History
Project Pitchfork was formed by Peter Spilles and Dirk Scheuber. After agreeing to work together, they picked the project's name by choosing a random word from the dictionary. The band gave their first performance in Hamburg in February 1990 and released their demo, "K.N.K.A", in August. In May 1991, their debut album "Dhyani" was released. The band's second album, "Lam-'Bras" was released in February 1992 and yielded the first vocal appearance of Patrica Nigiani. Six months later, the band's third album, "Entities" was released. The band switched labels to Off Beat for their 1994 release "Io". The album featured two singles, "Renascence" and "Carrion", and marked the first time the band entered the German Charts. The album was followed by a lengthy German tour.
In 1995, Project Pitchfork established their own label, Candyland Entertainment, through which they would release the majority of their material. 1995 also saw the release of two EPs, "CH'I" and "Corps d'Amour", and one album, "Alpha Omega". The year finished off with a tour supported by Rammstein. The next Project Pitchfork studio album "¡Chakra:Red!" was released in 1997. It was the first album since "Dhyani" to be written as a group effort, rather than by Peter Spilles alone, and the first to include Jürgen Jansen as a permanent band member.
Right after their first US tour in 1998, Project Pitchfork returned with concept album "Eon:Eon", their first while signed to label EastWest. The album yielded three singles, "Steelrose", "Carnival", and "I Live Your Dream". With the support of Eastwest, an imprint of the major label Warner Music), the band had greater resources available to produce videos for their music, which led to their being the first gothic industrial band to receive airplay on music TV in Germany. The video for "Steelrose" earned the band a nomination for an Echo Award for Best Video National. In 2001, the band released their eighth studio album "Daimonion" and supported the album with a European tour. In 2002 the band released the "NUN" trilogy which consisted of album "Inferno" and EPs "View From a Throne" and "Trialog". This earned the band another nomination for an Echo Award, this time for Best Alternative Act National.
Project Pitchfork returned with album Kaskade in 2005. In February 2009 the band released "Dream, Tiresias!" which received praise from electronic music magazine, ReGen. In 2010 the band's follow up album "Continuum Ride" was released along with a video to support the song "Beholder." "Continuum Ride" was inspired by the band's US tour in 2009, particularly their experience of Detroit, whose dilapidated skyline led to a more "dark and destructive" sound than that of their previous album.
By 2011 Project Pitchfork ceased operating their Candyland label, having since begun releasing their work on the Trisol label.
The band released "Quantum Mechanics" in 2011 as well as a video for the album's second track, "Lament". Later that year the band released a compilation album titled "First Anthology". In 2013 the band released their fourteenth studio album, "Black", and a music video to accompany the song "Rain". In June 2014, the band announced via their official website a new album titled "Blood". To promote the record the band held a pre-release show in Hamburg. The album was released in September and featured a music video for "Blood-Diamond (See Him Running)" edited by Peter Spilles himself.
In 2016, Project Pitchfork released their "Second Anthology", a double CD that included one new track, several unreleased rarities, and many re-recorded and remastered tracks. Also in 2016, the band released the album "Look Up, I’m Down There" to commemorate their 25th anniversary. The album was released in two versions: a standard CD release and a special, limited edition double CD wth an 80 page art book containing complete lyrics and a short story by the fantasy author Björn Springorum.
In 2018, the band released the album "Akkretion", the first of what was planned to be a trilogy of albums for release that year. Of the remaining albums of the trilogy, only the second, "Fragment," was released.
Starting in 2019, Trisol began releasing reissues of all the band's material over the previous decade from "Dream, Tiresias!" through "Look Up, I'm Down There".
