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One day in 2004, when I still (alas) listened to those silly Maroon 5 and that skank Avril Lavigne, I happened to hear on television "In The Shadows" by these The Rasmus, unknown to me at the time. Come on, it's not bad, certainly not a great song, but somewhat we are there.
So, I decide to buy their CD, "Dead Letters," that summer. Completely ignoring the bizarre title of the album (I suppose in Italian it's "Lettere morte"), I start listening to it. It's not bad as a start, "First Day Of My Life" isn't too bad, a good song full of rock energy and a good vocal tone by Lauri Ylonen, the band's singer. Then we definitely find the best song on the album, which is "In The Shadows", an energetic track that, together with the album, reached the Top 10 and Top 3 respectively in the UK charts, and both entered the Top 50 of the Australian charts, simultaneously reaching the top of the singles chart in New Zealand. The single also reached the Top 20 of the Billboard Heatseeker charts, which is a good achievement.
Then we find at number 3 "Still Standing", a song that starts calm and relaxing only to turn into a wild rock song, but in my opinion rather boring. After this, we can say there's the last "nice" song of this album, which is "In My Life", a beautiful rock tune, very wild where the singer's vocal tones reach their peak. Other songs worth mentioning are "Guilty", appreciated by most people, although I don't see anything special in it, a repetitive rock song that only repeats itself, and then "Funeral Song", just as funeral as it's sad and boring. This group, formed in 1994, has made 7 albums so far, achieving a modest success, sometimes spoiled by strong reactions from the audience, who at the "Reading Festival" in 2004 threw plastic bottles until the band was forced to leave the stage.
But returning to the album, a modest record, perhaps good for lovers of commercial rock/metal genre. Subsequently, in 2005, their seventh album, "Hide From The Sun," was released, which received poor success due to the modest quality of songs like "No Fear", the first to be released, "Sail Away", a little better, and "Shot". The other members of this Finnish band are Pauli Rantasalmi, guitarist, Aki Hakala, drummer, and Eero Heinonen as bassist. What kind of names...
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 First Day of My Life (03:44)
I feel like I'm stoned, I wanna be alone, just for a while, unknown,
Weeks on the road, a long way from home, just shut off the phone,
And you say I'll heal you .
I'll always be yours
And you say I'll kill you if I do something wrong,
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Still feels like the first time
To stand here by your side
Together regardless
We'll walk through the darkness
Still feels like the first day of my life
Remember the times, together we swore to never give up this life
Still hanging on, still going strong, here I belong
And maybe I'm crazy but I just can't slow down
And maybe I'm crazy but at least I'm still around,
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Still feels like the first time
To stand here by your side
Together regardless
We'll walk through the darkness
Still feels like the first day of my life
Feels like the first day of my life
Feels like the first time
Still feels like the first day of my life
Still feels like the first time
To stand here by your side
Together regardless
We'll walk through the darkness
Still feels like the first day of my
Still feels like the first day of my
Still feels like the first day of my life
02 In the Shadows (04:06)
Ooh-ooh ooh-ooh
No sleep,
No sleep, until I'm done with finding the answer
Won't stop,
Won't stop, before I find the cure for this cancer
Sometimes I feel like going down I'm so disconnected
Somehow I know that I am haunted to be wanted
I've been watching, I've been waiting
In the shadows for my time
I've been searching, I've been living
For tomorrows all my life
Ooh-ooh ooh-ooh
In the shadows
Ooh-ooh ooh-ooh
In the shadows
They say that I must learn to kill before I can feel safe
But I, I'd rather kill myself than turn into their slave
Sometimes I feel that I should go and play with the thunder
Somehow I just don't wanna stay and wait for a wonder
I've been watching, I've been waiting
In the shadows for my time
I've been searching, I've been living
For tomorrows all my life
Lately, I've been walking, walking in circles
Watching, waiting for something
Feel me, touch me, heal me
Come take me higher
I've been watching, I've been waiting
In the shadows for my time
I've been searching, I've been living
For tomorrows all my life
I've been watching..........
I've been waiting..........
I've been searching..........
I've been living..........
for tomorrows.....
Ooh-ooh ooh-ooh
In the shadows.....
I've been waiting...
03 Still Standing (03:32)
I wish you were here tonight with me to see the northern lights.
I wish you were here tonight with me.
I wish I could have you by my side tonight when the sky is burning.
I wish I could have you by my side.
'Cause I've been down and I've been crawling,
won't back down no more.
Can't you stop the lies falling from the skies?
Down on me, I'm still standing.
Can't you roll the dice, I might be surprised,
conscience clear, I'm still standing here.
Burns like a thousand stars.
Though you are light years away.
Burns like a thousand stars or more.
You're up there, you're always with me,
smiling down on me.
Can't you stop the lies falling from the skies?
Down on me, I'm still standing.
Can't you roll the dice, I might be surprised,
conscience clear, I'm still standing here.
It's something sacred, something so beautiful.
Something quiet to ease the mind.
When the pressure's taking me over and over.
'Cause I've been down and I've been crawling.
Pushed around and always falling.
You're up there, you're always with me,
smiling down on me.
Can't you stop the lies falling from the skies?
Down on me, I'm still standing.
Can't you roll the dice, I might be surprised,
conscience clear, I'm still standing here.
