The band's debut album, The Beginning, which consisted entirely of instrumental music, was released in 1990 with average success. By 1993, the band released the follow-up, The New Shape, with the line-up expanded to include Sławomir Romanowski and Robert Amirian. The album featured vocals by Robert Janson and Robert Amirian, along with guest vocalists including Edyta Bartosiewicz.
The band's breakthrough was the 1994 album Emu, which marked a significant change in musical direction, i.e. the band now had a lead singer, Anita Lipnicka, and started performing primarily in Polish. This formula was highly successful, and both Emu and the following 1995 album, Elf, sold more than half a million copies each. In 1995, the band won a Polish music award, the Fryderyk, for best Polish music group. Furthermore, the band provided a number of songs (mostly from Elf) for the soundtrack of the movie Młode wilki.
In 1996, Varius Manx appeared on the television show "Szansa na sukces", a kind of karaoke show in which the participants sing the songs of the visiting band. The winner of the show was the 19-year-old Kasia Stankiewicz. When, shortly afterwards, Amirian and Lipnicka both left the band, the remaining members asked Stankiewicz to join the band as new lead singer. This new line-up recorded Ego, which featured the band's biggest hit to date, the song "Orła cień".
In 1997, the band released its 6th album, End, which was a commercial hit, though it sold far less that the band's preceding albums.
In 2000, Varius Manx released their first compilation album Najlepsze z dobrych, which included four new songs along with remastered versions of the band's greatest hits. Shortly afterwards, Kasia Stankiewicz left the band and was replaced by Monika Kuszyńska. With her as lead singer, the band recorded the albums Eta (2001), Eno (2002) and Emi (2004).
In 2006, during the band's summer tour, the band members were involved in a car accident, which left lead singer Monika Kuszyńska paralyzed from the waist down. The band suspended its activities until 2010, then with a new lead singer, Lari Lu, with whom the band recorded the album Eli (2011).
The band's current lead singer, since 2013, is Edi Ann.
Father Pio
Varius Manx Lyrics
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with fear in his eyes
he walk so long in the darkness
till he saw by the road an old man
Father Pio. i came to you ' cause i suffer
from the plain that knows no bounds at all
between childrens's game and war of morons
Son, you're only a tool of fate
a little piece of eternity
son, you can change your way
all what you have to do is change yourself
look, my left hand is bleeding
becouse you're never loved a girl
look my right hand is bleeding
becouse you're lying to your friends
Son you're only a tool of fate
a little piece of eternity
son, you can change your way
all what you have o do is change yourself
son you can go back your home
and carry on your great work.
The song "Father Pio" by Varius Manx tells the story of a man who is lost and suffering. He wakes up in fear in the middle of the night and wanders the darkness until he comes across an old man by the road. This man is Father Pio. The singer confesses to Father Pio that he is suffering from a pain that knows no bounds. He feels trapped between the games of children and the wars of fools, between torture and relief. He pleads with Father Pio to help him find his way back home.
Father Pio responds by telling the man that he is only a tool of fate, a small part of eternity. He has the power to change his life by changing himself. Father Pio reveals his bleeding hands, one from never loving a woman and the other from lying to friends. He tells the man that he too can change by looking within himself. The man can go back home and carry on his great work.
This song is deeply reflective and inspiring. It speaks to the struggles that we all face, and the power we have to change ourselves and our circumstances. The lyrics are powerful and thought-provoking, leading listeners to examine their own lives and find ways to break free from the pain that holds them back.
Line by Line Meaning
Once he woke up at midnight
At some point in time, he woke up in the middle of the night
with fear in his eyes
He had a look of terror on his face
he walk so long in the darkness
He walked for a considerable amount of time in the dark
till he saw by the road an old man
He eventually saw an elderly man by the side of the path
Father Pio. i came to you ' cause i suffer
He spoke to Father Pio and explained that he was there because he was enduring a great deal of pain
from the plain that knows no bounds at all
It was pain that was limitless and boundless in nature
between childrens's game and war of morons
It was pain that existed in between something akin to a child's game and a pointless war
between torture and relief help me find my home
The pain was in between something as cruel as torture and as soothing as relief, and he needed help finding his way back home
Son, you're only a tool of fate
Father Pio addressed him as a mere instrument of destiny
a little piece of eternity
He was a small fragment of timelessness
son, you can change your way
Father Pio believed that he could alter his path in life
all what you have to do is change yourself
The change had to come from within himself
look, my left hand is bleeding
Father Pio exhibited his injured left hand
becouse you're never loved a girl
The reason for the injury was because he had never truly loved a woman
look my right hand is bleeding
Father Pio then showed his wounded right hand
becouse you're lying to your friends
The injury was a result of him being dishonest with his friends
Son you're only a tool of fate
Father Pio repeated his earlier statement
a little piece of eternity
He reminded him that he was an infinitesimal piece of forever
son, you can change your way
Father Pio reiterated that he had the ability to alter his course
all what you have o do is change yourself
That change had to start within himself
son you can go back your home
Father Pio told him that he could go back to his house
and carry on your great work.
He encouraged him to continue his noble deeds
Contributed by Lauren J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Michał
Coś pięknego
pozytywizm
Utwór umieszczony tylko na płycie CD, na kasecie go nie było.
jackwolf
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