6:30 winter morn
Snow keeps falling, silent dawn
A rose by any other name
Eva leaves her Swanbrook home
Kindest heart which always made
Me ashamed of my own
She walks alone but not without her name

Eva flies away
Dreams the world far away
In this cruel children's game
There's no friend to call her name
Eva sails away
Dreams the world far away
The good in her will be my sunflower field

Mocked by man to depths of shame
Little girl with life ahead
For a memory of one kind word
She would stay among the beasts
Time for one more daring dream
Before her escape, edenbeam
We kill with her own loving heart

Eva flies away
Dreams the world far away
In this cruel children's game
There's no friend to call her name
Eva sails away
Dreams the world far away
The good in her will be my sunflower field

Eva flies away
Dreams the world far away
In this cruel children's game
There's no friend to call her name
Eva sails away
Dreams the world far away
The good in her will be my sunflower field


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Eva Lyrics as written by Tuomas Lauri Johannes Holopainen

Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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    As much as I loved Tarja, if you read how they felt about her in the end, I can understand why they let her go, but they all love each other and their music too much to stop. And I think Anette has a beautiful voice, and this song sounds amazing, so I think they did what was right for their band. I was scared that it wouldn't turn out, and I had low expectations, but I knew they wouldn't pick a singer unless she was going to make their band so much more than it was. I think this song is awesome and I am stoked for the new album.

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