Lament
Project Pitchfork Lyrics
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You asked me why
I had no answer
We started to cry
There was too much
That had gone wrong
A world is dying
Now you're long time gone
Merely a memory
Your picture is fading
Like a far away melody
I miss you too much
I can't go on, without you
Every day is wrong
A whole world is dying in this song
The blues of the world
Swirled around my heart
And screamed
We are apart, forever apart
We are apart, forever apart
I hardly remember
The sweet tone of your voice
Life can be Hell
When there is no choice
What is the meaning
What is still right
Who's got the answer
If no one has ever, ever seen the light
I can't take it one more day
The pain goes too deep
I lay down right here
Forever to sleep
I miss you too much
I can't go on, without you
Every day is wrong
A whole world is dying in this song
The blues of the world
Swirled around my heart
And screamed
We are apart, forever apart
We are apart, forever apart
I lay down right here
Forever to sleep
Like a far away melody
The song Lament by Project Pitchfork is a soulful portrayal of a person's grief and sorrow over the loss of someone they deeply loved. The song describes a conversation between two people in which one of them looks into the other's eyes and asks them why. In this case, the answer is not forthcoming, and both parties break down in tears. The reason for their grief is that they have lost someone they love, and there's nothing one can do to bring them back.
The lyrics convey a sense of hopelessness and despair as the person speaks about their lost loved one being nothing more than a memory that fades away like a distant melody. They feel like they can't go on without their loved one and that every day is wrong. The person is unable to cope with the pain, and they long to be reunited with their loved one.
The lyrics of the song are deeply emotional and raw, as they explore the idea of loss and grief. The writer puts the listener in the shoes of someone who has lost a loved one and is struggling to come to terms with the pain that comes with the loss. The song is a poignant reminder of the fragility of life and how important it is to cherish the people we love while we have them.
Line by Line Meaning
I looked in your eyes
I saw the emotional anguish in your eyes.
You asked me why
You wondered why this pain exists.
I had no answer
I could not provide a satisfying explanation.
We started to cry
We were overcome with grief.
There was too much
The situation was too overwhelming.
That had gone wrong
Too many mistakes had been made.
A world is dying
The world is in disarray and collapse.
With this song
The song is a reflection of this despair.
Now you're long time gone
You have been absent for a long time.
Merely a memory
You are only a distant memory now.
Your picture is fading
Even your image is gradually disappearing from my mind.
Like a far away melody
You are like a melodious tune that is playing far away, out of reach.
I miss you too much
The pain of your absence is unbearable.
I can't go on, without you
I can't continue to live life without you by my side.
Every day is wrong
Every day feels like a struggle without you.
The blues of the world
The sadness and despair of the world is affecting me.
Swirled around my heart
These emotions are consuming me.
And screamed
These emotions are overwhelming.
We are apart, forever apart
We are separated and will never be reunited.
We are apart, forever apart
The distance between us is permanent.
I hardly remember
I can barely recollect...
The sweet tone of your voice
...the sound of your kind voice.
Life can be Hell
Life can be very painful.
When there is no choice
When there are no good options or alternatives.
What is the meaning
What is the point...
What is still right
...of anything, what can still be considered right?
Who's got the answer
No one seems to have a solution.
If no one has ever, ever seen the light
If no one has found a way out of this darkness.
I can't take it one more day
I can't endure this pain any longer.
The pain goes too deep
The hurt is too profound and overwhelming.
I lay down right here
I give up...
Forever to sleep
...permanently, to end the pain.
Like a far away melody
Finally, at peace, like a distant song serenading me into the afterlife.
Contributed by Molly P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Krystallen
Love this music! The powerful lyrics are my life!
Sounds like a whining teenager. But "forever apart" hits it....
I have no feelings or interests in anyone else.
The pain is the same as everyone with a broken heart. The Pain goes away in time....for most.
Not me...
The pain only goes deeper with time, as my memories fade.
Wish I could lay down and sleep and never wake up.
PocketSizeSun
2020 and I'm still in love with this song!!
T E
It's got a unique impact.
shortcake 28
2021 and I love this soonnnggggg
Anni1797
Ja a
Вова Иванов
Yes
Russia
Jorge Diaz Puhl
2021 ;)
cloudybrain
I love this song. I listened to it so many times already, but today I was driving, listening.. the lyrics made me cry..
"I can't take one more day, the pain is too deep" as I remember all the people I love, like my mom, and my baby girl, gone. RIP you angels.
Thranthoros
Project Pitchfork is one reason why I´m proud of the German music scene :) We´ve got so many different genres of music (not just Pop, Rock and Hip Hop), it´s incredible.
Trent Moorman
Wtf is German hip hop?
Zoe 2
I love german darkwave and postpunk, it's amazing :)