1. A thrash metal… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least eight artists using this name:
1. A thrash metal band from Switzerland formed in 1985.
2. Poltergeist from Poland, Wroclaw city (crust punk/grind core)
3. Solo trance project from Union Jack's Simon Berry produced the track "Vicious Circles": Released 1996 on Manifesto Records.
4. Poltergeist from Brasov, Romania(rock, alternative rock, pop-rock). They released an album containing 13 covers and 4 own-made tracks
5. A melodic death metal band from Finland.
6. A noise rock band from Córdoba, Argentina, featuring Andrés Asia (formerly on Claravox) and Carlos Carnelli on guitars and Manuel Matheu on drums. They have not released a record yet.
7. Raw crust punk from the Czech Republic
8. An obscure noise project from Tokyo, Japan. Has one release out from 2003, on HMW Distribution, part of the label Deserted Factory.
9. Side project of Echo And The Bunnymen members Will Sergeant and Les Pattinson.
Depression
Poltergeist Lyrics
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Time is all it needs
Rising from your soul
This feeling will take control
Thinkin' 'bout suicide
The preacher says "this is not right"
But everything is going wrong
You can't change, you're not strong
Come on give in
To your obsession
Now, if you are strong
You'll pull the trigger
For your depression...
May be the other life will come
May be there's nothing and you were wrong
May be there is heaven mey be there is hell
May be there is nothing and you have failed
Pull the trigger - shoot yourself
Take the pills and poison yourself
You think this is just a dream
Soon you'll realize this is real
You have to act, you can't wait
Try to get out, it's too late...
Thinking about suicide
The preacher says "this is not right"
But everything is going wrong
You cannot change, you're so strong
Come, here is your gun
Come and give in
To your obsession
Now, if you are stonrg
You'll pull the trigger
For your depression...
The lyrics to Poltergeist's song Depression portray the thoughts and emotions of someone struggling with depression and suicidal ideation. The song opens with the line "deep inside it sleeps, time is all it needs," suggesting that depression can lie dormant for a long time before surfacing and taking control of a person's thoughts and actions.
The lyrics go on to describe the internal struggle of the person as they contemplate suicide and hear conflicting messages from those around them. While a preacher tells them that suicide is not the answer, they feel that everything is going wrong and that they cannot change. The chorus urges the person to give in to their obsession and pull the trigger, suggesting that suicide is the only way out of their depression.
The second half of the song presents a series of "maybes" that suggest that the person's beliefs about the afterlife may not be accurate, but ultimately they are left with the sense that they need to act on their suicidal thoughts before it's too late.
Overall, the lyrics paint a bleak picture of the effects of depression on the human psyche and the struggle to find hope and a reason to keep living.
Line by Line Meaning
Deep inside it sleeps
The feeling of depression is hidden deep down in the person's mind
Time is all it needs
Depression takes time to surface and affect a person
Rising from your soul
Depression emanates from a person's innermost being
This feeling will take control
Depression will eventually overpower the person's thoughts and actions
Thinkin' 'bout suicide
The person is contemplating ending their life due to severe depression
The preacher says "this is not right"
The person seeks counsel from religious authorities but doesn't find help
But everything is going wrong
The person feels everything in their life is falling apart
You can't change, you're not strong
The person feels helpless and weak, incapable of coping with their depression
Come, here is the gun
The depression is tempting the person to use a gun as a means of escape
Come on give in
The depression is urging the person to give up and succumb to its grip
To your obsession
The depression is described as an obsession taking control of the person's mind
Now, if you are strong
If the person can summon the strength to act on their suicidal thoughts, they may do so
You'll pull the trigger
The person is being pushed to use the gun against themselves
For your depression...
The person is motivated by their depression to end their life
May be the other life will come
The person is contemplating the possibility of an afterlife
May be there's nothing and you were wrong
The person is not sure what happens after death and it creates more despair
May be there is heaven mey be there is hell
The person considers the potential consequences of their suicidal actions
May be there is nothing and you have failed
The person is considering death as a failure
Pull the trigger - shoot yourself
The depression is pushing the person to self-harm
Take the pills and poison yourself
The depression offers alternative self-harm methods
You think this is just a dream
The person feels that their depression is not real
Soon you'll realize this is real
The person believes that their depression will eventually become too much to ignore
You have to act, you can't wait
The depression is urging the person to take immediate action to end their life
Try to get out, it's too late...
The person feels trapped and incapable of escaping their depression
Contributed by Jayden G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.