After the release of their debut album Enter in 1997, the band became prominent in the Dutch underground scene. It was not until 2001 that they became known to the general public, with the single "Ice Queen" from their second album Mother Earth, which reached No. 2 on the Dutch charts. This was followed by the band winning the Conamus Exportprijs, a Dutch music award, four years in a row, and a fifth in 2016. Their next albums The Silent Force (2004) and The Heart of Everything (2007) debuted at No. 1 on the Dutch charts and expanded their international recognition. In 2008, they released Black Symphony, a live album recorded with the Metropole Orchestra. This was followed in 2009 by An Acoustic Night at the Theatre, another live album, this time with acoustic renditions of the songs.
The band's fifth studio album, The Unforgiving, was released in March 2011 and was one part of a transmedia effort, alongside both a comic book series and a series of short films that together encompass a story. The album saw the band increasingly venturing on new musical territories outside symphonic metal. Their sixth studio album, Hydra, was released in early 2014 in Japan, Europe, and the United States. The album advanced the band's exploration of new musical genres and features guest appearances from various artists: Finnish singer Tarja Turunen, who appears in the lead single "Paradise (What About Us?)"; Howard Jones, former vocalist of American metalcore band Killswitch Engage; Dave Pirner, lead vocalist of American alternative rock band Soul Asylum; and American rapper Xzibit. The band had extensive airplay on BBC Radio 2 in the United Kingdom with one of the songs from the album, "Whole World Is Watching" featuring Pirner.
Their latest studio album, Resist, was released in February 2019 and incorporates influences from other musical styles such as industrial and EDM. By 2016, the band had already sold more than 3.5 million albums worldwide.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Within_Temptation
Studio albums
Enter (1997)
Mother Earth (2000)
The Silent Force (2004)
The Heart of Everything (2007)
The Unforgiving (2011)
Hydra (2014)
Resist (2019)
Bleed Out (2023)
Murder
Within Temptation Lyrics
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Too long to be neglecting the truth
I'm getting closer and I'm fully armed.
I'm about to hunt you down through
The big black hole right behind you
And I'm about to cut your wings away
Where you've broken in
And I will take you out
When I close you in
I'm killing them all
I put my soul on the line
I purify sins
That I committed in life
I'll follow them all
And I'll be bringing them down
Wherever they go
I'm right behind
There's nowhere to go
Your head on the line
There is no rope
You're running out of time
So where will you go
When I will murder your soul
I'm about to do it your way
I will make your world unsafe
I never thought you'd get this far
?
You don't believe what all the signs say
I don't believe in judgment day
But you won't be leaving here unharmed
'Cause I've been finding out
Where you've broken in
And I will take you out
When I close you in
I'm killing them all
I put my soul on the line
I purify sins
That I committed in life
I'll follow them all
And I'll be bringing them down
Wherever they go
I'm right behind
There's nowhere to go
Your head on the line
There is no rope
You're running out of time
So where will you go
When I will murder your soul
You can't feel the pain
I scream in vain
You sink away
To the bottom
You can't break your chains
Break away from here.
I'm killing them all
I put my soul on the line
I purify my sins
That I committed in life
I'll follow them all
And I'll be bringing them down
Wherever they go
I'm right behind
There's nowhere to go
Your head on the line
There is no rope
You're running out of time
So where will you go
When I will murder your soul
The lyrics of Within Temptation's song "Murder" depict a protagonist who is fed up with a string of lies that have been told about them. Feeling the weight of all these falsehoods, the singer sets out to find the culprit and neutralize them. The song oscillates between a mournful cry for justice and undiluted rage. Through the lyrics, the singer warns the antagonist that they are coming for them, and that they will stop at nothing until their soul is murdered.
The song employs some haunting and melodious vocals which mixed with the well-crafted lyrics, create a gloomy and desperate atmosphere perfect for the message that is conveyed. The lyrics show an overall somber theme of revenge and a cold, dark determination to bring the antagonist down.
Some possible interpretations of the lyrics could be that the singer is in a position of power or is someone whose words carry weight, and the antagonist has spoken false stories or rumors about them. The singer wants to silence the antagonist once and for all by carrying out an act of murderous revenge, hence the lines "So where will you go when I will murder your soul."
Overall, Within Temptation's "Murder" is a dark and somber song that captures the feeling of being betrayed and wronged, and the desire for revenge that can come as a result. The lyrics, accompanied by the song's haunting melody, leave a lasting impression on the listener.
Line by Line Meaning
I've been around these vicious lies too
I've been exposed to so many harmful lies for too long
Too long to be neglecting the truth
I can't ignore the truth any longer because it's been too long
I'm getting closer and I'm fully armed.
I'm approaching and preparing to confront the issue with full readiness and capacity.
I'm about to hunt you down through
I'm tracking and pursuing you relentlessly
The big black hole right behind you
The looming danger is right behind you, ready to engulf you
And I'm about to cut your wings away
And I'm going to take away your power or ability to resist
'Cause I've been finding out
Because I have been discovering
Where you've broken in
where you have found a way to exploit a weakness
And I will take you out
And I'll get rid of you
When I close you in
When I trap you in a corner
I'm killing them all
I intend to kill everyone
I put my soul on the line
I'm willing to risk everything including my life
I purify sins
I'm cleansing myself of the sins I committed in my life
That I committed in life
The sins I committed during my existence
I'll follow them all
I'm persistently pursuing people who have wronged me
And I'll be bringing them down
I will apprehend the people who wronged me and punish them
Wherever they go
Wherever their escape takes them
I'm right behind
I'm always pursuing or watching them closely
There's nowhere to go
There is no safe place to go to avoid me.
Your head on the line
You are in imminent danger
There is no rope
No chance for you to be spared from the consequences
You're running out of time
You don't have much time left
So, where will you go
You have limited options on where you could run
When I will murder your soul.
You will eventually face your fate of being punished and held accountable.
You can't feel the pain
You are insensitive to the damage you've caused
I scream in vain
My cries of torture are unanswered
You sink away
You are retreating
To the bottom
To depths unknown and unrecoverable
You can't break your chains
You are trapped and cannot escape your situation
Break away from here.
Find a way out of here before it's too late.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Downtown Music Publishing, Cloud9
Written by: Sharon J. Den Adel, Robert Westerholt, Daniel Gibson
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