1) Tarot is a heavy metal ba… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists named Tarot:
1) Tarot is a heavy metal band from Kuopio, Finland, formed in 1985.
2) Tarot is a heavy metal / hard rock band from Australia.
3) Tarot was a gothic metal band from Turin, Italy. They released the demo "The Kin & Mysterious Sorcery" in 1996.
4) Tarot was a HNW project from the UK.
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While having enjoyed a broad underground popularity in Finland, the band has never been very famous elsewhere until gaining new success in the recent years when their singer Marco Hietala joined Nightwish in 2002.
Tarot was originally formed by the Hietala brothers in the early 1980s. Back then the band’s name was “Purgatory”. As Purgatory reached the point when they got the record deal, the label wanted them to change their name. Since then the band has been known as Tarot. The line-up settled in to the form of Marco Hietala (bass/vocals), Zachary Hietala (guitars), Mako H. (guitars) and Pecu Cinnari (drums).
The Wings of Darkness single saw the daylight in 1986 and during that same year they released their first full length album, Spell of Iron. The next year they released Rose on the Grave. In 1988 the second Tarot album, Follow Me Into Madness, was released.
After the second album there was a hiatus in the band. During this “vacation” the line-up changed a little bit and a keyboardist was added to the band as Janne Tolsa joined Tarot, who replaced the second guitarist Mako H. After five years of silence the third album, To Live Forever, was finished in 1993. Tarot got good publicity in Japan so their first live album was released in 1994 only in Japan. The gig was recorded at Tavastia Club, Helsinki. Fortunately some of the songs from the live album were released during the next year on a limited edition bonus CD with the next studio album, Stigmata.
Again there was a hiatus and For the Glory of Nothing came out in 1998. Shining Black, a Tarot compilation album, came out in Japan the same year. After this they returned into silence, which was broken with an occasional gig. While Tarot was inactive, Marco was played in Conquest and Sinergy. He also did some gigs with other members of Conquest as a cover group “Metal Gods”. Marco also joined Nightwish in 2002 and along that, some more attention came also towards Tarot. Janne Tolsa played the keyboards for Virtuocity’s Secret Visions album as Marco sang a few songs for it. At the end of summer 2002 Tarot did a special '80s gig in Kuopio, playing material only from the first two albums.
During the year 2003 the Shining Black compilation was released again in the rest of the world. Tarot signed a new record deal with Spinefarm Records and the new studio album Suffer Our Pleasures was released. While the album did well in Finland, it received poor distribution in other countries.
During these years Marco kept busy with his other band Nightwish by recording and touring around the world. Janne did an album with Eternal Tears of Sorrow and a lot of gigs with industrial metal band Turmion Kätilöt. Early spring 2006 the late record company Bluelight Records released a collection of the band’s first six albums with a large amount of bonus material, un-released demos, live and special versions of the songs and some covers. Some of the albums were also remixed.
The fans had been expecting the re-releases for years and the collection was so successful that in May 2006 when Tarot released the new single You, it made number one on the Finnish charts for the first time in the history of the band. In the same time the band formalized their backing vocalist Tommi “Tuple” Salmela as a true band member, after being with the band more than ten years.
Tarot changed record labels again and now they work in Finland with KingFoo Entertaiment. In Europe Tarot is working with Nuclear Blast. During the summer of 2006 the band toured various clubs and festivals. In the mean time Tarot also composed, demoed and recorded new material. The album Crows Fly Black was released in 2006. Official website: http://www.wingsofdarkness.net
Shame
Tarot Lyrics
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Who knows my face, who knows my name
they are changing almost day by day
and all I've got comes down in shame
I'm getting closer slippin' to the darkest side
How soon the party's gonna end
I'm getting closer slidin' out of the day
Shame, shame shame shame
Shame, shame shame shame
The time is flying with growing sense of decay
and I keep telling myself it's okay
I've been drowning with booze and dirty women
found no salvation, my head keeps on swimming
I'm getting closer slippin' to the darkest side
The wreckage is already in sight
I'm getting closer slidin' out of the day
Somehow I gotta find more will to fight
Shame...
Ooh, it's sucking me in
the more I fight, the more it grips
Ooh, it's sucking me in
the quicksand of razors claws and rips
In Tarot's song "Shame," the lyrics describe the feelings of someone who has been through a lot in a short period of time. They feel lost and shameful because they have changed so much that nobody recognizes them anymore. The lyrics suggest that the person is getting closer and closer to the "darkest side," and is struggling to fight against it. They seek some kind of redemption or relief but are unable to find salvation, instead, they drown in booze, dirty women, and shame.
The chorus of the song, "Shame, shame, shame, shame," is a repeating lamentation that underscores the singer's sense of worthlessness. They feel like they are sinking into quicksand, and the more they fight, the deeper they fall. The lyrics suggest that the person is trapped in a cycle of self-destructive behavior that they cannot escape from.
Line by Line Meaning
I've been living so long in a very short time
I have lived through so much in a brief period.
Who knows my face, who knows my name
I am losing my identity as I am constantly changing.
they are changing almost day by day
My face and name are evolving daily.
and all I've got comes down in shame
I am burdened with shame despite all my possessions.
I'm getting closer slippin' to the darkest side
I am approaching the worst part of myself.
How soon the party's gonna end
The end of my wild lifestyle is coming quickly.
I'm getting closer slidin' out of the day
I am losing my grip on my life during the daytime.
fallin' faster with every coin I spend
I am spiraling downward at a faster pace as I spend more money.
Shame, shame shame shame
I am filled with a profound sense of shame.
The time is flying with growing sense of decay
Time is passing quickly, and I feel increasingly that everything is ending.
and I keep telling myself it's okay
Despite my anxiety, I am trying to reassure myself that everything is fine.
I've been drowning with booze and dirty women
I have been self-medicating with alcohol and casual sex.
found no salvation, my head keeps on swimming
I have not found any redemption, and my thoughts are confused.
The wreckage is already in sight
The consequences of my actions are beginning to manifest.
Somehow I gotta find more will to fight
I need to find the strength to keep going and fight through my problems.
Ooh, it's sucking me in
I feel like my problems are overwhelming me.
the more I fight, the more it grips
The more I struggle, the worse my situation becomes.
the quicksand of razors claws and rips
My problems feel like a dangerous, deadly force that is pulling me under.
Contributed by Mateo H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.