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Biography


Under the guise of simplicity, electronic pop songs support acoustic instruments and take on unusual forms while two fragile voices tell intimate stories from one single point of perspective. Unusual and yet familiar. It's some kind of distinct thoughtfulness or caution that makes ROIA's music feel alien and unique. They seem unaffected by the zeitgeist of modern music - or are they ahead?

ROIA and their music take a closer look at human emotions as their songs are tantalizing little mirrors that play with the idea that only the brave dare to catch a glimpse of themselves - unembellished.

Like a melodic journey within, an inner monologue, or shared diary notes, ROIA take time to explore everyday feelings in musical moods and pictures and are certainly not afraid of the details that could potentially alter perceptions... if you just let them.


Discography


Crash and Burn
Single
[ Album: Second Season Skies ]
29. Aug. 2025
Neon Shadows
Single
[ Album: Second Season Skies ]
27. Juli 2025
Red Sun
Single • Video Version
[ Album: Hint of Light ]
03. März 2023
Hint of Light
Album • 13 Songs
28. Okt. 2022
The Natural Loss of Contours
Album • 12 Songs
01. März 2018
Prototype of a Heart
Album • 12 Songs
15. Mai 2015
Instant Love
Single
[ Album:Prototype of a Heart ]
14. Nov. 2014
Suitcase Affair
Album • 11 Songs
18. Jan. 2013
Cage Birds & Hunters
Album • 7 Songs
29. Okt. 2010
Cute Little Fear
Album • 15 Songs
08. Sep. 2006
Suicide Butterfly
EP • 3 Songs
[ Promotion Release ]
02. Juli 2004
05. Crash and Burn5:21
Song Cover
Forever. That’s too much to ask for.
I gave up on you just so you wouldn’t have to.
Forever. That’s too much to grasp for.
I built these walls up inside. I only came to hug, then leave you.

Water poured into fire.
Are you gonna stay and linger in the dark?
Water poured into fire.
I wipe off hope from your forehead.
We face the cold and the quiet.
But how did you know? How did you know?

Forever. That’s too long to last for.
I gave up on you just so you wouldn’t have to.
You knew it from the get-go that I would cause you harm
and built these walls up inside.
I only came to hug, then free you.

Water poured into fire.
Are you gonna stay and linger in the dark?
Water poured into fire.
I wipe hope from your forehead.
We face the cold and the quiet.
But how did you know?

You knew it from the get-go that we would fall and collide.
Crash and burn. Now we can never turn back.
You knew from the get-go that I would not try to rescue.
But how did you know? How did you know?

Face the cold and the quiet.

But how did you know?
... that I’d cause you harm.
And you knew it from the get-go.
5:21
01. Neon Shadows4:57
Song Cover
I’m not myself.
It seems that I’m losing myself.

Whispers of the past, hauntingly near.
Searching for a place where I can hide
In a labyrinth of time, searching for a place.

I’m not myself.
Seems that I am losing myself.
I’m not myself.
Losing control.

A free fall of emotions. I’m losing control. Cascading.
I find liberation in losing control—I’m dancing. Where do I belong to?
A free fall of emotions. I’m losing control. Persuading.
I find liberation in losing control—I’m dancing.

Through the city’s veins, I feel the pulse of the crowd. I’m not myself.
Chasing city lights, I feel the heat of the crowd.
I’m not myself.
Chasing city lights, I feel the heat of the crowd. In there, I dissolve. I’m not myself. Chase it.
Through the city’s veins, I feel the pulse of the crowd.
Feeling that my heart is cold, on hold.

No, I’m not... no, I’m not myself.
4 Min. 57 Sek.
Red Sun ( Video Version )3:37
3 Min. 37 Sek.
01. Red Sun5:50
Song Cover
Red sun rising right behind you, my love
And you’re feeling safe like the other day.
And you’re feeling brave,
Feeling that my heart’s on fire.
I’m feeling that my heart’s on hold,
Plain and simple.
Turn myself inside out.
Get myself back to the beginning,
I’m spinning.

