In 1999, their first album To Die For was music magazine Orkus's album of the month. With the success of the first album, Scream Silence could go on tours with bands like Christian Death and Dreadful Shadows.
Two years later, in 2001, the successor The 2nd, climbed up to be the number 1 in all European charts. On the subsequent tour they were the main band and they played in Wave-Gotik-Treffen.
Without big promotion in 2004 they released Seven Tears and got excellent reviews from music magazines. In spring they founded their own record label Plainsong Records and immediately began to work on their fourth album, Elegy, which was released on October 25, 2004. Yuki Melchert (violin) and Anika Skusa (cello) had guest appearances.
On January 30, 2006 Saviourine was released in Germany, and also in almost all of Central and Eastern Europe.
On April 20, 2007 the sixth album Aphelia was released.
Lune up:
Hardy Fieting - vocals
Robert Klausch - guitar
Rene Gödde - guitar
Hagen Schneevoigt - bass
Heiko Wolf - drums
Discography:
1999 To Die For
2001 The 2nd
2003 Seven Tears
2004 Elegy
2006 Saviourine
2007 Aphelia
www.screamsilence.de
A little more than a year has passed since Scream Silence have cast their spell on both reviewers and the growing fan community. Just 15 months after “Saviourine” the hard working Germans release their sixth work so far.
Scream Silence never looked back to their own created horizons. More and more months of creative work they invested at their label-own Plainsong Studio to build their own musical microcosm and to extend the borders with every of the following four records as well.
“Aphelia”, a word from Greek mythology for the farthest point from the sun, ignites a firework of excellent songs, which are discharging in inexhaustible passion straight into the listener.
At first sight "Aphelia" seems to be rawer than its predecessors. The songs from the new material not only have the band-typical catchy melodies but also much more alternative- or progressive elements. Club-fitting uptempo singles like “Kerosene” or “The Vitriol”, gloomy gothic rock songs as “Harvest” and “In Every Sin” or dark rock hymns like “Nothingness” and “Unspoken” and even the dearly beloved epic ballads “My Eyes” and finally the 10-minute title track “Aphelia” melt into a harmonic concept album of eternal beauty.
The extensive designed artwork of the multiple folding DigiPak cover explains the meaning of the lyrical work. “Aphelia”, a small girl, here the symbol for the fragility of the human soul, strolls between unreal worlds she never belongs to and finally finds her only home world in the darkest of all places – herself.
The limited first edition of the album comes with additional Bonus-Live-Tracks, long awaited by every fan, recorded in December 2006 at the biggest dark music hall in Berlin, the K17.
Scream Silence leave on “Aphelia” an impressive aura of sound fulfilled with songs of remaining beauty and so far unheard lyrical deepness.
The warmest sounds from the coldest sun-farthest place Scream Silence have ever created…..
APHELIA – APRIL 2007
Source: Plainsong Records
Forgotten Days
Scream Silence Lyrics
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So many feelings flooding me
I still miss you more and more
In my life
My sadness staying in the rain
So deep the pain inside of me
I'm drowning in my agony
I must release me to be free
I have your picture in my mind
Nothing else remains
You've been the only one
In my life
I'm dependent on your smile
Something in me would like to cry
I believe I would be free
If I left my destiny
I will forget your lovely eyes
I will forget my painful cries
Always the same I feel
Life is a game
I will forget my lonely nights
I'll be living in delight
Always the same I know
Life is a game
The lyrics of Scream Silence's Forgotten Days explore the theme of heartbreak and moving on from a relationship. The singer is struggling to forget their loved one, even though that person has left their life. The opening line, "With a pray you leave my life," suggests that the breakup was initiated by the other person. The singer is clearly struggling to come to terms with this new reality, as they are flooded with emotions and the pain runs deep.
The chorus, "I have your picture in my mind, nothing else remains," signifies that the singer is stuck in a loop, unable to move on from their memories of the past. They desperately want to be free from the pain and sadness that is weighing them down, but they feel dependent on their ex-lover's smile and presence. At the end of the song, the singer hopes to forget their painful cries, lonely nights, and move on to live in delight.
Overall, the lyrics of Forgotten Days are a poignant portrayal of the struggle to let go of a failed relationship and move on towards a happier future.
Line by Line Meaning
With a pray you leave my life
I hope and pray that you will leave my life, even though it leaves me with a flood of emotions.
So many feelings flooding me
I am overwhelmed by many different emotions at once.
I still miss you more and more
Even though time has passed, my longing for you continues to grow stronger.
In my life
You were an important part of my life, but now you are gone and I must move on.
My sadness staying in the rain
My sadness is so deep that it feels like it is literally raining inside of me, and it is difficult to escape it.
So deep the pain inside of me
The pain that I feel inside of me is so deep and intense that it is difficult to express in words.
I'm drowning in my agony
I feel like I am suffocating and overwhelmed by my pain and sadness.
I must release me to be free
In order to move on and find peace, I must let go of the pain that is holding me back.
I have your picture in my mind
Even though you are no longer part of my life, I still hold memories of you in my mind.
Nothing else remains
Other than memories of you, there is nothing left between us.
You've been the only one
You were the most important person in my life, and it is difficult to imagine life without you.
I'm dependent on your smile
Your smile and presence had a powerful hold on me, and it is difficult to let go of that dependency.
Something in me would like to cry
Even though I am trying to move on, there are still moments where I feel overwhelmed with emotion and want to cry.
I believe I would be free
I have hope that if I let go of my attachment to you, I will find the freedom and happiness that I seek.
If I left my destiny
If I were to walk away and take control of my own life, I could be free from the pain of the past.
I will forget your lovely eyes
As I move on, I will eventually forget the physical details of you that once took such a hold on me.
I will forget my painful cries
The pain and sorrow that I once felt will fade away over time as I continue to heal and move forward in my life.
Always the same I feel
Despite the changes in my life, the emotions that I feel towards you remain the same and continue to linger.
Life is a game
The ups and downs, changes and chances of life can often resemble a game or a series of unpredictable events.
I will forget my lonely nights
As I start to build a new life without you, the lonely nights that once seemed unbearable will become a distant memory.
I'll be living in delight
As I continue to heal and move forward, I will find joy and happiness in new experiences and connections.
Always the same I know
Even though I am starting to feel some hope and optimism towards the future, I know that the memories and emotions of the past will always be with me.
Life is a game
Repeating the message of the previous verse, the ups and downs of life are sometimes difficult to navigate and can resemble a unpredictable game.
Contributed by Anthony F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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