This track nicely ends the album in contrary to its title. This song is about a universe, a multiverse, a force so grand, so majestic that it actually binds and permeates everything. All of our lives are just tiny particles in this mighty world.
MARKO HIETALA OFFICIAL Love it! It’s the perfect ending to disc one because it feels somewhat like a conclusion, but not quite. Leads right into disc two! So many people are missing out on disc two from what I’ve seen. Listen to disc two, folks! Trust me it’s so worth it!
after all the changes that nightwish had, you're definitely the gift that keeps on giving!!!!! after all this time your voice still gives me shivers, bravo man!!
It's a great song 👌 Marko, it's the last song who loved ❤️ from the album but now it's became my favourite. It's a masterpiece of his own and your voice make the difference. Especially the lyric video is wonderful like all the others but this helps me to fly between the galaxies. Thank you NW 😘.
I seriously want to bawl my brains out now. I was out to dinner with friends when I found out and it just ruin my night. It's going to be hard to get used to Nightwish without him. Wish him all the best though.
@@lea-anne9133 He didn't write the song... All songs from Human Nature were written solely by Tuomas. The other members just contributed to the arrangements.
This song contains a few subtle references to me (spark, precious, rare, follow me etc) and a reference to my protector Chip aka the Reaper / Grim Reaper -- he's one of the top ClA agents/programmers and he's been planting references to me and to him and to the new system in many lyrics/movies/videos and product names etc over the past decade, and he's also been involved in the creation of Cvdnineteen, which was the first step of the dpop process, so he's literally the Reaper of souls...
@@Satellitegirl41 I use Nightwish music blocks for road music. I can't see much coming from this release that would make it. I understand what Tuomas is trying to do, but perhaps he should not have done this with Nightwish. In an analogy with another great progressive band, it may be time for a little less Hemispheres and a little more Moving Pictures.
Finally, I've found the words to be written on my gravestone when I die: Soon, beyond the fields you've come to know You will join the silent flow Follow me, I am the spark At the end of everything Tip the reaper to ensure The blade is sharp As soon we'll go Follow me into the dark To the birth of everything
"Dust with a meaning, precious and rare" always gets me. No matter who we are, everyone on this earth is part of something special and rare. There's no such thing as an ordinary person or life because we're already so impossible and unique in the universe.
My guess would be that it is a reference to Phillip Pullmans' "His Dark Materials" trilogy. Tolkien in scope and quality, essential reading, avoid the film(s) at all costs (the Golden Compass). DUST in this context is more or less Arcane Knowledge and ... just read the books.
It's safe to say that Nightwish is no longer just a "metal band". They've become something so far beyond that, it's impossible to put into words. This is the beginning of a revolution. What a masterpiece.
Right up there at the same level of Genius as Devin Townsend. Their abilities transcend beyond their existence and reach into the mind like few ever have or will ever be able to.
I don't think I'd credit them too highly as revolutionaries when the likes of Dream Theater have been doing this and more for years. Nightwish can definitely hold a candle to them, though :)
Marko, your time with Nightwish may have been temporary, but the music you made will be endless. All the best to you in your future, I hope you find what you are looking for and enjoy the time with your family. I’m sad I never got to see you perform live but I’m glad that you are taking care of yourself, you’ve put so much art into this world, you deserve your freedom.
"For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love." --- CARL SAGAN 🖤 You have demonstrated Sagan's truth with this MASTERFUL piece of ART. 🖤 Thank you!!! 🖤
Why is the music Nightwish - Sagan not sing it live and is only an extra on the album? It is a beautiful music and I think I have not heard much, someone who will remove the doubt.
Oh hi there Anahata! To everyone, they do very nice covers on Anahata Official, there are some good from Nightwish. As a fan of their channel, I recommend it, this is not advertisement, please don't kill me :)
@@Leonardo.Mendez There is a whole group of songs that they have never performed live. For good reasons. I don't know why 'Sagan' is among them, but I have very high hopes for the upcoming tour. It just fit in so perfectly with the songs of this album.