Red moon rising
And you’re feeling brave like the other day.
The sky went clear the day I broke your heart.
No fences here – we burnt them all down.
The air is thick and my clothing sticks to my skin
And you’re feeling safe like the other day.

Feeling that my heart’s on fire.
I’m feeling that my heart’s so cold.
Feeling that my heart’s on hold.

Defying,
Endlessly flying,
I’m diving.

The sky went clear the day I broke your heart.
No fences here – we burnt them all down.

02. Blue5:11
Song Cover
Fill me up with all your laughter.
Fill me up with all the joy.
I probably should use all my senses
But operate on hope alone.

Help us if you’re still engaged here.
Help us if you hear my prayer like a broken record.
Can’t you see my world is spinning around you?
You just don’t care.

I’m aware this is a moment of silence,
This is the moment of truth,
I am hoping that you’re still engaged here.
Help us if you hear my prayer.
You just don’t care.

On a one-way ride.
Crash into the water where you love to be.
We’re on a one-way ride - You just don’t care.

03. Cover the Dust4:57
Song Cover
Lost in this moment I can hardly see.
It’s all about tomorrow.
Stuck in this moment I can barely move.
Find myself in sorrow
It’s all about tomorrow.
Oh, you cast your shadow on me when it shines so bright.
In a hurry, I’m in a hurry.
In a hurry, seeing blurry.
Caught in this moment I am barely free.
I am about to make you stay here.
Cover the dust, cover it all.

But in a bright light we won’t be found.
Yes in a bright light we’ll keep it safe.
Yes in a bright light we won’t be seen.
We won’t be caught.

And in a bright light we won’t be found.
Yes in a bright light we won’t be caught.
Yes in a bright light we won’t be seen.
We won’t be found.

04. Broken Vows4:58
Song Cover
Can you tell me when I started to break away?
I can’t remember when I started to move.
Am I overwhelmed?
Blown away?
It’s hard to tell because I am away.

Can you tell me when we started to live this way,
When it got out of hand?
At the drop of a hat we were falling apart.
Like an empty house,
Overfilled with broken vows.
And I am away.
I’m aware I’m away.

Rush into madness while your words surround me.
Rush into sadness though your words embrace me.
I can’t explain the change of heart.
Like an empty house,
Overfilled with broken vows.

I am knocking, well, kind of crashing at your door.
Well, kind of smashing at your door.
I am kind of breaking your door.
Well, it got out of hand and I am away.
I’m aware I’m away.

Can you tell me when you started to break away?
Can you tell me why it started to heal?
Am I overwhelmed?
Blown away?
It’s hard to tell.

05. French Gown4:28
Song Cover
I’m humming along with music
Standing in high grass and admiring the sky.
Some rocks you don’t turn over.

I’m humming along with music
Standing on your lawn
And I’m wondering why.
Some rocks you don’t turn over.

The world is falling down
Like a pretty French gown
From your shoulder.
I should have left in time.
This is some freakish twist of irony.
You’re close to me, so close to me.
Well, this is some freakish twist of irony.
You’re finally too close to me.

I’m humming along with music.
I try to close my eyes
Still I’m watching the sky.
Some rocks you don’t turn over.

06. Trigger3:33
Song Cover
Come chase me
I’m not hiding
I am over here. You know me, undeniably.
I’m caught in here.
I’ll give my all just to be with you.
I’ve got to have you with me.
You both cause and soothe the pain inside of me.
Oh and silently I am stealing away,
Leaving secretly
And where I appear
You are already there.

I won’t let you hold on to me and drag me down.
I won’t let you hold on to me and wrap me up.
Why don’t you come out, babe?
A life in chiffon.
Another whiskey, hit me!
Life is drifting away.
Wrap me up.

Oh and silently I am shifting over,
Falling silently
And where I end up
You are already there.
Pull my finger off the trigger
And then see what remains.

I won’t let you hold on to me and drag me down.
I won’t let you get away.

Why don’t you come out?
Live a life in chiffon.
Another whiskey hit me
And life is drifting away.

07. Up in Smoke3:38
Song Cover
It lies beneath our feet but nevertheless we can’t see it.
I turn my head upside down and the smoke burns in the eyes.
Fall into place – I fall into you.

