Katarzyna proved she's not only the good vocalist, but a great cello player too and she's been writing texts and melodies. She gave a new face to the group and her beautiful voice exactly filled out our music. When Katarzyna joined the group, VIA MISTICA was born.
In a short time we made some songs and after three months of playing together, we tried us out on the Bialostocka Wiosna Muzyczna '98 music enterprise. It was a really challenge and test for us, and it was our debut. Jury appreciated our music while giving a chance to play in the finish of the party. After that, full of enthusiasm, we came back into our cellar, where we recorded first demo. In the meantime we played some concerts in Biaystok and neighborhood. We made a lot of followers and adherents, and we get listeners' goodwill. After 6 months we changed the drummer. Our second player - although fist he was really co-operative - he left after month. Since then, black clouds has hanged up above our heads. VIA MISTICA lost its stabilization, because the group's lineup was changing once a week. In one year we had o lot of drummers, bassist, even a keyboardist. It's hard to remember, it was too many people here. Instead go ahead, the group stopped and was standing while teaching new people our old numbers. No understanding between the group's members, arguments and atmosphere, in what we fell, made us completely broken and discouraged to do anything. But buy the way there was born an idea to record the stuff in a studio. We started working. Our friend - Sebastian from IN EXTREMIS group - played drums. Working with the material was about 2 months. In May we came into the Hertz studio to recapitulate our activity and to mature as musicians. Recording the material to CD 'In Hora Mortis Nostre' took us 4 days of a deadly toil. All stresses was efficacious taken away by Wojtek and Sawek, owners of the studio. After the recording session we had to stop working in the studio because of reason stricte economic, so we made a little interruption for making some money. This time Katarzyna has got married, so we all had fun at the wedding. In August we came back to the Hertz studio, to finish what we has begun. All that what we did was pretty good, although we could work harder with some things.
In September, a drummer joined us and remained. It caused new possibilities. We started really hard working again. The revival of VIA MISTICA came. We send 'In Hora...' demo to different publishers and we've just made a contract with MORBID NOIZZ PROD. What will be next? We're sure it will be only better...
Since making a contract with Morbid Noizz, lots of time has flown. After revival period, if we talk about concerts, it means winter and spring 2000, there was some interruption. First advantages of co-operating with Morbid Noizz were playing at the Castle Party in Bolków and interview posted in Morbid Noizz Mag. Appearance in Bolków has been first (and, so far, last) so big enterprise we've been to. It was noted favorably. Since October we've started working with first VIA MISTICA's studio CD. But, unfortunately, if we talk about recording studio CDs ( or maybe if we talk about co-operating with Morbid Noizz ) everything's going so slowly...
After appearance at the Castle Party in 2000, we've played only one concert. The enterprise was at the 2nd December and then VIA MISTICA first time appeared in 6-people lineup. The new member of the group was Grzesiek, the keyboardist. First he came just for a one concert, but he remained and became an official VM member. But in December we've got lineup changing again - Jacek Bartnicki, a founder of the group and co-composer, left us. Instead him, Marek Przybyowski, from STYGMAT group, became our guitarist. Since January - with new VIA MISTICA members - we've started working at the recording stuff for the first CD.
In the meantime it proved that year 2001 won't be full of our concerts and we won't play at the Castle Party... The reason is called Tomek and he was born just a few days before the festival. We hope that new member of Kasia's family won't be too big obstacle for her if playing with VIA MISTICA.
In August 2001 working with the new CD was finishing. It's now just only do a mix and mastering. A date of a premiere isn't known yet. Maybe it'll be in this year... We're hope VIA MISTICA will wake up from this marasm...
Unfortunately, after some time our hopes with the CD disappeared. In Morbid Noizz Prod. some strange things happen. Its owner promises us, that our material was sold to some big western publishing firm and we shouldn't worry, just wait. But it was only delusions - after long, long time trying to contact with the publisher, we hear that Morbid Noizz does not exist anymore and all our work with the CD have just gone away.
