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
So Much More
Sylvan Lyrics
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Now I finally see that all the things I loved are so empty without you
When I dream you caress me, why it touches me like it never did before?
Though I pictured it painful - now there's no return and it hurts me so much more ...
More ... and it hurts me so much more ...
Even harder to wake up and to find that all I lived for now has gone
Used to bring you just sorrows now I get them back and I can not fight at all
In those moments of weakness have to think of you and it hurts me so much
... it hurts me so much ...
Still miss you, still feel you, still leave you and then have to part from you again
Still see you, still weep for you still hear your whisper in my ear again ...
I could not even tell you how I need you so I'll keep it in my heart ...
The lyrics of Sylvan's song "So Much More" convey the feeling of loneliness and heartbreak after a painful breakup. The singer in the song is trying to deal with the emotions of separation and reminiscing about the moments he shared with his loved one. He tries to convince himself that he is not lonely, but the reality is that he is feeling more lost than ever before. The things that he once enjoyed doing have lost their luster, and he realizes that they meant nothing without his partner.
The singer then talks about how he dreams of his ex-partner, and even though it used to hurt, now it’s comforting. This may be the reason why he still holds onto the hope that they will get back together one day. However, the dream is shattered with the realization that it's a one-way street now as there is no return. As this reality hits him hard, it hurts him so much more than the separation itself. The darkness of loneliness surrounds him, and he's left with only memories of their time together, making it even harder to move on.
The song then touches upon the theme of karma when the singer laments that when he hurt his partner earlier, he never thought that it would come back to haunt him. But now, he understands that the sorrow he caused his ex is coming back to him, and he cannot fight it. In moments of weakness, he thinks about his partner and misses him/her like never before. The song ends with the realization that even though the singer still misses and needs his/ her ex, he knows that the separation is inevitable, so he'll keep the feelings in his heart.
Line by Line Meaning
Try in vain to convince me, but I never felt as lonely as I do
Despite attempts to persuade me, my loneliness is more intense than ever before
Now I finally see that all the things I loved are so empty without you
I've come to the realization that the things I cherished hold no meaning without you
When I dream you caress me, why it touches me like it never did before?
Your touch in my dreams ignites emotions within me that I never knew existed
Though I pictured it painful - now there's no return and it hurts me so much more ...
Even though I anticipated this pain, I can't go back and it hurts me beyond measure
When the darkness surrounds me in an endless stream of memories all alone
During moments of isolation, memories flood my mind and swallow me in darkness
Even harder to wake up and to find that all I lived for now has gone
It's even more difficult to awaken from these memories and realize that everything I had is now gone
Used to bring you just sorrows now I get them back and I can not fight at all
The sorrows I once caused you now haunt me and I'm unable to resist their hold on me
In those moments of weakness have to think of you and it hurts me so much
When I'm vulnerable, thoughts of you intensify the pain that I already feel
Still miss you, still feel you, still leave you and then have to part from you again
Although I miss and feel your presence, I'm still forced to leave you and say goodbye over and over
Still see you, still weep for you still hear your whisper in my ear again ...
I continue to visualize, cry for, and even hear your voice in my ear
I could not even tell you how I need you so I'll keep it in my heart ...
Words cannot express how deeply I need you, so I'll silently hold onto that feeling in my heart
Contributed by Avery H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@thomasgooden
#danthemanplaylists
LYRICS:
True, it's dance, we know the moves
The bow, the dip, the woo
Though the words are true
The state is old news
Wrap me in your arms
I can't feel it but
Wrap me in your arms
I can't feel it but
Get up, get down
Get up, get down
Feel the turn of rotation and stop
See the next one waiting
Get up, get down
Get up, get down
Get up
Sentiment's the same but the pair of feet change
I know my words will dry upon the skin
Just like a name I remember hearing
Wild winter, warm coffee
Mom's gone, do you love me?
Blazing summer, cold coffee
Baby's gone, do you love me?
Wrap me in your arms
I can't feel it but
Wrap me in your arms
I can't feel it but
Get up, get down
Get up, get down
Feel the turn of rotation and stop
See the next one waiting
Get up, get down
Get up, get down
Get up
Sentiment's the same but the pair of feet change
Get up, get down
Get up, get down
Feel the general attention
And stop, see the mix won't work
Get up, get down
Get up, get down
Get up
Sentiment's the same but the pair of feet change
My baby does the hanky-panky, baby
My baby does
(Rock me)
My baby does the hanky-panky, baby
(In your arms)
My baby does
Get up, get down
Get up, get down
Feel the general attention
And stop, see the mix won't work
Get up, get down
Get up, get down
Get up
Sentiment's the same but the pair of feet change
@mu2a2h1
"Coffee"
True, it's dance, we know the moves
The bow, the dip, the woo
Though the words are true
The state is old news
Wrap me in your arms
I can't feel it but
Wrap me in your arms
I can't feel it but
Get up, get down
Get up, get down
Feel the turn of rotation and stop
See the next one waiting
Get up, get down
Get up, get down
Get up
Sentiment's the same but the pair of feet change
I know my words will dry upon the skin
Just like a name I remember hearing
Wild winter, warm coffee
Mom's gone, do you love me?
Blazing summer, cold coffee
Baby's gone, do you love me?
Wrap me in your arms
I can't feel it but
Wrap me in your arms
I can't feel it but
Get up, get down
Get up, get down
Feel the turn of rotation and stop
See the next one waiting
Get up, get down
Get up, get down
Get up
Sentiment's the same but the pair of feet change
Get up, get down
Get up, get down
Feel the general attention
And stop, see the mix won't work
Get up, get down
Get up, get down
Get up
Sentiment's the same but the pair of feet change
My baby does the hanky-panky, baby
My baby does
(Rock me)
My baby does the hanky-panky, baby
(In your arms)
My baby does
Get up, get down
Get up, get down
Feel the general attention
And stop, see the mix won't work
Get up, get down
Get up, get down
Get up
Sentiment's the same but the pair of feet change
@willgillette6831
Who’s here in 2024 and very sad?
@slimnasty7943
I hope you’re doing better and are not sad as you were writing this comment much love stranger! Life is beautiful!
@WBscorned
Me.💗
@benjipesci5197
Hello
@dennispetzold869
Sad, as if spiraling helplessly downwards into a dark abyss? That's me.
@mackenzie19love
I first heard this song when an old friend that I had not seen in awhile picked me up from the mainland ferry to stay with her the weekend. It was pouring rain and she had just got a new sound system in her car with bass. I'll never forget that feeling of being so relaxed and connected. The look of the lights glowing in the raindrops on the windshield or how she looked so pretty in the rear view mirror smoking a cigarette and blowing the smoke out a crack in the window.
@Chlocean
That is so poetic. Much love. Keep being analytical; the world looks better this way.
@jarede9309
Wow that’s beautiful
@1micbrown
😢 ❤
@user-su5fl7yl7o
Thank you so much for
this. 🖤