its amazing how far music can come.. 24 years after it released and its one of the most heartfelt songs ive heard
Nor the pain and the sorrow caused by my mistakes
Won't repent to a mortal whom is all to blame
Now I know I won't make it
There will be a time we'll get back our freedom
They can't break what's inside
I'll face it cause it's the heart of everything
Open up your eyes
Save yourself from fading away now, don't let it go
Open up your eyes
See what you've become, don't sacrifice
It's truly the heart of everything
(Open up your eyes, open up your eyes
Open up your eyes, it's the heart of everything
Open up your eyes, open up your eyes
Open up your eyes, open up your eyes)
Stay with me now I'm facing my last solemn hour
Very soon I'll embrace you on the other side
Hear the crowd in the distance, screaming out my faith
Now their voices are fading, I can feel no more pain
I'll face it cause it's the heart of everything
Open up your eyes
Save yourself from fading away now, don't let it go
Open up your eyes
See what you've become, don't sacrifice
It's truly the heart of everything
Open up your eyes
Open up your eyes
Open up your eyes
Save yourself from fading away now, don't let it go
Open up your eyes
See what you've become, don't sacrifice
It's truly the heart of everything
Won't repent to a mortal whom is all to blame
Now I know I won't make it
There will be a time we'll get back our freedom
They can't break what's inside
I'll face it cause it's the heart of everything
Open up your eyes
Save yourself from fading away now, don't let it go
Open up your eyes
See what you've become, don't sacrifice
It's truly the heart of everything
(Open up your eyes, open up your eyes
Open up your eyes, it's the heart of everything
Open up your eyes, open up your eyes
Open up your eyes, open up your eyes)
Stay with me now I'm facing my last solemn hour
Very soon I'll embrace you on the other side
Hear the crowd in the distance, screaming out my faith
Now their voices are fading, I can feel no more pain
I'll face it cause it's the heart of everything
Open up your eyes
Save yourself from fading away now, don't let it go
Open up your eyes
See what you've become, don't sacrifice
It's truly the heart of everything
Open up your eyes
Open up your eyes
Open up your eyes
Save yourself from fading away now, don't let it go
Open up your eyes
See what you've become, don't sacrifice
It's truly the heart of everything
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Some of those lyrics are incorrect. Directly ffrom the official WT site: Nor the pain and the sorrow caused by my mistakes Won’t repent to a mortal whom is all to blame Now I know I won’t make it There will be a time we’ll get back our freedom They can’t break what’s inside
I’ll face it cause it’s the heart of everything
Open up your eyes Save yourself from fading away now, don’t let it go Open up your eyes See what you’ve become, don’t sacrifice It’s truly the heart of everything
Stay with me now I’m facing my last solemn hour Very soon I’ll embrace you on the other side Hear the crowd in the distance, screaming out my faith Now their voices are fading, I can feel no more pain
I’ll face it cause it’s the heart of everything
Open up your eyes Save yourself from fading away now, don’t let it go Open up your eyes See what you’ve become, don’t sacrifice It’s truly the heart of everything
Open up your eyes Open up your eyes Open up your eyes Save yourself from fading away now, don’t let it go
Open up your eyes See what you’ve become, don’t sacrifice It’s truly the heart of everything
Yes, but the lyrics on their site are a little 'dodgy'
Yeah they're indeed a bit dodgy.
And again the above lyrics are full of mistakes. Where the hell do you guys get them from? Buy the CD and you'll have the right lyrics and put them then in here!! I hate if someone puts in here wrond lyrics. Here are the right ones (out of the booklet):
For the pain and the sorrow caused by my mistakes Won't repent to a mortal whom is all to blame Now I know I won't make it There will be a time we'll get back our freedom They can't break what's inside I'll face it cause it's the heart of everything
Open up your eyes Save yourself from fading away now, don’t let it go Open up your eyes See what you’ve become, don’t sacrifice It’s truly the heart of everything
Stay with me now I’m facing my last solemn hour Very soon I’ll embrace you on the other side Hear the crowd in the distance, screaming out my faith Now their voices are fading, I can feel no more pain I’ll face it cause it’s the heart of everything
Open up your eyes Save yourself from fading away now, don’t let it go Open up your eyes See what you’ve become, don’t sacrifice It’s truly the heart of everything
Open up your eyes Open up your eyes
Open up your eyes Save yourself from fading away now, don’t let it go Open up your eyes See what you’ve become, don’t sacrifice It’s truly the heart of everything
That is exactly what I posted above, from the web site... There was no need to post the entire thing again, could have just said I'm right. And if this example is the norm, I don't see anything 'dodgy'.
When I saw Within Temptation live a few days ago, Sharon mentioned how a lot of their lyrics are inspired by movies. She said that this song was inspired by Braveheart.
I love after the first singing of the chorus Sharon's voice mixed in with the music, she's saying "Open Up Your Eyes" and something else. Whatever it is, sounds great. ^^
Sharon said live that its about William Wallace and Braveheart. Its one of my least favourite tracks off the album.
"We wrote 'The Heart of Everything' after watching Braveheart" - Robert Westerholt
Great, underrated song.
I absolutely love the way she sings the verses.
I kind of think it's about facing death and moving on. I get that maybe she's not human too. I think the heart of everything is death.