1. Prog Rock, German band<… Read Full Bio ↴Note: There are three artists with this name.
1. Prog Rock, German band
2. 60's female pop singer.
3. Low-Fi Dublin Band
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In the spring of 1990, Kay Söhl, the two keyboarders Volker Söhl and Matthias Harder, founded the band TEMPORAL TEMPTATION. By that summer the band had already played its first gig - the first live performance of the core founding members of the band. In a way it was also Sylvan's birth. At this time the band played hard rock music and sang in German. Only a small part of their music was progressive rock.
In Autumn 1990, the band changed its name to CHAMELEON, a symbol of changeability, representing the long instrumental parts in their music. The cover artwork had a likeness to early MARILLION covers and has never been issued. In summer 1991 Marko Heisig joined Chameleon as the lead singer and bassist. Between 1992 and 1994 the band had a gloomy and aggressive tonality to them and in this they were very different from the more rocky sounds of the previous years. In 1992 the first official demo tape of Chameleon was released. With Matthias Koops as lead singer, the second official demo tape was recorded. The title was 'Slaves' and its tracklist was 'Time', 'Slaves', 'Mirror of a Lifetime' and 'Childhood Dreams'. (By the way, 'Slaves' was the old title of a version of today's song 'Deliverance' after which Sylvan's first album was named!).
In winter 1995 one of the band's dreams was fulfilled: Marco Glühmann, an old friend who played many years before with Chameleon, joined the band. Within the same year the third and last official demo tape was recorded. The tracklist was 'Beren and Luthien', 'Golden Cage' and 'Outro'. All of these songs have merged into Sylvan's first studio album in one way or another.
In 1997 the last live concert took place under the name Chameleon. Marko Heisig left the band and the bass was taken over by Patrick Münster. The band changed its name to Sylvan. Their first cd was recorded in 1998 and the second was released in 2000. (Adapted from text on the official history website). The music of the band is progressive rock with some hard rock moments, and some spacey melodic pop-rock elements, probably lingering from earlier in their career. Also there are some Art-prog elements, but really not enough to call this music Art-rock as such. Other apparent influences include psychedelic rock, a little PINK FLOYD in the spacey elements, and surely MARILLION and GENESIS.
2. 60's female pop singer. In 2006 her record "We Don't Belong" first recorded in 1965, was featured on a Rhino Records compilation set "The Hatbox collection" "Girl Groups Lost and Found" which gained two Grammy Award nominations in January 2007. Now a successful photographer living in London. www.sylvanmason.com In 1965 Sylvan became the first and only Stowaway on Radio Caroline's Mi Amigo Pirate Ship. She spent the weekend with Tony Blackburn, Roger Gale and Mike Allen promoting her record "We Don't Belong" which had recently been banned by the BBC; helping the dj's with their quiz shows and making jingles whilst the headlines in newspapers screamed "Beautiful blonde Marooned with 15 men". Unlike the new film "The Boat That Rocked" which is based on Radio Caroline, it was cold, uncomfortable and a bit smelly says Sylvan but the boys were very sweet and well behaved.
3. Irish band Sylvan are a five-piece low-fi Dublin-based group, originally formed in 2000 by band members Colin Russell-Conway (drums), Paul Clynes (vox & lead guitar), and Adam McCormack (vox & guitar). Adam left the group in 2004, to move to Denmark and is now recording & gigging with his new band, Imagine I Had Hands. At this point Kieron (Beardy) joined the band to replace Adam on vox & guitar. And Fergus Russell-Conway was also recruited to join the band on bass & backing vox. The band have released 3 full-length albums to date. Their first album "The Ugly Lemon" was recorded in Chicago with Steve Albini in 2003. They then recorded their second album My Marble Eye themselves in Dublin in January 2005. Sylvan have just released their third album "We Are Lying to you through song" in September 2007, and are currently touring this album in Ireland and Europe. http://www.myspace.com/sylvan1
Isle in Me
Sylvan Lyrics
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With a smile you always loved
And I leave my bed,
Now empty and sometimes it breaks my heart
Then I pause a second,
Breathe the air you left for me,
Which fills my room with green,
Reminds me of our dreams
And the coffee warms me up
With a hint of sorrow
I dream of things we both were dreaming of
And I dream of mountains
Higher than the ache in me,
Catch water against the drought,
Where we'll meet beyond the clouds
Live for the dreams you shared with me
Live for the places where we'll meet
Live for our mystic scenery
Live for my isle we'll visit again
When I face the window,
See reflections of your face
And behind your eyes
The distance creates an image of our place
There I see the ocean,
Deeper than the pain I feel
Though endless miles apart
I will meet you in my heart
Live for the dreams you shared with me
Live for the places where we'll meet
Live for our mystic scenery
Live for my isle we'll visit again
Once we lived our life,
Then you were near and joy withstood the time
The places that we dreamt of,
The paintings that we draw
That no one could take us away,
That no one but us ever saw
Against the flow of time
I realized that only love survives
And you did never leave my life,
Still near mountains and oceans we hide
On my isle you stand by my side...
