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Last Ride Of The Day Lyrics
We live in every moment but this one
Why don't we recognise the faces loving us so?
What's God if not the spark that started life
Smile of a stranger, sweet music, starry skies
Wonder, mystery, wherever my road goes
Early wake-ups in a moving home
Scent of fresh-mown grass in the morning sun
Open theme park gates waiting for us
Riding the day, every day into sunset
Finding the way back home
Once upon a night, we'll wake to the carnival of life
The beauty of this ride ahead, it's such an incredible high
It's hard to light a candle, easy to curse the dark instead
This moment the dawn of humanity
The last ride of the day!
Wake up, dead boy, enter adventureland
Tricksters, magicians will show you all that's real
Careless jugglers, snake-charmers by your trail
Magic of a moment, abracadabra
Why don't we recognise the faces loving us so?
Smile of a stranger, sweet music, starry skies
Early wake-ups in a moving home
Open theme park gates waiting for us
Finding the way back home
The beauty of this ride ahead, it's such an incredible high
It's hard to light a candle, easy to curse the dark instead
This moment the dawn of humanity
The last ride of the day!
Tricksters, magicians will show you all that's real
Magic of a moment, abracadabra
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The carnival/theme park seems to be symbolic of life, so this song appears to be all about waking up to the moment and living your life, being positive rather than negative (It's hard to light a candle, easy to curse the dark instead) right up until the last ride of your life.
I love the first line, "We live in every moment but this one, why don't we recognize the faces loving us so?" It sums the song up nicely, we are always looking to the future or are moping about the past. Be happy about the present.
@joca13 yes, I agree with you about meaning of LAST RIDE OF THE DAY, pluss of it the doing of song is very good special Floor Jansen
@joca13 yes, I agree with you about meaning of LAST RIDE OF THE DAY, pluss of it the doing of song is very good special Floor Jansen
I think this song is about when you're time is about come (like you only have a month to live) you make the most of it and do all that you wanted to do right before death.
Imaginareum is one of the best music albums of all time! It's so powerful and this song is one of the main cornerstone of this immense power. And I love it!
yes, I agree with you about meaning of LAST RIDE OF THE DAY, pluss of it the doing of song is very good special Floor Jansen
I live in hope that one day I'll hear a Nightwish song that I actually understand.