The term Various Artists is used in the record industry when numerous singers and musicians collaborate on a song or collection of songs. Most often on Last.fm, compilation album tracks appear under the name of Various Artists erroneously because the individual artist is not listed in the album's ID3 information.
Compilation albums, for example.
Sometimes, single releases may be credited to Various Artists when their profits are going to charity and, usually in high-profile cases, are sometimes known by a group name. Examples include Band Aid with their releases of Do They Know It's Christmas? and USA for Africa with We Are The World.
Various Artists is also an actual performance name for Torsten Pröfrock, who runs the German DIN label. Torsten performs also as Dynamo, Erosion, Resilent, Traktor besides some others. He's a good friend of Robert Henke and since the Fall of 2004, he is a member of Monolake.
Various Artists was also a short-lived Bristol punk band formed by brothers Jonjo and Robin Key (originally from Birmingham). Other members were also simultaneously in Art Objects who went on to become The Blue Aeroplanes, the latter the Key brothers also co-wrote some songs and were involved in. When Various Artists imploded, the Key brothers went on to form Either / Or.
Various Artists also appear on tracks from musical theater soundtracks, due to the nature of having many cast members on one song, as well as an ensemble in some cases.
Sacrifice
Various Artists Lyrics
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I don't wanna be left for my demons to find
When the leaves are gone and the beating's sung
Brings the world bang drums
Tell me you, will hold me in the golden afterlife
Yeah, you
You don't have to die alone tonight
Where the ashes rain in your mind
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh
Sacrifice
If we're closer to the other side
And the heavens all start to cry
Oh oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Sacrifice
Sacrifice, sacrifice
Be a dose of protection through the blood and the tears
If you losing yourself, then my body is here
When the leaves are gone and the beating's sung
Brings the world bang drums
When the leaves are gone and beating's sung
Brings the world bang drums
Tell me you, will hold me in the golden afterlife
Yeah, you
You don't have to die alone tonight
I will find you in a burning sky
Where the ashes rain in your mind
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh
Sacrifice
If we're closer to the other side
And the heavens all start to cry
Oh oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Sacrifice
Sacrifice
If you start running away
Then there'll be no where to hide
If you starting running away there'll be no where to hide
I will find you in a burning sky
Where the ashes rain in your mind
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh
Sacrifice
If we're closer to the other side
And the heavens all start to cry
Oh oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Sacrifice
Sacrifice
I will find you in a burning sky
Where the ashes rain in your mind
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh
Sacrifice
Sacrifice
The lyrics to “Sacrifice” by Various Artists feature themes of fear, protection, and sacrifice. The song begins with a desire to avoid being affected by someone else’s fear, and to not be left to deal with one’s own demons alone. The idea of a “golden afterlife” is introduced as a possibility of escape from these fears, and a request is made for someone to hold the singer in that afterlife. The chorus of the song brings in the concept of sacrifice, asking for protection through the blood and tears of a relationship. The idea comes through that if one is losing oneself, the singer’s body will be there as a beacon of protection. The song ends encouraging anyone who may be running away to stay and face their fears, with the singer promising to find them in a “burning sky” and protect them through life’s struggles.
Overall, the lyrics to “Sacrifice” tell a story of someone who is fighting their own fears and those of others. There is a sense of wanting to protect others and be protected in turn. The use of fire and burning is a metaphor for the difficulties and struggles that life can bring, and the song encourages people to face those struggles instead of running away from them.
Line by Line Meaning
I don't wanna be touched by the fear in your eyes
I don't want to be affected by the fear that's in your eyes.
I don't wanna be left for my demons to find
I don't want to be abandoned and left for my demons to haunt me.
When the leaves are gone and the beating's sung Brings the world bang drums
When the leaves fall and the drums start playing, it signals a change in the world.
Tell me you, will hold me in the golden afterlife Yeah, you You don't have to die alone tonight
Promise me that you'll be with me in the afterlife. You don't have to be alone at night.
I will find you in a burning sky Where the ashes rain in your mind Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh
I will look for you in a fiery sky where your thoughts are scattered like ashes.
Sacrifice If we're closer to the other side And the heavens all start to cry Oh oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh Sacrifice
If we're on the brink of death and the heavens weep, it's time to make a sacrifice.
Be a dose of protection through the blood and the tears If you losing yourself, then my body is here
I'll be your protection, even when there's blood and tears. When you feel lost, I'll be there for you.
If you start running away Then there'll be nowhere to hide
If you try to escape, there won't be a safe place for you.
Sacrifice I will find you in a burning sky Where the ashes rain in your mind Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh Sacrifice Sacrifice
I'll make a sacrifice for you and find you even in the midst of chaos and turmoil.
Contributed by Ethan N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@anatorres-ym8ke
"you have to make alot of sacrifices"
hes literally saying it right in our faces because he knows most are gonna perceive it as "qutting your job"
@aWomanFreed
Look at all the famous ppl who lose their close family members right as they are blowing up
@harrydavey9884
Yep, Satanist.
@bryanbee1604
@@aWomanFreed didn’t stallion Meg pop off after her mother passed away
@tack3411
@Jack N mac Millers last video has a scene with “momento mori” written in dirt which means in Latin “remember you must die” or “remember you die” and he literally says “in September I fall” and posts a picture of him covering his eye, then he “overdoses” in prayer position in September.
@9mmKolo
@@tack3411maybe there’s some sort of ritual that happens in September because est gee also mentions selling his souls in September in one of his songs
@cathrinewoodbridge1110
"For what does it profit a man, if he gains the world but forefits his soul"
@Knosferatu
Rhetorical question actually and it's a quote. Do you see a question mark anywhere? But you go ahead answer any question you want.
@cathrinewoodbridge1110
Mark 8: 36 🙏
@kristsheldunn7331
R. Kelly Put The Quote (Verse) In His Song "Trade In My Life" I Knew Back Then That Industry Was Grimmy, Now Everything Is Coming Out And This Is Why They Had These Girls To Set Him Up... WAKE UP