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She is a native of the stormy skies, yeah
I, I caught a glimpse from the depths of my eyes
Atop a black winged mare
Casting a wicked stare
She throws her head back
And rides into the night
She flies strange wings
Behind a thin disguise
She flies strange wings
Still tears she cries
Oh I, I followed her
To the brink of dawn, yeah
She, she took control of my very soul, yeah
She's still a mystery
In her arms I long to be
I don't know why
I turn and reach to the sky
She flies strange wings
Behind a thin disguise
She flies strange wings
Still tears she cries
She flies strange wings
Behind a thin disguise
She flies strange wings
Still tears she cries
Strange Wings
Behind a thin disguise
Strange Wings
Tears she cries
I, I caught a glimpse from the depths of my eyes
Atop a black winged mare
Casting a wicked stare
She throws her head back
And rides into the night
Behind a thin disguise
She flies strange wings
Still tears she cries
To the brink of dawn, yeah
She's still a mystery
In her arms I long to be
I don't know why
I turn and reach to the sky
Behind a thin disguise
She flies strange wings
Still tears she cries
Behind a thin disguise
She flies strange wings
Still tears she cries
Behind a thin disguise
Strange Wings
Tears she cries
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no offense dogplatter but thats gotta be the dumbest guess for a song i've ever heard but i do give you credit for guessing though cuz i dont have a fucking clue
I think it's some Fantasy art piece come alive in the form of a guys dream - can't remember the artist but he paints female figures of unbelievable quality in various poses & backgrounds - many of which are on a dragon, or black panther or something like that....? You can spot his books in most large bookstores.
@sentimentalsteve Boris Vallejo. The main model in his art, the muscular woman, is his wife.
@sentimentalsteve Boris Vallejo. The main model in his art, the muscular woman, is his wife.
Almost 2 decades ago, @coconut33 got the first part of it right. The writer is absolutely smitten (borderline obsessed even) with a mysterious woman. But the chorus tells a different story...
"She flies strange wings, behind a thin disguise" I view "strange wings" as the opposite of "wind beneath ones wings" - there is no "wind", the wings shouldn't be capable of flight, but still they fly. She has no "wind beneath her wings", and the second part of the line shows she's barely holding it together, "behind a thin disguise". The writer can absolutely see that, as well.
"She flies strange wings, still tears she cries" And she doesn't WANT to always be her own rock, she doesn't want to always be the only one there for her. It's almost a cry for companionship, to have someone else take over flying for a while.
The writer can see all of it, and the struggle is that he wants to be that rock, to take over the wings so to speak. Anyone who's ever dated/married someone strong and independent knows that that's a battle in and of itself - you want to be there for them without also making them feel smothered, and it's a delicate balance. At the extreme end of it, you want to be there if they need that break to rest their wings, but don't want to replace or diminish that independent fire (at least for me, that's part of the attraction, and part of what I end up falling in love with).
"She's still a mystery, in her arms I long to be" And last but not least, the writer describing the perils of becoming obsessed, and even frustrated - he knows she's on a difficult path and only wants to help, but that same path feels like a paradox when the person rejects the one thing they seem to want most (thus "still a mystery").
All in all one hell of a deep song, at least as I interpret it, and easily one of my top 3 favorite songs of all time (sharing a spot with Ghost Love Score and Hallowed Be Thy Name).
/End 2am ramble/
@GuitarGod82 Yeah man couldn’t agree more with your interpretation. Btw ghost love score is a solid track nice to see someone else listens to nightwish. Anyway man we’d best get some sleep lol
@GuitarGod82 Yeah man couldn’t agree more with your interpretation. Btw ghost love score is a solid track nice to see someone else listens to nightwish. Anyway man we’d best get some sleep lol
i think this is about a guy who falls in love with a girl who's very dark and mysterious....and he just cant seem to figure her out
I think it's about a guy who falls in love with a hang-gliding mime. Hang gliders look pretty strange and wing like, and mimes generally wear a "thin disguise" of makeup and gaudy clothing. Also they sometimes have tears painted on their faces (still tears she cries - still because a painted tear does not move).