The music of Paralysed Age clearly has influences from the post-punk and the new wave era. Marked by this style, influenced by a lot of other genres, like folk and synthpop, Paralysed Age are searching for their own path to modern gothic wave, a sound with a morbid and melancholic character.
Their songs often deal with vampires, bats and other "creatures of the night". Descriptions of fears and nightmares, but also resumes of the night with dreams and hopes are the lyrical path of Paralysed Age. Also, the horror story-like songtexts contain sorrow with a touch of irony - as can also be seen with individuals such as Bram Stoker or Edgar Allan Poe. Edgar Allan Poe inspired much of the music by Paralysed Age.
On their album "Tragedia Nosferata" they were inspired by the Romanian symbolist poet, the "damned" George Bacovia, using one of his poems for one of their song-lyrics.
Members
* Michael Knust - vocals, guitars, keys, sampling
* Andrea Knust - bass, keys, vocals
Discography
* Maxi-CD "Bloodsucker", 1994 (Glasnost Records)
* CD "Nocturne", 1994 (Glasnost Records)
* CD "Empire of the Vampire", 1999 (Dancing Ferret Discs)
* CD "Into The Ice", 2002 (Dancing Ferret Discs)
* CD "Tragedia Nosferata", 2006 (Dancing Ferret Discs)
* Album "Intermezzo", 2019(Self-Released)
Into the Ice
Paralysed Age Lyrics
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Pictures of living long for the heat
Lost in a nightmare of your own soul
Got in a deep trance like in an icy hole
I stumbled through my own agony
My fears are timeless reality
Now it gets colder come take my hand
Fall into the ice
Tears of ice run down your face
You've lost your hold, you've lost your trace
Distant voices like pearls of rain
Pray for you again and again
The lyrics of the song ‘Into the Ice’ by Paralysed Age are about being trapped in a nightmare of one’s own soul. The song creates a vivid imagery of a white painted desert colored in sweet shades, with pictures of living long for the heat. The singer feels lost in this nightmare, as he is stuck in a deep trance like in an icy hole. As he stumbles through his own agony, his fears become a timeless reality. The coming of colder times and the sweet glance of darkness seem to have raised his own end. The chorus, ‘fall into the ice’, depicts the character’s descent into his own inner hell.
The second verse continues to paint a picture of the singer ‘falling into the ice’. The tears of ice, running down his face, signify how deeply frozen and numb he has become. He has lost his hold and has lost his trace, like an aimless wanderer lost in a snowstorm. Distant voices praying for him again and again, like pearls of rain, signify the hope he should cling on to. Even in this much hostile scenario, there is hope for redemption.
Line by Line Meaning
White painted deserts in colors of sweet
The combination of white and sweet colors creates a visually appealing yet contrasting image.
Pictures of living long for the heat
Images of people living long lives in warm climates are enticing.
Lost in a nightmare of your own soul
Feeling trapped and hopeless within one's own mind.
Got in a deep trance like in an icy hole
Falling into a state of mind similar to being stuck in a deep, icy hole.
I stumbled through my own agony
Experiencing one's own pain and struggles, often without help or support.
My fears are timeless reality
Fears can feel very real and often timeless, continually haunting the individual.
Now it gets colder come take my hand
As things become even more difficult, seeking comfort and support from others is important.
Sweet glance of darkness raise my own end
Finding peace in darkness and accepting the end of things.
Fall into the ice
Succumbing to despair and the icy grip of sorrow.
Tears of ice run down your face
Crying so much that the tears feel like ice on one's face.
You've lost your hold, you've lost your trace
Feeling completely lost and without direction or control.
Distant voices like pearls of rain
Hearing voices in the distance that sound like drops of rain.
Pray for you again and again
Others are hoping and praying for the person to find their way and overcome their struggles.
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on The Grave Shall Be Forever
The grave shall be forever, two fallen flames, still glow on and on,
illumination, and a strange desire, a blossoms for lovers, a lost and the gone,
The grave, shall be forever, The odor ,of heaven again,
The grave, shall be forever ,again, the fate is upon us, the undead has come,
Facing the love, just now or never, my love still glows, to be silent, forever~
The grave, shall be forever, again, hostile and warm, Farewell to the pain,
The grave, shall be forever, The odor, of heaven again,
The grave, shall be forever, again, the fate is upon us, the undead has come,
The grave, shall be forever, two fallen flames, still glow on and on,
illumination, and a strange desire, a blossoms for lovers, a lost and the gone,
A lost and the gone,
A lost and the gone,
A lost, and the gone.............
01/03/2023