Their eponymous debut album was released in South Africa in 1983 resulting in major chart success to match their success as a live band. They were certainly the most successful and influential of the white punk bands to take up African images and sounds in their rebellion against apartheid. At the time they were a three piece band featuring the Windrich brothers Lucien and Eric on guitars, keyboards and vocals with Wayne Harker on drums.
In order to avoid conscription into the apartheid military they left for London in 1985. Their second album, Dance the Instinct, was released there in 1986.
A third album, eponymously titled as their debut album, was released on cassette in 1993.
Language Of Love
eVoid Lyrics
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Lullaby, language of love
Lullaby, lullaby
Lullaby, language of love
Lullaby, low and above
Lullaby, push and the shove
Lullaby, hand in the glove
Lullaby, lullaby, language of love
Well, I feel
Love is a garden
We endure like flowers in the rain
Let the love
That begs to discover
Be accused of supplicating gain
Like flowers in the rain
(Hey)
Lullaby
Lullaby, language of love
Lullaby, lullaby
Lullaby, language of love
Lullaby lie by my side
Lullaby, humble the pie
Lullaby, choke on the cry
Lullaby, devils defied
Lullaby, lullaby, language of love
Well, I feel
Love is a garden
We endure like flowers in the rain
Let the love
That begs to discover
Be accused of supplicating gain
Like flowers in the rain
Have you ever wondered why relationships
Seem to float on fantasy?
Did you ever think our ship would sink like a stone
Now that we've slumped down to the bottom of reality?
So, empty the contents of your foolish heart
Show me the contents of your foolish heart
It's a slow lullaby, speaks the language of
Love
Well, I feel
Love is a garden
We endure like flowers in the rain
Let the love
That begs to discover
Be accused of supplicating gain
We're raging
Language of
Love
Raging language of
Love
Raging language of
Love
Raging language of
Love
Love
Love
Love
Love
Raging language of
Love
Raging language of
Love
The eVoid song, Language of Love is a beautifully crafted love song, that speaks of the language of love and its various nuances. The repeated refrain of "lullaby, language of love" sets the tone for the lyrics to follow. The verses of the song talk about the different aspects of love, from the gentle ("low and above"), to the passionate ("push and the shove"). The song sets up an interesting contrast between the beauty of love and its darker side, with lines such as "Lullaby, choke on the cry, Lullaby, devils defied".
The song speaks of love being a garden, that endures through hardships, much like flowers in the rain. The lyrics tell us to let love discover, and not be afraid of the vulnerability that comes with it. It also speaks of the fantasy-like quality of relationships, and how it is easy to be swept away by illusions of what we "think" love is. The song ends with the languid repetition of the phrase "Raging language of love", which is a paradoxical amalgamation of emotions that love can evoke.
Line by Line Meaning
Lullaby
A soothing song that speaks to the heart
Lullaby, language of love
Love is often spoken in the gentle tones of a lullaby
Lullaby, lullaby
Repetition of the soothing sound of a lullaby
Lullaby, language of love
Love is often spoken in the gentle tones of a lullaby
Lullaby, low and above
Love can be found at any level, high or low
Lullaby, push and the shove
Love can be both gentle and forceful
Lullaby, hand in the glove
Love fits seamlessly and perfectly like a hand in a glove
Lullaby, love-tails the dove
Love follows and accompanies us like a dove
Lullaby, lullaby, language of love
Repetition of the soothing sound of a lullaby
Well, I feel
The artist is about to share their emotions
Love is a garden
Love is like a garden in need of nurturing and care
We endure like flowers in the rain
Our love withstands difficult times like flowers in a storm
Let the love
Allow the love to
That begs to discover
That seeks to explore
Be accused of supplicating gain
Let the love be blamed for seeking something beneficial
Like flowers in the rain (Hey)
Repetition of earlier imagery of love's endurance
Lullaby lie by my side
A request for the soothing presence of a lullaby
Lullaby, humble the pie
Let the lullaby bring humility
Lullaby, choke on the cry
Let the lullaby help overcome tears and sadness
Lullaby, devils defied
Let the lullaby combat our inner demons
Lullaby, lullaby, language of love
Repetition of the soothing sound of a lullaby
Have you ever wondered why relationships
A question to ponder about love and companionship
Seem to float on fantasy?
Why do relationships sometimes feel like dreams or illusions?
Did you ever think our ship would sink like a stone
Did you expect our love to fail so abruptly
Now that we've slumped down to the bottom of reality?
