The band won the Finnish Grammy Award EMMA for “Best New Artist” in 1996. Playboys, the band's second studio album, and its single Blue, released in 1997, both went gold in Finland. Hellofatester was released in 1998, spawning singles Liquid and Swimming With The Kids. The video for Liquid received regular airplay on Nordic MTV.
Rasmus became The Rasmus in 2000 to avoid confusion with the similarly named Swedish electronica artist, known simply as Rasmus. Into was released in 2001 and went double platinum in Finland debuting at #1. The first single F-F-F-Falling was #1 in Finland during three months in early 2001. The second single Chill reached the #2 place in Finland. The Rasmus toured Scandinavia and Europe along with HIM and Roxette that year to promote the album. The band finally gained international fame with their 2003 album Dead Letters which went gold and platinum in several countries, accompanied with the single In the Shadows which reached #1 in a number of countries. iTunes Music Store offered the track as one of its free singles, a positive public response prompted many listeners to buy the rest of the album. Guilty was released in 2004 and was the last single of the album. The three other singles; In My Life, First Day of My Life and Funeral Song also received mostly favourable reviews and response. During the 2004 Reading Festival in England, the band was pelted with plastic bottles filled with urine and mud (an act reserved for the worst band on the bill each year) until they eventually walked offstage when immediate medical attention was required for Eero's eye.
Hide from the Sun, the band's sixth studio album was released in September 2005. It received Platinum status in Finland and sold more than 15,000 copies in the UK alone. All in all, the album sold 400,000 copies worldwide. The album's three singles were No Fear, Sail Away and Shot. The Rasmus began recording their seventh studio album Black Roses in 2006, recording began and in Helsinki and continued in Nashville, Tennessee. Smaller parts were recorded in Stockholm, Singapore, Berlin and Greece. Livin' In A World Without You and Justify are the two singles released from the album, videos for both songs have received airplay around the world.
A compilation album celebrating The Rasmus' 15th Anniversary, titled Best of 2001-2009 was released November 28, 2009. It includes songs released from 2001 to 2009, as indicated in the album title, and features a previously unreleased song October & April, with the vocals of Anette Olzon from the band Nightwish. This song was recorded during the same time as the other songs from album Black Roses, but wasn't included as it didn't follow the album concept.
Self-titled eighth album The Rasmus was released in April 2012. The album's lead single I'm a Mess was the official song for the 2012 European Athletics Championships. The album won Best album cover and Best music video on EMMA awards.
In the fall of 2016 the band started recording their ninth album Dark Matters. The lead single Paradise was released in March 2017 and the album itself was released in October 2017.
In 2021 the band released two singles for upcoming album. The single Bones was released in May and the single Venomous Moon was released in September featuring Finnish band Apocalyptica.
In January 2022 the band announced their participation in Finnish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song Jezebel. This was band's first single with their new guitarist Emppu. They won the national selection and went on to participate in Eurovision Song Contest. The Rasmus made it through the semi-finals and placed 21st in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 final.
On June 10th 2022 a new track, Rise was released, and on the same day it was announced that the new album, also titled Rise , would be released on September 23rd 2022.
Justify
The Rasmus Lyrics
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I'm lost in time
Ready to follow a sign
If there was only a sign
The last goodbye burns in my mind
Why did I leave you behind?
Guess it was too high to climb
Why would you want me
To live and die
Living a lie?
You were the answer
All that I needed
To justify
Justify my life
Someone as beautiful as you (you)
Could do much better it's true
That didn't matter to you
I tried so hard to be the one (the one)
It's something I couldn't do
Guess I was under the gun
Give me a reason
Why would you want me
To live and die
Living a lie?
You were the answer
All that I needed
To justify
Justify my life
It's only right
That I should go
And find myself
Before I go and ruin someone else
So close, so far
I'm lost in time
Ready to follow a sign
If there was only a sign
Give me a reason
Why would you want me
To live and die
Living a lie?
You were the answer
All that I needed
To justify
Justify my life
It's only right
That I should go
And find myself
Before I go and ruin someone else
The Rasmus's song "Justify" is about the singer's feelings of regret for leaving someone behind who was once the answer to everything they needed and the struggle to find meaning and purpose in life after that person is gone. The line "So close, so far, I'm lost in time" conveys a feeling of being stuck in the past and not being able to move forward. The singer is hopeful for a sign, some sort of guidance to show them the way out of this emotional pit, but sadly there is none.
The refrain "Give me a reason, why would you want me to live and die, living a lie?" represents the singer's questioning of their own existence and significance of life if the person they loved and needed is gone. They feel as if living without them would mean living a lie because they were central to their happiness and purpose. The line "It's only right that I should go and find myself before I go and ruin someone else" is the realization that the singer needs to work on themselves and figure out their own identity before getting involved with anyone else.
Overall, the song is about the struggle of finding oneself and the fear of being alone after losing the one person who was everything.
Line by Line Meaning
So close, so far
I'm right on the edge of something, yet still far from where I want to be
I'm lost in time
I'm not sure where I am or where I'm going - I'm stuck in a kind of limbo
Ready to follow a sign
I'm willing to be led in the right direction, if only there was a clear indication of what that is
If there was only a sign
I'm struggling to find direction or purpose, feeling lost and unsure without a clear path to follow
The last goodbye burns in my mind
I'm haunted by the end of something - a past relationship that I regret ending
Why did I leave you behind?
