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)
To The Moon
Secret Discovery Lyrics
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the city lights shining on my way
just like a child the day is getting old
and in the sky I see your face in gold
I pray to the moon
I pray to any star above
I pray to the moon
when darkness reigns and daylight fades
I walk this way, passing through the gates
I smell the trees, the wind is blowing strong
and what I feel tonight keeps me going on
I pray to the moon
I pray to any star above
I pray to the moon
shine in my heart
the night is fading
the sun appears
goodbye my darling
hello my fears
I pray to the moon...
In the song To The Moon by Secret Discovery, the lyrics paint a picture of a peaceful night in the city. The singer expresses their childlike wonder at the beauty of the day turning into night and sees a vision of someone special in the golden sky. As darkness ensues, they walk through the gates, taking in the scent of the trees and feeling the wind blowing strong. The feeling of the night keeps them going on.
The chorus of the song is a prayer to the moon and any star above, to shine in their heart and connect them to the person they see in the sky. As the night fades and the sun appears, the singer says goodbye to their darling and greets their fears, but the prayer to the moon remains.
Overall, the song is a beautiful tribute to the peace and guidance that can come from nature and the night sky. The imagery of the city lights, the scent of the trees, and the shining face in the sky all evoke a sense of wonder and connection to something bigger than ourselves.
Line by Line Meaning
the night is smooth, the shades are grey
The calm and peaceful night is here and everything around me looks dull and gloomy.
the city lights shining on my way
I can see the artificial lights of the city guiding me on my path.
just like a child the day is getting old
As time passes, the day is growing older, just like how a child grows up too fast.
and in the sky I see your face in gold
When I look up I can see your face shining bright like gold in the sky.
I pray to the moon
I am praying and hoping for something much greater and beyond what is possible.
I pray to any star above
I pray to every star, no matter how small or dim.
pray to your heart
I am asking you to listen to your heart, your inner voice that guides you.
when darkness reigns and daylight fades
As the darkness of the night takes over and the day slips away.
I walk this way, passing through the gates
I take each step forward, passing through the obstacles that come my way.
I smell the trees, the wind is blowing strong
I can feel the aroma of nature and the fresh wind that is blowing.
and what I feel tonight keeps me going on
My feelings and emotions give me the strength to keep going despite the hardships.
shine in my heart
I am asking for your light to shine within me, guiding me towards the right path.
the night is fading
The peaceful and calm night is ending.
the sun appears
The sun signals the start of a new day.
goodbye my darling
Saying goodbye to someone whom I care about.
hello my fears
As I step towards the unknown, the fear of uncertainty begins to creep up on me once again.
Contributed by Dylan D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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China's Chang'e 5 capsule lands on Earth with the 1st new moon samples in 44 years since 1976.
For the first time in more than four decades, humanity has brought moon rocks down to Earth.
A capsule loaded with lunar dirt and gravel landed in Inner Mongolia today (Dec. 16) at 12:59 p.m. EST (1759 GMT), capping China's historic and whirlwind Chang'e 5 mission.
The last such moon delivery came courtesy of the Soviet Union's Luna 24 mission, which returned about 6 ounces (170 grams) of material in 1976. Chang'e 5's haul should be much larger — about 4.4 lbs. (2 kilograms).
The four-module, 18,100-lb. (8,200 kg) Chang'e 5 mission — China's first-ever sample-return effort
launched on Nov. 23 and arrived in lunar orbit five days later. Two of the four modules, a lander and an attached ascent vehicle, touched down near Mons Rümker, a volcanic mountain in the moon's huge Oceanus Procellarum ("Ocean of Storms") region, on Dec. 1.
The solar-powered lander was equipped with cameras, ground-penetrating radar and an imaging spectrometer to take the measure of its surroundings. But the lander's main job was to collect samples, which it busily did for the next two days, snagging stuff from the surface and from up to 6.5 feet (2 meters) underground.
The landing occurred at1:59 a.m. Dec. 17 Beijing time in the Siziwang Banner of Inner Mongolia. It was 12:59 p.m. EST (1759 GMT) and landing.
Chang'e 5 was the latest mission in the Chang'e program of robotic lunar exploration, which is named after a moon goddess in Chinese mythology. Chang'e 1 and Chang'e 2 lofted moon orbiters in 2007 and 2010, respectively, and Chang'e 3 put a lander-rover duo down on the lunar nearside in December 2013.
Then came Chang'e 4, which in January 2019 pulled off the first-ever soft landing on the moon's mysterious farside. That touchdown involved a lander-rover pair, as with Chang'e 3.
The Chang'e 4 lander and rover are still going strong, as is Chang'e 3's lander.
With Chang'e 5's apparent success — mission teams still need to inspect and assess the returned sample — China has become just the third nation to bring moon material to Earth. The other two are the Soviet Union and the United States, which hauled home about 842 lbs. (382 kg) of lunar rocks and dirt during the six Apollo surface missions between 1969 and 1972.
The Chang'e 5 samples should provide a new window into lunar history and evolution, scientists say, given that rocks in the Mons Rümker region are thought to have formed just 1.2 billion years ago or so.
The Chang'e 5 samples will fill a critical gap.These samples will be a treasure trove!"
TheRichest
What do you make of their discovery!?
Digitalhunny
Was it glass??? Sorry, I wrote my comment before watching the rest of the video. I'll show myself out...
jason mcmillan
They discovered nothing - they located stuff that has been documented since the 1960s.......
Jerry Doe
This was already discovered by NASA, and i would take their findings with a few kilos of salt because they are not exactly trustworthy.
2012listo
Its ga-GARE-in, ya shut-in!
Quazar
Richest if u don't start streching out videos just so u can make a quick buck I'm afraid I'm gonna have to cancel my subscription
NoCap
Yeah it's awesome when you come to simply see a quick clip of what China actually found just to find that someone felt the need to make a 12-minute video of history class.
Josephine Hogg
and tell us that China is look on the DARK SIDE of the Moon. Moahhhh! LOL
Tom Cavness
God forbid you learn something.🙄
Dave Clarke
Imagine if they all worked together to resolve problems on earth.