So far, TBM have released eight studio albums: Nothing and Nowhere (2002), Violet (2005), Walking With Strangers (2007), Pins and Needles (2010), Hide and Seek (2012), Superstition (2014), Under Your Spell (2017), and Diamonds (2020). They have also issued the DVD Blue (2005), the live album/DVD Show and Tell (2009), and the EPs Violet (2004), Looking Glass (2008), Imaginary Monsters (2011), and Imagica (2016).
The group originated in London, Ontario under the name Imagica, inspired from the novel "Imajica" by Clive Barker. The band's original lineup consisted of: Chibi, Rainbow, Michael Falcore, and Aslan (bass). Dank played live keyboards and O.E. joined the group on live drums. A seven-song limited edition demo was released.
In 2001, Dank left the group, and the others relocated from London to Toronto, Ontario, to begin recording. There, they recorded another limited edition demo, this time with five songs. In 2002, the band adopted the name The Birthday Massacre in order to avoid confusion with a metal band. They chose the name "The Birthday Massacre" since people were already familiar with the song of the same title. The song was later retitled as "Happy Birthday".
In July of 2002, The Birthday Massacre independently released their debut album entitled Nothing and Nowhere. In 2003, Adm joined the band on live keyboards and Rhim on drums.
On 20 July 2004, The Birthday Massacre released a nine song EP entitled Violet and at the end of the year, re-released Nothing and Nowhere with new sleeve artwork. Adm soon left thereafter to explore his own projects.
In the fall of 2004, the band was signed to Repo Records in Germany, and released a remastered and expanded version of Violet in Europe. The expanded version of Violet included four re-recorded and slightly reworked tracks from Nothing and Nowhere.
In 2005 the band signed to Metropolis Records and released Violet in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and most of South America. Owen joined on live keyboards and in August, the band began a series of international tours taking them to Switzerland, Germany, the Netherlands, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Belgium.
Also in August 2005, a DVD consisting of a video for the song "Blue" was released. It also included behind-the-scenes footage, interviews, a studio performance of "Nevermind" as well as live performances of "Violet" and "Video Kid". The centerpiece of the DVD was the Dan Ouellette-directed video for "Blue".
In early 2006, the Birthday Massacre toured North America, playing across Canada, the United States, and Mexico on their "Broken Minds" tour. They also played Europe in the summer of 2006.
In June 2007, it was announced that the band was working on a new record with Canadian producer/engineer Dave "Rave" Ogilvie (producer of many industrial acts such as Skinny Puppy), and that bass player Aslan had left the band for his own project named Aslan Osiris. Aslan was replaced on bass by former drummer O.E. .
On 11 September 2007 the band released their third album Walking With Strangers in North America, entering at #10 on the Billboard "Top Heatseekers" chart for 29 September. The album was released in Europe on 21 September and in the UK on 22 October. Walking With Strangers included the singles "Kill the Lights" and "Looking Glass". An EP, Looking Glass followed in 2008.
In spring 2009, The Birthday Massacre issued their first live album, Show and Tell. It was recorded in Hamburg, Germany in Autumn 2007. A DVD with the Hamburg show and extra video content was released later in Europe (2009) and North America (2010).
The band's fourth studio album, Pins and Needles was issued on 14 September 2010 in North America, debuting at #152 on the Billboard 200, #6 on the heatseekers, and #34 on independent. O.E. left the group and was replaced by Nate Manor.
On 9 August 2011 the band released the EP Imaginary Monsters. In 9 October 2012, TBM released the fifth studio album, Hide and Seek.
Superstition is the sixth studio album by Canadian electronic rock band The Birthday Massacre, released on November 11, 2014 through Metropolis Records. The album was funded through PledgeMusic. To promote the album, a subsequent North America tour and music video for "Beyond" followed the album's release.
Under Your Spell is the seventh studio album by Canadian electronic rock band The Birthday Massacre, released on June 9, 2017 through Metropolis Records. The album was funded, once again, through PledgeMusic.
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Midnight
The Birthday Massacre Lyrics
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Your fingers breaking as I place them over mine
The only thing I need is time
To change your mind, I said
When all that you know
Has fallen behind you
It's not the past that you're afraid to see
Tonight is forever
I can't decide which one of us is dreaming tonight
I'm just a shadow in the light you leave behind
The only thing I need is time
To change your mind, I said
When all that you know
Has fallen behind you
It's not the past that you're afraid to see
There's nobody here and no one to find you
Tonight is forever
It's always darker at the end of every answer
Like a finger down the back of your throat
It's always empty in the house of every ever
Nothing waiting in the silence below
When all that you know
Has fallen behind you
It's not the past that you're afraid to see
There's nobody here and no one to find you
Tonight is forever
The Birthday Massacre's song "Midnight" is a haunting yet hypnotic piece with lyrics that leave room for interpretation. The song revolves around themes of confusion, isolation, and uncertainty. The opening lines "I can't decide which one of us will leave here alive" creates an eerie foreboding of danger and adds an air of urgency to the song. The lines "Your fingers breaking as I place them over mine, The only thing I need is time, to change your mind, I said" accentuate the emotional plea for change and transformation, but the question remains: why the urgency? It alludes to a relationship on the brink with one party pleading for change to avoid the worst-case scenario.
The chorus emphasizes the feeling of loneliness and abandonment. The lines "When all that you know has fallen behind you, It's not the past that you're afraid to see" speaks of the fear of stagnation and the anxiety of accepting the truth when one is deprived of the comfort of the familiar. "Tonight is forever," is a declaration of a moment of transience, slipping by, emphasizing the sense of liminality and the unease of fighting the inevitable passage of time.
The next verse tosses in a hint of body horror, "It's always darker at the end of every answer, Like a finger down the back of your throat." These grim images build on the already established mood and emphasize the uncertainty of the future.
Overall, "Midnight" is a song of disorientation, juxtaposing desire against fear, loneliness against hope, and time against urgency.
Line by Line Meaning
I can't decide which one of us will leave here alive
The singer is uncertain of who will survive the situation they are in.
Your fingers breaking as I place them over mine
The other person is physically struggling against the singer's touch.
The only thing I need is time
The singer believes that given enough time, they can change the other person's mind.
To change your mind, I said
The artist is repeating their desire to convince the other person to change their mind.
When all that you know has fallen behind you
The other person has left their past behind and is moving forward.
It's not the past that you're afraid to see
The other person is not afraid of their own past.
There's nobody here and no one to find you
The other person is alone and has no one to turn to.
Tonight is forever
Whatever happens tonight will have a permanent impact on their lives.
I can't decide which one of us is dreaming tonight
The artist is uncertain whether they or the other person is in a dream state.
I'm just a shadow in the light you leave behind
The other person is moving away and leaving the artist behind.
It's always darker at the end of every answer
The conclusion to each problem or question brings more darkness.
Like a finger down the back of your throat
The darkness is comparable to the feeling of something unpleasant in the throat.
It's always empty in the house of every ever
The singer perceives a sense of emptiness in their surroundings.
Nothing waiting in the silence below
There is no hope to be found in the quietness and emptiness surrounding the singer.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: MICHAEL RAINBOW, SARA TAYLOR
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