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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.

The Awakening
Various Artists Lyrics

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Wow oh oh oh oh oh
The pain and the pleasure all come together
There is no reason why
The pain and the pleasure all come together
There's no reason why
Got my demons they don't know
I'm fierce enough to let them go
It's like a fire a stranglehold

I wish I was invincible
Hello desire your my old friend
But I don't need you here again
Just take a walk go back inside
I'll see you on the other side
Samayoitou mono mo tomadoikou mono mo
Subete no tsumi o koe
Wow oh oh oh oh oh
The pain and the pleasure all come together
There is no reason why
Wow oh oh oh oh oh
The pain and the pleasure all come together
There's no reason why
I get the feeling down below
It's coming back to take control
It's like a fire a stranglehold
I feel like I'm a criminal
One: criminal
Two: animal
Three: typical
Four: breakable
Five: I can't fight it
Six: I can't fight it
Seven: I can't fight it
So I hide it
People falling into the seven deadly sins
Samayoitsudzuke tadoritsuita
Hikari o motome negai yo kanae
Arayuru tsumi o koete
Wow oh oh oh oh oh
There's no reason there's no reason
That's the reason why
Wow oh oh ohoh oh

The pain and the pleasure all come together
There's no reason why

Overall Meaning

This song, The Awakening, suggests that there is a balance between the pain and pleasure in life that is both complex and inexplicable. The lyrics initially describe the combination of pain and pleasure, the good and bad, happy and sad feelings that come together. The singer mentions having demons that they are trying to let go of but it is difficult, like a fire that he is trying to put out. The singer also addresses their desire, which they recognize as something they don't want in their life anymore. They don't need it to be with them anymore and they are trying to leave it behind.

Line by Line Meaning

Wow oh oh oh oh oh
Expressing awe or excitement

The pain and the pleasure all come together
The positive and negative emotions mix

There is no reason why
No logical explanation

There's no reason why
No logical explanation

Got my demons they don't know
One's inner demons are unaware

I'm fierce enough to let them go
Strong enough to conquer them

It's like a fire a stranglehold
Burning and suffocating feelings

I wish I was invincible
Desire to be indestructible

Hello desire your my old friend
Addressing a recurring temptation

But I don't need you here again
Refusing to give in

Just take a walk go back inside
Leave and stay suppressed