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@larryd4352

Ай бұрын

Lanea, many artists, including poets, musicians like Tuomas, and visual artists, constantly doubt that their art work is worth showing it to others...let alone selling it! Glad you enjoyed the song, it really shows off Tuomas' emotional side!

@nicod1361

Ай бұрын

again Lanae when you only go by "one" persons list and not acknowledge the fan base which has much to offer you miss out : Nightwish - Dead Boy's Poem (Live in Buenos Aires 2018 Lyrics

Your intuition is good. Tuomas really is a poet. And the meaning of the lyrics is how he would like to be remembered when he is no more.

This song has a special place in my heart. Not only because of Emppu`s absolute perfect solo.......... But (I cant quote it right) Tuomas once said : This song is Nightwish. And the GODDESS killing the vocals........ Nobody on that planet can sing it like SHE does !!!!!!!

@BigzampanoXXL

Ай бұрын

I concur...greetings

Great reaction. One of my top 5 Nightwish songs. One of the more personal songs for Tuomas and the fans. An old song written by Tuomas when he was young. Inspired by the question what would you say if you knew you were going to die tomorrow. It is a self written obiturary. Tuomas has said this song was a way of thanking all those who deserve his thanks and a piss off to all those who deserve it as well. Tuomas often uses the dead boy as a symbol of the loss of childhood innocence and imagination that we experience as we grow into adulthood. When you hear dead boy or poet in his lyrics he is usually referring to himself. He also has a strong connection to the ocean and sees it as a place of peace and tranquility. A refugee from the modern world. So in this song Tuomas is saying that he no longer lives for himself or his friends but only for the music. He puts all his feelings into the music and his music is what gives his life meaning. He tries to make his life better but can never get back to the innocence of his youth. He wants to be loved but can't connect with people. He asks that they remember his music, not him, after he is gone. Thus a lonely soul, an ocean soul. Note that on the video wall behind the band the boy is holding up his arms to several swans. In Finnish mythology swans are the creatures that guide your soul to the afterlife.

Yes, that is Troy Donockley, a multi instrumentalist from England - he has been around Nightwish for a long time, having played on the recorded albums during the Anette era, finally being made a permanent member in 2013, the same day as Floor

“I swear this guy’s a poet!” 😂 Yeah, you could say that. Combined with being a world-class composer, it’s a killer combination, yes???

This is one of the deepest personal songs toumas wrote, Emppu is a pranker but this song is way too serious. They feel it. This song screams emotions. Gosh I am so proud of our Dutch Valkyrie queen.

I pretty much just sit around, at this point, and wait for you to drop a new Nightwish reaction❤

