It all started in Tønsberg, Norway 1989. Sverre Økshoff and Alex Møklebust started a band with the name Klisne Seigmenn having their first gig at the “Christmas rock” event (julerock) in Tønsberg, December 27, 1989 . The next year Marius Roth Christensen, Kim Ljung and Noralf Ronthi joined the band.
total was the album which caught Norway's ears. Some of the songs such as sort tulipan were very gloomy and had a gothic-like atmosphere. metropolis is their most well-known album to this date. radiowaves is the album that shows a significant change on their style. The keyboardist/programmer Eric Ljungren (who later would join Kim, Alex and Noralf in Zeromancer) is more present, and the songs are similar to New order and Depeche Mode. They split in 1999 after a farewell tour.
Møklebust, Ljung and Ronthi later formed the band Zeromancer in 2000. In addition, Kim Ljung has a solo project under the name Ljungblut.
Seigmen reunited during the UKA-festival in Trondheim, Norway on October 20, 2005, and decided to do even more reunion-gigs in Norway – 7 shows in February 2006, and played several festivals in Norway such as the Slottsfjell festival in Tønsberg.
In early 2008 it was announced that Seigmen would again play live, which they did on June 21 at the Oslo Opera House, as one of the shows celebrating the opening of the new Opera House in Oslo. Selling out the show quickly, a second concert was set up the day after.
The band resurfaced again in 2012, when they played several festivals in Norway. In July 2013, Seigmen were one of the bands to play in honor of HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway at his 40th anniversary.
Seigmen will once again tour Norway in 2015 to promote their upcoming album Enola, the first containing all new material since 1997. The first single from the album entitled Hva Vi Elsker was released through digital media on February 13th 2015.
Members:
Alex Møklebust (main vocals)
Sverre Økshoff (guitar)
Marius Roth Christensen (guitar, vocals)
Kim Ljung (bass)
Noralf Ronthi (percussion)
Twinflower
Seigmen Lyrics
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Twinflowers are for real
Did you know I used to cry
My only desire was to die
Lose her - you lose her
Did you pass this open field
Twinflowers are for real
I've gone too far
This silent song
This severed song
I've got this far
I've gone too far
Are you ever pleased with me
When the clock the stops I stop waiting
Got to wait
The lyrics to Seigmen's song Twinflower seem to be about a lost love and the deep desire to be reunited. The singer asks if the person he's addressing has passed a particular open field where twinflowers grow, perhaps as a symbol of the fleeting nature of love and the potential for it to bloom and then fade away. He then reveals that he used to cry and want to die, indicating the depth of his pain and sense of loss. The lines "Lose her - you lose her" suggest that the object of his affection is gone permanently.
The singer then repeats the opening lines and adds that he's gotten this far, implying that he's come a long way in his quest for love. But at the same time, he's "gone too far" and is now caught in a cycle of despair and longing. The "silent song" and "severed song" could refer to the emptiness and sadness that the singer feels without his beloved. He asks whether the person he's addressing is ever pleased with him, further underscoring his need for validation and acceptance.
Overall, the lyrics to Twinflower are powerfully evocative and speak to the human experience of love and loss. The song is a haunting meditation on the pain of separation and the yearning for a lost love that can never be fully quenched.
Line by Line Meaning
Did you pass this open field
Have you ever gone through an open field like this before?
Twinflowers are for real
The Twinflowers present in this field are genuine and not fake.
Did you know I used to cry
I cried a lot in the past and you might not have known it.
My only desire was to die
All I wanted back then was to die and end my life.
Lose her - you lose her
If you lose her, you lose her for good and there is no coming back.
I've got this far
I have come this far in life and achieved what I have today.
I've gone too far
I might have gone too far in life and there is no turning back now.
This silent song
This song carries a message without any lyrics or sound.
This severed song
This song is a broken and fragmented version of what it is supposed to be.
Are you ever pleased with me
Do you ever feel happy with me or am I always disappointing you?
When the clock stops I stop waiting
I will stop waiting for something to happen only when time ceases to exist.
Got to wait
I have no other choice but to keep waiting for what I am hoping for.
Contributed by Aiden S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
St
on Pantheon
Missing context, "Pantheon" suggests a higher being is the narrator. "Ta meg i mot om jeg faller ned blant menneskene" seems to supports this, the narrator talks about falling down as if from a higher place, the pantheon.