Can't you stop the lies, falling from the skies?
Down on me. Still standing here.
Can't you roll the dice? I might be surprised,
conscience clear. I'm still standing here, here.
05 Time to Burn (04:32)
Come on
Fear of the dark, tears me apart
Won´t leave me alone and time keeps running out
Just one more life, I'm so sick and tired
Of singing the blues, I should turn my life around
Come on
Tell me why do I feel this way
All my life I`ve been standing on the borderline
Too many bridges burned
Too many lies I´ve heard
Had a life but I can´t go back
Can´t do that, it will never be the same again
And I know I don´t
Have any time to burn
Come on
They follow me home, disturbing my sleep
But I´ll find a place, A place where they cannot find me
Maybe I´m lost, and maybe I´m scared
But too many times I´ve closed the doors behind me
Tell me why do I feel this way
All my life I`ve been standing on the borderline
Too many bridges burned
Too many lies I´ve heard
Had a life but I can´t go back
Can´t do that, it will never be the same again
And I know I don´t
Have any time to burn
Leave it all behind,
Cross the borderline,
Face the truth, don´t have any time to
Have any time to burn
Tell me why do I feel this way
All my life I`ve been standing on the borderline
Too many bridges burned
Too many lies I´ve heard
Had a life but I can´t go back
Can´t do that, it will never be the same again
Gotta go, cause I know I don´t,
Have any time to burn
Tell me why do I feel this way
All my life I`ve been standing on the borderline
Too many bridges burned
Too many lies I´ve heard
Had a life but I can´t go back
Can´t do that, it will never be the same again
And I know I don´t
Have any time to,
Have any time to burn
Come on
06 Guilty (03:46)
(Woah)
(Yeah)
I feel
guilty
My words are empty
No signs to give you
don't have the time for you
You say I'm heartless
And you say I don't care
I used to be there for you
you've said I seem so dead, that I have changed
But so have you
Guilty (woah), guilty I feel so
Empty (yeah), empty you know how to make me feel
I put a shield upon you
I didn't mean to hurt you
would've only poisoned your mind
Never meant to make you cry
You've been so thoughtless
I can see right through you
You used to be there for me
don't you leave and say goodbye
You have changed, but so have I
Guilty (woah), guilty I feel so
Empty(yeah), empty you know how to make me feel
I never thought that the time and the distance
Between us made you so much colder
I'll carry the world on my shoulders
(whisper) Guilty,
Woah!
(whisper) Guilty,
Yeah!
(wisper) Guilty
Guilty (woah)
Empty (yeah)
Guilty (woah), guilty I feel so
Empty (yeah), empty you know how to make me feel
Guilty (woah)
Empty (yeah)
you know how to make me feel
Guilty (Woah), so guilty
Empty (woah), so empty, you know how to make me feel
07 Not Like the Other Girls (05:44)
No more blame I am destined to keep you sane.
Gotta rescue the flame.
Gotta rescue the flame in your heart.
No more blood, I will be there for you my love.
I will stand by your side.
The world has forsaken my girl.
Should have seen it would be this way.
Should have known from the start what she's up to.
When you've loved and you've lost someone
You know what it feels like to lose.
She's fading away, away from this world.
Drifting like a feather she's not like the other girls.
She lives in the clouds and talks to the birds.
Hopeless little one she's not like the other girls I know.
No more shame, she has felt too much pain in her life.
In her mind she's repeating the words.
All the love you put out will return to you.
Should have seen it would be this way.
Should have known from the start what she's up to.
When you loved and you've lost someone close to you
You know what it feels like to lose.
She's fading away, away from this world.
Drifting like a feather she's not like the other girls.
She lives in the clouds and talks to the birds.
Hopeless little one she's not like the other girls I know.
09 Back in the Picture (03:44)
There were times in my life I was down on my knees, now it's over
Deep inside my heart I know
Simply put I've been stabbed in the back ever since I remember
And deep inside it hurt to let go
Woahh
Back in the picture, back in the picture
I wonder what took so long, so long
Back in the picture, back in the picture
I wonder what took so long, so long
Dedicate everything I create
To my friends I would die for
But you will always be the one
Memories that you can't overrun, memories I could cry for
I thought I'd always be on the run
Woahh
Back in the picture, back in the picture
I wonder what took so long, so long
Back in the picture, back in the picture
I wonder what took so long, so long
There were times in my life I was down on my knees, now it's over
Deep inside my heart I know
Woahhh
Back in the picture, back in the picture
I wonder what took so long, so long
Back in the picture, back in the picture
I wonder what took so long, so long, so long, so long
So Longgggg....
10 Funeral Song (03:16)
I dumped you again
Don't understand
It's happened before
Can't take it no more
These foolish games
Always end up in confusion
I'll take you back
Just to leave you once again
I died in my dreams
What's that supposed to mean?
Got lost in the fire
I died in my dreams
Reaching out for your hand
My fatal desire
I failed you again
Cause I let you stay
I used to pretend
That I felt ok
Just one big lie
Such a perfect illusion
I made you mine
Just to hurt you once again
I died in my dreams
What's that supposed to mean?
Got lost in the fire
I died in my dreams
Reaching out for your hand
My fatal desire
ohh ohh
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