Swan on the screen: In Finnish mythology and folklore, the swan was the divine messenger between the living and the dead. Tuonelan Joutsen (Swan of Tuonela) carries the dead to afterlife. Tuomas composed this when he was 22 years old. This from their book, timeline year 2000: ------------------------ Besides the choir, the album featured some other guest artists, Ike Vil of Babylon Whores contributed some deranged self-inspection for 'The Kinslayer', and 'Dead Boy's Poem' featured a child's voice. "I had an idea of a song with a young boy reciting a poem", Tuomas says. "The trouble was that no Finnish 12-year-old could pronounce English so that it sounded right, so I had to find a native speaker to do it. My mother's sister, actress Miitta Sorvali, knew (the English-Finnish director and writer) Neil Hardwick well, and my mom remembered that Neil had a son called Sam. I called him and asked him to do the poem, and Sam agreed right away. It was just funny that when I talked to this 15-year-old boy, he seemed like such a citizen of the world and was actually familiar with our band, too. Sam said he'd be free to record the poem anytime; I'd just have to give him a call. He even knew where Finnvox was and promised to meet us there." The professionalism of young Sam Hardwick made a deep impression on Tuomas. "When he arrived at the studio, I had to ask him to wait for ten minutes or so, and he just pulled a book from his pocket and sat down to read", Tuomas says. "I gave him the poem, and he read it through a few times. We did some editing, and Sam just sat down on the studio floor and read his book, after which I asked him to read the poem a couple of more times." "When I started talking about his reward, he wouldn't hear anything about it. He just said "It's okay, it was fun". I insisted on giving him at least a couple of hundred marks, and then he left. A very puzzling young man, but a real pro and a very nice person. He later did the beginning of 'Bless the Child', too, and once again, everything worked like a charm. 'Dead Boy's Poem' continues to be a sort of a signature song for Nightwish, and after 'Wishmaster' came out, the song was voted on our web site as the best Nightwish song ever. There's certainly something about it that defines us, and - for me at least - the poem is the absolute high point of the song. So Sam Hardwick made a big contribution to our music." For Tuomas, 'Dead Boys Poem' is a deeply personal song. "The idea for that song came to me when I was thinking that if I die tomorrow, what kind of a message do I want to leave behind", Tuomas explains. "That song is all about apologizing, about saying thank you to those who deserve it - and likewise telling those who deserve it to fu*k off. It's kind of a testament. I had to make a song like that, just in case I happened to die tomorrow. A Finnish man rarely thanks anyone, or says he's sorry, but for me at least, it was possible through music." "I still live at my mom and dad's, who are the best people in the world, but I've never been able to tell them what I think about them", Tuomas confesses. "Maybe if they listen to the song and read the lyrics, they'll understand that it's partly about them, too. It's also about my best friends and Nightwish, the band that has come to be a significant - if not the most significant - part of myself in the course of years. My band mates are really important to me, but it's hard for me as a Finnish man to show my feelings. I'd rather write a song like 'Dead Boy's Poem' and ask them to listen to the words, because I just can't say it out loud. It's such a personal song, and I think it has the best lyrics I've ever been able to write. Musically, it's really good, too, definetely the best song on 'Wishmaster' - maybe the best Nightwish song ever." It had not gone unnoticed by Tarja (1st lead singer) that Tuomas expressed his feelings through music. "The melodic power of music - and the fact that music can be beautiful even at its heaviest - has always meant an awful lot to Tuomas", Tarja says. "He's able to show all his feelings in his music. I think Tuomas is very brave, because not many people can do the same. He may not look like a macho man, but when it comes to music, It's all or nothing for him."

This is a great show and Floor is wearing an awesomely adorned suit of armor.

Cannot understand why you are unable to hear the words. Floor speaks perfect English !

One of two songs that literally saved my life almost 5yrs ago. They are with me in my soul now and forever.🎼🙏🌹

greetings from Canada, The other guy is Troy. It is said that Empuu never smiles for this one, The part in quotes is the spoken part.

You can tell when Floor is gonna reach for the stars, she plants her feet.

@Tarkus_

Ай бұрын

I think the stars reach for Floor. ✨

This is one of the big 4 concerts, wacken2013, Wembley 2015, Tampere 2015 & Buenos Aries 2018.

@JanneTarhanen

Ай бұрын

I would add Deichbrand festival 2022 to the list also. Amazing sound, there are songs from Human||Nature. And Floor shows they can deliver absolute banger show without Marco.

@mnewm21

Ай бұрын

the big four? strange, the biggest concert was the last with Tarja "end of an Era" for band changing reasons... It's like the comments on the big 3 songs (then, now I hear big 4 songs) of which there never was until mysteriously in the last few years! 🤣 we live in interesting times indeed. I understand everyone is excited to share their new discovery of Nightwish and this was the period with the best lineup(s) but the band has history. I realise no one will care but I would say my big 4 concerts (in recorded order) would be Wishes to Eternity -first decent concert recording and with original lineup. End of An Era - last with Tarja and when it all went down, Wacken 2013 - the concert that introduced Floor to the world and then you could toss up the others, I would lean towards Buenos Aires 2018 for the celebrated South American crowds and the unique song selection from the Decades tour. Although Wembly holds a soft spot as it has the Poet...and Tampere has the spectacular performance of TGSoE???

@AntaryDraconis

Ай бұрын

Yes; 4 official great Shows with Floor (virtuell was good but Deichbrand or Hellfest WITH puplic are better but not official ) and the ones before Floor where also great (with Tarja) Just add "with Floor" and official and no one can say anything (but i am shure some will do it always) THANK YOU and enjoy NW as I do 😅 And for you 2012.10.15 kzread.info/dash/bejne/X3xkztxre93gcdo.htmlsi=JAZESh3l_p8Lnehd Fanmade And 2012/11 Hartwall kzread.info/dash/bejne/impsxsOcftSedJs.htmlsi=xrZopYyzOkGhOsew also Fanmade but I love the "First ones" before Wacken

@rickphil9999

Ай бұрын

I would add several to that list including Hellfest 2022 and Deichbrand 2022.

