Phlebotomized are a seven-piece death metal band from Rozenburg, Netherland… Read Full Bio ↴Phlebotomized are a seven-piece death metal band from Rozenburg, Netherlands. They formed in the 1990 They combined the styles of death/doom, technical death and avant-garde death with some grinding parts. They split up after the release of Skycontact in 1997. Prior to Skycontact, they had released two demos and EPs as well as Immense Intense Suspense - the album often regarded as their finest work. What points out the band most, is the use of the violin as a constant instrument which is very rare in the death metal scene and the use of synthesizers in the background.

Originally, they were a death/grind band called Bacterial Cancer, then Bacterial Disease. They changed their name to Phlebotomized and their style around 1990.

They reunited in 2013 and Immense Intense Suspense & Skycontact has been reissued as a double album in 2014.

Sometimes
Phlebotomized Lyrics

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[music: Palms]

Soms... Zijn je wonden nog te diep of vers
Vaak is er nog die pijn
Weten wat je hebt verloren
Niet, wat de zin er van moet zijn
Soms... je denkt dat alles is verloren
Komt er stil een nieuw begin

Ontvankelijkheid door pijn geboren
Geeft het leven weer wat zin
Soms...Als alles lijkt verloren
Zingt een vogel in de nacht
Als je dat maar weer kan horen
Krijg je na het duister kracht
Stil... je voeten op verdwaadle paden
Je gaat het licht weer in
Je weet behoedzaam...

[A.Palms, January 29,1994]

Overall Meaning

The song "Sometimes" by Phlebotomized describes the struggles of dealing with loss, pain and feeling lost. The lyrics convey a message of hope and resilience. The first verse speaks about the wounds that are still fresh and the pain that never seems to go away. The second verse resembles a ray of hope in the darkness of despair, where there is a possibility of finding a new beginning. The song signifies the idea that pain makes a person more open to possibilities, and allows them to find meaning within their lives. The third verse talks about how some things that appear to be lost forever can still return to us.

The chorus of the song conveys the idea that even when everything looks dark and hopeless, there is always a ray of hope to cling on to in the form of a small bird singing in the night. The bird's song is symbolic, and it gives the listener the strength to persist through the darkest of moments, and to push through the pain and discomfort to find a new dawn.

Overall, "Sometimes" is a song about finding hope and meaning in the face of loss and pain. It suggests that even though life can be cruel and unfair, we can still find joy and beauty if we keep our eyes open, and more importantly, keep moving towards the light.

Line by Line Meaning

Soms... Zijn je wonden nog te diep of vers
Sometimes... your wounds are still too deep or fresh

Vaak is er nog die pijn
Often there is still that pain

Weten wat je hebt verloren
Knowing what you have lost

Niet, wat de zin er van moet zijn
Not knowing what the point of it all is

Soms... je denkt dat alles is verloren
Sometimes... you think everything is lost

Komt er stil een nieuw begin
Then quietly a new beginning comes

Ontvankelijkheid door pijn geboren
Receptiveness born from pain

Geeft het leven weer wat zin
Gives life meaning again

Soms...Als alles lijkt verloren
Sometimes... when everything seems lost

Zingt een vogel in de nacht
A bird sings in the night

Als je dat maar weer kan horen
If only you can hear it again