What Insomnium wrote in their booklet about this song :
We've always liked long and epic songs and this one is a bit more darker and aggressive approach to this same theme. I've always listened to black metal and the first band I ever went to record an album with was musically closer to this style (band called Arrival). Aggressiveness comes mainly from the drumming, which include blast beats and lots of double bass drums. However, it's still very melodic song and for example the interlude is quite soft and gives contrast to all the pounding. It's a bit different take on everything we've done before but I think the song still sounds pretty much of Insomnium. The first version was longer and included an epic ending part. With the second demo I decided to streamline the whole arrangement just to keep it more cohesive. To give more room for all the part that already were there. You need to restrain yourself sometimes to not get carried away. Lyrically the song is about self-belief and finding your own way and path in life. It's hard to swim against the stream but in the end it makes you stronger.
V. Friman
What Insomnium wrote in their booklet about this song : We've always liked long and epic songs and this one is a bit more darker and aggressive approach to this same theme. I've always listened to black metal and the first band I ever went to record an album with was musically closer to this style (band called Arrival). Aggressiveness comes mainly from the drumming, which include blast beats and lots of double bass drums. However, it's still very melodic song and for example the interlude is quite soft and gives contrast to all the pounding. It's a bit different take on everything we've done before but I think the song still sounds pretty much of Insomnium. The first version was longer and included an epic ending part. With the second demo I decided to streamline the whole arrangement just to keep it more cohesive. To give more room for all the part that already were there. You need to restrain yourself sometimes to not get carried away. Lyrically the song is about self-belief and finding your own way and path in life. It's hard to swim against the stream but in the end it makes you stronger. V. Friman