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Nightwish – Eva Lyrics 18 years ago
Here's what Tuomas says about the song(from an interview):
Q: Is Eva about a dead child?
A: The song is about a child that might be dead soon if nothing is done about it. The end of the song is left to the interpretation of the listener.

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Nightwish – Eva Lyrics 18 years ago
About innocence, about hope - as always, it seems. About a little girl abused by people around her, but still having faith in life, in her dreams, in good side of human nature. She sets on her journey to find the better side of life, to find the humanity in people probably. That's the overall meaning, it seems. I don't think Tuomas ever tried to be very specific with his lyrics, trying to tell some specific story or something. Instead he always was able to express emotions like no one else can. I mean, it's a whole life in a song. It's so full of pure beauty, innocence and hope... It's unbelievable. That's what art was always supposed to be.
You don't need Tarja's strong vocals to deliver this song to people. The words are strong enough.

Honestly, the more I read the lyrics AND listen to this one, the more I think this is probably one of the best Tuomas' works to date.

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Nightwish – Eva Lyrics 18 years ago
I don't think Tarja ruined everything she sung, I was talking about Once only.

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Nightwish – Eva Lyrics 18 years ago
I can imagine Tarja singing it and ruining it, Once-style. The new singer gave new life to Nightwish.
The song sounds like a dawn of new era. ;)

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Nightwish – Eva Lyrics 18 years ago
They've put a lyrics on the official www.nightwish.com
Here:
6:30 winter morn
Snow keeps falling, silent dawn
A rose by any other name
Eva leaves her Swanbrook home
A kindest heart which always made
Me ashamed of my own
She walks alone but not without her name

Eva flies away
Dreams the world far away
In this cruel children's game
There's no friend to call her name
Eva sails away
Dreams the world far away
The Good in her will be my sunflower field

Mocked by man to depths of shame
Little girl with life ahead
For a memory of one kind word
She would stay among the beasts
Time for one more daring dream
Before her escape, edenbeam
We kill with her own loving heart

Eva flies away
Dreams the world far away
In this cruel children's game
There's no friend to call her name
Eva sails away
Dreams the world far away
The Good in her will be my sunflower field

Makes more sense, eh? :)
Best band ever. And the new singer is lovely.

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