This is another Tarja song that they brought back to the live stage and done correctly in it's entirety, especially the last part, with Floor - the first amateur video clip I saw of them performing this song again, Emppu had tears in his eyes - this song and the Poet & the Pendulum seem to effect him the most

This is my favourite Nightwish song, the spàoken words are not aways clear but Floor Enunciates everything clearly. Empuu understands the emotion of the song. Hearing the emotion in your voice when reading the lyrics you are going to get teary on a replay.

Floor’s enunciation is excellent and I can just about make out every word she is singing here.

@gaylord.b.cockburn

Ай бұрын

But never underrestimate the stupidity of Americans. 😬 Maybe she think, Floor sings in Finnish? 🤷‍♂️

Top 5 Nightwish song for me

This is what Tuomas said about this song: "This is the most personal song I’ve ever written. My testimony for the whole world. With this song I want to apologise everyone who deserves my apology. It also makes an “I don’t care” -statement to them who deserve it. The song is also about what Nightwish means and has meant to me. It’s all, without it I’m dead. I have created it and it has created me. When I pass away, this song’s lyrics are of what I wish to be remembered. An Ocean Soul". It might help you to know Tuomas uses several pseudonyms to refer to himself in various Nightwish songs which he writes from experiences or imagination, he says he is a man with a boy's heart and you will see that directly in places, here for instance, or elsewhere as "one with a pure heart", a line Floor sings in a high head voice as you might hear from an excited small boy. Of course, you hear the narration spoken by a young boy. . . . . . . He will also use poet, dreamer, writer/song writer or ocean soul - Tuomas has an affinity for the ocean, he was studying to be a marine biologist. This song is his self-written obituary/epitaph, he is the dead boy and appears in the back drop imploring the swans which in Finnish traditions carry you off to the afterlife as many of your contributors have said.. There's two Shakespeare quotes in this song almost verbatim from Sonnet 71 and 72, Sonnet 71 starts, "No longer mourn for me when I am dead" and Tuomas used the line " Nay, if you read this line, remember not the hand that writ it"; and Sonnet 72, "And live no more to shame nor me nor you."

Listen to 7 Days to the Wolves next. At Wembley. Amazing song!!

As mentioned above, the last member is Troy. He is the multi-instrumentalist of the group. He is English. He was made a permanent member of the group at the same time as Floor, although he toured with them as a session musician for years when Annette was lead singer. The instrument you mention is a kind of bag-pipes, so you are not wrong. It's the Irish Uillean Pipes. It is operated with a bellows under the elbow rather than blown into like the Scottish pipes. In this song, he is playing an Irish bosouki, I believe. It has a lovely twangy sound, which he is effectively playing in rhythm here. He also sings backing vocals for some songs. His voice is softer than Markos, so you can't always hear him clearly, but he does sing lead in a couple of songs, including The Carpenter in this concert. It's worth a listen. It's the first single that was ever released by Nightwish.Troy and Floor's harmonies are lovely. It was originally sung by Tarja and... Tuomas himself! There's a music video of the studio version on KZread. Tuomas's voice is even quieter than Troy's.

Yep, Tuomas and Tarja have known each other since they were about 15 years old, and Tuomas' mother gave Tarja piano lessons when she was young. - Suggestion: If you know a video doesn't have subtitles, you could read the lyrics before the reaction. It felt a little weird when you were laughing and smiling throughout the sad song. Great reaction anyway. 👍

And thank you again for you lovely, emotional and thoughtful reaction!!!

More info: Tuomas and Floor as children wanted to be someday biologists. Also, the scientists have given Floor's name to a newly discovered beetle and to a newfound prehistoric starfish. And when you decide to start the Floor journey, keep in mind that you can't be prepared.

@k.l.7788

28 күн бұрын

Tuomas has one insect named after him also and a fossil has been named after Nightwish.😊

@tsiouparoglou4493

28 күн бұрын

@@k.l.7788 thank you, I didn't know!