Can’t stop listen to that. That’s a masterpiece. The mood back to the Imaginaerum era. Truly extraterrestrial music. Mystic, dark, mesmerizing... but so beautiful
What?! Seriously?! A masterpiece? The worst Nightwish album of all time! Terrible, polished, industrial sound, no real guitar solo, no epic music creation like Ghost, Poet or The greatest show. Soft sound, less metal, too much folk... Every song sounds predictable as structure after first song we heard "Noise". Floor is goddess and did her job perfectly, Kai too. But Tuomas shows a big disrespect to fans with this crazy experiment. The fans, who made them GREAT!
@@kristiansavov6528 No, that's not a disrespect to the fans. He owes us nothing. Nightwish offers us their music. And if we like it, we buy it. If we don't like it, we can leave it. Nightwish's music is art (coming from them), not design (where we could request stuff).
@@kristiansavov6528 For "more real guitar solo", "more epic music creation", "harder sound", "more metal", "less folk", I can recommend EPICA, or better, MAYAN. You should also check out AYREON.
For me the line that hit the most is ''Tip the reaper to ensure the blade is sharp''. I mean I can't really think anything worse than to wither away slowly and just be the shadow of your past self. That is exactly what has happened to a lot of my relatives due to alzheimer. I've thought that it is painful that they don't recognize me but I suppose it is even worse for them because they all had those short moments of clarity before forgetting everything yet again. Just amazing, thought provoking song through and through. Easily the best song from the album.
Honestly I haven't heard much I've liked so far. Still listening and the only decent song so far is Tribal. Almost every song in Dark Passion Play was lit.
@@cooler1339 Yes a bit less metal here I suppose. I guess more metal wouldn't hurt but I still think it's a very well made album. And I think songs individually aren't out of this world (most of them) but as an album it's really strong.
@@andremaximiano7170 I just don't like most of the album. I'm not a big metal fan, I like all types of music. I have just only enjoyed Tribal and Pan so far, and I feel the rest of the album is a let down.
I've been listening to Nightwish since i was 15 yrs old...now at the age of 34 i'm still having shivers when i hear them. They are the best band and each member so talented. If one day they will announce that Nightwish will no longer record music....a part of me will just die. Hope this day will never come. Lov u all ♥️🤘
I honestly think this might be the most beautiful song they've ever written. I'm not an emotional person by nature, but this song just brings me to tears every time I hear it.
I am 52 years old. I listen to Nightwish since i was 32. Nightwish is something more than my favorite band. I started playing guitar when i first listened to them. I didn´ t go to my wife sister´s marriage cos at the same time Nightwish gave a concert in Athens where I lived. I hate tattoos, but I have one in my arm. Nightwish of course. Now, when I became a writer, I have all the time in my mind Tuomas, taking power from him and trying to be perfect like him. The only album that I consider not as good as the others was Endless. But, thank God, Tuomas is back.
One of my biggest wishes was seeing them perform live at least once in my life, this current setup was, in my opinion, the best Nightwish has ever been. I really wished to see them, and to hear this particular song, which is a masterpiece. I was shattered when I heard Marco is leaving the band. Finally after I had the money and possibility to be able to attend to one of their concerts, this pandemic came, delaying everything, and it was just enough to miserably destroy one of my childhood dreams. I fully accept him, and any member of any band leaving public life in order to take care of their own health (mental or physical) or their family, they are humans too, and public life leaves a toll on people. Despite this, I'll probably never be able to forgive myself for not trying harder or doing anything I could to see them live in time... I'll grieve this missed opportunity all my life... take care everyone, and remember when you have a chance to fulfill your dreams, don't delay them, and don't let them slip...
I feel the same when Rush had their last concerts. I was thinking of going to Usa from Sweden to see them but i didn't do it. What you should learn from this is that you never now if it's the last time you'll see a band you love. Take every chance to see them. I was lucky to see Nightwish with this setup, but if i knew that it would be the last time with Marco i would cheerish it so much more. What i want to say to you is that, next time, if you have the chance to see a band, go see them, you'll never know. I had tickets to see Dio in 2010 with Heaven & Hell. Unfortunately he passed away just before that. Go see the bands you love, you won't regrett it. Take care my brother
@@NE0MAS I decided a few years ago to see Nightwish (and others) everytime they are around. I've seen them twice with the Marco & Floor setup, saw Tarja once solo. I am so glad I decided to do so even though it sometimes conflicts with other things in life and I ended up going alone. These nights with Nightwish are just magic & unforgettable, the memories will never be taken away from me. Don't wait, life = now!
