Secret Discovery is a dark rock act from the heart of Germany's Ruhr area, … Read Full Bio ↴Secret Discovery is a dark rock act from the heart of Germany's Ruhr area, chose that end for themselves towards the close of the last millennium. And parted "as friends", as the saying goes.

Roughly half a decade later, in 2004, that end turned out not to be a permanent one. Secret Discovery were back, with a new prayer up their sleeves. "Pray" was the title of their … let's call it "comeback album", which went down extremely well with the public. The band presented themselves more mature in terms of their song-writing, as well as their stylistic elements, mixed by the quintet to develop their very own Secret Discovery sound.

Little wonder, you might be tempted to think, after all Secret Discovery, alongside acts such as Project Pitchfork, Deine Lakaien, Das Ich, Lacrimosa and Goethes Erben, were not only a strong motor for the renaissance of the German gothic scene in the early Nineties, but also forerunners of gothic metal made in Germany, and their 1993 offering, "Into The Void" is still considered a genre classic. The more years that passed, the more the band opened themselves to new ideas and different styles. "Question Of Time" manifested their status on the Mount Olympus of rock, metal and crossover, "Slave" being the final and definitely worthy swansong of this unique act.But why waste time on all this background information?

Secret Discovery have tasted blood again. The success of "Pray" and the thoroughly enthusiastic reactions to their hand-picked gigs motivated the band further, inspiring them to work on their latest release, "Alternate".

"Alternate" is aptly entitled, because Secret Discovery's sonic update alternates, too. Their guitars rock heavily, the keyboards caress Kai Hoffmann's constantly progressing vocals, and then there are those hook lines! Secret Discovery have come up with their very own version of contemporary pop music, and that's a real compliment.
"We're used to falling between the stools, and we don't want to be categorized in a single pigeonhole," frontman Kai Hoffmann explains, adding with a smug undertone: "We've always enjoyed helping ourselves to various genres, to be honest. We're open to different musical directions, and looking at it in a positive way, we may end up creating a new pigeonhole, just for ourselves." Right he is. In terms of their lyrics and their music, "Alternate" is Secret Discovery's coming of age. And what a coming of age!
"Our lyrics are always marked by our own personal experiences, the highs and lows in our lives. Dreams and fears, love or hate can be found in the themes of our lyrics," Kai adds, "and we always strive for a lyrical style that's not overly clear, but subtle instead. There should always be enough room for personal interpretation. Our musical influences still stem from the Eighties, the early days of new wave and gothic, particularly when it comes to our songwriting, but pop acts such as Coldplay, R.E.M. or Placebo have also left their traces." And it's still good to be back, isn't it?

"Oh yes," Kai replies, "'Pray' was important in that it helped us collect our thoughts, musically. In terms of sound, it's a fairly typical Secret Discovery recording, sounding a little like a journey in time through the tracks on our first albums, only in a modern outfit. Looking at it this way, 'Pray' was a statement first and foremost: 'We're back, we still sound like Secret Discovery – we are Secret Discovery!'"

"'Alternate' was different. This time around, it was our aim to develop the overall sound, we wanted to do something that still sounds like Secret Discovery, but is different at the same time; contemporary in true SD style on the one hand, and at the same time different enough to make it impossible to compare to its predecessors. When it came to the songwriting, we freed ourselves of all parameters, it materialized in the process which direction we were going to take. We definitely didn't want any templates to restrict our creativity in any way." Mission accomplished. "Alternate" is Secret Discovery Mark 2006.

Without limits, without pigeonholes, without parameters, more from the gut, with more authenticity and even more amazing hooklines.
Thomas Thyssen (Winter 2005)

I don't care
Secret Discovery Lyrics

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The same old words, but I don't listen
don't touch my nerves, I don't care
I watch the sky and I feel nothing,
and I don't care about who I am

Don't be the one in my life, in my hnds, in my head telling me who I am
Don't be the one, flashing back what I miss from myself waht I can't give back to you

I feel nor hate neither pain,n I'm so far away
I don't reflect that I'm here, I stand over me
And all religion inside me, I can't feel it
and all religion inside me I don't feel, I don't feel

Don't be the one in my life, in my hands, in my head telling me who I am
Don't be the one, flashing back what I miss from myself what I can't give back to you

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Secret Discovery's song "I Don't Care" depict an individual who has become detached from their emotions and the world around them. They seem to have disconnected themselves from their own identity and are no longer moved by external influences. The singer states that they do not listen to the "same old words" and do not react to anything that touches their nerves. They watch the sky and feel nothing - a symbol of their disengagement from the beauty of the world.

The lyrics also suggest that the individual is tired of people trying to define who they are. They reject the notion of being controlled by others and reject the idea of giving anything back to someone who expects something from them. This concept of selfhood is further highlighted when the singer says they stand over themselves, making it clear that they have distanced themselves from their own thoughts and emotions.

The last few lines of the song are particularly poignant. The singer talks about the religion they carry within them and how they do not feel it. This is a powerful metaphor for the way in which spirituality has become meaningless and devoid of feeling for the individual. In essence, the lyrics depict an individual who has become disillusioned with life and has lost all sense of purpose and meaning.

Line by Line Meaning

The same old words, but I don't listen
I'm tired of hearing the same things over and over again and I've stopped paying attention

don't touch my nerves, I don't care
I won't allow people to get on my nerves or affect me emotionally because I don't care about their opinions

I watch the sky and I feel nothing,
Even the beauty of nature has lost its impact on me, I am numb

and I don't care about who I am
I am indifferent to myself, my identity holds no importance

Don't be the one in my life, in my hnds, in my head telling me who I am
I refuse to allow anyone to dictate who I am or control me in any way

Don't be the one, flashing back what I miss from myself waht I can't give back to you
I can't go back to who I was before, so don't try to make me or remind me of what I've lost

I feel nor hate neither pain,n I'm so far away
I am in a state of emotional detachment and am far removed from any feelings of hate or pain

I don't reflect that I'm here, I stand over me
I don't feel present in my own existence, it's as if I am watching myself from outside

And all religion inside me, I can't feel it
Even though I may have religious beliefs, I am unable to connect with them or feel their presence

and all religion inside me I don't feel, I don't feel
My lack of connection to my religious beliefs is so strong, it's as if they do not exist at all

Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Mathias Glathe, Lars Graebe, Falk Hoffman

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