Emppu was properly sad

This song is about lost youth. A running theme in several of his songs. You may hear the term dead boy but it's really about the boy part of yourself you lose when you grow up. Troy in this one is playing an Irish Bouzouki. Bouzouki's are normally made from gourds so are round backed but the Irish Bouzouki is flat backed but has the same stringing as the original. Uillean pipes or Irish Elbow pipes.

Don't worry too much about not understanding the lyrics. Tuomas the poet uses a lot of symbology and recurring themes which can be cryptic. Ironically, while the song is intensely personal because that is the well from which these words flowed, Tuomas does not like to draw attention to himself. Hence the lyric "If you read this line, remember not the hand that wrote it Remember only the verse". Also while some Nightwish songs appear gloomy they are just about always positive when you fully understand them.

Troy is the sixth band member, he is a singer and multi instrumentalist from the Uk🇬🇧

That whole Buenos Aires show is EPIC. My favorite from that show is Devil And The Depp Dark Ocean. MINDBLOWING! Check it out

And if you are interested about Tuomas other works, please check his side project with his lovely wife Johanna; TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN - A Lifetime of Adventure (OFFICIAL VIDEO): kzread.info/dash/bejne/fIurtbiIn5ixj84.html And Tuomas also got other band with Johanna and Troy from Nightwish called Auri. It´s also lovely music, that combines folk and modern music. Lovely songs. From Auri you can check whatever song but my own extra favorite is Desert Flower: kzread.info/dash/bejne/a3h9ytGCiriWqso.html

My favorite Nightwish song, so touching and beautiful, chills every time And her stage presence in this song is epic❣️

Tuomas and Floor, ramping it up! That double guitar is very heavy, the tone of an acoustic and the bass. The shot of Emppu, with Troy (the English multi-instrument player) and the "Child" behind, ouch. He does look sad, I think that there are all "Highly Sensitive People". "And you, I wish I didn't feel for you any more"! Love the jamming session with Marko and Troy. "A Lonely Soul, an Ocean Sooooooul!"

This is a song Tuomas wrote as his future eulogy, and Emppu played the solo like he would be playing in Tuomas' funeral - feeling the song.

Want to see Floor's energy, Stay in this concert and watch I want my tears back!!!! Troy plays the Ullian pipes, and Litta Ford, Jimmy Page, and Lizzie Hale all play doubeneck guitars!!!!

@coryowen1949

Ай бұрын

lol Chuck...even after editing, it still looks like you're saying Lita, Jimmy, and Lizzie collaborated on the track. 🤣

@chuckhand8622

Ай бұрын

@@coryowen1949 NO!! i SAID THOSE FOLKS ALSO PLAY DOUBLENECK GUITARS!!!!!

@coryowen1949

Ай бұрын

@@chuckhand8622 I know what you meant; it just didn't gel with how you said it. All in fun, Chuck...all in fun.

The lyric is (alongside Floor's vocals) the most important thing in the song, because it's Tuomas "spirit" and feelings

Another great one from this concert was "Devil and the Deep Dark Ocean". If you're looking for more Tarja era songs "Sacrament of the Wilderness" is one of my old favs. I just think her voice and that song are great together.

Floor is the goat her vocals in this song are stunning love this band. Great reaction thank you.

Beautiful song Thankyou

My personal favourite if it is possible. Your journey continues whatever path you take.

"This guy is a poet" so ... that took a long time 😁 At least I can't immediately think of a Nightwish song where the lyrics aren't poetic. Tumoas Holopainen: pianist, poet, songwriter, composer, metal mozart.

One of my favorites!

The same live performance, "I want my tears back", nice collab from the crowd 🤣🤣

🤗🍒🤘🏻😘as always great job Lanae

I always love coming back to Nightwish.i Love Floor and Tuomas. I love love this band.

Thanks, a lovely song

2:27 Yes, it's a Framus/Warwick double neck guitar/bass. What's especially interesting about this instrument is that it has a built-in piezo pickup system in the guitar bridge, so you can hear this lovely clear tone, like an acoustic guitar, that usual electric guitar pickups can't produce. It's a very cool thing.

@SokolRock

Ай бұрын

If you are curious about their equipment, then you can make a reaction to the stage tour with their techs for a change. Very interesting: kzread.info/dash/bejne/aJictc2fkqu-esY.htmlsi=CgH76gaEL4iTR_zB

One of my top NW tracks. Beautiful.

