To/Die/For is a Finnish gothic metal band. The band began in early 1999, wh… Read Full Bio ↴To/Die/For is a Finnish gothic metal band. The band began in early 1999, when the musicians from the hard rock band Mary-Ann (which had existed since 1993) decided to change their musical style to gothic metal, modifying the band's name as well. In July of that year, after recording a self-financed EP entitled Deeper Sin, they signed a record deal with Spinefarm Records.

Their debut album - All Eternity - was released in Finland by the end of that year and the band then signed contracts with Nuclear Blast (for Europe) and Pony Canyon (for Japan). In 2000, the band toured Europe together with Dark Tranquillity, Sentenced and In Flames. Epilogue was released in 2001 and was followed by a tour with Lacrimosa.

The album Jaded was released in 2003 and in August of that year, vocalist Jarno Perätalo left the band. He assembled a new band named Tiaga, integrated by former members of To/Die/For. However, in 2004, Jarno Perätalo and the band Tiaga took the name To/Die/For for themselves, releasing the album IV in 2005.

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No one here to take away
The pain I'm going through
No one here to share
This moment
Empty walls stare back at me
Laughing at my pain
I can't face reality
Can't face tomorrow

I've bid my last farewell
I've shed my final tear
And cast aside the fear
I've bid my last farewell
I've shed my final tear
And cast aside the fear
The scars were never healed
I have hidden my despair
When I pulled the shortest straw
No one even cared
Empty walls stare back at me
Laughing at my pain
I can't face reality
Can't face tomorrow
There's nothing more to give
I've bid my last farewell
I've shed my final tear
And cast aside the fear
I've bid my last farewell

I've shed my final tear
And cast aside the fear

Overall Meaning

The lyrics in To/Die/For's song Spineless express the feeling of being completely alone and abandoned, with no one to take away the pain or share in the moment. The emptiness of the surroundings is highlighted with the empty walls that stare back and seem to mock the pain. The singer cannot face reality or tomorrow, and in a final act of desperation, bids farewell and sheds the final tear, casting aside the fear that has been the underlying emotion throughout the song.

The scars referred to in the lyrics were never healed, indicating that the pain has been present for a long time, and the singer has hidden their despair from others. The feeling of being alone and uncared for is emphasized by the line "When I pulled the shortest straw, no one even cared." The singer has come to the end of their ability to cope and feels that there is nothing more to give.

Overall, the song conveys a sense of hopelessness and despair, with the singer feeling completely isolated and abandoned in their pain.

Line by Line Meaning

No one here to take away
There is no one present to remove the suffering that I am experiencing.

The pain I'm going through
I am experiencing emotional anguish and discomfort.

No one here to share
There is no one here to partake in and understand my current situation.

This moment
The current point in time and the emotions felt during it.

Empty walls stare back at me
The walls in my surroundings are void of any warmth and emotion and seem to taunt me.

Laughing at my pain
The walls seem to be ridiculing my emotional suffering.

I can't face reality
I am unable to confront and accept the harshness of the world around me.

Can't face tomorrow
I am unable to summon the courage to confront the uncertainty of the future.

I've bid my last farewell
I have said goodbye for the final time.

I've shed my final tear
I have spent my last moments crying.