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.

Northern Lights
The Wounded Lyrics

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Sorrow sunrise carve your strength into my veins.
And make me change.
Make me change.
My hands they shake the hope away,
Oh go away, please go away.
My restless consciousness awaken.
It burns my soul away.
The electric storm that kills my brain.

Stay the fuck away.

And all the damn poetry I spoke of.
Well cut the crap, Im not flying in space.
I'm here on a bench, sitting in my gloom, doing time.
And I will be here again and again.
As I did so many times before.

And free are the souls again, fleeing day by day.
Joining others soul by soul.
Because they know they cannot stay.

Easy to see them dead when you feel nothing.
Easy to bear when they're not yours.
Yet bitter is the hurt that hits you.
When those who died were loved by you.
Heading on towards the madness.
Killing others life by life.
With fright we look at our perspective.
When you loose green you will be blue.

I feel like a child crying for nothing,
Yet my heart is dying for real.
Something has left me once again.
And I cannot hide my tears.
I hide for nothing at all.
But I'm running out of strength.
And though I have not a wish for death.
I will be free when I am removed.

Nothing strange about the fact that rats can die.
Strange dead rats become, who make you cry.

Dead dogs and rats who make you cry.
Little man that died and made us cry.

Overall Meaning

The song Northern Lights by The Wounded is a powerful ballad that delves into the themes of grief, loss and the struggle to find hope in the face of overwhelming despair. The opening lines of the song, "Sorrow sunrise carve your strength into my veins. And make me change. Make me change" immediately set the somber, melancholy tone of the track. The lyrics suggest a sense of resignation and acceptance of pain, with the singer asking for the sorrow to change them, to carve its strength into their very being.

The following lines, "My hands they shake the hope away, oh go away, please go away. My restless consciousness awaken. It burns my soul away. The electric storm that kills my brain. Stay the fuck away" describe the debilitating effects of grief on the singer's mental and emotional state. The imagery of shaking hands, restless consciousness and burning soul all create a sense of chaos and disorientation, while the electric storm that kills their brain hints at a deeper sense of mental anguish.

The song goes on to describe the sense of hopelessness and resignation that can accompany loss, with the singer describing their own experience of being trapped in grief, unable to move forward or find a way out. The lines "Easy to see them dead when you feel nothing. Easy to bear when they're not yours. Yet bitter is the hurt that hits you. When those who died were loved by you" paint a poignant picture of the pain and complexity of mourning.

Overall, Northern Lights is a haunting and deeply moving track that explores the many facets of grief and loss. Its intense lyrics and powerful imagery make it an emotive piece of music that resonates with listeners on a deep, personal level.

Line by Line Meaning

Sorrow sunrise carve your strength into my veins.
The feeling of grief and sadness are so strong that it feels like they are etched into my very being.

And make me change.
I want to be changed by this pain and not remain the same person.

My hands they shake the hope away,
I am so broken that I cannot hold onto hope anymore and it slips away from me.

Oh go away, please go away.
I wish that this agony would leave me and I could be free of it.

My restless consciousness awaken.
My mind is constantly active, and I cannot escape my thoughts.

It burns my soul away.
This pain is slowly destroying me from the inside out.

The electric storm that kills my brain.
This emotional turmoil feels like an electrical current that's frying my brain and causing me agony.

Stay the fuck away.
I want to keep my distance from this pain because it's too much to bear.

And all the damn poetry I spoke of.
I used to talk about grand ideas and lofty concepts, but now I'm brought back down to earth by this suffering.

Well cut the crap, Im not flying in space.
I need to stop pretending like everything is okay and acknowledge the reality of my situation.

I'm here on a bench, sitting in my gloom, doing time.
I'm trapped in this feeling of sadness and cannot escape it.

And I will be here again and again.
I fear that this pain will continue to come back time and time again.

As I did so many times before.
This is not the first time I've gone through something like this, and I fear it won't be the last.

And free are the souls again, fleeing day by day.
As people die, their souls are set free and move on from this life.

Joining others soul by soul.
Their souls join together and become one with others who have passed on.

Because they know they cannot stay.
They leave because they know that they cannot remain in this world forever.

Easy to see them dead when you feel nothing.
It's easy to see the dead and not feel anything when they are not close to you.

Easy to bear when they're not yours.
It's easier to bear the loss of the dead when they are not your loved ones.

Yet bitter is the hurt that hits you.
However, the pain is still bitter and strong, even when the person is not close to you.

When those who died were loved by you.
The pain becomes even stronger when the person who died was loved by you.

Heading on towards the madness.
The pain feels like it's pushing me to the brink of insanity.

Killing others life by life.
The pain is slowly destroying me and my relationships with others, one by one.

With fright we look at our perspective.
In the midst of this pain, we examine our perspective and how we view the world.

When you loose green you will be blue.
When you lose something that you value, you will feel the pain of that loss deeply.

I feel like a child crying for nothing,
I feel like I'm being childish and overreacting to my pain.

Yet my heart is dying for real.
Despite feeling like I'm being childish, my heart is genuinely hurting.

Something has left me once again.
I feel like I've lost something important to me yet again.

And I cannot hide my tears.
The pain is so strong that I cannot conceal my tears.

I hide for nothing at all.
I hide my pain from others, but it doesn't make it go away.

But I'm running out of strength.
The pain is taking a toll on me, and I'm starting to feel weak.

And though I have not a wish for death.
Despite the pain, I don't wish for death.

I will be free when I am removed.
I know that my pain will only end when I am removed from this life.

Nothing strange about the fact that rats can die.
Death is a natural part of life, and it's not surprising when small animals like rats die.

Strange dead rats become, who make you cry.
However, even the death of rats can become strange and painful when you feel deeply for them.

Dead dogs and rats who make you cry.
The death of animals, even small ones, can be heart-wrenching and bring tears to your eyes.

Little man that died and made us cry.
The death of a person, no matter how small or insignificant they may seem, can be deeply painful and bring tears to our eyes.

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