Glass beneath our feet – only way to walk.
We move forwards and roll back.
I turn my head upside down.
It seems the smoke is gonna clear.
Things will fall into place.

In an act of silence I simplify the way I wanna feel, feeling less weak.
Forever, for now and for good. Forever I’d stay if I could.
It lies beneath our feet.
I fall into a place of hope but the smoke is gonna clear.
Fall into place – I fall and the smoke burns in the eyes.

08. Thin Line7:01
Song Cover
You’re missing the point my dear, I trust my intuition.
You’re missing the joy in here, come trust your intuition.
You’re missing the point. You’re missing the joint.
Adrenalin.
Get back in the race my dear, come try again.
This time around you will not miss me.
Adrenalin.

You’re missing the point. You’re missing the joint.
Adrenalin.

In this moment when we catch our breath and step back
We can feel it beneath our toes.
Step back and we linger for the blink of an eye.
Yeah, we linger for a blink of an eye.

Hold on to it and follow the path to the end
where we linger for a blink of an eye
exploring facial expressions.

Adrenalin.
You’re missing the point.

09. The Crumbs You Left4:48
Song Cover
The fun is left to those who play the game.
I’m walking in with zero expectations.
The fun is left to those who stand the pain.
We never set up any regulations.

Come near to my bed,
Wipe off faith from my forehead
And I’ll still feast upon the crumbs you left.

The sound of ticking clocks and breaking hearts.
I’m tapping out with zero indications and I’m fainting.

Come near to my bed,
Wipe off faith from my forehead
And I’ll still feast upon the crumbs you left.

Fun was left to the others
And one was left there behind.
One thing led to the other.

The strange today is the hurting of yesterday.
You’re wondering why
You’re wondering what I’m waiting for.

I drink. I drown. I give up. I give in.
I’ve never been so far from realization.

The fun is left to those who stand the pain.
I’m walking in with zero expectations.
The fun is left to those who play the game.
We never set up any regulations.

10. Sirens6:19
Song Cover
Distant sirens are breaking through.
What is it that scares you so much?
Distant laughter and we still cry.
What is it that scares me so much?
So I sink into your eyes
But what is it that makes us feel empty?
Distant laughter and we still run in circles.
And what is it that makes us feel empty?

Can you feel it taking us?
Can you feel it running down your spine?
Your heart is beating like mine.
I am terrified – just like you – I’m falling too.
Can you feel it?

I got lost there in between.
Are my fingers still clean?
Mirrored eyes so glistening.
Rough days like foreseen,
Just cracks in the screen
And I got lost there in between.
When I’m on my own,
All layers come off me.
So I sink into your eyes.
When I’m on my own I’m petrified – just like you.
So I’m slipping through your hands.

Can you feel it taking us?
Do you feel it breaking us?
Can you hear it?
Can you feel it running down your spine?
Your heart is beating like mine.
I am petrified just like you.
Can you feel it?
Are my fingers still clean?
I got lost there in between.
Can you heal it?

11. Year Without June4:50
Song Cover
The future is near
I will stay indoors
I am the freak you can talk to.
The world lies ahead but I will stay in bed.
I am the freak you get bored with.
I am the freak you get bored with
And it symbolizes everything you are.

The future is here
I will stay indoors
I am the freak you can talk to.
The world lies ahead but I won’t fall apart.
I am a freak, how can you get bored?
I am the freak you get bored with
And it symbolizes everything you are.
It symbolizes everything we are.

The future is here
I will stay indoors
I am the freak you can talk to.
And I will stay indoors
I am the freak you can talk to.
Am I the freak you’ll get old with?

Straight in my eyes,
I just want you to look straight in my eyes.
It is like sand slipping through my hands.
Straight in my eyes.
And it symbolizes everything you are.
It symbolizes everything we are.

12. Into the Wild4:53
Song Cover
A new day is dawning.
We’re hugging anonymously.
Could we just hold on tight to the night,
walking right back to the sea.
Talking anonymously.

