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1) A mononym of Aurelio Voltaire Hernández (b. 1967, Havana, Cuba), a singer/songwriter whose music has its roots deeply embedded in European folk and also has influences from the gothic scene. He has also been directing commercials and animating short films for ten years, the best known of these are his Hieronymus Bosch-inspired station MTV IDs.
Inspired by the films of Ray Harryhausen (Jason and the Argonauts, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad), Voltaire began animating at the age of ten on a super8 camera. By piecing together snippets of information from fanzines, he eventually was able to teach himself how to make foam rubber animation models and animate them. The films of his childhood landed him his first directing job in 1988 with MTV. The stop-motion tour of the hellish Garden of Earthly Delights won several awards.
He also teaches stop-motion animation at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.
He also wrote the song "BRAINS!" for the Cartoon Network show "Grim and Evil" which has since split into two separate shows (The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, Evil Con Carne) and the song can also be found on his album "Boo Hoo".
An avid fan of Star Trek, Voltaire frequently attends conventions and released a four track E.P. called "Banned on Vulcan". It was a set of comedy recordings poking fun at characters from the show.
He often takes part in Adventure Quest Worlds special musical events in which he is drawn incredibly well!
Discography:
The Devil's Bris (1998)
Almost Human (2000)
Boo Hoo (2002)
Then and Again (2004)
Ooky Spooky (2007)
To the Bottom of the Sea (2008)
Hate Lives in a Small Town (2010)
Riding a Black Unicorn Down the Side of an Erupting Volcano While Drinking from a Chalice Filled with the Laughter of Small Children (2011)
BiTrektual (2012)
Raised by Bats (2014)
Heart-Shaped Wound (2017)
What Are the Oddz? (2019)
The Black Labyrinth (TBD)
2) A German indie rock group from Bonn, too. They were founded in 2003 by Roland Meyer de Voltaire, who is the singer, songwriter and producer of the band. Their discography includes one EP and two albums, called "Heute ist jeder Tag" (2006) and "Das letzte bisschen Etikette" (2009).
Sites: Voltaire-Musik.De (official)
3) A Polish punk rock band who have released two albums.
4) An 18th-century French writer and philosopher, who might be scrobbled by people listening to audiobooks of his works.
Out of Reach
Voltaire Lyrics
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You'll crash my car
You'll kill my cat
You'll watch my cities fall
You'll break my balls
But not tonight
You're the devil's own
And you won't stop until
You stole the glimmer from my eye
But not tonight
'cause I won't let you
I know you want to
But not with me
It's all so clear to see
You can try to destroy me but not tonight
''cause I won't let you through
You can fight if you like some other time
You'll find I'm out of reach
Your words can't hurt me I'm out tonight
You'll burn my flag
You're my demise
You'll orchestrate my fall
You'll burn my bridge
You'll kill my cat
You'll scale my castle wall
To get to me
You'll break my will
You'll sell my soul
You'll take my heart
And replace it with a gaping hole
And step on me
I won't let you
I know you want to
But not with me
It's all so clear to see
You can try to destroy me but not tonight
''cause I won't let you through
You can fight if you like some other time
You'll find I'm out of reach
Your words can't touch me I'm out tonight
My heart's divided
Yes surrender would be nice
To just lay down
My sword and shield
By the flowers
But I know that you lie
In wait tonight
But I won't let you
I know you want to
But not with me
It's all so clear to see
You can try to destroy me but not tonight
'cause I won't let you through
You can fight if you like
You can scale any wall
You'll discover that of anything at all
Your words can't touch me
Your words can't hurt me
Your words can't hurt me I'm out tonight
The lyrics to Voltaire's "Out of Reach" depict a battle between two individuals, one being the singer and the other being an antagonist who wishes to do them harm. The antagonist is described as someone who will stop at nothing to destroy the singer - burning their flag, crashing their car, killing their pets, and watching their cities fall. They are further characterized as the devil's own, cheating and lying to achieve their goals. Despite this, the singer asserts their agency and declares that they will not allow the antagonist to harm them tonight. The singer acknowledges that surrender would be easy, but they refuse to let the antagonist win. The chorus repeats the line "Your words can't hurt me I'm out tonight" as a continuation of this defiance.