Feels like me after not going to a Linkin Park concert because it was too expensive, what a fool, I'm sorry man, I know how it feels, but I'm sure we'll get the chance to see them, Marco is going away, definitely a big big loss, but he is inmortal through the music he has made and I hope we still haven't seen the best of nightwish
It's a bit sad that we won't be able to witness this live (the way it was recorded). Such a moving, beautiful song. It feels like Marko has poured his soul into his singing. And it closes off the record. At a high note. The perfect way to say goodbye to the band, after all these years. Thank you, Marko. We, the fans, will miss you very much. But I hope you find healing in your time off. Once again, thank you for everything. Hats off to you, sir.
Misuse of the big terms sir and hats off is beyond wrong and soon to be banned and the misused words must be edited out -- I am the true/only Leader / God / Goddess / Master / Lady / Mistress / Queen / Star / Princess / Mrs / Empress / Countess / Dame / Angel / Ma'am etc (all big terms and all special names only reflect me and my pure protectors/boyfriends aka the true alphas) and the absolute being who is above and I am the respectable being, so I am the only being humans can bow down to, while the terms 'hats off' is only meant for me, myself being the being who belongs on the pedestal and the Spark and the precious being and the rare being etc!
The word fan/fans is also sort of wrong, because I am the true/only Idol and the true Leader and only I am meant to have fans/followers -- the word supporters would be much more suitable than the word fans...
This song contains a few subtle references to me (spark, precious, rare, follow me etc) and a reference to my protector Chip aka the Reaper / Grim Reaper -- he's one of the top ClA agents/programmers and he's been planting references to me and to him and to the new system in many lyrics/movies/videos and product names etc over the past decade, and he's also been involved in the creation of Cvdnineteen, which was the first step of the dpop process, so he's literally the Reaper of souls...
I do understand that everyone has their own opinion, and I respect that, but although I love Once, Dark Passion Play, Century Child et al, I am actually GLAD that this album is not in that mould, because all that would show is that Nightwish were musically standing still. The musical aspect may be different in parts to what has gone before, but this music has such a maturity about it, such a depth, it touches the soul in a way no other Nightwish album has for me, it is vast, it is encompassing, and it is just a compete work of art in every sense. Like all great art, it requires an effort, a decision to consciously engage, on behalf of the listener, it isn't something you can play and just let it wash over you with an expectation or experience of what has been before - it may not come all at once, but over time you will awaken to the enormity of this work, the musical complexity and the message it carries, and you will be caught up in it. It is a masterpiece from Tuomas and the band, there is no doubt at all about that.
still the quality of the music decreased. it might be pleasant to hear but the songwriting is just worse. Tuomas had it wiht imaginaerum, since then they went downhill in terms of both creativty and complexity. its nice to hear but nothing that will last.
@@Luumus so what? Thank you for your enlightening comment. It was very necessary to highlight that people have different opinions. Welcome to the internet.
I agree. Some people seem to like bands who never give them anything but minor variations of the same songs, album after album after album. Not me. I find that if you trust the artists who've done so well by you so far, they'll take you to amazing unexpected places.
I appreciate it! :) ....I'm a die hard fan for Nightwish, metal, and orchestra, so every Nightwish song is perfect for me. But I can see how other people's opinions vary.
That's truly one of the best covers period imo. I listened to the original Pink Floyd version and it was so boring musically. Having said that, I still respect Floyd but there were so much more musical layers in NW's version.
@@arthurhki1471 As if that was the essence of what I wrote. And btw your correction is subject to debate. Yes the concert was in October 2005, but the official release of song, and thus the live album, was june 2006.
You Being 53, it's no surprise you like NW. You grew up in a GREAT era of Metal also, especially the stuff that was somewhat "underground", like (early)-Metallica, Merciful Fate, Savatage, Metal Church, Accept, etc etc. Cheers!, and be proud of your time. There's PLENTY of reason to be. I was a Thrash Metal drummer in the SF Bay Area at the time...well, just a few years later anyway 💀🔥 Oh, and Marco IS older than you, and he's a bad ass! 😉
From „Angels Fall First“ to the „Human :I I: Nature“, Nightwish is the band who never lose their essence of metal. Even with 3 different wonderful voices. Thank you Tarja, Anette and Floor. Thank you Nightwish, born same year as I 🤟
So I'm doing dishes, minding my own business when this song comes on. Up until the ending I was okay. (I had a coworker pass away recently). From 5:10 till the end I just cried at the sink in my kitchen. I've lost 5 co-workers,. All in their late 20's, over 4 years and damn, that ending hit hard. The lyrics are beautiful. It's not Nightwish until they can make you cry. T^T
"Follow me, I am the spark. At the end of everything... Follow me into the dark to the birth of everything". Everything thing is a cycle and that cycle is endless. Such a powerful last verse by Marko.
