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Track: Mercy
Artist: KMFDM
Album: Symbols

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Name: KMFDM
Spotify Genres: industrial, industrial metal, industrial rock, ebm
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Active since 1984, KMFDM are pioneers in the crossover between Techno/Dance/EBM electronics and heavy metal guitar samples. Born in Germany but then relocated to the USA, KMFDM released their first demo tape in 1984 and the first album "What Do You Know Deutschland?" in 1986. Heads of the band were Sascha Konietzko and En Esch. In 2000, the band changed to name into MDFMK and tried a contract with a major company. In 2002 they were back as KMFDM without En Esch. Rumour has it that KMFDM stands for "Kill Mother Fuckin' Depeche Mode", "Keep Madonna From Doing Music" or "Kylie Minogue Fans Don't Masturbate", but in fact it is an acronym for the nonsensical and grammatically incorrect German phrase "Kein Mehrheit Für Die Mitleid" (actually kind of a grammatical play upon words juggling with definite articles). This term can only be loosely translated into English as "No Majority For Pity" but then loses much of its irony. Thus the grammatically correct phrase "Kein Mitleid Für die Mehrheit" ("No Pity For The Majority") has emerged and is now in common use, even officially. The band now just deals with "Kein Mitleid für die Mehrheit"/"No Pity For The Majority" to avoid being asked stupid questions about what "KMFDM" means for the rest of their lives.

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Release: KMFDM - Symbols
Year: 2017
Genres: Electronic, Rock
Styles: Techno, Hard Rock, Industrial

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LYRICS

I went thru too many people
I went thru heaven and hell
I went from rome to bagdad
Too many stories to tell
I lived thru too many aeons
I've risen up and I fell the fall
I have been there and I have done that
I've seen it all and all

My time is running like water
Deeper I dive and deeper
Last of nine lives of the cat
I saved my soul for the reaper

What do you mean by that
Mercy is all you get
Do what you won't regret
Freedom's your self-respect