1) Subrosa was a doom meta… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists named Subrosa:
1) Subrosa was a doom metal group hailing from Salt Lake City, UT, United States, formed in 2005. Bandmembers Rebecca Vernon (Guitar, vocals, The Keening), Sarah Pendleton (Electric violin, vocals, The Otolith/Asphodel Wine/Avarice), Kim Pack (Electric violin, vocals, The Otolith/Avarice/Teleprom), Levi Hanna ( Bass, The Otolith) and Andy Patterson ( Drums, The Otolith/Insect Ark/Døne) produced an eclectic mix of stoner / sludge metal with neoclassical undertones. To quote Sarah,"We are attempting to be the sonic interpreters of that which is intangible".
The band's first full-length album, Strega, emerged in 2008 on I Hate records. Lineup instability undulated up to the following year's EP Swans Trapped in Ice, afterwhich the current lineup solidified and began conception.
The sophmore release No Help for the Mighty Ones found release through leading indie metal label Profound Lore in early 2011, granting the group much-deserved praise and exposure. The band has played festivals and shows in Salt Lake City, and a couple short tours in the US and Europe, recently rounding out CrucialFest with Witch Mountain. Latest album to date More Constant Than The Gods was released September 17 2013. Subrosa announced their breakup on Facebook on 20 May 2019.
Official website: http://subrosa.cc
2) Subrosa was a rock band from Gainesville, FL, United States, founded by Travis Tooke and Jack Griego after the accident that involved the band For Squirrels, killing members Jack Vigliatura and Bill White and tour manager Tim Bender. Griego and Tooke suffered multiple injuries, but survived the crash.
A few months after the accident, Tooke and Griego regrouped with school friend Andy Lord on bass and Tooke taking over on vocals. In February 1996, the new lineup began by playing a few low-key shows centered around classic For Squirrels songs and a selection of covers under the pseudonym Revlover. Eventually, they resurrected the For Squirrels moniker and began writing and performing new material, favoring a heavier grunge sound.
By late 1996, the trio was playing under the name Subrosa. In the summer of 1997, they released their only record under this name, "Never Bet the Devil Your Head", on Sony Records, to decent reviews but poor sales. Second guitarist Mike Amish was later added, which was followed by a tour supporting popular alternative rock act Creed. Griego eventually parted ways with the group and was replaced in the band’s final years by Rusty Valentine. They disbanded in 2001.
3) Subrosa is an acoustic three-piece hailing from the Midlands, UK. They play a mix of pop, folk, soul and rock inspired guitar. The two guitarists have a background in post hardcore and progressive rock. The vocalist comes from a background in soul and jazz funk. Official website: http://www.subrosamusic.co.uk
4) See Sub Rosa for the Chicago based indie group.
Affliction
SubRosa Lyrics
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Show me the mercy that he denied
I′ve paid my dues, and I've served my time
The shadow′s haunting me the way it haunted him
He looked in my baby's eyes and he felt nothing then
He felt nothing then, and he feels nothing now
Not a day goes by that I don't think of him
But he′s spread his sadness like a disease
The shadow's haunting me the way it haunted him
He looked in my baby′s eyes and he felt nothing then
He felt nothing then, and all I feel's anguish now
There′s is a darkness born out of time
It creeps along the edge of our excess
Its hatred ripples in our fertile hearts
Like heat waves shimmering with their mirage
It gathers chessmen and loaded guns
It snuffs candles out one by one
Oh, sweet God above, please take me home
Show me the mercy that he denied
The song "Affliction" by SubRosa tells the story of a person who has been haunted by the shadows of their past for far too long. They've asked for mercy from God and prayed for a release from the pain they have been enduring. This suffering was caused by someone close to them who spread their sadness like a disease. The singer mentions the person looking into their baby's eyes and feeling nothing and drawing a parallel towards how they're feeling now. They don't know what he's suffering now and what he's been through.
The lyrics speak of the impact of one person's darkness upon others. The darkness that is born out of time, creeping along the edge of excess, that ripples in our fertile hearts like a heat wave shimmering with mirage. The imagery of "gathers chessmen and loaded guns" indicates the violent tendencies that this darkness can breed. The song speaks to the cyclical nature of pain and how it can be passed down from generation to generation.
The singer once again pleads to God to take them out of this endless cycle of pain and suffering. They want mercy that was denied to them before. This song is a haunting and emotional reflection on the damage that can be caused by one person's pain and the long-term impact it can have on others.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh, sweet God above, please take me home
The singer is asking God to end their suffering and take them to heaven.