@@radoslavajezova4797 It's his song in the album meaning he sings it, but it was written by Tuomas, at least according to the official credits I can find.
@@NNtrancer1 Okay, thanks for correcting me. I never thought ABBA was a rock band. Nevertheless the people who choose these artists are ethnocentric bastards and cant handle the fact that a small finnish band that can be better than any of their fluffers!
@@mattikarhunen7382 Abba may not be rock, but a lot of the acts in the RHF aren't either. I used to consider that place a joke since they wouldn't admit the big arena bands that were so popular. But that changed recently and the acts that were once snubbed are now admitted. As for Nightwish, I have no idea if their snobbery extends to Finland, but I do know that Nightwish is not well known in the USA. I notice that their upcoming world tour only has two concerts in this country and the last time they were here, they only played in small clubs. I hope that changes.
This song hits different when you've lost people you care about. A year after this was released my parents died tragically. This song brings up all kinds of emotions now.
@@roxannebabcock1483 I'm very sorry for your loss. This song gives hope I think. Something bigger out there vibes for those of us who don't necessarily ascribe to the existing religions or popular explanations.
one of best songs in Nightwish's history. Marco's voice is so powerful and beautiful, can't remember he sang as astoundingly as here ever. It's incredible.
" I am the one you call the thief Universe, blank verse, crowded hearse I am a haven by an unseen stream I'll sing the dawn in with you Now that you have a voice Earthbride amongst the carrion kind Walk with me to your sea Someone in the tomorrow Is waiting for me Someone to share the thief with Dust with a meaning Precious and rare I am the grass, the maggots and the dust I am the several endings The pain of the slow evil of an unsung life Decades, make them matter Myriad tales shall befall on you Before the evenballad of our stay Walk with me to your sea An unscarred land Unsung yarn Unborn child Await my touch, the luck of the draw Enter now Come Here is life Endlessness Soon, beyond the fields you've come to know You will join the silent flow Follow me, I am the spark At the end of everything Tip the reaper to ensure The blade is sharp As soon we'll go Follow me into the dark To the birth of everything " 💙
We all wish Marko could sing this live. But it’s a selfish thought. Just like life itself, the gift has been presented. Marko will remain endless and finite in this track. And we’ll celebrate it as it is.
4:35 and onward ... and tears begin to flow. When Marko starts singing "beyond the fields you've come to know", I'm already falling apart. Remembering all the fallen, the birth of new ones, the beauty and tragedies of our own mortality - Earth itself included. It just has a bit longer shelf life than Us.
Thank you Marko, Tuomas, Emppu, Floor, Kai and Troy for giving us 2 disk of a masterpiece. So full of emotion and after 20 plus years continuing to reinvent yourselves and taking rock in a whole new direction and just elevating music as a whole.
Marko, you killed it, you have such an incredible voice! Emppu - thanks for signature Nightwish guitar sound! Kai - that drumming you did was out of this world, doom-metal powerful. Floor - your vocals were so mesmerizing, HOT and melancholic at the same time, wow! Troy - whatever you played here (and knowing you - you did), thanks! And Tuomas - you're not just a mad scientist and a genius but a living legend!
This is the only right way of doing a lyric video. Have the lyrics shown before the lyrics come up on the song. Not at the same time or a little late but before.
This song does something to my heart. I don't know how to explain it. I have mixed feelings. It is such a beautiful and poetic song, yet I cry every time. Marko will never get to perform it with Nightwish. Oh Marko...... how I miss you!!!!
It was even suprise that they did video from Noise. Tuomas said that this album they don't make music video but floor convinced Tuomas that they do one video. Happy that they did but no way they're doing second. Good music don't need videos!