Lanae, Another stand out from this Buenos Aries set list is “Slaying the Dreamer”. Guitar heavy with Emppu… one of the few he is listed as having helped compose the song. Not to be missed.❤

This is the only song I do not see Emppu smile in, and I believe it is because it is a song about his regret and what he would say in his Eulogy if he were dead. Thinking of Tuomas dead does not make a lifelong friend very smiley. Definitely a fav. song though - it's powerful & beautiful. You need cheering up after these last two songs. I suggest I Want My Tears Back at Buenos Aires. It's just awesome.

my favorite song.

👍👌💗 Please Noise, Planet Hell and Shoemaker, Live Hellfest or better the whole Concert. Kind regards from the Netherlands ❤

If you knew you were going to die tomorrow, what would you have to say today? That inspired Tuomas to write this Tarja era song, which Floor makes here own in this performance. Tuomas answers in his persona of an innocent, misunderstood boy. He is always the boy, the poet, in his songs. Troy on the bouzouki here. One of my favorite Emppu solo, who was treating it with the somber tone of the song, and therefore not smiling. A must do song from this Buenos Aires show is I Want my Tears Back. Another you will love is 7 Days to the Wolves from Wembley. There is still a great deal to discover on your Nightwish journey.

Emppu's guitar is especially made for him by ESP it is called the EV1 (Emppu Vuorinen).

What you said about Tuomas's mother was true. As a piano tutor she had Tarja as a pre-teen student. That's how they met. The multi-instrumentalist in the band is Yorkshireman Troy Donockley. His pipes are Uillean pipes - their name is the Irish word for elbow. The pipe bellows are pressed by his right elbow.

A Nightwish Masterpiece

Yearning..."IF ONLY MY HEART HAS A HOME" as it turned out it would not be to one of Tarja? Tuomas learned first about Tarja when she was entering his home...maybe Tarja became Tuomas' early crush which explains alot why on Earth he needed to ask Tarja to join his Nightwish project and even dropped his initiate plans for the band's style to suite Tarja's voice even better aka to write tailer-made songs for her, which are easily amongst the best he ever wrote. There is a photo-montage of a KZreadr called Dany Ela about Tuomas' song "Two for Tragedy" with pretty intimate photos of both that show both Tuomas' sympathy for Tarja and the distance that Tarja always kept to him. In one photo Tuomas was even mirrioring Tarja's colored red hair-strains. Just type "Nightwish two for tragedy" and look for her rendition. P.S. ROMANTIC ONLY ON PAPER* is a line from another , yet un-reacted song, called "Devil & Deep Dark Ocean", which is about "forced love". Theme: What, if he had the power to pick any girl he wants? Knowing that this is a bad thing, Tuomas' marine biologist's alter Ego is playing the devilish part here within that track. Wait for Marko playing that character live on stage... In real life the character of both Tuomas and Marcelo couldn't have been more diverse. Marcelo, a former venue manager from Argentina, turned out not to be only a very jealous person, thus starting to separate Tarhja more and more from the band (and Tuomas). Contrary to that shy, introvert dreamer, Tuomas was often descripted, Marcelo is more like a dominant alpha-male character, loud and boasting. Tarja learned about him, when he was fighting off her male fans, who tried to harass her, with his fists.

Yes, i heard Tuomas once said, this might be the best song he ever wrote!! However that was said before the release of Endless forms most beautiful, so 3 albums out since he spoke this, still i think i can conclude its a song close to Tuomas.,.

124 Spider here... Hello Lanae.Marco's double neck guitar is: - Warwick Infinity / Panthera Double neck Bass and Guitar - . And btw, in several diferent songs he uses diferent Warwick guitars, like - Warwick Buzzard Bass - at the song Ghost River. - Warwick Vampyre NT - at the song "The End Of All Hope". - Warwick Infinity Masterbuilt - at the song "The Carpenter" . An "the other dude is,Troy Donockley, he is English and multi-instrumentalist most known for his playing of Uilleann pipes. And Emppu's purple guitar his an (ESP EV-1) ESP is the brand of guitar - and EV-1 stands for Emppu Vuorinen.

This song always makes me think of an epitaph.

Perhaps it's easier for you to just pull up the lyrics next to the KZread video whilst you're watching/recording. Another nice reaction, up to the next one!

