1) A Polish death m… Read Full Bio ↴There are several bands with the name Trauma.
1) A Polish death metal band, signed to Witching Hour Productions.
2) A Venezuelan death metal band.
3) Trauma is the first band of Cliff Burton, who later joined Metallica. They played power & speed metal.
4) A german electro band from Berlin.
5) An American experimental hardcore/metalcore band with one release out on Strikefirst Records.
6) Brazilian rap group.
7) A Thrashcore band with social lyrics from Spain.
8) Indonesian death metal band located in Jakarta.
9) A psytrance project of Guy Peled, formerly of Beat Hackers, from Israel.
10) An experimental electronics project from the UK.
11) Portuguese post-punk band.
12) Trauma is a hardcore band hailing from Portland, Oregon and include two guys from Tragedy.
13) German punk rock band.
14) A grime MC from Birmingham, England also known as The Problem.
15) A French anarchist DIY rap artist. He has some connections with Calavera, among many others, and he also performs in Collectif Mary Read.
Some of his albums can be downloaded for free here and here.
16) Trauma is also one of the most disfunctional local radio stations in Somerset, England...
Trauma (aka Søren Trautner Madsen) is also a member of the C64 revival band Press Play on Tape.
Trauma is also one of the aliases and labels of Hard House producer Paul King
Perfection
Trauma Lyrics
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Among wild grass bent by the wind
You stand, staring into the endless space
Where silence announces its existence
A ritual dance of dawn and dusk
A ritual dance of trees in the rain
And nothing matters more
Than what you feel
Than what you are
Harmony of flesh and soul
Harmony of time and space – perfection
You desire unity, with the wind
Standing under the stars
Here on the hill
Where a broken tree's shadows
Slowly measures the time
A chill embraces your face
The wind's touch and the scent of the field
Voices of birds seduce the silence
You understand the language of trees and grass
Harmony of flesh and soul
Harmony of time and space – perfection
[Solo: Mister]
And nothing matters more
Than what you feel
And nothing matters more
Than what you are
You're part of the universe
You're part of dawn and dusk
You want to last forever
Forever in perfection
The song Perfection by Trauma is a beautiful ode to the simplicity and beauty of nature. The song opens with a description of a hill covered in wild grass, with the main character standing there taking in the endless space and embracing the existence of silence. The verses then go on to describe the beauty of the natural world around them, with trees dancing in the rain and the harmony of flesh and soul that exists in nature. The character desires unity with the wind and stars, and standing on this hill where the broken tree's shadow measures time, they understand the language of trees and grass. The chorus then repeats that nothing matters more than what one feels and what one is, and that the harmony of flesh and soul and time and space is perfection. The song ends with the character wanting to last forever in perfection, as part of the universe, dawn and dusk.
The lyrics of Perfection are beautifully written and evoke a sense of peace and tranquility. The song is an ode to the beauty of nature and the importance of finding harmony with the world around us. The use of metaphors, such as the broken tree's shadow measuring time, adds depth and meaning to the lyrics. The solo towards the end of the song adds to the emotional power of the song and leaves the listener with a feeling of contentment and a desire to embrace the natural world.
Line by Line Meaning
Here on the hill
At this location, present on top of the hill
Among wild grass bent by the wind
Surrounded by bent wild grass due to the wind
You stand, staring into the endless space
You stand still, gazing into the never-ending space
Where silence announces its existence
Where the existence of silence is proclaimed
A ritual dance of dawn and dusk
A ceremonial choreography of sunrise and sunset
A ritual dance of trees in the rain
A ceremonial choreography of trees during rainfall
And nothing matters more
Nothing is more significant
Than what you feel
Than the emotions you experience
And nothing matters more
Nothing is more significant
Than what you are
Than your identity and essence
Harmony of flesh and soul
Unity of physical and spiritual elements
Harmony of time and space - perfection
A perfect state of balance between time and space
You desire unity, with the wind
You aspire to be in harmony with the wind
Standing under the stars
Being situated underneath the stars
Here on the hill
At this location, present on top of the hill
Where a broken tree's shadows
Where the shadows of a damaged tree
Slowly measures the time
Gradually gauges and indicates the passage of time
A chill embraces your face
You're overtaken by a cold sensation enveloping your face
The wind's touch and the scent of the field
The sensation of wind touching you and the scent of the field
Voices of birds seduce the silence
Birds' sounds entice the lack of sound
You understand the language of trees and grass
You comprehend the communication methods of trees and grass
You're part of the universe
You're a component of the cosmos
You're part of dawn and dusk
You're an element of the sunrise and sunset
You want to last forever
You desire to endure infinitely
Forever in perfection
In a state of eternal balance and plenitude
Contributed by Aiden B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Joel Thomas
I can't imagine how crushing that must be.
