| Nightwish – Amaranth Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| Perhaps the amaranth is a symbol of the innocence that Tuomas speaks so longingly about... | |
| Within Temptation – Forsaken Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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If this helps guys, this is from the "Songtexts Explained" column in the Within Temptation fanzine, written by Sharon: The songtext of ‘Forsaken’ depicts a situation the world might, or will, find itself in one day. To envision this kind of situation, you should watch the movie ‘The Day After Tomorrow’ first, and listen to ‘Forsaken’ afterwards. The songtext really speaks for itself, but watching this movie will enable you to create a visual image to go with it. ‘Forsaken’ tells about the fact that there will be a moment that nature’s elements will turn against us. We have a habit of bending everything to our wills, but not everything we do is without counter-reaction or consequences. Nature itself is, of course, changing too, we’re just speeding this process up at lightning speed; in the wrong direction. There is the phenomenon of global warming, that makes the Northpole’s ice cap melt, which, in turn, makes the sea level rise. The direct effect of this ice melting is that the polar bears are now facing extinction, and Holland gets to lie below the water level more and more. These are only 2 examples. Unfortunately, there are many more. Basically, ‘Forsaken’ comes down to the fact that humankind has been changing the climate dramatically, thinking only of their own economic gain and not about nature nor about the fact that this mistake might turn out to be fatal. The moment they’ll want to change, because there are no other options left, it will be too late. People experience this as nature abandoning them, but in fact we are the ones that abandoned our Mother Earth. I’d say: look up the term ‘Kyoto treaty’ on Google, and you’ll find lots of information on this subject. You will be able to form your own opinion on this treaty, based on the information provided by its supporters and opponents. Kind regards, Sharon It is very much a song depicting a bleak future caused by our relentless manipulation of the world around us. The reckless destruction of the natural environments we inhabit will return to haunt us in the future as nature forsakes us and our existence. Our greed and blindness bring this about and the little sacrifices we must make to attempt to remedy this are too expensive for the corporate mind and the governments of this world. Great song. |
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