Pride and Fall came into being when Sigve and Svein wanted to pursue a more electronic and club-oriented sound than what they were doing in their goth/darkwave project An Evening With Kisses. As a result, Per Waagen, an old friend joined Pride and Fall as a programmer and keyboard player.
They released a demo shortly after, and in 2003, released their debut album, Nephesh, and debut single Paragon on Dependent Records in Europe, Metropolis Records in the United States, and Memento Materia in Scandinavia. Pride and Fall performed their first gigs outside of Norway in 2004, including Cyberia/X-Club in Holland, the Invitation Festival in Belgium and the Dark City Festival in Scotland.
In late 2005, the band released their second single, the web-only release Border, and in 2006, their second album Elements of Silence. Along with Revolution By Night the band toured Britain in May 2006, supporting Covenant on their UK Skyshaper tour. Pride and Fall released their 3rd album, In My Time of Dying, on 17 August 2007, their final album on Dependent Records. Their also played the Festival kinetic 2.0 in Canada 17 May 2008.
After a break the band returned on Dependence 2012 with the song Reborn, and a new album were released 30 August 2013.
Beginning with influences of metal, goth and progressive trance, Pride and Fall came together to combine the distinct and contrasting elements of these genres into something never heard before to spawn a refreshing and innovative surprise for the listener. Hailing from Norway, vocalist Sigve Monsen along with Per Waagen and Svein Joar Auglaend Johnsen have been dredging the depths of electronic music for fresh ideas since 2000. With the first album, Nephesh, Pride and Fall had created a new and innovative sound in the world of Futurepop. They further explored this sound in the follow up album Elements of Silence. The third album from the band, 2007’s In My Time Of Dying, was recorded following a year marked by divorce, a friend's suicide, a loss in the family, and more. The experiences shaped the sound and feel of the band. In 2013 Pride and Fall returned with Of Lust and Desire, an album showing the band’s growth while maintaining the styles that were loved by their fans and forged over a tumultuous decade. Turn the Lights on EP was released 15.08.2014, and includes the original track, one Pride and Fall remix, three additional remixes and the new song As I Carve.
The Painful Regret
Pride and Fall Lyrics
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And preserve the feeling I've got
If these moments could last forever
And capture this state I'm in
These moments should last forever
So I can taste the pain I now feel
It's in moments like these
I can decide on what I find real
Is this what you find real?
Are they calm the hands that touch your skin?
Is it preferred it's done the way they do?
The weaker mind the stronger they hold on
And sometimes their ideas get hold of me too
If these moments would last forever
If these moments could last forever
These moments should last forever
The Painful Regret by Pride and Fall is an introspective and melancholic song about the fleeting nature of happiness and how we cling onto moments of joy, hoping that they would last forever. The song begins with the idea of wanting to preserve the feeling of a particular moment, to freeze time and hold onto the happiness we experience in our lives. The singer wishes to capture their state of mind, to remember the elation they feel in that moment. The repetition of the words "If these moments could last forever" emphasizes the desire to hold onto happiness and avoid the pain that comes with the realization that nothing lasts forever.
However, the singer soon acknowledges that pain is just as important a part of reality as happiness. They wish to taste the pain they now feel, for it is in moments of pain that we become more aware of our emotions and what we truly find real. The lyrics suggest that pain and joy are inherently linked, that moments of pleasure cannot exist without moments of suffering. The lines "Is this what you find real?" implies that experiencing pain makes us more aware of what truly matters in life.
The final verse of the song reflects on the idea that people are sometimes held captive by their own thoughts and ideas. The weaker mind is more susceptible to influence, and sometimes we find ourselves being swayed by ideas that are not our own. The repetition of "If these moments would last forever" drives home the idea that we often cling to moments of happiness as a way to escape our own thoughts and fears.
Overall, The Painful Regret is a powerful reflection on the transitory nature of happiness and the importance of both joy and pain in shaping our worldview.
Line by Line Meaning
If these moments would last forever
Expressing the desire for the present happiness to remain permanent
And preserve the feeling I've got
Maintaining the emotion that is currently experienced
If these moments could last forever
Hoping that the ongoing experience of joy could go on indefinitely
And capture this state I'm in
Describing the current mental state and the wish to be trapped in this state forever
These moments should last forever
Requesting that the current happy state should never end
So I can taste the pain I now feel
Desiring to remember the current sadness so that it can be felt in the future
It's in moments like these
The current situation is where decisions are made
I can decide on what I find real
Things that are considered to be true are chosen and decided upon
Is this what you find real?
Questioning the validity of the other person's beliefs and emotions
Are they calm the hands that touch your skin?
Asking if the actions performed on the other person's body are done in a gentle manner
Is it preferred it's done the way they do?
Asking if the way they do things is considered favorable or desired
The weaker mind the stronger they hold on
Those with less power have a stronger grip on others
And sometimes their ideas get hold of me too
Occasionally, the ideas of others influence and grip me as well
If these moments would last forever
Reiterating the desire to make the current happy experience last
If these moments could last forever
Repeating the hope that the present happiness stays permanently
These moments should last forever
Reiterating the request that the current joy hold on indefinitely
Contributed by Adeline L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.