Besides Chris, the original lineup included Jens Gärtner who provided the drums and loops. In 1997, Manuel Selling was added to the lineup to provide the guitars. In 2000, Manuel left the band and Gordon Mocznay took over on guitar and bass guitar. A year later in 2001, Louis Manke joined the band as well, adding a second guitar to the band.
Terminal Choice was Chris Pohl's main and most well-known project, and they have enjoyed great success both in Germany and abroad, and are often compared to and sometimes referred to as a precursor to another popular German industrial-stomp band, Rammstein. The success of Terminal Choice has also transferred to the other members of Terminal Choice, as Chris helped Gordon form his own band known as Mordorn and also helped Louis form a band named Staubkind. Despite being involved with numerous bands, all members are still creating music with Terminal Choice and an album with the title "New Born Enemies" was released on the 28th of July, in 2006.
Terminal Choice released their last CD Übermacht in 2010.
Fading
Terminal Choice Lyrics
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Darkness comes to take your soul
You close your eyes
Your life is fading away
Alone in your room
You wait for your death
The reaper comes
To suck your life
Out of your soul
Silence falls into your mind
You're paralyzed
By this fear inside
Unable to move
Your life is fading away
You fly away to another dimension
There loneliness waits
There darkness waits
You fly away
You kiss the death
The lyrics to Terminal Choice's song "Fading" seems to be about death and the fear of dying. The opening lines "Waiting in your little grave, Darkness comes to take your soul" could be interpreted as the singer being dead and waiting for their body to rot away. They close their eyes and their life fades away, indicating that they have finally let go of life. The second verse goes on to describe a person waiting for their death, the fear of the unknown is crippling them, and they are unable to move. The lines, "Silence falls into your mind" conveys the emptiness and stillness that the person would experience in the moments before they die.
The chorus of the song gives off a feeling of relief from death, "You fly away to another dimension, There loneliness waits, There darkness waits, You fly away, You kiss the death." It appears as if the singer is embracing death at this point and accepting that it's time for them to go. The idea of flying away to another dimension could be a metaphor for the afterlife, where loneliness and darkness could represent the ultimate realization that in death, everyone is alone.
Overall, "Fading" seems to be a song about the process and fear of death. It showcases a person coming to terms with their own mortality and letting go of fear in order to face the unknown.
Line by Line Meaning
Waiting in your little grave
The person is already feeling dead and is waiting for death to come.
Darkness comes to take your soul
The person is feeling overwhelmed by the darkness and negativity surrounding them.
You close your eyes
The person has accepted their fate and is ready to embrace death.
Your life is fading away
The person is slowly losing their life and slipping away.
Alone in your room
The person is facing death all alone.
You wait for your death
The person knows that death is inevitable and is waiting for it to come.
The reaper comes
The person visualizes death as the grim, reaper-like figure who has come to take their soul.
To rip your flesh
The person imagines death as something that will violently snatch their life away.
To suck your life
The person views death as a force that will forcefully take away their vitality.
Out of your soul
The person feels that their soul will be drained out of them after death.
Silence falls into your mind
The person feels a sense of peace as their mind quiets down.
You're paralyzed
The person is completely overwhelmed by fear and is unable to do anything.
By this fear inside
The fear of dying is consuming the person from inside.
Unable to move
The person is so consumed by fear that they can't move or do anything.
Your life is fading away
The person feels like their life is ending and is slowly fading away.
You fly away to another dimension
The person is visualizing a peaceful afterlife where they can escape their current suffering.
There loneliness waits
The person is aware that they will be alone in the new dimension.
There darkness waits
The person believes that the new dimension will also be filled with negativity and darkness.
You fly away
The person is ready to leave this world behind.
You kiss the death
The person is ready to accept and embrace their fate, which is death.
Contributed by Bentley S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.