| Nightwish – I Want My Tears Back Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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It does seem to be about lost childhood, someone longing back to those days. Tears represent innocence, and children are innocent, aren't they? 'The treetops, the chimneys The snowbed stories, winter grey Wildflowers, those meadows of heaven Wind in the wheat' This part is about the childhood home, apparently in the countryside. A Finnish countryside, to be exact; it has a strong emphasis on winter, and meadows and wheat are something Finnish countryside is full of. 'A railroad across waters The scent of grandfatherly love Blue bayous, Decembers Moon through a dragonfly's wings' I am not sure what 'a railroad across waters' or 'moon through a dragonfly's wings' are, but this part seems to represent the good things in childhood. A loving grandfather, blue bayous (bayou seems to be pretty much the same as a creek), Decembers (Christmas). 'Where is the wonder where's the awe? Where's dear Alice knocking on the door? Where's the trapdoor that takes me there? Where's the real is shattered by a Mad March Hare?' A clear reference to Alice in Wonderland. Where did all the wonderful stories and games of childhood go to? Adults just don't have the same imagination, there is no Mad March Hare to shatter the reality. 'Where is the wonder where's the awe Where are the sleepless nights I used to live for Before the years take me I wish to see The lost in me' I'm not too sure about the sleepless nights, but the rest is rather obvious. The singer wants to find his inner child again before he gets too old. 'A ballet on a grove, still growing young all alone A rag doll, a best friend, the voice of Mary Costa' Again, I have no idea about the first part, but the rest is, again, quite obvious. This part continues the list of good things in childhood; a rag doll, a best friend (is the rag doll the best friend or is the best friend an actual friend? Open for interpretation.) and the voice of Mary Costa, who played the role of the Sleeping Beauty in a Disney film of the same name. Disney has been a big part of many childhoods. Maybe it was the favourite movie of whoever this song is about? I just love the song, it's so epic! Just wish Imaginaerum had more songs like this, many of them were a disappointment... |
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