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| Epica – Sancta Terra Lyrics
| 7 years ago
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This song was written by Simone Simons and according to her, it's about someone who died and believes he's in heaven, but he actually is in hell, but he feels good there, so this is where he belongs.
You can watch the interview here from 04:52
https://youtu.be/_YdcosElCjE?t=232 |
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| Epica – Omen - The Ghoulish Malady Lyrics
| 7 years ago
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Mark: "The song is dealing about disasters. When you can share your grief with friends and family during difficult times, it's easier to carry the burden." |
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| Epica – Victims of Contingency Lyrics
| 7 years ago
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Mark Jansen: "The song is dealing about the destructive side of the mind; how jealousy and blame can make one person very devastating and destructive." |
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| Epica – Originem Lyrics
| 7 years ago
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It's on "The Quantum Enigma Track Commentary", by Mark Jansen:
"Lyricswise, it's also an introduction to the topics of the album, on which nothing is what it seems and our search for the origin of existence. What is real and what is an ilusion?" |
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| Epica – Natural Corruption Lyrics
| 7 years ago
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Simone:
"Natural Corruption is about the unfortunate fact that there are many charity organizations are corrupt, people are spending money, donating money for their own peace of mind thinking that they are helping other people in need and you don't always know where the money ends up. I got that idea when we had the unfortunate event in the Philippines and everywhere there were charity organizations popping up, I'm not saying that all of them are corrupt, but some of them definitely are, and people are just donating money just so that they can say that they did something." |
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| Epica – Tear Down Your Walls Lyrics
| 7 years ago
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Mark: “Everybody has walls around them but if you never break them down, you’ll never make progress or grow. It starts with the sound of crows and they’re really important to the lyrics as well. In Shamanism, they’re the keepers of the sacred law and nothing escapes their sight. When we meditate on the crow, we are instilled with the wisdom to know ourselves beyond the limitations of one-dimensional thinking and laws. We're taught to appreciate the many dimensions of both reality and ourselves, and to learn to trust our intuition and personal integrity.” |
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| Epica – Ascension - Dream State Armageddon Lyrics
| 7 years ago
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Mark: “The lyrics deal with waking up and realising that everything is a hologram, but there is a danger that if you truly did find the key to unlock the mystery of the universe, everything would implode. The message is that we shouldn’t know everything. It’s like a computer game, once you know how to finish it, it’s over and it doesn’t make sense to carry on because you know how to win.” |
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| Epica – The Cosmic Algorithm Lyrics
| 7 years ago
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Mark: “These are the lyrics I’m most proud of and they’re about the man beneath the hologram. Machines operate in numbers and code, and you can find similar algorithms in nature, so literally the whole universe as we know it is built on mathematical calculations. When you start seeing the algorithms beneath everything, you start to question: why are we here? What does it all mean? And these questions come up in the lyrics. People have always searched for the meaning of life, but the answers are always the same: love, family, friends and helping each other.” |
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| Epica – Once Upon a Nightmare Lyrics
| 7 years ago
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Simone: “This isn’t a typical ballad; it’s melancholic and has more of a themed vocal going through it than a chorus. I’m a big fan of classic fairy tales and the lyrics were inspired by a dark German tale about the Alder King, or Erlking, who steals children’s souls. A lot of times, parents don’t take their children seriously, especially when it comes to seeing monsters in the closet so it’s a dark twist on fairy tales. It’s symbolic of being stuck in a life without a happy ending and how our innocence is taken away from us as soon as we’re born. ” |
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| Epica – Beyond the Matrix Lyrics
| 7 years ago
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Mark: “Despite the title, this isn’t about the movie! It’s basically about being able to see that you’re in a matrix, to see that you’re in a cage. It’s hard to be able to see beyond your immediate surroundings when you’re trapped so you have to project yourself outside the matrix to understand. |
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| Epica – Divide and Conquer Lyrics
| 7 years ago
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Mark: “It deals with what’s really going on in the Middle East. The media only give us one side of the story, but when you dig deeper, you find layers of truth about natural resources, like oil, that are influencing the region. The media report on how the new political regime has brought democracy to the region but maybe the inhabitants were better off before. What the West are really delivering is mainly destruction. They’re making people fight each other and when the West conquers, the big companies come in and make money.” |
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| Epica – Universal Death Squad Lyrics
| 7 years ago
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Mark: “The lyrics are about robots who decide they want to kill; that is, artificial intelligence that’s programmed to fight in wars without anyone having to push a button. There have been many science fiction movies about robots who can think for themselves, but now it’s really happening. If you can put emotions into robots and create sentient artificial intelligence, what’s the difference between a robot and a human? And what if we’re all robots but just don’t know it? Anything is possible!” |
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| Epica – A Phantasmic Parade Lyrics
| 7 years ago
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Simone: “I’m a bit of a movie freak and there were two main movies that inspired our concept: The Matrix and Inception. This song is basically about The Matrix and the idea of manipulating your dreams to create new realities.” |
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| Epica – Edge of the Blade Lyrics
| 7 years ago
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Simone: “The music for this one was written by our guitarist Isaac Delahaye, but the lyrics are mine. I’m singing about self-acceptance and about not concentrating too much on the unimportant things in life. You have to nurture your soul and not focus on being perfect because who defines perfection anyway? A lot of people are obsessed with looks these days but if someone has a good heart, that will always come through. Edge of the blade is another way of saying 'the tip of the iceberg'; it’s very dangerous to get too wrapped up in unimportant things.” |
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| Epica – Eidola Lyrics
| 7 years ago
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Simone: “The title comes from the ancient Greek for phantom or image, and it’s where the word ‘idol’ comes from.”
Mark: “The idea is that after death, it's all that remains of the body." |
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| Epica – Decoded Poetry Lyrics
| 7 years ago
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Simone Simons talked about the lyrics:
"Every cloud has a silver lining. Always try to see the positive side when something gets you down. Don't let it pull you down completely. Always think there'll be a rainbow after the rain. It's all connected." |
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| Epica – Immortal Melancholy Lyrics
| 7 years ago
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Simone Simons in an interview.
"It's a very distinctive song. Something we haven't done before. The lyrics are very sad because it's about a story of two lovers, friends of actually family members of mine, that were both permanently ill. They wanted to die together instead of one being left behind. As dark as it may sound, I also thought it's very beautiful that love goes so deep." |
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| Epica – Wheel of Destiny Lyrics
| 7 years ago
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As per Mark:
"Dealing about journalists who are writing about the truth, as there's a lot of nonsense going around. There are a few journalists who dare to talk about the truth, and I think these guys are heroes and I dedicate this song to them." |
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| Epica – Architect of Light Lyrics
| 7 years ago
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Simone explained this song:
"The lyrics are basically about nightmares. I have a lot of them. I also draw inspiration from them, because I like to analyse my dreams, whether it's a nightmare or a happy dream." |
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| Epica – Fight Your Demons Lyrics
| 7 years ago
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According to Mark:
"The lyrics are dealing about thoughts which can turn into enemies, because sometimes your thought can be really brutal and cruel. This song literally means fighting these demons, these thoughts in order to realise that thoughts are not what we really are. Thoughts are a tool to help us in this world, but we are NOT our thoughts. That is the idea behind the lyrics." |
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| Epica – The Solace System Lyrics
| 7 years ago
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As per Mark:
"To put it in a nutshell, this theme is basically about some sort of support system that everybody has when they're feeling down. Everybody gets strength, or inspiration, from different sources." |
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