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1) Warning was a doom metal band formed in Harlow, Essex, England, UK, formed in 1994 by Patrick Walker and Stuart Springthorpe. They were notable for their slow, progressive, melodic, heavy and doom-laden sound; the idiosyncratic and poignant vocals of Patrick Walker; and his introspective, darkly confessional lyrical themes.
The band released two demo tapes, Revelation Looms in February 1996 and Blessed by the Sabbath in March 1997 which led them to gain underground metal press attention and label interest. Warning's debut album The Strength to Dream was released in 1999 via The Miskatonic Foundation (owned and run by Richard M. Walker of Solstice). With this album Warning gained a cult status within doom metal circles, but they soon disbanded after their 2001 European tour with Jack Frost. They regrouped in 2004 to write new songs and to perform at The Doom Shall Rise festival (Germany) in 2005, and released a second album Watching From a Distance (also via The Miskatonic Foundation) in 2006 to wide acclaim.
Both albums were re-issued on CD in 2008 by the label Cyclone Empire, The Strength to Dream being re-packaged in new sleeve artwork. Similarly the albums were released by the Metal Supremacy label as gatefold double-vinyl editions limited to 500 copies each, 125 of each pressed on coloured vinyl.
In 2008 Stuart Springthorpe left the band due to family and work commitments but continues to teach drums and perform. Patrick Walker decided to discontinue the band in January 2009 and continues to write and record music with his new band, 40 Watt Sun.
2) Warning was an electro / synth rock duo from Hamburg, Germany, formed by Ed Vanguard (Edgar Schlepper) and Mike Yonder (Hans Müller). The group was active between 1982-1983, and had a one-hit-wonder with a song from the episode "Peggy Hat Angst" from the German TV Series "Tatort".
3) Warning was a heavy metal band from Sweden, active between 1987-1989.
4) Warning was a heavy metal / speed metal band from France, active between 1979-1983.
5) Warning is a power metal band from Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland, formed in 2003.
Faces
Warning Lyrics
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Emotions with a fire that fills me
But I don't understand myself and I don't know
I don't know what my heart is anymore
I don't want to be standing in this war
Through pity and responsibility
So come into my life with your violence and pain
Take ahold of my life
Make it into one that I want it to be
Make a whole of my life
Make my faces one that I want you to see
I can't stand to see confusion in your eyes
When I drift away sometimes
Could I ever be more faithless in my life
For all the hope I've found in these days
It's always frightened me
How some things lose their meaning
How some things change direction with the breeze
Don't ask me where I am
I am trying to come home
But I can't keep myself from drifting
Take ahold of my life
Make it into one that I want it to be
Make a whole of my life
Make my faces one that I want you to see
Sometimes it makes me feel
Feelings which I never hoped to find
Sometimes it makes me feel
Like I'm living out of time
Sometimes it makes me feel
Feelings which I never hoped to find
Sometimes it makes me feel
Like I'm living out of time
The lyrics to the song "Faces" by Warning are an emotional reflection of one's inner turmoil and desire for control, love, and acceptance. The singer desires to be the master of their own emotions, but they feel lost and disconnected from their heart. They do not want to be in a war through pity and responsibility, which implies that they feel obligated to care about someone or something, but they don't want to be in that position. They then invite violence and pain into their life, which is a very poetic way of saying that they want to feel passion and intensity, even if it means experiencing pain.
The singer acknowledges that they have caused confusion in someone's eyes, which suggests that they are in a relationship or have a connection with someone that they are confusing, perhaps by their own inability to understand their own emotions. They express regret for being faithless, which alludes to a lack of commitment to something or someone. The singer then admits that it has always frightened them how things lose their meaning and change direction with the breeze, which shows their fear of change and the unknown.
The chorus of the song is a plea for someone to take ahold of their life and make it into something they want, to bring their different faces together into one. The different faces could symbolize the different emotions and sides of the singer's personality that they want to bring together to present a unified self. The repetition of the last two verses emphasizes the singer's emotional struggle and feeling of being out of place or out of time.
Line by Line Meaning
I want to be master of my own
I desire to have full control over my emotions
Emotions with a fire that fills me
Passionate feelings consume me
But I don't understand myself and I don't know
I lack self-awareness and clarity of my own identity
I don't know what my heart is anymore
I am unsure of my own emotions and desires
I don't want to be standing in this war
I do not wish to be caught in the conflict of life
Through pity and responsibility
Motivated by sympathy and obligation
So come into my life with your violence and pain
Inviting hardship and turmoil into my life
'Cause I feel the dance of a love I've never known
Because I experience a new and intense emotion
Take ahold of my life
Seize control of my existence
Make it into one that I want it to be
Transform it into the life I desire
Make a whole of my life
Unify all aspects of my life
Make my faces one that I want you to see
Project an authentic image of myself for others to perceive
I can't stand to see confusion in your eyes
I am uncomfortable with causing confusion in the people around me
When I drift away sometimes
When I lose track of myself at times
Could I ever be more faithless in my life
Have I ever been more disloyal in my life
For all the hope I've found in these days
Despite all the optimism I have felt recently
It's always frightened me
I have always been scared of
How some things lose their meaning
The phenomenon of the loss of significance in certain things
How some things change direction with the breeze
Things can suddenly shift in an unpredictable way
Don't ask me where I am
Do not inquire about my current state of mind
I am trying to come home
I am struggling to find my own identity and sense of belonging
But I can't keep myself from drifting
Despite my efforts, I am still prone to losing focus and direction
Sometimes it makes me feel
Occasionally it provokes the sensation of
Feelings which I never hoped to find
Emotions which I never expected to experience
Like I'm living out of time
As if I do not belong to the current era
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on Bridges
I long for the presence of a loved one during times of emotional distress.
I wish you were still alive and here with me.
Riley D.
on Bridges
I wish you were still alive and here with me.