I think the song is a farewell to Tarja, but it also diminishes her a little.
I believe Eva is Tarja because Eva was the first woman and therefore, the first singer.
A reference to Eva/Eve also appears in Ghost Love Score: "relive the old sin of Adam and Eve" (which could imply "let's return to the very origin of us"). Ghost Love Score is a lengthy song about lamenting a love that could never exist, which in my opinion is the love that Tuomas could never explicitly express to Tarja.
He is belittling her by referring to her as a "little girl" and suggesting that she has pursued unrealistic and immature fantasies and dreams.
"In this cruel children's game there's no friend to call her name". This line implies that the music industry is a harsh place where she has no allies or recognition.
He mentions the "beasts" ("she would stay among the beasts"). The beasts is a reference to the band members. In one interview, Tuomas said that the band was 4 beasts and 1 beauty.
Eva is not a song about child abuse. Tuomas writes only about his own feelings and experiences. His lyrics are like a diary and a reflection of his emotions.
The first single from Dark Passion Play was Eva, which came out on May 25, 2007.
The first single from My Winter Storm (Tarja Turunen) was "I Walk Alone" which was released on October 26, 2007.
"I Walk Alone" is the answer to "Eva".
Here are some of the lyrics side by side (Eva <> I Walk alone):
"A rose by any other name" <> "Keep all the roses I'm not dead"
"Eva leaves her Swanbrook home" <> "I'm never gone"
"Kindest heart which always made me ashamed of my own" <> "And no one can save you"
"She walks alone but not without her name" <> "I walk alone, it's never gone (the name)"
"Eva flies away" <> "I didn't fly"
"Dreams the world far away" <> "Go tell the world I'm still around"
"There's no friend to call her name" <> "You are the wind, the only sound"
"Mocked by man to depths of shame, little girl with life ahead" <> "You don't have to see what I turned out to be"
"For a memory of one kind word she would stay among the beasts" <> "Whisper to my heart when hope is torn apart"
"She would stay among the beasts" <> "Far from your fools"
"Time for one more daring dream before her escape" <> "Go back to sleep forever more... and lock the door"
"We kill with her own loving heart" <> "No one can help you"
Eva is Tarja.
I think the song is a farewell to Tarja, but it also diminishes her a little. I believe Eva is Tarja because Eva was the first woman and therefore, the first singer.
A reference to Eva/Eve also appears in Ghost Love Score: "relive the old sin of Adam and Eve" (which could imply "let's return to the very origin of us"). Ghost Love Score is a lengthy song about lamenting a love that could never exist, which in my opinion is the love that Tuomas could never explicitly express to Tarja.
He is belittling her by referring to her as a "little girl" and suggesting that she has pursued unrealistic and immature fantasies and dreams.
"In this cruel children's game there's no friend to call her name". This line implies that the music industry is a harsh place where she has no allies or recognition.
He mentions the "beasts" ("she would stay among the beasts"). The beasts is a reference to the band members. In one interview, Tuomas said that the band was 4 beasts and 1 beauty.
Eva is not a song about child abuse. Tuomas writes only about his own feelings and experiences. His lyrics are like a diary and a reflection of his emotions.
The first single from Dark Passion Play was Eva, which came out on May 25, 2007. The first single from My Winter Storm (Tarja Turunen) was "I Walk Alone" which was released on October 26, 2007.
"I Walk Alone" is the answer to "Eva".
Here are some of the lyrics side by side (Eva <> I Walk alone):
"A rose by any other name" <> "Keep all the roses I'm not dead" "Eva leaves her Swanbrook home" <> "I'm never gone" "Kindest heart which always made me ashamed of my own" <> "And no one can save you" "She walks alone but not without her name" <> "I walk alone, it's never gone (the name)" "Eva flies away" <> "I didn't fly" "Dreams the world far away" <> "Go tell the world I'm still around" "There's no friend to call her name" <> "You are the wind, the only sound" "Mocked by man to depths of shame, little girl with life ahead" <> "You don't have to see what I turned out to be" "For a memory of one kind word she would stay among the beasts" <> "Whisper to my heart when hope is torn apart" "She would stay among the beasts" <> "Far from your fools" "Time for one more daring dream before her escape" <> "Go back to sleep forever more... and lock the door" "We kill with her own loving heart" <> "No one can help you"