Lyric discussion by NShaneC 

Cover art for Pale lyrics by Within Temptation

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.

Memory