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Track: Say You're Sorry
Artist: Ministry
Album: With Sympathy

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Name: Ministry
Spotify Genres: industrial, industrial metal, industrial rock, ebm, darkwave, nu metal
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Ministry is the brainchild of [a86726]. Beginning in 1981, playing synth-pop with a strong disco influence, they released their first 12" on [l953], before being signed to [l362] and releasing their debut "[Link]," in 1983. After a falling out with the label and the direction of the project, Jourgensen returned to [l953] to release a series of 12" Singles, including "[Link]," which became an instant club favorite and would go on to become one of the band's most popular songs. Jourgensen then signed to [l27031]/[l1000] in 1985. Ministry's second album "[Link]," was produced by [a4969], and had a more menacing sound reflecting Jourgensen's interest in the international EBM (electronic body music) scene of the time. Ministry's third album, "[Link]," (1988), was both a natural evolution of their aesthetic and a sharp break with previous pop tendencies and, with the arrival of [a100041] and other new members, Ministry's sound developed into a crossover between EBM, industrial, and heavy metal. Their experimentation with heavy metal was then continued with the following "[Link]," (1989), where the guitar began to take on much more importance to their sound. Ministry's breakthrough album, "[Link]," (1992), was a very dark, powerful, and violent album, that saw the band moving further into thrash metal while still retaining elements of industrial music and noise. The following records "[Link]," (1996), and "[Link]," (1999), showcased a much more straightforward heavy metal sound, to lower sales than previous records. The band released their first best of collection entitled "[Link]," (2001), and were then dropped by [l1000]. In 2003, the band then moved to [l36259] and released "[Link],". [a100041] left the band in January 2004, leaving Jourgensen to put together a new line-up for "[Link]." After the 2004 "Evil Doer Tour," there was yet another change in personnel with [a68599] founder [a185073] on guitar and [a22534] (who had also played in Prong and in [a=Killing Joke]) on bass. In May, 2006, Ministry released "[Link]," which was quickly followed by what was announced as their final album, "[Link]," in 2007, and a collection of covers entitled "[Link]," in 2008. Despite Jourgensen's claim that the band was over, 2010 saw another collection, mixing covers and remixes, entitled "[Link]." Following a serious illness, [a86726] decided to re-start the band with [a264545] and two new Ministry albums followed, "[Link]," in 2012 and "[Link]," in 2013. Scaccia's death in 2012 had apparently brought a final, definite end to the band with the 2013 album, until early 2017 when Jourgensen began working on a new album, tentatively titled "AmeriKKKant."

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Release: Ministry - With Sympathy
Year: 1983
Genres: Electronic
Styles: New Wave, Electro, Synth-pop

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LYRICS

haven't you ever felt this way before?
(with a perfect stranger?)
the look on her face, it just gives her away, she can't take
any more
hoist up your white flag, call for a truce
try separation, we both stand to lose
she looks in your eyes as we say our goodbyes and she says

say you're sorry
say you're sorry (tell me, tell me)
say you're sorry (right from the heart)
say you're sorry
say you're sorry

think of the times when we couldn't wait to get home
(from the arms of danger)
funniest part was the danger was right in our being home
you hoist up your white flag, you seem so amused
living in riddles without giving clues
looks in your eyes as you say your goodbytes and she says

say you're sorry
say you're sorry (tell me, tell me)
say you're sorry (right from the heart)
say you're sorry
say you're sorry

we've had our problems and we've had our fights
i was the wrong one and you were the right
no more fighting, it ends tonight
it's your turn to say you're sorry

say you're sorry
say you're sorry (say you're sorry)