Manala is mentioned in the songs chorus. Tuonela is the realm of the dead or the Underworld in Finnish mythology. Tuonela, Tuoni, 'Manala; & Mana are used synonymously. So this song is about discovering a passage into the next realm, a darker realm of the dead. The song describes in detail what the experience would be like at it's most vivid core.
Manala is mentioned in the songs chorus. Tuonela is the realm of the dead or the Underworld in Finnish mythology. Tuonela, Tuoni, 'Manala; & Mana are used synonymously. So this song is about discovering a passage into the next realm, a darker realm of the dead. The song describes in detail what the experience would be like at it's most vivid core.