el mejor álbum en mi opinión
@maurolowend
que buen tema :'(
@Teddynosee
:O Que triste letra amigo Elearzy :'(
@LMTR14
in the end, I could never fly
@jeromepapazian8628
Daniel Gildenlöw is the greatest !
@Hellype333
que triste :'(
@parishkritpant165
Love
@danieladb2258
Tanto quilombo por un pájaro?