From the wishes to Eternity
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Over The Hills And Far Away (2001)
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10th Man Down | |
| Today I killed, he was just a boy Eight before him, I knew them all In the fields a dying oath: I'd kill them all to save my own Cut me free, Bleed with me, Oh no One by one, We will fall, down down Pull the plug, End the pain, Run'n fight for life Hold on tight, this ain't my fight Deliver me from this war It's not for me it's because of you Devil's instant my eternity Obey to kill to save yourself Cut me free... |
«I envy the 9 lives that gave me hell My path made up by their torn bodies Man to man, soldier to soldier, dust to dust Call me a coward but I can't take it anymore» They wait for me back home The live with eyes turned away They were the first ones to see They are the last ones to bleed «The ultimate high as all beautiful dies A ruler's tool, priest's excuse, tyrant's delight... I alone, the great white hunter I'll march till the dawn brings me rest 10th patriot at the gallow's pole!» Cut me free... |
Away | |
| The days were brighter Gardens more blooming The nights had more hope In their silence The wild was calling Wishes were whispering The time was there But without a meaning Away, away in time Every dream's a journey away Away to a home away from care Everywhere's just a journey away The days departed Gardens deserted This frail world My only rest ? |
The wild calls no more Wishes so hollow The Barefoot Boy weeping in an empty night Away... Cherish the moment Tower the skies Don't let the dreamer fade to grey like grass No falling for life A gain for every loss Time gathered me But kept me flying «For this gift of dream I must pay the price with the loss of life's pleasures» |
Astral Romance | |
| A nocturnal concerto Candlelight whispers me where to go Hymn of gathering stars as my guide As I wander on this path of the night Embroidery of the stars Undress my feelings for this earth Send me your salva to heal my scars And let this nakedness me my birth Macrocosm poured its powers on me And the hopes of this world I now must leave The nightwish I sent you centuries ago Has been heard by those who dwelled in a woe The distance of our bridal bed Await for me to be dead Dust of the galaxies take my hand Lead me to my beloved's land |
«The constant longing for your touch This bitter ocean of hatred and pain This loneliness I need to be who I am» «The oceans are alone as I Somebody take away this gift of mine No charisma for the beast! But still I love you forevermore» «Come to me Deliver me from you And from all the days of the Earth» No last words to say Only memories remain A farewell then, my path goes forever on |
The Kinslayer | |
| For whom the gun tolls For whom the prey weeps Bow before a war Call it religion Some wounds never heal Some tears never will Dry for the unkind Cry for mankind Even the dead cry - Their only comfort Kill your friend, I don`t care Orchid kids, blinded stare Need to understand No need to forgive No truth no sense left to be followed «Facing this unbearable fear like meeting an old friend» «Time to die, poor mates, You made me what I am!» «In this world of a million religions everyone prays the same way" «Your praying is in vain It`ll all be over soon» «Father help me, save me a place by your side!» «There is no god Our creed is but for ourselves» |
«Not a hero unless you die Our species eat the wounded ones» «Drunk with the blood of your victims I do feel your pity-wanting pain, Lust for fame, a deadly game» «Run away with your impeccable kin!» «- Good wombs hath borne bad sons...» Cursing, God, why? Falling for every lie Survivors` guilt In us forevermore 15 candles Redeemers of this world Dwell in hypocrisy: «How were we supposed to know?» 4 pink ones 9 blue ones 2 black ones - In memory of the Redeemers 20.4.1999 |
She Is My Sin | |
| Take heed, dear heart Once apart, she can touch nor me nor you Dressed as one A wolf will betray a lamb Lead astray the gazers The razors on your seducing skin In the meadow of sinful thoughts Every flower`s perfect To paradise with pleasure haunted by fear A sin for him Desire within A burning veil For the bride too dear for him A sin for him Desire within Fall in love with your deep dark sin |
I am the Fallen You are what my sins enclose Lust is not as creative As its discovery To paradise with pleasure haunted by fear A sin for him... Bless me, undress me Pick your prey in a wicked way God I must confess... ...I do envy the sinners |