This is the last time, I feel it.
This is the last word, I mean it.
This is the last breath, come take it.
Breathe me in.
This is the last time, I feel it.
This is the last word, I mean it.
This is the last breath, come take it.
Now it’s yours.

You go and I won’t follow.
You go and I can’t follow.
You go away – I won’t follow.
You go and I won’t follow.

Turn your back on me
Go where you can’t hide,
And you step into the light
Escape into the wild.
Turn away from me
Go where you can’t hide.
You go and I will stay.

This is the last time, I feel it.
This is the last word, I mean it.
This is the last breath, come take it.
Breathe me in.
I won’t hold on to you.
This is the last time, I feel it.
This is the last word, I mean it.
Now it’s yours.
I’m not aligned with you.
I’m not at war – never have been – never will be.
So will you hold on to me?
Turn your back on me.
Turn away from me
Go where you can’t hide.

13. Nightfall5:08
Song Cover
How we try to stand still though the water rushes in
And by nightfall it will be gone.
Right before dawn it will be done.

You’re guilty as sin.
You’re guilty as sin.
I am guilty as sin.

This is so unlike you
So unlike you.
This is so unlike me.

We are tellers of untruth.
A lie had bounded us when we didn’t know any different.

You’re guilty as hell.
You’re guilty.
I’m guilty as sin.
You’re guilty as sin
With your guilty gaze.
I’m guilty as sin.

Here we are, look at us – we’re gonna crash and burn
Like vanishing dust when the storm sets in.

This is so unlike you
So unlike you.
This is so unlike me
So unlike us.

Here we are.
I’m guilty as sin
But you are guiltier.
I’m guilty as sin.
You’re guilty as sin
With your guilty gaze.
I’m guilty as sin.

This is so unlike you
So unlike you.
So unlike us.

1 Std. 5 Min. 34 Sek.
01. Dark Twist5:20
02. Seventh Hall3:42
03. Chasing Imaginary Creatures5:21
04. Watershed3:29
05. A Purple Kind of Blue5:12
06. Pleasure Paradox4:42
07. The Intention to Fall3:23
08. Cascading Lights4:25
09. Red Ash Alley5:26
10. Heavy Conversation with a Nasty Clown4:52
11. Personal Place3:25
12. Floating Mirrors4:23
53 Min. 40 Sek.
01. A Thousand Roads3:45
02. In Circles3:31
03. Instant Love and Junk Mood5:41
04. How Time Lies3:08
05. Wings4:07
06. Sting Through Cellophane Skin2:16
07. Following Signs and Traces3:23
08. About Animals, Fruits and Vehicles5:52
09. Delicate Roughness3:57
10. Self-Splitting Hybrids2:48
11. Someday3:05
12. Set Sail4:50
46 Min. 23 Sek.
Instant Love3:14
3 Min. 14 Sek.
01. Sign of Rain3:47
02. Paperlike3:36
03. Grain of Seed3:53
04. The Edge3:50
05. Physical Prison4:12
06. In Vivo3:14
07. Transparency4:54
08. Telling Silence4:14
09. Ramification and Loss4:52
10. Ginger-Coloured Afternoon4:45
11. Spring Again2:55
44 Min. 12 Sek.
01. Temporary Shelter5:15
02. Memory Lane4:07
03. Chaos (Beyond The Pale)5:04
04. Blind Window4:41
05. Nevermore4:19
06. Suitcase Affair4:11
07. Through The Desert Of An Empty Room5:24
33 Min. 1 Sek.
01. Fact-File4:28
02. Slow5:09
03. Frame5:16
04. Suicide Butterfly3:30
05. Sightseeing4:21
06. Stereotype4:45
07. Humanize3:12
08. Suicide Butterfly - On Your Back3:52
09. Sleep Well4:14
10. Keep It4:53
11. Anotherday4:49
12. Up in Arms4:23
13. Empty3:04
14. Two Worlds Apart3:35
15. Suicide Butterfly - The Release4:38
1 Std. 4 Min. 9 Sek.
01. Suicide Butterfly3:30
02. Suicide Butterfly - The Release4:38
03. Suicide Butterfly - On Your Back3:52
12 Min.
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