Now that our love is faced with the harshness of reality
So, empty the contents of your foolish heart
A plea to let go of any unwise or damaging emotions
Show me the contents of your foolish heart
A plea to reveal one's heart and emotions
It's a slow lullaby, speaks the language of
The artist's request is for a slow, gentle lullaby that speaks the language of
Love
The bond and affection between two people
We're raging
An expression of the passionate and intense nature of love
Language of
The method or style of expressing one's emotions in
Love
The bond and affection between two people
Raging language of
Intense, fiery expression of emotions in
Love
The bond and affection between two people
Raging language of
Intense, fiery expression of emotions in
Love
The bond and affection between two people
Raging language of
Intense, fiery expression of emotions in
Love
The bond and affection between two people
Love
The bond and affection between two people
Love
The bond and affection between two people
Love
The bond and affection between two people
Raging language of
Intense, fiery expression of emotions in
Love
The bond and affection between two people
Raging language of
Intense, fiery expression of emotions in
Love
The bond and affection between two people
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@Mustachioed_Mollusk
Or fear of losing love
Or fear of not being enough to deserve that love
Or fear of love not being real
Or fear of being replaced
Or fear of being hurt emotionally
Or fear of being physically abused again
Or…ya get it?
@unterdessen8822
@@thersten What this video describes is called "dismissive avoidant attachment". It's an attachment disorder, that is caused by neglect and/or abuse in early childhood, and we're talking about ages 0-2 here.
A child's caregivers cause this before the child is even able to reliably go potty.
It's not something that you can decide to leave behind due to your superior intellect. It's a result of actual brain damage at a time, when your baby brain was still in development: The amygdala region is damaged chemically, because it needs love and care to grow properly at that age. If you don't get those things, it fails to form in the way it's supposed to.
You acquire an oxytocin shortage, meaning you will have low levels of the main human bonding hormone for the rest of your life.
This has physical consequences, for example it can lead to numbness in parts of your body, that work as oxytocin triggers, like nipple$.
A woman with low oxytocin can be able to feel something when she touches her own nipple$, but is shut down so severely towards others due to chemical brain damage, that she does not feel anything at all when someone else touches them, for example. This can be in a sexual context, but also affect nursing: She would not physically feel her own baby latching on.
Breasts and specifically nipple$ are oxytocin trigger regions, which is why women in 16th century England went bare-breasted to some events (this included the queen) and it was customary for male guests to caress their breasts as a form of greeting. If a woman feels nothing at all when being touched there, that can be due to a lack of oxytocin, i.e. an inability to bond.
And when a chemical imbalance in your brain has such severe cobsequences not only for your social life, but for your body's actual ability to feel skin contact, that's not some throwaway quirk, that can be taken care of by sheer willpower.
Sadly the 3 forms of insecure attachment require an understanding partner, who is willing to put in some work and help heal the attachment disorder by being more reliable, nurturing and kind than those $hitty parents, that caused the problem. But it's almost impossible to find someone like that.
That's why at some point dismissive avoidant people like me simply learn to accept, that we've been damaged when we were absolutely defenseless, and we're being left alone with the consequences and will never have a secure connection with a partner.
It's not something we can repair on our own, because if we could, we would do that. After all we're masters of fixing our lives independently.
@RobG811
A soldier guides a penguin across the desert to reunite the penguin with his true love, and along this treacherous
journey, the penguin asks the soldier "Why do you risk your life guiding others to their hearts desire? Don't you wish you
had someone waiting for you on the other side of the desert?" The soldier stops to think about it for a few seconds, but he
just says no. Once they reach their destination, the penguin thanks the soldier and shares an observation. He tells
the soldier, "You fight so bravely because you have nothing, and you actually want nothing because if you had something
or someone to love, then you would have something to lose, and your heart would no longer be made of steel."
The point of the story- You can spend a lifetime hiding from yourself what you really want most, what you truly need most.
Love, love is what people need the most. Every thought pondered, every word spoken, and every action taken
is done out of love, or a calling out for love.
@AccidentlyHero
“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” - Rumi
@Cos7mos
Barrier is because of traumatic past experiences.
@AccidentlyHero
Alternatively, barriers could have been internally built against love simply due to one’s own outer perception of what they think love ought to be and not what it is.
@Cos7mos
@@AccidentlyHero I shared what happened with me. I had a traumatic past.
@AccidentlyHero
@@Cos7mos Your experience is valid… Something I’ve come to realize is that when we form these barriers against love, whether it stems from past personal experience via interpersonal neglect or abuse; we in turn begin to withhold from ourselves the capacity of becoming whole and feeling our own love coming out of ourselves for others. I hope this helps soothes whatever has caused your suffering.
@Cos7mos
@@AccidentlyHero That's so true it's really a painful phase but I'm patient. Tysm God Bless You 😇
@sev72
“opening myself to someone is like handing over a bow and arrow and teaching them where it hurts the most”
@ginan921
🫂
@bethanienaylor
.... and trusting that they won't
@code_u_1902
then true love will be shown when we both have our arrow aimed directly to each other's hearts, yet both decide to not release the shot