Pale

this is a great song, it's impossible not to be amazed by her beautiful voice. The lyrics are great to, because they give hope and reasons why we should stay in this world and not kill ourselves...

Someone who is contemplating suicide, but they see their angel...the one person worth staying alive for.

When my cousin killed herself, I got so depressed. This song helped me not to kill myself.
I also think this song is about a person thinking about suicide but they see an angel, and they remember that it's the reason they have to stay. I can't help but think that that angel for me is my cousin-probably the person that wants me to stay alive the most

i know who my angel is and i life is deffo worth living as long as he is here. wish he'd notice me tho! great song i love it

the lyrics are pretty obvious i think, i think its about the meaning of life, but not a general meaning but a personal reason to live. that things we do are not in vain, we have to get through severe hard times but in the end it will all be worthwhile.

to me its a kind of religious song. or at least believing in something or someone.

at first the lyric looks kind of cliche stereotype kinda depressed lyrics, but the meaning is very powerfull if you look deeper into it

It's been said, but I think the song is clearly about pulling oneself from suicide/suicidal thoughts.

The only thing I'm a little ambivalent about in regards to the song is that the "angel who calls my name" is "THE reason" she has to stay. For those who don't necessarily have one particularly person to pull them from their misery, it makes the song less applicable when it otherwise could be highly relatable and inspiring. I suppose it could be the HOPE of a person worth living for arriving someday, though . . .

It's Lestat, not Lestrat, btw. That's a pretty cool interpretation, though. Campire...hahahahahahahah XD

this song sounds so sad! (wow, look at me go with my alliteration.) but yeah, ultimately it's pretty inspirational for me.

In fact, this should be every pre-med college students' theme song on the night before a major exam/project ("Oh, this night is too long/I have no strength to go on").

"I have to try to break free From the thoughts in my mind [...] Have to fight, cause I know In the end it’s worthwhile That the pain that I feel slowly fades away It will be alright"

the lives I plan to save and my future children are my angels in the mist keeping me going.

i don't thing its about suicide rilly just because of the lines:"Have to make it right Have to fight" makes it seem like she did something wrong and has to make it right and the lines:: "Use the time that I have I can say goodbye"( its can not can't ) and the person is sad and lonely probably but truly cares for someone and has to sacrifice them self 4 the person they care about

Oddly enough, I interpreted it less of a song of conquering suicidal emotions, but more of a person with a terminal illness who wants to make the world a better place before they depart from it. I think the title 'Pale' is what led me to that conclusion, because the stereotypical sign of illness is a pallor complexion.

The world seem not the same Though I know nothing has changed It's all my state of mind I can't leave it all behind I have to stand up to be stronger

((Alteration of perceptions when one knows they are about to die and that there's nothing they can do to stop it. The speaker realizes that although their fate is sealed, they are not dead yet, and that they can still incite change in the world.))

Chorus: I have to try to break free From the thoughts in my mind Use the time that I have I can't say goodbye Have to make it right

((Using the time that they have left to live, not spending the rest of it dwelling on their own mortality.))

Have to fight, cause I know In the end it's worthwile That the pain that I feel slowly fades away It will be alright

((They want to make some people happy before they die. The pain slowly fades, away as their death approaches, reassuring their pained loved ones that 'It will be alright.'))

I know, should realise Time is precious, it is worthwile Despite how I feel inside Have to trust it will be alright Have to stand up to be stronger

((Again, the speaker affirms that they want to make the most out of the small time they have left to live.))

Oh, this night is too long I have no strenght to go on No more pain, I'm floating away Through the mist I see the face Of an angel, who calls my name I remember, you're the reason I have to stay

((I'd imagine that this scene is the person starting to pass away, and they know that their time has come. The pain is slowly fading away, and they feel their spirit detaching themselves from its body. However, they remember the person they love most, and they try to hold on a little longer just to see them again.))

This song has personal meaning to me. Last year I was about to join the army. My girlfriend at the time played this song for me. It was the first time I ever heard any Within Temptation song, I thought it was absolutely beautiful.

My girlfriend was apprehensive about me joining. Her sister was fresh back from Iraq and the army did a whizbang job of screwing up her life. Little did I know how upset my girlfriend was about me joining.

A week into bootcamp, she dumped me. We have talked a little after I returned back from training, she explained to me why she played this song. Long story short, this song expressed how she felt about what was happening.

A year later and this song still affects me to my core, along with several other Within Temptation songs. Still, to this day I remain a haunted man.