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)
Sacrifice
Paralysed Age Lyrics
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You give me delight you know what's good for me
In you I trust you seal my fate
I always give and you always take
You are my master so lead me on to heavens gate
Take me shake me
Wake me up deep in the night
Take me when ever you like
Take me once and take me twice
Make me suffer like Jesus Christ
Take me shake me
Make me the victim of your sacrifice
You are my death you are my dignity
You keep me out of breath
You strike and strangle me
Caress me with your iron glove
I always cry and you always love
Abuse all my devotions
Cause I can't get enough
Take me shake me
The lyrics to Paralysed Age's song Sacrifice convey a theme of submission to a dominant and controlling figure. The singer addresses their "master" as the one who controls their fate and provides them with what is good for them. There is a clear power dynamic at play as the singer describes giving and their master taking. The chorus uses vivid language to describe the physical and emotional toll that their master takes on them. The repeated lines of "Take me shake me, Make me the victim of your sacrifice" make it clear that the singer is willing to endure whatever their master desires in order to please them.
The lyrics could be interpreted as a depiction of a submissive sexual relationship or even a metaphor for addiction. The idea of willingly sacrificing oneself for someone else's pleasure is a common theme in both kink and drug use. The language used throughout the song is also reminiscent of religious imagery, with references to Jesus' suffering and the idea of being taken to heaven's gate.
Line by Line Meaning
You are my life you are my liberty
You give me purpose and freedom in life
You give me delight you know what's good for me
You bring me happiness and understand what benefits me
In you I trust you seal my fate
I have faith in you and believe you control my destiny
I always give and you always take
I constantly sacrifice for you and you take advantage of it
You are my master so lead me on to heavens gate
You hold complete power over me and guide me towards a better afterlife
Take me shake me
Do whatever you want with me
Wake me up deep in the night
Arouse me in the darkness
Take me how ever you want
Treat me however you please
Take me when ever you like
Take advantage of me at any time
Take me once and take me twice
Use me repeatedly
Make me suffer like Jesus Christ
Cause me to endure intense pain and hardship
Take me shake me
Continue to do with me as you please
Make me the victim of your sacrifice
Use me as a sacrifice for your own benefit and gain
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Bianca
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