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.

Nie do wiary
Varius Manx Lyrics

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W moim domu zalega gruz
Dwa miesiące nie sprzątam już
Czasem coś rozbijam
Nie pomaga nie

Mojej twarzy końzy się tlen
Nie skutkuje najdroższy krem
Która to już kawa

Nie pomaga nie (x2)

Patrzę w okno - nie widzi wzrok
Pół minuty mija, czy rok
Całe szczęście czasem
Ktoś dzwoni do drzwi

Może jeszcze nie mówię "pas"
Nawet jeśli ostatni raz
Zrobię parę kroków
Dzwoni ktoś do drzwi
Może własnie ty

Nie, nie do wiary
Mam ochotę z życiem chwytać się za bary

Nie to nie czary
Pojawiłeś się te same okulary

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Nie do wiary" by Varius Manx deals with a person's struggle with depression and hopelessness. The first stanza talks about the physical state of the house, where the singer doesn't feel like cleaning it, and even breaks things at times. The next stanza moves towards the emotional state of the person, where the face looks dull and even the most expensive creams are not able to bring out any change. The mention of coffee symbolizes that the singer has tried everything to uplift their mood, but nothing seems to be working.

The third stanza is about the mental state of the person, where looking out of the window has no effect, and it feels like time is at a standstill. The only respite comes when someone rings the doorbell, and this signifies that the person is not entirely disconnected from the world. The last few lines suggest that despite the struggles, the singer still wants to hold on to life and have hope. The mention of "te same okulary" (the same glasses) might refer to the person who rings the doorbell as a familiar face, who gives the singer a glimmer of hope.

Overall, the song emphasizes the feeling of being stuck in a rut and the struggle to find a way out of it. It portrays the inner turmoil of mental health issues that people face in their daily lives but find it challenging to talk about.

Line by Line Meaning

W moim domu zalega gruz
My house is in a mess, with debris and rubble scattered around.

Dwa miesiące nie sprzątam już
It's been two months since I last cleaned up.

Czasem coś rozbijam
Sometimes I break things.

Nie pomaga nie
Nothing seems to help me.

Mojej twarzy końzy się tlen
My face feels like it's lacking oxygen.

Nie skutkuje najdroższy krem
Even the most expensive cream won't solve my problems.

Która to już kawa
Which coffee is this?

Nie pomaga nie (x2)
Nothing seems to help me.

Patrzę w okno - nie widzi wzrok
I look out the window, but my eyes can't see clearly.

Pół minuty mija, czy rok
Time feels like it passes either too quickly or too slowly.

Całe szczęście czasem
Fortunately, sometimes...