Varius Manx is a Polish band, formed in 1989 in Łódź, Poland. The original … Read Full Bio ↴Varius Manx is a Polish band, formed in 1989 in Łódź, Poland. The original line-up consisted of Robert Janson, brothers Michał Marciniak and Paweł Marciniak, Piotr Sobczak and Tomasz Ziułkiewicz. The name is a variation on the English word "various" plus Manx, a breed of domestic cat.

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.

In Spite of All
Varius Manx Lyrics

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Lights go out conversations over what quiet down
The last tramway runs away from the night
I hate these moments
When I have to fight with a silence cause
I always loose and again I think of you
Of you

Flash of gold

We met in a small cafe downtown
And then you said
You trust me so deeply
Sometimes I wish
You left your perfect life for me
But smile of your child
Reminds me you're not mine

In spite of all
I wish you happiness
In spite of all
Please always be yourself
In spite of all
Don't degrade anything
In spite of all
Take care and save your dreams

People say I live in a cage made by myself
But I don't care
I just keep away from this game
You're not with me
You're live in other side
I hope everything you do is the best for you
For you

I have no right to love you
I have not right to hold you
Just give me the right to dry your tears
When you ever cry
If your love is great you don't have to be afraid
Cause all the world is yours

Lights go out but I can't fall asleep one more time
I loose with the night.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Varius Manx's song In Spite of All are poignant and reflective of the melancholy that can accompany relationships that are not meant to be. The first verse sets the scene for the internal struggle the singer is facing. The lights go out and conversations quiet down, signaling the end of the night, but the singer is left with their thoughts and the silence that they cannot seem to win against. They think of the person they wish they could be with, but know they can never have.

The second verse goes on to describe the initial meeting of the singer and the person they long for. They share a moment over coffee where the person confesses their trust in the singer. The singer reveals that sometimes they wish the person would leave their perfect life for them, but the reminder of the person's child keeps them grounded in reality.

The refrain repeats throughout the song; "In spite of all, I wish you happiness. In spite of all, please always be yourself." Despite the singer's own desires, they acknowledge that the most important thing is for the person they long for to be happy and true to themselves. The final verse acknowledges that the singer is living a life separate from the person they love, but they still hope for the best for them.

Overall, the lyrics to Varius Manx's In Spite of All speak to the painful realities of unrequited love and the bittersweet reminder that sometimes the greatest act of love is letting go.

Line by Line Meaning

Lights go out conversations over what quiet down
When it's night time, people stop talking and everything becomes quiet

The last tramway runs away from the night
The last tram leaves before the night starts

I hate these moments When I have to fight with a silence cause I always loose and again I think of you Of you
I don't like these quiet moments because I always end up thinking of you and I can't win against the silence

Flash of gold We met in a small cafe downtown And then you said You trust me so deeply Sometimes I wish You left your perfect life for me But smile of your child Reminds me you're not mine
We met in a quaint café and you told me how much you trust me. Sometimes I wish you chose me instead of your perfect life, but your child's smile reminds me that I can't have you

In spite of all I wish you happiness In spite of all Please always be yourself In spite of all Don't degrade anything In spite of all Take care and save your dreams
Despite everything that has happened between us, I still want you to be happy and true to yourself. Don't let anything get in the way of your dreams

People say I live in a cage made by myself But I don't care I just keep away from this game You're not with me You're live in other side I hope everything you do is the best for you For you
People think I'm trapped in my own world, but I don't care. I just don't want to be a part of their game. Even though you're not with me anymore, I still hope everything you do is for your own good

I have no right to love you I have not right to hold you Just give me the right to dry your tears When you ever cry If your love is great you don't have to be afraid Cause all the world is yours Lights go out but I can't fall asleep one more time I loose with the night.
I have no right to love or hold you, but I just want to be there for you when you need someone to dry your tears. If your love is strong, there's nothing to be afraid of because the world is yours. Even though it's nighttime, I can't seem to fall asleep because I'm defeated by the darkness once again.

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