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The Poet And The Pendulum (Demo) Lyrics
"WHITE LANDS OF EMPATHICA"
The end.
The songwriter`s dead.
The blade fell upon him
Taking him to the white lands
Of Empathica
Of Innocence
Empathica
Innocence
"HOME"
The dreamer and the wine
Poet without a rhyme
A widowed writer torn apart by chains of hell
One last perfect verse
Is still the same old song
Oh Christ how I hate what I have become
Take me home
Getaway, runaway, fly away
Lead me astray to dreamer`s hideaway
I cannot cry `cause the shoulder cries more
I cannot die, I, a whore for the cold world
Forgive me
I have but two faces
One for the world
One for God
Save me
I cannot cry `cause the shoulder cries more
I cannot die, I, a whore for the cold world
My home was there `n then
Those meadows of heaven
Adventure-filled days
One with every smiling face
Please, no more words
Thoughts from a severed head
No more praise
Tell me once my heart goes right
Take me home
Getaway, runaway, fly away
Lead me astray to dreamer`s hideaway
I cannot cry `cause the shoulder cries more
I cannot die, I, a whore for the cold world
Forgive me
I have but two faces
One for the world
One for God
Save me
I cannot cry `cause the shoulder cries more
I cannot die, I, a whore for the cold world
"THE PACIFIC"
Sparkle my scenery
With turquoise waterfall
With beauty underneath
The Ever Free
Tuck me in beneath the blue
Beneath the pain, beneath the rain
Goodnight kiss for a child in time
Swaying blade my lullaby
On the shore we sat and hoped
Under the same pale moon
Whose guiding light chose you
Chose you all
Would you like to rape my rotten carcass
dissect my heart, desecrate my rest
it would make you come, wouldn't it?
You live long enough to hear the sound of guns,
Long enough to hear yourself screaming every night.
Long enough to see your friends betray you.
For eleven years, I've been strapped onto this alter,
now I only have three minutes and counting.
I just wish the tide would catch me first,
and give me the death I always longed for
"DARK PASSION PLAY"
2nd robber to the right of Christ
Cut in half - infanticide
The world will rejoice today
As the crows feast on the rotting poet
Everyone must bury their own
No pack to bury the heart of stone
Now he`s home in hell, serves him well
Slain by the bell, tolling for his farewell
The morning dawned, upon his altar
Remains of the dark passion play
Performed by his friends without shame
Spitting on his grave as they came
Getaway, runaway, fly away
Lead me astray to dreamer`s hideaway
I cannot cry `cause the shoulder cries more
I cannot die, I, a whore for the cold world
Forgive me
I have but two faces
One for the world
One for God
Save me
I cannot cry `cause the shoulder cries more
I cannot die, I, a whore for the cold world
Today, in the year of our Lord 2005,
Tuomas was called from the cares of the world.
He stopped crying at the end of each beautiful day.
The music he wrote had too long been without silence.
He was found naked and dead,
With a smile in his face, a pen and 1000 pages of erased text.
Save me
"MOTHER & FATHER"
Be still, my son
You`re home
Oh when did you become so cold?
The blade will keep on descending
All you need is to feel my love
Search for beauty, find your shore
Try to save them all, bleed no more
You have such oceans within
In the end
I will always love you
The beginning.
The blade fell upon him
Taking him to the white lands
Of Empathica
Of Innocence
Empathica
Innocence
Poet without a rhyme
A widowed writer torn apart by chains of hell
Is still the same old song
Oh Christ how I hate what I have become
Lead me astray to dreamer`s hideaway
I cannot cry `cause the shoulder cries more
I cannot die, I, a whore for the cold world
Forgive me
I have but two faces
One for the world
One for God
Save me
I cannot cry `cause the shoulder cries more
I cannot die, I, a whore for the cold world
Those meadows of heaven
Adventure-filled days
One with every smiling face
Thoughts from a severed head
No more praise
Tell me once my heart goes right
Lead me astray to dreamer`s hideaway
I cannot cry `cause the shoulder cries more
I cannot die, I, a whore for the cold world
Forgive me
I have but two faces
One for the world
One for God
Save me
I cannot cry `cause the shoulder cries more
I cannot die, I, a whore for the cold world
With turquoise waterfall
With beauty underneath
The Ever Free
Beneath the pain, beneath the rain
Goodnight kiss for a child in time
Swaying blade my lullaby
Under the same pale moon
Whose guiding light chose you
Chose you all
dissect my heart, desecrate my rest
it would make you come, wouldn't it?
