The Kovenant (at the time known as Covenant) was formed in Hamar, Norway in 1992, by two black metal artists known as Nagash and Blackheart. After releasing a demo titled "From the Storm of Shadows", and gaining some underground recognition, Not long after the band got several offers for record contracts. The original "In Times Before the Light" was released in 1996 on Mordgrimm (underground British label dedicated to black metal), this album was created when they were both at a young age and they established a fan base in Norway.
In 1998 the band released their second album through Nuclear Blast, titled "Nexus Polaris". It marked a significant point in their sound's formation, the album featured less of the grim guitars, and had much more keyboards work than before. The album featured Nagash, Blackheart, Astennu (on the Guitars, who later joined Dimmu Borgir), Sverd (of Arcturus on the keyboards) and Hellhammer (of Mayhem, Arcturus and Dimmu Borgir) and Sarah Jezebel Deva on backing vocals (Cradle of Filth). The album has met good success in Norway and the band was nominated for the Norwegian Grammy Award, winning the Best Hard Rock Band category as the first band in history to win a Grammy Award for Black Metal.
In 1999 the band changed name to The Kovenant, recorded and released "Animatronic", it showed them going from symphonic black metal to industrial metal. With the change of the band name, the members decided to change their names as well to suit their new direction: Nagash became "Lex Icon", Blackheart became "Psy Coma", and Hellhammer became "Von Blomberg". They won another Norwegian Grammy Award and gained a new member while they toured the USA named Angel.
The band found themselves back in the studio in 2002 recording "S.E.T.I.", their fourth album. Deciding to do more touring Von Blomberg left the band to handle other projects. Two new members were recruited, Küth (of Ram-Zet) on drums and Brat (of Apoptygma Berzerk) on keyboards.
Now we continue waiting for their latest creation, Aria Galactica, announced in the early 2000's, to take shape. In 2007, Psy Coma described Aria Galactica to an Italian web site as "technical", with more guitar solos, "much stronger" and different from SETI. The estimated release date would be Christmas. The wait continues in 2021.
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The Kovenant Lyrics
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Was it all the things they promised you?
Was it everything they told you?
Was it everything they said it would be?
Strange things move in the corner of my eyes
And the sky never looked so white and pretty
Tiny figures crawl upon my sterile flesh
There's a hole in the world, and it keeps getting bigger
Was it all the things you prayed for?
Was it everything you hoped for?
Was it everything you thought it would be?
How can you love it...
How can you believe it...
How can you need it...
When there's nothing there?
In space where the stars are dead now
The man in the moon still has a wicked face
But the more you reach for the heavens above
The more you'll hate your own pitiful love
Like a river flowing around me... Mirror's paradise
Pulling me in it's wake... Mirror's paradise
How can you love it...
How can you believe it...
How can you need it...
When there's nothing there?
I want to show you something so much better
I'll make the world seem a little bit deader
You smile... but it's all despair
You love... but there's nothing there
Like a river flowing around me... Mirror's paradise
Pulling me in it's wake... Mirror's paradise
The Kovenant's song "Mirror's Paradise" is a thought-provoking and melancholic take on the concept of utopia. The lyrics question whether the utopia promised by society is all it's cracked up to be, and whether people truly love, believe in, and need it. The opening verse, "Was it everything they told you? / Was it all the things they promised you? / Was it everything they told you? / Was it everything they said it would be?" implies that the singer is disillusioned or disappointed with the utopia they were promised. The second verse then describes the eerie and unsettling nature of the utopia: "Tiny figures crawl upon my sterile flesh / There's a hole in the world, and it keeps getting bigger." The singer is surrounded by a seemingly perfect world but is still unsatisfied and disturbed by what they see.
The chorus of the song laments the fruitlessness of reaching for something that isn't there, comparing the pursuit of the elusive utopia to "a river flowing around me... Mirror's paradise / Pulling me in its wake... Mirror's paradise." The second half of the song appears to offer an alternative, with the singer indicating they want to "make the world seem a little bit deader" and suggesting that the utopia promised by society is actually a form of despair. The final lines of the song sum up this message, with the singer noting that despite the smile and love offered by the utopia, "there's nothing there."
Overall, "Mirror's Paradise" is a haunting and powerful song about the pitfalls of seeking a utopia and the potential for disillusionment and emptiness that can come with it.
Line by Line Meaning
Was it everything they told you?
Did everything they said come true?
Was it all the things they promised you?
Did they fulfill all their promises?
Was it everything they said it would be?
Did it meet all the expectations they set?
Strange things move in the corner of my eyes
I feel like there are unusual things happening that I cannot explain
And the sky never looked so white and pretty
The sky appears to have an unusual beauty that I have never seen before
Tiny figures crawl upon my sterile flesh
I see small figures moving on my skin that I perceive to be unusual and potentially disturbing
There's a hole in the world, and it keeps getting bigger
There is a growing emptiness in the world that we cannot stop
Was it everything you hoped for?
Did it meet all your personal expectations?
Was it all the things you prayed for?
Did it fulfill the things you had hoped for through prayer?
Was it everything you thought it would be?
Did it meet all the preconceived notions you had?
How can you love it...
How can you have affection for something that appears to have no value?
How can you believe it...
How can you put your faith in something that appears to have no substance?
How can you need it...
How can you feel a requirement for something that appears to have no worth?
When there's nothing there?
When it appears to be empty and unfulfilling?
In space where the stars are dead now
In the vast emptiness of space where stars no longer shine
The man in the moon still has a wicked face
Despite the emptiness of space, there is a sinister element to the moon
But the more you reach for the heavens above
The more you strive for something greater
The more you'll hate your own pitiful love
The more you will come to despise your own unfulfilling love
I want to show you something so much better
I want to present something more fulfilling and satisfying
I'll make the world seem a little bit deader
I will make the world appear slightly more empty and unfulfilling
You smile... but it's all despair
You may smile, but it conceals your true sense of hopelessness
You love... but there's nothing there
You may feel love, but it is for something that appears to be empty and unfulfilling
Like a river flowing around me... Mirror's paradise
Like a constantly changing and unpredictable river, the mirror's paradise surrounds me
Pulling me in it's wake... Mirror's paradise
It exerts a powerful force on me, carrying me along with it through the unpredictable currents of life
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: AMUND SVENSSON, STIAN ANDRE HINDERSON
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