The world pushed you down the stairs so that you fell on top of someone precious to you. You don't deserve to feel crushed because you didn't grab at everything you maybe could have during those confused, panicked moments on the way down.
I'm convinced that my mum had untreated C-PTSD. When I tried recently to talk about my own childhood with her it touched off her shame and self hatred so much that I never want to bring it up with her again, because I can't bear to do that to her.
There are times when I feel angry because she's not up to giving me the validation I crave, and I look back at some things and think she really should have known better. But even if she could have known better sometimes, don't we all have our selfish moments?
By the same token, if she had agency I have agency too in how I react to my own reality. I can't blame all my mistakes on her, any more than she can blame all her mistakes on her parents.
It's so difficult to work out who's responsible for what. I think this is one reason that there's often a spiritual component to trauma therapy, because we're all confused children who need mercy.
I wanted to say something helpful, I hope that's OK. Sending you best wishes.
All Well And Good
I really needed to hear this today, thank you 🙏 Believing I have to have the perfect marriage and family life so that my kids don't experience anything negative. I've got to let that go. It's such a weight off my shoulders and heart to hear that that is 'allowed'! Sounds silly but when I think about it, that's what I've been holding on to for so long. But it never will be.
Karen Gawin
This is such a helpful point! Thank you. It’s a child’s fantasy to think that our adult life can be perfect to make up for our childhood…
RandomCrap
DOUBLE PUPPERS!!!! 🥰 Ok, watching the whole video now. Brb...
Back! I feel like I have gone about my entire life with a sort of all-or-nothing mindset because that's definitely the way my mom treated me. If I was serving her or making her look good, I was the best kid ever. If I had needs that inconvenienced her or didn't automatically bend to her will, I was horrible and she hated me. So I get really discouraged and give up very easily any time I don't do something perfectly, especially with food. I have struggled with eating disorders, mostly binge eating, since I was 9. Being fat was not something my mother supported and would often stand me in front of a mirror to teach me how to suck in my stomach and shout at me that she wasn't going to buy bigger clothes. Being fat meant she didn't love me...I was a disappointment. I am obese now at 38 and tend to yo-yo because I set an unrealistic goal of losing like 150 lbs and "being lovable" again, and I will do really well for a while, but the second I have a slip day, my mind instantly says "oh, you fucked it all up. May as well REALLY do the thing now." And then I will have a 3 month long binge fest again to "punish" myself.
I read Jeannette McCurdy's book over the summer and one of the doctors she saw for her eating disorders told her something along the lines of "slips happen. everyone has slips, but don't let your slips become slides." I really want to work on that. On recognizing that food is self compassion and not punishment, this path will never be perfect and neither will my body, but I am still worth the effort and just because I slipped doesn't mean I have to punish myself with a slide.
Paula Duncan Adams
We all derail once in awhile. Just say, "Oops, I did it again" and put yourself back on track, no judgment, no punishment. Best wishes.
Sarah Bellows
I’d like to work on my belief that I have to have a very successful career in order to be loved.
Restless Mosaic
The child's fantasy was nearly explicitly what I was taught was real, and anybody saying "I'm not perfect" sounded to them like an excuse and weak.
ANY difference that needs talking out feels like I'm a failure, because they never needed to talk out differences. (I know of 2 incidents in 33 years where they didn't see eye-to-eye. Just 2.) Any even if I can talk through the difference, the child's fantasy shows up and makes me sad that life has differences, and then I get glum because I feel like there's nothing better to do than wait for the next difference.
I don't recommend any of these feelings.
Queen of here
Thank you Doc...you gave a beautiful soul
Elizabeth Pettigrew
This is so helpful and said so well
Lauren Brogan
The part of myself I need to accept is the anxious part of me that needs a lot of reassurance. I have stories that I am a burden, people will leave me, that I am too much around the anxious parts of myself
Jane Poppet
An indoctrinated and internalised belief that 'I'm not good enough'. A constant Jackie of all trades, never master of anything, unlike my narcissistic parent who (not only repeatedly put my dreams and ambitions down) literally told me "You've got be a special breed like me to do something like that". Now working through years of trauma, the conditioning which has led me to people pleasing habits that I realise now aren't healthy and have affected my interpersonal relationships over the years, and discovering who I am innately. My new mantra 'I can do this (the things I want to do with my life) or in the very least try". Took me to 53 years of age to go no contact with my parent. Recovery is brutal somedays but I've noticed more recently their voice isnt in my head like it use to be. 💞