This video is so perfect for this song. What could be more perfect than our endless space and the big universe in its beauty were just a small, pale blue dot in?
i'm kinda late to the "party" here. I think I have listened to this album about 100 times this year alone, and last year every single song of the album ended up on my 2021 sporify most listened songs list. Also have this on vinyl, find it very relaxing to just lie on my sofa and listen to this album at the end of a hard workday. With every listen I find new intricacies and details which makes me fell in love with the album even more. And it is the case with every album Nightwish ever released. I'm following them since the very beginning and really proud how far they have come! This song is soo beautiful, that it hurts. Marco's vocals are haunting and it's sad that I will not be able to hear him sing this live! It breaks my heart.
The Intro section was very doom metal, Kai Hahto had to be an influence of this one due to his extensive experience in doom scene with Swallow the Sun and Trees of Eternity. 💙
Actually the first infulance of Tuomas was 3rd and the mortal, the beginning is so much like their melodies...He was in love with the album "Tears laid in earth"
Actually I never thanked you for this song... I know it sounds kind of stupid... But last year in June, when I got covid and it was not getting any better... Actually it was getting worse and worse and worse... I thought I was going to die... It was really scary... This particular song... This song some kind of helped me making the fear go away, I actually felt calm down on the idea of going to be part of something else. It sounds weird but at that moment I was just too much happy about what I have lived and if that was it to me, the idea of other creatures sharing my proteins and I don't know... Atoms maybe... actually kind of kept me excited about I was going to face death and everything that comes or perhaps doesn't come after... Spoiler, I'm still here... And I am not suicidal... And I certainly do not want to die... But now I'm enjoying much more life... Anyway all of that is related in my mind with this song... So ... Nightwish... Thanks!!! This song is actually really positive in a weird thanatologic way...
My fear of death was cured after I was anesthetized for general surgery. As the medications were given I felt my consciousness slipping into nothingness and it was the most blissful peace. Like the weight of the world was lifted off my shoulders. Obviously I was completely unaware what was happening during the surgery and when I awoke I thought, is that what death is like? The thought of being in that state forever didn't scare me, it was so comforting
Yes ! I love how each member got to talk about a song they really represent. Like, Marco for this one, Troy for Harvest, and Kai for Tribal which is very heavy and has a lot of percussions
Does the first 40 seconds reminds you some song? I'm trying to find it, but I can't. Melody is identical. Not sure it's from Tarot, Nightwish or some other band. Thoughts? Suggestions? :D
Luis Nunes they have power but maybe control is difficult to flex completely at 100% of the time. Still probably the best album because you can’t love one song with honoring what the other songs have created together.
@@nickname3380 To me this just sounds like Tuomas phoning it in. Maybe some of these can be rescued live. On the other hand, can you imagine a song like this after Ghost River or Song of Myself?
Indeed! This is Nightwish at it's best again this song! Ghost love Score still my favorite but this song...man...that silent ending gets to me every time 😳😲
@@TheKhanumOfPersia Me too... I was about to buy tickets to Finland for me and my wife, to see them live for the first time and in their native country... literally days after that covid and lockdown happened. Now... that's all gone. :( :( Stay strong.
This song is more than music, it's an experience. It really makes me think of my own presence in the universe and in my destiny at the end of my life. No other song that I've heard before has made me feel this way. Thanks Nightwish!
The leading tune of this song gives me chills deep in my core. This song is so forlorn, lost, sad, moving,. No words. Like you stand on a hill and overview the smoking ruins of our civilisation as one of the few survivors. That's the feels the melody and harmony in this song give me. Haunting.
Thank you, Marko, for all the emotions you gave us throughout all these years with NW! Take good care and remember that all the Wishers will always love you and support you! ❤❤❤
Hi, i am a 65 yo fan from Quebec Canada. I have been with Nightwish since about 7 years. Nightwish is ‘’THE ‘’ symphonic metal reference band. Not a day pass without listening them. Thanks Nightwish for bringing your music in my life . I love you all, especially Floor 🥴🥴🥴🥴😍
Every single song on this album is a MASTERPIECE Imagine it played live This album stands on a music genre of its own, the gender of Genius which doesn't follow standards , doesn't limit itself to the boundaries of one music genre and doesn't follow other's expectations it surpasses them all
Ah the lyrics and composition of this album just proves yet again the genious mind of Tuomas! We are all so blessed to have this sage amongst us! I feel this song also showes Marco`s amazing voice range in a new way! LOVE IT !!