You're always by my side...
When I turn the light off,
Kiss your dreamly lips goodnight
Then I turn my head and start to sing my love a lullaby
When I close my eyes
A universe you offer me
Our universe this night
I dream now
And I smile
The lyrics of Sylvan’s song Isle in Me focus on the memory of a lost loved one and the potential for reunion in the afterlife. The singer wakes up each morning thinking of their love and is filled with a sense of melancholy when they realize they are gone. However, they find solace in the memories and dreams they shared together, and the hope that one day they will be reunited in a mystical place beyond the clouds.
The verse “When I face the window, see reflections of your face, and behind your eyes, the distance creates an image of our place” speaks to the singer seeing their loved one’s reflection and feeling a sense of connection to them even though they are no longer physically present. The reference to “our place” alludes to a shared dream or destination that the two shared.
The chorus “Live for the dreams you shared with me, live for the places where we'll meet, live for our mystic scenery, live for my isle we'll visit again” speaks to the importance of holding onto the memories and dreams shared with the loved one. The line “live for my isle we’ll visit again” references the idea that the singer has a specific place where they believe they will be reunited with their love.
Line by Line Meaning
When I greet the morning
At the start of my day
With a smile you always loved
Remembering a person I loved who loved my smile
And I leave my bed,
Getting out of bed
Now empty and sometimes it breaks my heart
Feeling lonely without my loved one
Then I pause a second,
Taking a moment to reflect
Breathe the air you left for me,
Remembering the presence of my loved one through their scent
Which fills my room with green,
Being surrounded by nature
Reminds me of our dreams
Recalling the aspirations my loved one and I shared
When I let the sun in
Opening up to the possibilities of the day
And the coffee warms me up
Taking comfort in a mundane routine
With a hint of sorrow
Feeling sadness alongside contentment
I dream of things we both were dreaming of
Thinking of the shared goals we had
And I dream of mountains
Imagining ascending to greater heights
Higher than the ache in me,
Rising above the pain in my heart
Catch water against the drought,
Finding sustenance in difficult times
Where we'll meet beyond the clouds
Looking forward to a future reunion
Live for the dreams you shared with me
Finding motivation in the joint aspirations we had
Live for the places where we'll meet
Anticipating the reunion location
Live for our mystic scenery
Appreciating the magical world we shared
Live for my isle we'll visit again
Longing for the return to our treasured destination
When I face the window,
Looking out into the world
See reflections of your face
Seeing my loved one's face in the reflections
And behind your eyes
Seeing beyond surface-level appearances
The distance creates an image of our place
Feeling the connection despite physical separation
There I see the ocean,
Seeing the vast emptiness stretching out
Deeper than the pain I feel
Being overwhelmed by the depths of my grief
Though endless miles apart
Despite being separated by vast distances
I will meet you in my heart
Knowing that my loved one lives on in my heart
Once we lived our life,
Reflecting on times past
Then you were near and joy withstood the time
Recalling a happier period in life
The places that we dreamt of,
Reminiscing about the places we yearned to visit
The paintings that we draw
Remembering the art we created
That no one could take us away,
Feeling a sense of ownership over our shared experiences
That no one but us ever saw
Knowing that our relationship was unique to us
Against the flow of time
Despite challenges and difficulties
I realized that only love survives
Understanding that love is the essence that endures
And you did never leave my life,
Feeling my loved one's presence
Still near mountains and oceans we hide
Feeling protected by the vast beauty in nature
On my isle you stand by my side...
Imagining a reunion in a special place
You're always by my side...
Thinking of my loved one as an ever-present force in my life
When I turn the light off,
At the end of my day
Kiss your dreamly lips goodnight
Saying goodbye to my loved one
Then I turn my head and start to sing my love a lullaby
Singing a song to comfort myself
When I close my eyes
Drifting into sleep
A universe you offer me
Experiencing my loved one in my dreams
Our universe this night
A special and shared dreamland
I dream now
Having hope for the future
And I smile
Finding small joys in life
Contributed by Adalyn F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.