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1) Rosetta Stone is a British Goth band formed in the mid 1980s.
2) Rosetta Stone was a British pop band from the late 1970s.
3) Rosetta Stone was a pop band from the late 2000s.
1) Rosetta Stone is a British Goth band formed in the mid 1980s around members Porl King (Rosetta Stone, Miserylab) on guitar/vocals/keyboards and Karl North (Rosetta Stone, Dream Disciples) on bass, plus their drum machine and synthesizer rack nicknamed "Madame Razor." The band was named after the Rosetta Stone, an Egyptian historical artifact, and used ancient mythological imagery. Their early style and first album reflected the jangly-guitar sounds of 1980s gothic rock, and their first big break was supporting The Mission.
In 1991 the band released their most successful single Adrenaline, an indie dancefloor anthem which marked a change in direction for the band's sound and line-up. Porl Young (who had joined just after the recording of An Eye For The Main Chance) left to produce Children On Stun whilst Porl King and Karl North remained to take the band into a more industrial sound.
1992 saw a cover version of The Rattles 1970 hit The Witch take the band into the UK top 40 singles chart.
With the advance for 1995's The Tyranny of Inaction, Porl King purchased an Alesis ADAT multi-track digital recorder, the use of which substantially changed Rosetta Stone's sound. That album and most subsequent work featured a much more industrial sound, with extensive use of sampling
At some point in the late 1990s, Porl King lost part of his little finger in an accident, which changed his guitar style considerably. The band split up in 1998 for many reasons but which some say may have included an off-stage fracas with an act from Nightbreed Recordings at Whitby Gothic Weekend. Karl North joined Dream Disciples (their next album Asphyxia notably featured Carl's Rosetta-sounding bass). Porl King produced one more album (contractually) under the name Rosetta Stone for Cleopatra Records. Porl King went on to be a remix producer under the moniker "Miserylab," working for the likes of the mercury music award nominated Elbow and the Fluke side-project Syntax. As Miserylab, Porl has released several Singles, EPs, and Albums including the track Making A Bomb, his latest album From Which No Light Escapes, and singles Appeal To Fears {video} and Gods Amongst Your Friends {video}. Both singles are available for FREE download at miserylab.com.
Rosetta Stone was one of the largest names in the 1990s goth circuit, easily commanding audiences of over two thousand when headlining festivals, however they seemed to prefer to have a more direct relationship with their audience and in later years would usually book short tours of smaller 500+ capacity venues which then sold out. Porl King was one of the few big-name goth musicians to contribute to online discussions, such as Usenet's uk.people.gothic newsgroup. This dedication gained them a solid fanbase - the most loyal followers became known as Quarriers. Today Porl is frequently found on Facebook and Twitter.
Discography:
Chapter And Verse (1988)
Recreate and Emulate (1988)
Whispers (1988)
And How They Rejoice (1989)
Darkness And Light (1989)
Retribution (1989)
Adrenaline (1991)
An Eye For The Main Chance (1991)
Leave Me For Dead (1991)
Under The Rose (1991)
The Witch (1992)
Epitome (1993)
Foundation Stones (1993)
On The Side Of Angels (1993)
Nothing (1995)
The Tyranny Of Inaction (1995)
Hiding In Waiting (1996)
Playing God (as Complicity) (1997)
Chemical Emissions (1998)
Gender Confusion (1998)
Don't Blow Your Cover: A Tribute To KMFDM (2000) {KMFDM}
Virgin Voices: A Tribute to Madonna, Volume 2 (2000) {Madonna}
Unerotica (2000)
Seems Like Forever (2019)
Cryptology (2020)
--- For More Releases By This Artist: See miserylab
Official Sites:
Porl King's Pages
http://www.miserylab.com
http://www.twitter.com/miserylab
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rosetta-Stone/95004755522
http://www.facebook.com/miserylab
Porl Young's Pages
http://www.facebook.com/porlyoung
http://www.myspace.com/porlyoung
From Wikipedia Edited by Neferast on 18 Jun 2011
2) Rosetta Stone was a British pop band from the late 1970s.
3) Rosetta Stone was a pop band from the late 2000s.
Hiding in Waiting
Rosetta Stone Lyrics
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Save it for the sick and the shallow
Don't talk, more lies-come-out
Why can't you see them as I do
Why don't you see them as I do
It doesn't come from chipping away
It doesn't even come from the noise you've made
I'm told that we don't deserve you
I'm hiding in waiting
This is a hopeless place
And we're just the virus
Each of us carry inside of us
Do you feel a part of this
I feel I'm pulled apart by this
You've really got to suffer somehow...
Something should've happened by now
Something should've
Safe inside this hole I hide
Not daring to crawl out
No don't make me see reason
The lyrics of Rosetta Stone's song Hiding in Waiting expresses a sense of disillusionment towards society and its inhabitants. The songwriter urges not to spare him with a lowdown, and save it for the sick and the shallow, as he doesn't want to hear more lies come out of their mouths. They want to know why people can't see things as they see them, particularly the negative aspects of life that most people ignore. The writer claims that the noise they have made and the chipping away hasn't made any impact, and they are being told that they don't deserve them. The songwriter is hiding in waiting because they feel that the world is a hopeless place, everyone carries a virus inside them and are part of it. He poses a rhetorical question, asking if the listener feels like a part of this virus, as he feels that it is pulling him apart.
The song expresses a need to suffer, and an expectation that something should have happened by now. The writer expresses that there is safety and comfort in hiding, not daring to crawl out, and not wanting to see any reason in the world that surrounds him.
Line by Line Meaning
Please spare me the low down
I do not want to hear any negative or derogatory comments from you
Save it for the sick and the shallow
Your negative remarks are only suited for those who are as insensitive as you or those who are unwell
Don't talk, more lies-come-out
Every time you speak, you end up revealing more lies than the truth
Why can't you see them as I do
I wish you could perceive things like I do
Why don't you see them as I do
It is surprising that you cannot visualize things in the same way as I do
It doesn't come from chipping away
Success is not just the result of constant efforts to get small gains
It doesn't even come from the noise you've made
Achievement is not just based on the loudness of your actions
I'm told that we don't deserve you
According to someone's opinion, we are not worthy of having you around
I'm hiding in waiting
I am lying low, waiting for a good moment to reveal myself
This is a hopeless place
The current situation seems bleak and there is no hope in sight
And we're just the virus
We are just like a contagious disease, infecting everything around us
Each of us carry inside of us
Each one of us carries within us a bad element, which can spread if not controlled
Do you feel a part of this
Do you feel like you are a contributor to this problem we are facing?
I feel I'm pulled apart by this
I feel like this issue is tearing me apart from several directions
You've really got to suffer somehow...
You need to pay a price, undergo some pain or struggle, in order to achieve something
Something should've happened by now
I expected some change or improvement in the situation that we are in, but nothing has happened yet
Something should've
There should have been a positive outcome of our efforts by now
Safe inside this hole I hide
I am secure and protected inside my shelter
Not daring to crawl out
I am too scared to step outside and face the challenges that lie ahead
No don't make me see reason
Please do not try to convince me with logical arguments, as I am not ready to accept them yet
Contributed by Jayce A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.