Emppu's guitar is an ESP EV-1, the EV stands for Emppu Vuorinen. The guy playing the guitar.

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Great reaction, as always ❤ Try "Devil And The Deep Dark Ocean".. Sooo GREAT!😘

Nightwish's songs sometimes reference each other. For example, this song is on the album Wishmaster, which was released before Century Child. Century Child had songs called "Feel For You" and "Ocean Soul", both of which are mentioned in this song. I have no idea what it means, but it feels important.

"Sing what you can't say, forget what you can't play".... The double-necked guitar = That's The Beast - a Warwick Infinity / Panthera handmade for Marko. About 20 minutes before this concert Floor was sick and could hardly stand unaided - but the show must go on! Emppu - why smile delivering a eulogy? - what Tuomas called this song, HIS own eulogy. An Ocean soul! edit" "Lorn" short plural form of "forlorn"....

Good one, I like your reactions, good choice she's speaking very good English shouldn't be that hard to understand, better than American lol.

It is such a small thing to find the lyrics on your smartphone and adding to the experience... highly recommended with Nightwish.

Subscribed! We know why I subscribed......PASSION!!! ---------welcome---------

"Warwick/Framus, bass/6 string (Warwick own Framus), Infinity/Panthera combination." Marco learned to play guitar first - effect on finger-styles, which you may also see in some of his only bass presentations.

Trad Irish player here (as welll as metal player... they are not far apart) The 5th member of Nightwish is Troy, who plays the Irish Uilleann pipes. (pronounced "i'lan"... short i, short a) There is an armpit bellows the charges the bag with air. Tune in the "I Want My Tears Back" from the same concert... many more Emppu smiles in that one. Or, just keep going like you are, right now. The choice is entirely yours.

Tuamas also has a magical library of more private and independent masterpieces..Heavy on the visual.

little crush on Emppu?, hahaha...he's awesomeand a really funny guy..

In my opinion, it is perfectly OK to have Nightwish lyrics enabled while listening to their songs/watching videos... it is a pity to not understand those wonderfull powerfull words...

Amazing performance from Nightwish. Your reaction was lovely. I wish i had a girlfriend like you. A woman who is a music lover.

Last Ride of the Day at Wacken is a great end to the concert.

I find it peculiar how americans seem to struggle more than others to understand the words in their songs. Floor does have an accent - something between british and duch mixed with others while travelling the world and she does bend some words/letters slightly to be able to sing them in a better way. But still its americans who seem to struggle the most with the lyrics. I guess there is some fundamental differences in pronunciation that makes it harder than it is to other native english speakers and us who have learned english as foreign language. This time I was most surprised you struggled also with the spoken word - I know for a fact that boy is a native british english speaker and chosen for the part because of that very reason. Not dissing your language ear, but just peculiar why it seems its many of the american reactors that struggle the most.

This show was another epic one. Checkout Devil and the Deep Dark Ocean and Slaying the Dreamer !!

Hey, you should definitely check out Steve Vai Teeth Of The Hydra official music video, awesome request 😊

So you finally got to the best concert of all at Buenos Aires, and my joint 4th song (with Devil and the Deep Dark Ocean from this concert). It's a mystery how you cannot hear the lyrics. The Beast is a Framus guitar and Warwick Bass - both the same group of companies and Marco is a Warwick exclusive player. Emppus guitar: It's an ESP EV-1 - it's custom for him and EV stands for his initials. In the first 19 years he played the white one quite a bit, but the purple one, much beaten up and with cracks in the head, is his favourite and the white one is mostly for rehearsal now. Note that it has no tone controls. He gets perfect tone without them for whichever song he is playing. Some notes: From Tuomas.... "Dead Boy's Poem' featured a child's voice. "I had an idea of a song with a young boy boy reciting reciting a poem", Tuomas says. "The trouble was that no Finnish so I had to find a 12-year-old could pronounce English so that it sounded right, so I had to find a native speaker to do it. My mother's Sister, actress Miitta Sorvali, knew [the English-Finnish director and writer] Neil Hardwick well, and my mum remembered that Neil had a son called Sam. I called him and asked him to do the poem, and Sam agreed right away. It was just funny that when I talked to this 15-year-old boy he seemed like such a citizen of the worldand was actually familiar with our band too. Sam said he'd be free to record the poem anytime; I'd just have to give him a call. He even knew where Finnvox was and promised to meet us there. The professionalism of young Sam Hardwick made a deep impression on Tuomas. "When he arrived at the studio, had to ask him to wait for ten minutes or so and he just pulled a book from his pocket and sat down to read". Tuomas says, " I gave him the poem, and he read it through a few times. We did some editing and Sam just sat down on the studio floor and read his book, after which I asked him to read the poem a couple of more times."