Show me the mercy that he denied
The singer is asking for mercy, which someone else denied them.
I've paid my dues, and I've served my time
The singer has done everything they were supposed to do, but they are still suffering.
The shadow's haunting me the way it haunted him
Someone else's pain is affecting the artist just like it affected the other person.
He looked in my baby's eyes and he felt nothing then
Someone showed no emotion towards the artist's baby.
He felt nothing then, and he feels nothing now
This person is still emotionless.
Not a day goes by that I don't think of him
The singer can't stop thinking about this person.
I don't know what he suffered Lord, I don't know what he's seen
The artist doesn't know what this person has been through.
But he's spread his sadness like a disease
This person's sadness has affected the artist and others around them.
There's is a darkness born out of time
This darkness has been around for a long time.
It creeps along the edge of our excess
This darkness is caused by humans' excessive behavior.
Its hatred ripples in our fertile hearts
This darkness has caused hate to grow inside human hearts.
Like heat waves shimmering with their mirage
The hate caused by this darkness is like a mirage that distorts reality.
It gathers chessmen and loaded guns
This darkness gathers people who are willing to do harm.
It snuffs candles out one by one
This darkness causes people to die, one by one.
Oh, sweet God above, please take me home
The artist is repeating their request for God to take them to heaven and end their suffering.
Show me the mercy that he denied
The artist is repeating their request for mercy that someone else denied them.
Contributed by Ava P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Omri Boehm
Oh, sweet God above, please take me home
Show me the mercy that he denied
I've paid my dues, and I've served my time
The shadow's haunting me the way it haunted him
He looked in my baby's eyes and he felt nothing then
He felt nothing then, and he feels nothing now
Not a day goes by that I don't think of him
I don't know what he suffered Lord, I don't know what he's seen
But he's spread his sadness like a disease
The shadow's haunting me the way it haunted him
He looked in my baby's eyes and he felt nothing then
He felt nothing then, and all I feel's anguish now
There's is a darkness born out of time
It creeps along the edge of our excess
Its hatred ripples in our fertile hearts
Like heat waves shimmering with their mirage
It gathers chessmen and loaded guns
It snuffs candles out one by one
Oh, sweet God above, please take me home
Show me the mercy that he denied
Omri Boehm
Oh, sweet God above, please take me home
Show me the mercy that he denied
I've paid my dues, and I've served my time
The shadow's haunting me the way it haunted him
He looked in my baby's eyes and he felt nothing then
He felt nothing then, and he feels nothing now
Not a day goes by that I don't think of him
I don't know what he suffered Lord, I don't know what he's seen
But he's spread his sadness like a disease
The shadow's haunting me the way it haunted him
He looked in my baby's eyes and he felt nothing then
He felt nothing then, and all I feel's anguish now
There's is a darkness born out of time
It creeps along the edge of our excess
Its hatred ripples in our fertile hearts
Like heat waves shimmering with their mirage
It gathers chessmen and loaded guns
It snuffs candles out one by one
Oh, sweet God above, please take me home
Show me the mercy that he denied
TrashDeviant
I listened to this during one of my recent suicide attempts. I wanted it to be the last thing I ever heard.
This and The Usher might be the most beautiful songs ever written.
DrGeezer
@Come to Life
Telling a suicidal person to only think about and believe in an afterlife, which they can't be totally sure about, because not many people can have complete and utter faith, no matter how compelling your bible quotes are, will never, ever be helpful to them. It may even push them to suicide if they really belive in that afterlife.
Oh but then it's a sin to kill yourself. Which means essentially that you should pretend you don't suffer, or if you suffer, tell yourself that there /may/ be an afterlife and a god. Yeah that's sure to keep the anguish and pain away.
Basically the only thing you achieve by converting a suicidal person to a religion is getting them to be on your team without really doing anything whatsoever about the pain and sufferring they feel and can't consciously just make go away. If you believe people can make mental pain consciously go away, you either never experienced sufferring or, you are sufferring from cognitive dissonance.
Come to Life
Hope you’re having a good day.
The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. he protects all his bones, not one of them will be broken -psalm 34
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Matthew 5:3
Marina Santos
“Not a day goes by that I don't think of him,
I don't know what he suffered Lord, I don't know what he's seen.
But he's spread his sadness like a disease,
The shadow's haunting me the way it haunted him...”
Ceci Parellada
So nice!
Laggi_boi
5:30 so beautiful
Łucja Pecuch
good stuff
Y Nguyen
on the way coming to the end of mankind, they should listen to these songs.
Varaah Vryatt
The fact that Subrosa band members are Mormon give it a whole new feeling