In the beginning of 2000, the band recorded their second album "NewtimeChaos". The album was released in May 2000 with the label "B.Mind Records". In March 2002, Personal War changed the name from "Personal War" to "Perzonal War" because of legal reasons and signed a deal with AFM-Records.
In July 2002 the 3rd album "Different But The Same" was released worldwide over AFM Records. Also Victor Smolski from RAGE played a couple of guitar solos on the album and helped the band in the studio. The album got amazing reviews and lots of high soundcheck positions in the important Metal Magazines.
After lots of live gigs and Festivals (a.o. on the Sziget Festival in Budapest, as support for RAGE and NEVERMORE) bass player Frank Buchwalter split with the band in January 2003. In June 2003, Perzonal War entered the studio again to begin with the work on the album "Faces". During the recordings, bass player Sven Krautkraemer joined the band and completed the strongest Perzonal War line up so far.
The band also recorded a video for the single "My Secret" with a very popular German film team. After that the band played a very successful Tour together with "Circle to Circle" and "Blaze". "Faces" is the band´s strongest release so far and the very high soundcheck positions (Rock Hard Germany 10 x dynamite, Metal Hammer Germany Soundcheck position 7 etc.) and also the entry in the german Metal-DJ Charts at position 10 speak for themselves. The Clip to "My Secret" is shown in whole Europe and especially in Holland it runs 10 times a day in "High rotation" on "The Box".
PERZONAL WAR is:
- Matthias Zimmer (Vocals & Guitar)
- Martin Buchwalter (Drums)
- Björn Kluth (Bass)
- Andreas Ballnus (Guitar)
Homepage: http://www.perzonalwar.de
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Utopia
Perzonal War Lyrics
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My visions-not fiction
They're real
And I know there's another world
I'm sure there is
Something I feel
I am crossing the border
And ahead lies my answer
Just one step away but
Still too far to see
Irrational hate leads
Me Straight into this cavity
The kingdom of the worm is waiting for me
UTOPIA
I'm sure the missing link is me
You could see through my eyes
UTOPIA
Just one step forward
Set me free
And what I tried to keep slowly dies
My safe hoard is gone
Take from me
Now I am not more than one
And thus this new breed of life
For me just means that another one dies
It was my safe home but they have changed it all
They have brought hell into my sleep
Another memory is vanishing,fading away
The opening lines of Perzonal War's song "Utopia" suggest that the singer is contemplating a world or existence that exists beyond their current reality, something that they "feel" or "know" to be true, but cannot fully articulate. This sense of longing is juxtaposed against the more concrete challenge of crossing a border or threshold in search of answers, while grappling with the internal turmoil of "irrational hate" that threatens to consume them. The ominous imagery of the "kingdom of the worm" suggests a descent into darkness or despair, and the singer's hope that they are the "missing link" that will help them reach their version of utopia is tinged with a sense of desperation.
As the song progresses, the singer's sense of dislocation and loss become more pronounced, as they mourn the loss of their "safe hoard" and the changes that have been wrought upon their world. The line "And what I tried to keep slowly dies" suggests a kind of resignation or acceptance of the inevitable, as if the singer has come to terms with the fact that their search for utopia may be fruitless. The final lyric, "Another memory is vanishing, fading away," leaves the listener with a sense of melancholy and loss, suggesting that the search for utopia may be a futile one.
Line by Line Meaning
I am dreaming in silence
I am quietly imagining something
My visions-not fiction
What I'm imagining is not made up
They're real
My ideas are grounded in reality
And I know there's another world
I believe there is another reality
I'm sure there is
My belief is strong
Something I feel
I have a gut feeling about this
I am crossing the border
I'm taking a risk
A secret throws shadows on me
I feel like something's being kept from me
And ahead lies my answer
I believe I'll find what I'm looking for ahead
Just one step away but
It's so close, yet still so far
Still too far to see
I'm not sure what exactly it is yet
Irrational hate leads
My negative emotions drive me forward
Me Straight into this cavity
I'm going down a dark path
The kingdom of the worm is waiting for me
There's something ominous ahead
UTOPIA
I'm seeking a perfect world
I'm sure the missing link is me
I believe I have a role to play in achieving this perfect world
You could see through my eyes
If you understood my perspective, you'd understand my motivations
UTOPIA
I still believe in achieving a perfect world
Just one step forward
I'm just a little further away from it
Set me free
Achieving this goal will give me a sense of liberation
And what I tried to keep slowly dies
I'm accepting that some things will have to change to achieve my goal
My safe hoard is gone
What I thought was my safe haven is no longer that way
Take from me
It's been taken from me
Now I am not more than one
I'm just one person
And thus this new breed of life
My new reality
For me just means that another one dies
But it comes at a cost to others
It was my safe home but they have changed it all
My previous reality has been disrupted
They have brought hell into my sleep
It's affected me even in my dreams
Another memory is vanishing,fading away
I'm losing parts of my old reality
Contributed by Joshua H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.