You live long enough to hear the sound of guns,
Long enough to hear yourself screaming every night.
Long enough to see your friends betray you.
For eleven years, I've been strapped onto this alter,
now I only have three minutes and counting.
I just wish the tide would catch me first,
and give me the death I always longed for
Cut in half - infanticide
The world will rejoice today
As the crows feast on the rotting poet
No pack to bury the heart of stone
Now he`s home in hell, serves him well
Slain by the bell, tolling for his farewell
Remains of the dark passion play
Performed by his friends without shame
Spitting on his grave as they came
Lead me astray to dreamer`s hideaway
I cannot cry `cause the shoulder cries more
I cannot die, I, a whore for the cold world
Forgive me
I have but two faces
One for the world
One for God
Save me
I cannot cry `cause the shoulder cries more
I cannot die, I, a whore for the cold world
Tuomas was called from the cares of the world.
He stopped crying at the end of each beautiful day.
The music he wrote had too long been without silence.
With a smile in his face, a pen and 1000 pages of erased text.
You`re home
Oh when did you become so cold?
The blade will keep on descending
All you need is to feel my love
Try to save them all, bleed no more
You have such oceans within
In the end
I will always love you
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The real "spoken" is:
"Would you like to rape my rotting carcass? Dissect my heart, and desecrate the rest It would make you cum, wouldn't it?
You live long enough to hear the sound of guns, Long enough to find yourself screaming every night Long enough to see your friends betray you For years, I've been strapped unto this altar Now I only have three minutes and counting I just wish the tide would catch me first And give me the death I always longed for"
And the other spoken year is 2007, not 2005.
In the demo it says 2007 ;) And for a moment I thought you were "the" Tuomas ahah ;)
In the demo it says 2007 ;) And for a moment I thought you were "the" Tuomas ahah ;)
Infact I wanted to write 2007 but copied the text of the final version probably..
Infact I wanted to write 2007 but copied the text of the final version probably..
thanks anyway
thanks anyway
Scream part:
"2nd robber to the right of Christ! Cut in half - infanticide The world will rejoice today As the crows feast on the rotting poet
Everyone must bury their own No pack to bury the heart of him all Now he's home in hell serve's him well Slain by the bell tolling for his farewell!"
Hello. In this part "Everyone must bury their own No pack to bury the heart of him all"
Hello. In this part "Everyone must bury their own No pack to bury the heart of him all"
I think in demo there is "No pack to bury the heart of worm."
I think in demo there is "No pack to bury the heart of worm."
But in real version is "No pack to bury the heart of stone"
But in real version is "No pack to bury the heart of stone"
Sounds like eleven years to me rather than just years, there's definitely a word before years. Eleven years ago would have been the start of nightwish (or before considering it was his mood in 05) but that would imply that he's been struggling with Tarja since the beginning.
Ah, you're right. 'For eleven years'
Ah, you're right. 'For eleven years'
it's definetely for "eleven years". And it's curious 'cause it refers to 2007, eleven years after he founded Nightwish. But I don't think it has anything to do with struggling with Tarja.
it's definetely for "eleven years". And it's curious 'cause it refers to 2007, eleven years after he founded Nightwish. But I don't think it has anything to do with struggling with Tarja.
It could, considering that we don't know the full background of Nightwish.
It could, considering that we don't know the full background of Nightwish.
Yes but things started to go bad with Tarja in the last year (2005) . They had some problems after Wishmaster tour but Tuomas never mentioned personal problems or band's problems with Tarja before that period. "I've been strapped unto this altar" sounds more like "I've been exposed to" ..and this makes me think to the whole NW thing , not about problems with Tarja ;) .
Yes but things started to go bad with Tarja in the last year (2005) . They had some problems after Wishmaster tour but Tuomas never mentioned personal problems or band's problems with Tarja before that period. "I've been strapped unto this altar" sounds more like "I've been exposed to" ..and this makes me think to the whole NW thing , not about problems with Tarja ;) .