| Nightwish – Cadence of Her Last Breath Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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I came up with another interpretation the other day. I was thinking about how a lot of their songs are really Tuomas's point of view - naturally, since he writes the lyrics - despite the fact that a woman is singing. When looking at it from his perspective, the song stops being about a suicide and turns into something like a homicide. It's more like he, the obsessor, becomes infatuated with this woman from a distance, and harbors some possible violent tendencies toward her; he is "the loner" who is "longing for the cadence of her last breath." Lot of support for this interpretation, like the "missing someone I never met" line, and the bit about her being brought on seawinds implies that the singer may not be talking about herself. I don't know, I still feel suicidal vibes from this track, but this seems like a nifty alternative view. |
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| Nightwish – The Poet And The Pendulum Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| I read that Tuomas wrote this song about himself. It would seem so, since his name is in the lyrics and all. | |
| Nightwish – Cadence of Her Last Breath Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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Firstly, I'd like to address some of the lyrics above that I believe to be incorrect. -The taking butterfly *chose* a dark day to live -Why do I miss someone I never met? *Heart beating without me* -Drink her beauty, *feel her last breath* -Sometimes a dream turns into a *greed* Anyway, the song seems to reflect an obvious sentiment. By being "alone and longing for the cadence of her last breath" it sounds like a woman wanting to die. It sounds like maybe she isn't quite ready to stop living yet though. The butterfly references seem to reflect a desire for a great change, like she wants to realize some great truth: "A butterfly may one day, miracle of life, and all the poetry in the world finally makes sense to me." She's also asking for someone to save one breath/death for her, like maybe she can't decide which she wants more, to live or die. It could be, too, that someone or something in particular that is stopping her. She asks why she misses someone she never met. Also, the line, "Sometimes a dream turns into a greed" may mean someone is trying to help her and she's being selfish by wanting to take her own life. That's what I feel when I hear this song anyway. |
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| Within Temptation – Memories Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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The line is "in silent moments" Absolutely gorgeous song. I'm inclined to the "he'd dead" theory as well. So beautiful it makes me cry. |
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| Nightwish – Wish I Had an Angel Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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Man will seek to destroy any sign of creativity or beauty - it's typical Dionysian principle. The origins of these destructive tendencies are a mystery at best, but they're generally considered innate - the way a child will purposely crush a flower, for example. These tendencies stay with us always. It's why we feel excited when we topple a line of dominos or a house of cards. To me this song is a tribute to the destructive nature of man. In the song, our male narrator proclaims a desire to have an angel. By "have" he doesn't intend to own her materially but claim her sexually. He wants to rape her, destroy her sense of innocence, that which makes her beautiful. All the greater is that this song implies more than the desire for the mundane to ruin the beautiful; you can hear in the musical bridge prior to the last chorus that our angel is moaning in pleasure, and laughing. Perhaps we are to denote that the beautiful /wants/ to be destroyed... I love Nightwish for their quotable lyrics, and one of my absolute favorites is the warning Tarja gives right before that illustrious musical bridge: "Beauty always comes with dark thoughts." |
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