Sacrament of Wilderness | |
| Naked in midwinter magic Lies an angel in the snow The frozen figure crossed by tracks of wolves An encounter symbolic yet truthful With a hungry choir of wolves An agreement immemorial to be born Dulcet elvenharps from a dryad forest Accompany wall the charming tunes Of a sacrament by a campfire A promise between the tameless And the one with a tool Tonight the journey from a cave begins |
I want to hunt with the tameless heart I want to learn the wisdom of mountains afar We will honor the angel in the snow We will make the streams for our children flow Wrapped in furs beneath the northern lights From my cave I watch the land untamed And wonder if some becoming season Will make the angel melt in shame I want to hunt with the tameless heart... |
Walking in the Air | |
| We're walking in the air We're floating in the moonlit sky The people far below are sleeping as we fly I'm holding very tight I'm riding in the midnight blue I'm finding I can fly so high above with you Far across the world The villages go by like trees The rivers and the hills The forests and the streams |
Children gaze open mouth Taken by surprise Nobody down below believes their eyes We're surfing in the air We're swimming in the frozen sky We're drifting over icy Mountains floating by Suddenly swooping low on an ocean deep Arousing of a mighty monster from its sleep We're walking in the air We're floating in the midnight sky And everyone who sees us greets us as we fly |
Beauty and the Beast | |
| Remember the first dance we shared? Recall the night you melted my ugliness away? The night you left with a kiss so kind Only a send of beauty left behind Ah dear friend I remember the night The moon and the dreams we shared Your trembling paw in my hand Dreaming of that northern land Touching me with a kiss of a beast I know my dreams are made of you Of you and only for you Your ocean pulls me under Your voice tears me asunder Love me before the last petal falls |
As a world without a glance Of the ocean's fair expanse Such the world would be If no love did flow in thee But as my heart is occupied Your love for me now has to die Forgive me I need more than you can offer me Didn't you read the tale Where happily ever after was to kiss a frog? Don't you know this tale In which all I ever wanted I'll never have For who could ever learn to love a beast? However cold the wind and rain I'll be there to ease your pain However cruel the mirrors of sin Remember beauty is found within ...Forever shall the wolf in me desire the sheep in you... |
Wishmaster | |
| Master! Apprentice! Heartborne, 7th Seeker Warrior! Disciple! In me the Wishmaster Elbereth Lorien A dreamy-eyed child staring into night On a journey to storyteller`s mind Whispers a wish speaks with the stars the words are silent in him Distant sigh from a lonely heart «I`ll be with you soon, my Shalafi» Grey Havens my destiny Master!... |
Silvara Starbreeze Sla-Mori the one known only by Him To august realms, the sorcery within If you hear the call of arcane lore, Your world shall rest on Earth no more A maiden elf calling with her cunning song «Meet me at the Inn of Last Home» Heartborne will find the way! Master!... Wishmaster Crusade for Your will A child, dreamfinder The Apprentice becoming... Master!... |
Диск в продаже в двух вариантах: для всего мира (всего 4 песни) и для Финляндии + Россия и СНГ (4 орининальных песни + 6 треков LIVE).
Вся музыка и тексты - Tuomas Holopainen аранжировка - Nightwish и Tero Kinnunen (кроме №1 - музыка, текст и аранжировка Gary Moore (c) Emi Music Publishing; №7 - музыка - T. Holopainen и E. Vuorinen; №8 - музыка, текст и аранжировка - Howard Blake (c) Emi Music Publishing)
Вокалы в №2 - Wilska Вокалы в №4 и 9 - Tony Kakko Бэк-вокалы в №1 - T.Kakko и T.Holopainen Записано: Tero Kinnunen в Caverock и Mikko Karmila в Finnvox Февраль - Март 2001 года. Трэки LIVE записаны Transmix Oy в Tullikamari, Tampere, Финляндия 29-го Декабря 2000 года. Мастеринг - Mika Jussila в Finnvox. Буклеты: Картинка на обложке - Sami Vanska Иллюстрация - Tomi Lauren Карта - кем-то, выросшим в канистре (raied-in-a-barrel spinedude) Правообладатели: (c) Ranka Publishing / Spinefarm Songs 2001 (p) Licensed from Spinefarm records. Произведено в России - ООО "Фоно" (Ltd.) по лицензии Spinefarm Records. Для России и стран СНГ.
