This Ascension toured the United States three times and the west coast prolifically, sharing the stage with bands including Clan of Xymox, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Chris Isaak, The Wolfgang Press, Pixies and The Stranglers.
After Tess Records collapsed, the band signed to Projekt Records in 2001. Their back catalogue was rereleased, however plans to record new material were never successful and the band split soon afterwards. The group reformed for a few shows in 2004.
Dru has gone on to sing for the neo-classical project Mirabilis as well as ethereal/electronic act Falling You, Kevin Serra performed with Lot 49 and now plays under cloud seeding while Charlie has rejoined his former band Nerf Herder.
This Ascension took their early cues from The Cure, The Chameleons, and just about every 4AD band at the time. Their debut Tears In Rain earned the band comparisons to Area, Xmal Deutschland, and even pop fare such as 10,000 Maniacs, while their later releases move toward the ethereal-gothic realm. 1999's album Sever is the most varied, drawing on influences ranging from Early Music to the progressive rock/ambient/tribal offerings of the Real World label.
With producer John Rivers (Dead Can Dance, Love & Rockets) at the helm, Sever charted on over 200 college, community, and alternative radio stations throughout the United States and Canada within two months of its release.
Fuego Cayendo
This Ascension Lyrics
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Away, spend the hours
Blissful
Old echoes, betrayal
He says he can't help
How he feels
Confront it in it's guise
A vision of summer
The fire's gone from my eyes
Kill them with a smile
How could a friend be so unkind?
Awkward thing to invite
Longing
It's simple, the settling
It subsides
I thought I once held you
While you cried
The little things
I try to hide
The pain
Makes me feel alive
Kill them with a smile
How could a friend be so unkind?
Awkward thing to invite
Longing
Rest in me, rest in me
A kind of sanctity
Wanting three things
Tumbling through your mind
Rest in me, rest in me
A deliverance
Where no words are needed
Cares denied
The lyrics to "Fuego Cayendo" by This Ascension describe a man's desire to take a woman away with him and spend time blissfully. However, there are echoes of old betrayals and he struggles with his feelings. He knows he should confront these feelings head on, but instead he tries to hide them behind a vision of summer. The fire has gone from his eyes and he feels a sense of longing and awkwardness in their friendship.
Despite these feelings, the man tries to put on a smile and hide his pain. He wonders how a friend could be so unkind and invites this longing into his life. The settling of his feelings subsides and he tries to hide his pain through small things. The pain makes him feel alive, but he still wishes he could kill them with a smile.
The lyrics then shift to a plea for rest and sanctuary from the chaos of these emotions. The woman is asked to rest in him and find a kind of sanctity. The man wants three things to tumble through her mind and seeks a deliverance where no words are needed and cares are denied.
Overall, the lyrics seem to describe the complicated emotions and desires that come with relationships and betrayals. The man in the song is conflicted and struggling with his feelings towards the woman and their past experiences.
Line by Line Meaning
He wanted to steal her
Away, spend the hours
Blissful
He desired to take her away and spend happy hours together
Old echoes, betrayal
He says he can't help
How he feels
Past memories and deception haunt him and he claims he cannot control his emotions
He ought to, he ought to
Confront it in it's guise
A vision of summer
The fire's gone from my eyes
He should confront the situation for what it truly is, a false vision of happiness that has left him empty
Kill them with a smile
How could a friend be so unkind?
Awkward thing to invite
Longing
Mask the pain with a smile. He is puzzled how a friend could act cruelly towards him. Longing for something he can't have
It's simple, the settling
It subsides
I thought I once held you
While you cried
The situation has calmed down and now he remembers holding her when she was upset
The little things
I try to hide
The pain
Makes me feel alive
He attempts to conceal the little things that remind him of her, but the pain reminds him he is still alive
Rest in me, rest in me
A kind of sanctity
Wanting three things
Tumbling through your mind
He offers her comfort and peace as a holy sanctuary, but she is torn about what she truly desires
Rest in me, rest in me
A deliverance
Where no words are needed
Cares denied
He assures her that he can provide a place of salvation where words are unnecessary and worries fade away
Contributed by Gianna S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
EVF
A favorite song of mine. This Ascension is unfortunately greatly unappreciated.
Tim Tuttle
+evfarry Hey, Tim from TA.. we just did a reuninon show in TX, once a year from now on. October - New Oleans!
David Brashear
I can't find the CD I used to own, but there was also an instrumental piece on it that was as amazing as this song.