Line by Line Meaning
You'll burn my flag
You'll do everything you can to destroy everything that I believe in
You'll crash my car
You'll try to kill me in any way possible
You'll kill my cat
You'll do everything possible to make me suffer
You'll watch my cities fall
You'll take pleasure in the suffering of others
You'll break my balls
You'll try anything to bring me to my knees
But not tonight
I won't allow you to defeat me tonight, I'm stronger than you think
You're the devil's own
You are the embodiment of evil
You'll cheat and lie
You'll do anything to win, even if it means cheating and lying
And you won't stop until
You'll never give up until you've won
You stole the glimmer from my eye
You'll take everything from me until I've lost all hope
But not tonight
'cause I won't let you
But tonight, I'll stand up to you and refuse to let you succeed
I know you want to
I know that you are determined to destroy me
But not with me
But I won't let you do it to me, you won't win
It's all so clear to see
I understand your intentions completely
You can try to destroy me but not tonight
You can try your best to defeat me, but tonight, you won't succeed
''cause I won't let you through
I'm blocking you, you won't get what you want
You can fight if you like some other time
You can try again another day, but not tonight
You'll find I'm out of reach
You'll realize that I'm too strong to be defeated
Your words can't hurt me I'm out tonight
Your insults and threats won't affect me, I'm not afraid
You're my demise
You'll orchestrate my fall
You'll burn my bridge
You'll do everything in your power to make me fail and fall
You'll scale my castle wall
To get to me
You'll stop at nothing to try and reach me
You'll break my will
You'll sell my soul
You'll take my heart
And replace it with a gaping hole
And step on me
You'll destroy me completely until there is nothing left
My heart's divided
Yes surrender would be nice
To just lay down
My sword and shield
By the flowers
But I know that you lie
In wait tonight
I'm conflicted about giving up, but I know that you're waiting to strike
Your words can't touch me
Your words can't hurt me
No matter what you say to me, I won't let it affect me
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Aurelio Voltaire Hernandez
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Melmel B
My mother is emotionally abusive and extremely toxic, and this song fills me with the hope that one day I'll be able to get away from her and tell her without beating around the bush or sugar coating it that I don't want her in my life anymore and then just walk away and not give in when she tries to make me stay. One day I will be out of her reach and I can finally live in peace.
Thank you.
Andrew Otter
Send this to her when you move, then block her on everything.
That or DAGames's "F."
Limited Listener
My mom is often really depressed and she feels rather defeated with life most if the time, but she always seems happy and motivated whenever she listens to this song.
So, I just want to thank you for putting the occasional smile on her face, Voltaire.
Thanks.
Frank Pepi
Airra Temmins you know if you really want to show your graditude, he has a website and you can send him emails from it. i asked him if I could use music of his in a school project and he responded within 5 minutes! Anywho, hope your mom stays happy.
Rudamiester
This song always makes me think of a rather shitty time in my life but at the same time it makes me feel way better about it.
Aurelio Voltaire
Sorry to hear that. If it makes you feel any better, it makes me think of the rather shitty time I was having in my life that caused me to write it! LOL!
Manzana1C
Everytime some stuff goes to hell... I just grab my music player and play this song.
Really inspires me to overcome the bad side of things.
Thanks Voltaire.
Level 43 Aipom
This song helped me cope when I broke up with my ex-girlfriend and she ran a smear campaign calling me abusive and turned all my friends against me. I was so scared but listening to this song helped me feel empowered and like I had some control over the situation. So, thank you, Voltaire.
Sir Prize
Mine did the same. Taking revenge on you after getting dumped for their abusive behavior must be basic programming in their brains
Bobby Gecko
this is by far my most favorite song, i listen to it almost every day.. for the past year or so.