'The Beginning of Times' the title of the 2011 album this song comes from is a concept album. The central character of the songs on it is 'Väinämöinen', described by the band as "the iconic hero of Finnish mythology". I believe this song is about how he meets his end of his reign as king. Defeated, he goes to the shores of the sea, where he sings for himself a boat, with which he sails away from the mortal realms. In his final words, he promises that there shall be a time when he shall return, when his crafts & might shall once again be needed.
'The Beginning of Times' the title of the 2011 album this song comes from is a concept album. The central character of the songs on it is 'Väinämöinen', described by the band as "the iconic hero of Finnish mythology". I believe this song is about how he meets his end of his reign as king. Defeated, he goes to the shores of the sea, where he sings for himself a boat, with which he sails away from the mortal realms. In his final words, he promises that there shall be a time when he shall return, when his crafts & might shall once again be needed.