That situation made lots of uncertainty and misunderstood. Members of the group ABUSED MAJESTY leave us. Instead them new people appear: Adam - drums, Iwan - bass and Pawe - keyboard. In that new lineup we decide to try to find a new publisher. It brings effects - we give a receive from the Metal Mind Productions, it's interested in co-operating with us. In the meantime lineup changes again. Adam remains as the only one from the new members. Jarek from APOKATASTASIS joins us as the bassist and other Jarek as a keyboardist. In May 2003 we made a contract with Metal Mind Productions and at the 27th June 2003 'Testamentum (In Hora Mortis Nostre)' was born.
After edition of the first CD it proved that material we made so far is sufficient to make an another CD. It was a mobilization for us to start to work with the new album. In the meantime, while having a full lineup again, we tried to play as much concerts as it was possible. We were driving everywhere we could drive. A period of working and inspiriting ourselves has begun.
We've fast proved we're the best lineup ever before. In 4 months we made all the material for the second CD, called 'Fallen Angels' (first we wanted to call it 'Nox'). Before entering the studio we've got a hard period. We've done everything best, we wanted to be prepared great. After 2 weeks in the studio - 2 weeks full of work - we closed the recording session. At the 28th June 2004 'Fallen Angels' appearances and its publisher is Metal Mind Productions again.
A few months since editing the CD, the biggest event in out career has happened. We played at the Dark Stars Festival 2004. Although we couldn't go away for whole month, we decided to play a part of the tour. It was a great adventure and nice learn. We made new friends and we appeared for bigger community. We came back home really tired and exhausted, but full of enthusiasm and new ideas for the songs.
We decided to record w third CD at holidays, so we're working hard with the stuff. We're trying new things and we think about the title. We're peaceful and confident of what are we doing, and we like working and creating together. Effects of this time should be a CD of new beginning songs. What will be the result of our trying, we'll see soon...
Not at the holidays, but a year and a half later we started recording the third CD, called 'Under My Eyelids'. That's the effect of long consultations and it's been making for about a month. Only one thing was known - the CD's created with one main topic: dream. This is the motive which integrates the album, it's all one long night made of next visions, sometimes nightmares, dreams.
In the meantime we played some concerts. We've been showing our new material, which is now on the CD. Three main concerts was the one with Artrosis, Lebenssteuer and Red Emprez in the Gwint club (Biaystok, June 26, 2005) and two appears on the Abracadabra Gothic Tour (Toru, October 7, 2005), when we played with Closterkeller and Artrosis. Those concerts was mainly for present new songs.
Later it was time to realize our ideas. We made it - the third CD is one integrated entirety. We put in order the songs, made all insertions and bindings. It was totally a new work for us. We've been meeting in Marek's house between the trials and we've been recording ideas for guitar, cello, violin and keyboard. It was interesting and effective time. We've been working long with the CD and you can see effects while listening to the CD.
Now we're thinking about the future, what to do after the contract's ending, how to manage our continuance... We're dreaming about great tours and concerts, but would it come true?
Poison
Via Mistica Lyrics
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All this respect and love.
But it was only dellusion
Of my hopeless dreams.
Now I'm trying to survive
Inyour world full of rules
Your wish is an order to me
You're like a poison...
I don't care any more
I'm not sure about anything
You're like a poison...
Sometimes I can see fear in your eyes
But sometimes it's contempt
And I gives me the creeps
I don't get it it's rather strange
What's in your head?, Tell me
"A violation of the human rights"?
You must be kidding:what rights?
Don't say it's toxic treaty
I hate you and I respect you...
I reject you and I want you...
You're guilty of my fears...
You're the witness of my madness...
I can not look into your eyes
With no fear
There is no place to me
In your dreams.
So listen I don't care any more
I'm not sure about anything
It was different, but now...
Life can kill every feeling
It's hard to say, what I feel...
You can be mad, I know that
It was more that I could have stand
Now it's really hard...
