There are two bands operating under the name The Wounded:

1) The Wou… Read Full Bio ↴There are two bands operating under the name The Wounded:

1) The Wounded is a Dutch wave-rock band, hailing from the province of Drenthe, in the north of The Netherlands. They play intense and melancholy rock.

In 2000 The Wounded released their debut called The Art of Grief. It was followed in March 2002 by their second album titled Monument. Shortly after the release of this album The Wounded changed their line-up. The only two original members, bassplayer Andy Haandrikman and singer-guitarist Marco van der Velde, searched for new musicians. After auditioning several musicians, they found a new drummer, lead-guitarplayer and synth-player : Alwin Schnoing, Sander Wessels and Eduard Dresscher. The Monument album was promoted with a high number of performances with which the band played in most parts of The Netherlands. They also played very successful gigs in other countries as Belgium and Germany. In the beginning of 2003 The Wounded started to work on their new album Atlantic. After working hard for almost a year The Wounded released their third album early 2004 on Coldblood Industries' sub-label Ebony Tears.

On Atlantic the band sounds more mature than ever before, even though the music on the album is more comprehensive. The experimental parts of old Pink Floyd mixed with the atmosphere of Anathema, Marillion, The Cure, Fields of the Nephilim and other influences like Sigur Rós and Placebo. The band succeeds in giving all these influences their own typical sound, which causes Atlantic to sound modern and refreshing, but also very close and familiar. It got great reviews form national and international press and the band supported it by a great number of shows, festivals as well as club gigs, in The Netherlands and abroad.

Members:

Alwin Schnoing, Drums
Andy Haandrikman, Bass Guitar
Marco van der Velde, Vocals / Guitar
Eduard Dresscher, Keyboards
Sander Wessels, Guitar

Discography:

Starpeople (1999) - DEMO
The Art Of Grief (2000)
Monument (2002)
Atlantic (2004)
Sunset (2016)

Website:

http://www.the-wounded.nl/

2) The Wounded is Brandon T's musical nonense.
So far, The Wounded has 5 CD's:
*Misery EP (2003)
*Abattoir EP (2003)
*Rest in Pieces (2004)
*Dinner with the Reaper (2005)
*The Wounded (2006)
The official website is www.thewounded.net, or you can visit www.myspace.com/thewoundedvsyou.

Atlantic
The Wounded Lyrics

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I've walked away,
For another day to join a dance for a better world
To express the anguish for the hate today of a new generation's rise.

I've watched them build a cage around the world
To save the sky for the human mind.
I break down and cry,
And wish for more drugs,

To let me dance through other, safer worlds.

Take this cry from me,
The sense of all the sanity keeps falling from my hands,
I cannot see the sun anymore.
I have to hold my head still.
Dead still.
Real still.
Take this file away.
The burning of the Atlantic sea
And its beautiful cry for death.
I saw angels tear of their own wings,

I have to keep them from falling, falling, falling
I have to keep them from falling

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of The Wounded's song "Atlantic" evoke a sense of sorrow and despair, as the singer witnesses the destruction of the world and the rise of a new generation marked by hate. The opening lines reveal the singer's decision to disengage and seek out a better world. They question the current state of affairs and feel powerless in the face of their surroundings. They regret the need for drugs to escape, wishing instead for a safer, more stable place.

The song's central metaphor is the destruction of the Atlantic sea, which the singer describes as "burning" and crying out for death. The world depicted in the lyrics is a bleak one, with angels losing their wings and the singer struggling to keep them from falling. The final lines, "I have to keep them from falling, falling, falling / I have to keep them from falling," suggest a sense of responsibility and the need to intervene in a world that is spinning out of control.

Overall, "Atlantic" is a powerful and emotionally charged song that reflects on a world in crisis. It speaks to the disillusionment and longing for something better that many people feel today.

Line by Line Meaning

I've walked away,
I have departed from my situation,

For another day to join a dance for a better world
I am taking a break to contribute to a happy world

To express the anguish for the hate today of a new generation's rise.
I want to communicate the pain due to hatred in the world today

I've watched them build a cage around the world
I've seen the world being enclosed in a prison

To save the sky for the human mind.
To preserve the sky for humankind

I break down and cry,
I feel overwhelmed and sob

And wish for more drugs,
I long for substances to help me reach other worlds safely

To let me dance through other, safer worlds.
To let me dance to safer worlds without fear

Take this cry from me,
Remove this heart-wrenching emotion from me

The sense of all the sanity keeps falling from my hands,
I feel like I am losing my sanity

I cannot see the sun anymore.
I cannot see the brightness of the sun that I used to see