I'm questioning my past decisions and wondering if I made the right choices in life
Guess it was too high to climb
I'm recognizing that I may have been unrealistic in my expectations, or that the challenge may have been too great for me to overcome
Give me a reason
I'm asking for a justification or explanation for something - in this case, why I should keep going when things feel so empty
Why would you want me to live and die living a lie?
I'm questioning why someone (a romantic partner, a friend, etc.) would encourage me to continue on without true purpose or direction
You were the answer all that I needed to justify, justify my life
I'm realizing that this person was the key to my happiness and my sense of purpose, and feeling regretful that I let them go
Someone as beautiful as you (you) could do much better it's true, that didn't matter to you
I'm acknowledging that the person I let go was truly special and deserving of someone great, but they chose me anyway
I tried so hard to be the one (the one), it's something I couldn't do, guess I was under the gun
I'm recognizing that I failed to live up to their expectations, either because of my own limitations or because of external pressure
It's only right that I should go and find myself before I go and ruin someone else
I'm realizing that I need to take a step back and work on myself before I can be a good partner or friend to anyone else
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Lauri Johannes Yloenen, Pauli Esko Antero Rantasalmi, Desmond Child, James Michael
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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LYRICS
So close, so far
I'm lost in time
Ready to follow a sign
If there was only a sign
The last goodbye burns in my mind
Why did I leave you behind?
Guess it was too high to climb
Give me a reason!
Why would you want me to live and die
Living a lie?
You were the answer
All that I needed to justify
Justify my life!
Someone as beautiful as you
Could do much better, it's true
That didn't matter to you
I tried so hard to be the one
It's something I couldn't do
Guess I was under the gun
Give me a reason!
Why would you want me to live and die
Living a lie?
You were the answer
All that I needed to justify
Justify my life!
It's only right
That I should go
And find myself
Before I go and ruin someone else
So close so far
I'm lost in time
Ready to follow a sign
If there was only a sign
Give me a reason!
Why would you want me to live and die
Living a lie?
You were the answer
All that I needed to justify
Justify my life!
It's only right
That I should go
And find myself
Before I go and ruin someone else
@charlieoc6219
Tan Cerca y tan lejos
estoy perdido en el tiempo
Listo para seguir una señal
si tan solo hubiera una
El ultimo adiós aun arde en mi mente
¿Por qué te dejé?
Supongo que eras mucho para intentarlo
Dame una razón
¿Por qué quieres que viva y muera
viviendo una mentira?
Tu fuiste la respuesta
todo lo que necesitaba
para justificar, justificar mi vida
Alguien tan hermosa como tú
podría conseguir alguien mejor, es cierto
eso no te importó mucho
Intenté tanto ser el indicado
fue algo que no pude lograr
supongo que estaba bajo mucha presión
Dame una razón
¿Por qué quieres que viva y muera
viviendo una mentira?
Tu fuiste la respuesta
todo lo que necesitaba
para justificar, justificar mi vida
Es cierto que debería irme
y encontrarme a mí mismo
antes de ir y arruinar a alguien mas
Tan Cerca y tan lejos
estoy perdido en el tiempo
Listo para seguir una señal
si tan solo hubiera una
Dame una razón
¿Por qué quieres que viva y muera
viviendo una mentira?
Tu fuiste la respuesta
todo lo que necesitaba
para justificar, justificar mi vida
Es cierto que debería irme
y encontrarme a mí mismo
antes de ir y arruinar a alguien mas
@KeepItBlitzo
So close, so far, I'm lost in time
Ready to follow a sign, if there was only a sign.
The last goodbye burns in my mind, why did I leave you behind?
I guess it was too high to climb.
Give me a reason, why would you want me to live and die?
Living a lie
You were the answer, all that I needed to justify,
Justify my life.
Someone as beautiful as you,
Could be much better, it's true,
That didn't matter to you
I tried so hard to be the one, its something I couldn't do
I guess I was under the gun
Give me a reason, why would you want me to live and die?
Living a lie
You were the answer, all that I needed to justify,
Justify my life.
It's over now,
I should go and find myself
Before I go and lose someone else.
So close, so far, I'm lost in time,
Ready to follow a sign, if there was only a sign
Give me a reason, why would you want me to live and die?
Living a lie
You were the answer, all that I needed to justify,
Justify my life.
It's over now,
And I should go and find myself
Before I go and lose someone else
@Prankedy
2018
@chivis290586
Anuma prro Bv
@brianvargas8677
para cuando el proximo paparazzi perro
@blackrosebrenda
Dedícale esta canción al Sr de la tienda cuando ya no vayas. Xd
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Me hace llorar esta canción.
@eliasgiron6317
Jajjaja prankedy jajaja me llegas jajaja me gusta estas rolas pero que sad jajaja
@xxdiamantexx5283
K haces aquí we :v
@danilogano
I’m 56 now and never get bored listening to Rasmus.
@JoseMartinez-xs2fk
6 años buscando está canción la Vi en la tv y nunca supe cómo se llamaba y finalmente pude encontrarla, lo voy a gozar como no se lo pueden imaginar
@cristianriveroside1497
Genial
@Cinnamon.chenny
Me a pasado jajaja