The lyrics of Via Mistica's song "Poison" tells a story of a person who fell in love with someone who turned out to be toxic and poisonous. The first stanza talks about the hope of finding love and respect in the person but discovers that it was just an illusion. The second stanza talks about the struggles of surviving in a world full of rules with the person's wish as an order. The chorus repeats the line "you're like a poison" to emphasize how toxic the person is.
The third stanza talks about the fear and contempt that the person sees in the eyes of the toxic lover, which creeps the person out. The fourth stanza is a plea to the toxic lover to reveal what's in their head and what they want, questioning if there's a violation of human rights. The person expresses hate, respect, rejection, and a desire for the toxic lover all at the same time, concluding that the lover is guilty of their fears and the witness to their madness. The last stanza expresses the impossibility of looking into the lover's eyes without fear, and the acceptance of uncertainty, difficulty, and the possibility of being hurt by life.
Overall, "Poison" is a song that narrates the experience of someone who fell in love with a toxic person, reflected in the line "You're like a poison." The song exposes the struggle of maintaining healthy relationships, and the fear and uncertainty that it can create when things go wrong.
Line by Line Meaning
I wanted to see it in your eyes,
The singer desired to visibly perceive signs of respect and love in the addressee's eyes.
All this respect and love.
The singer sought to observe indications of respect and love in the addressee's behavior.
But it was only dellusion
The belief that the addressee held feelings of respect and love was unwarranted and false.
Of my hopeless dreams.
Such a belief was engendered by the artist's bleak and futile hopes.
Now I'm trying to survive
The artist is presently struggling to endure and adapt to existing in the addressee's regulation-bound world.
In your world full of rules
The addressee's environment imposes a strictly organized and controlling framework that the singer must navigate through.
Your wish is an order to me
The singer feels subjugated to carry out the addressee's desires as commands.
You're like a poison...
The addressee has a detrimental effect on the artist, like a poisonous agent.
I don't care any more
The artist has lost all concern or interest.
I'm not sure about anything
The artist possesses no convictions or certainties.
Sometimes I can see fear in your eyes
Occasionally, fear is discernible in the addressee's eyes.
But sometimes it's contempt
However, at other times, what is revealed is ones-spiteful disdain or antipathy.
And it gives me the creeps
Such changes in behavior unnerve or repel the singer.
I don't get it it's rather strange
The alteration in the addressee's affect does not make sense to the singer.
What's in your head?, Tell me
The singer inquires as to what is inside the addressee's mind.
"A violation of the human rights"?
The artist doubts that what the addressee is thinking about is something that negates basic human rights.
You must be kidding:what rights?
The artist questions whether these rights that are supposedly being violated even exist.
Don't say it's toxic treaty
The singer believes that the addressee's concerns are misguided and detrimental.
I hate you and I respect you...
The singer feels both loathing and admiration towards the addressee.
I reject you and I want you...
The artist desires the addressee, yet simultaneously rejects them.
You're guilty of my fears...
The addressee bears responsibility for the artist's fears.
You're the witness of my madness...
The addressee is viewed as someone who observes the artist's insanity.
I can not look into your eyes
The singer finds it challenging to meet the addressee's gaze.
With no fear
The mere act of gazing at the addressee does not fill the artist with dread.
There is no place to me
The singer feels as though they do not belong in the addressee's world.
In your dreams.
The addressee's aspirations and visions do not include the singer.
So listen I don't care any more
The singer emphasizes their indifference.
It was different, but now...
The current experience is unlike what was anticipated or previously known.
Life can kill every feeling
Life can be overwhelming, leading to a loss of emotion.
It's hard to say, what I feel...
The singer experiences emotional confusion and is unable to articulate what they feel.
You can be mad, I know that
Despite the situation, the singer acknowledges the addressee's potential distress.
It was more that I could have stand
The artist was subjected to more than they could bear.
Now it's really hard...
The current circumstances are extremely challenging for the artist.
Contributed by Mia R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Vasil Panenski
Yeah at last :D I love that song! And great album from great band :)