The part of the lyrics that is in "quotes" is the part that isn't sung by Floor, but said by the boy.

Yes, Troy did play the backpipes. But it was an Irish backpipe instead of a Scottish one. They both sound very different because of the different way the air is pumped into the intruments. To me the Irish backpipe is much better sounding.

May I suggest you react to this song live on the From Wishes to Eternity dvd. It is simply stunning

Love this song.

Devil and the Deep Dark Ocean

Gods I love this song! Do Devil and the Deep Dark Ocean from this show (Buenos Aires) It is insanely good

Marko’s double neck is called “The Beast”🤘🎸

Tuomas is one of those geniuses who are at the top of everything he chooses to do.

Marco's Beast has the bass on top because he plays the bass significantly more than the guitar, and it is so heavy he has to prop it up on his thigh to play the lower neck.

And now you can try Tuomas Holopainen - A Lifetime of Adventure. It's a Tuomas' personal project and it's stunning ❤

I totally love your reactions, Lanae. NW has really put you through the emotional wringer this week; so if you'd like to take a break with something more upbeat, stay in Buenos Aries and check out I Want My Tears Back. It won't disappoint. In fact, I'm sure you'll be putting in your Pick Me Up playlist for whenever you need an emotional lift. Love from NWA, Pennsylvania Division.

Uh oh, is this like attack on my night sleep? Here in Europe is 03am but there is no chance im going to sleep before i watch this one...

This song impressed me the most at the Decades concert in Germany

If there is no lyrics, just pull them up on your phone. Emppu is not smiling due to the serious nature of this song. The spoken poem is a type of self eulogy. This song is based around a hypothetical situation. Later you will hear one or more of the songs referenced in the lyrics of the second verse. Wrote for the eclipse. "Sleeping Sun" Wrote for the eclipse, wrote for the virgin Died for the beauty the one in the garden Created a kingdom, reached for the wisdom Failed in becoming a god This is a very emotional and personal song for Tuomas. The small child's voice represents Tuomas inner child speaking. When asked what this song was about "Tuomas has said about this song, that it's about if he were to die tomorrow, what would he want to say to everyone that he loves, and that love him..." Notice the small boy on the screen reaching out to the flying swans on the screen. He is reaching out to implore them to take him with to the other side. In archaeological excavations done in Karelia, a child was found and its body was laying upon a wing of a swan. In Finnish mythology and folklore, the swan was the divine messenger between the living and the dead. When a swan dropped its head below the surface, people of old times believed that it was communicating to the spirit world. Killing swans was a terrible crime because it was as bad as murdering a human. Punishments for killing swans were severe, the usual penalty was death. Swan song often symbolizes an artist´s last performance but for a long time all across the world all the way to the 17th century it was believed that swans only sang when they died. A beautiful song filled with sadness from an unfulfilled destiny. Here are the spoken words from Dead Boy's Poem. "If you read this line Remember not the hand that wrote it Remember only the verse Songmaker's cry, the one without tears For I've given this its strength And it has become my only strength Comforting home, mother's lap, chance for immortality Where being wanted became a thrill I never knew The sweet piano writing down my life" "Teach me passion, for I fear it's gone Show me love, hold the lorn So much more I wanted to give to the ones who love me I 'm sorry Time will tell, this bitter farewell I live no more to shame, nor me, nor you And you I wish I didn't feel for you anymore" A lonely soul An ocean soul

You can try…I want my tears back…same concert❤

Kiitos.

Perhaps it's been said, but this song answers a 28yr old Tuomas being asked, "If you knew you would die tmrw, what would you have to say to friends and enemies?"

You’ve seen Nightwish pre Floor, now you should see Floor pre Nightwish! Watch the video After Forever Dreamflight!

Hey Lanae, as good as this version of the song is, you need to hear it sung by Tarja. This is Tarja's song. It is such a powerful song, one that really lends itself to Tarja's voice.

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