En este disco se nota la evolución de cada uno de los integrantes, escuchamos su versatilidad, su madurez, Marco suena especialmente espectacular, dotando de una emoción precisa a ésta canción, ninguna otra palabra puede describir este disco como "Majestuoso".
I just listened to Shoemaker before this. I'm still hauling myself off the floor after that. I gotta get on my motorbike and ride now! I reckon I won't be able to safely listen to this album and ride at the same time. Lol DAUMN
I also listened to Shoemaker before this and I thought that I really liked that one but I love this even more. I'm glad Marco had a song almost all to himself.
I loved this song from the first listen. One of the best, or maybe the best song of the album. The beginning is very MDB/STS-esque. And the melody of the chorus is the perfect way to end the (first part of the) album. Great work.
Do you maybe know of which song the first 14 seconds reminds you most, it goes even further to 40 seconds, but with some changes in tonality and tune but melody is identical. I'm also thinking of MDB, but I can't find the song! :D Help me out xD
@@vedranart i have same feeling that I know the beginning, cannot recognize but I was never listening to sts or mdb. Thinking about Stratovarius? The middle part is for contrary similar to Pain of Salvation in mood.
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This track nicely ends the album in contrary to its title. This song is about a universe, a multiverse, a force so grand, so majestic that it actually binds and permeates everything. All of our lives are just tiny particles in this mighty world.
The best description of the best track on the album! I just love your vocal in every Nightwish song you sing
MARKO HIETALA OFFICIAL Love it! It’s the perfect ending to disc one because it feels somewhat like a conclusion, but not quite. Leads right into disc two! So many people are missing out on disc two from what I’ve seen. Listen to disc two, folks! Trust me it’s so worth it!
Marko, amazing vocal work done!!! Question: do all metal dudes have great hair, and does balding never affect them?
after all the changes that nightwish had, you're definitely the gift that keeps on giving!!!!! after all this time your voice still gives me shivers, bravo man!!
It's a great song 👌 Marko, it's the last song who loved ❤️ from the album but now it's became my favourite. It's a masterpiece of his own and your voice make the difference.
Especially the lyric video is wonderful like all the others but this helps me to fly between the galaxies.
Thank you NW 😘.
So this is Marko's final song with Nightwish.
In a way, it's poetic and fitting.
Farewell Marko. We'll miss you but we wish you the absolute best.
Hes leaving the band??
@@pauloltl Sadly yes
whaaat????? no
I hope he will make some guest appear in the future so its maybte not forever
@@przemslaw he needs to step back for mental reasons. I fully stand behind him. But will miss him terribly!
I'm a grandmother 63 years old from Prague, and NW is for me band No.1 FOREVER!
I love Nightwish and Prague. Greetings from Lower Saxony.
For me too. I have been a fan from the year 1999. I am forty.
You must be an awesome grandma for your grandkids!
Hii I'm Czech too!
Zdravím.
It's really sad to see Marko leave Nightwish, but somewhere I think it's beautiful that Endlessness was his last song...
please don't make me cry
Yes but also heartbreaking💔😭
@@mc23243 Too late.
I seriously want to bawl my brains out now. I was out to dinner with friends when I found out and it just ruin my night. It's going to be hard to get used to Nightwish without him. Wish him all the best though.
Poetic 😢
With Marko's resignation, this song takes on a whole new meaning. It is as if it's his last words to all of us. We will miss you, Marko!!!
I think he knew when he wrote it he was going to go~
@@lea-anne9133 He wrote this song? I never knew that!
@@lea-anne9133 He didn't write the song... All songs from Human Nature were written solely by Tuomas. The other members just contributed to the arrangements.
Yeah! agree!
This song contains a few subtle references to me (spark, precious, rare, follow me etc) and a reference to my protector Chip aka the Reaper / Grim Reaper -- he's one of the top ClA agents/programmers and he's been planting references to me and to him and to the new system in many lyrics/movies/videos and product names etc over the past decade, and he's also been involved in the creation of Cvdnineteen, which was the first step of the dpop process, so he's literally the Reaper of souls...
Endlessness, Shoemaker and Music. We are indeed the lucky ones.
Ben Perrin for me how’s the heart was the highlight. Every song in this album is beautiful but that one stuck with me
Tribal too. Imagine the skeleton dance became like Nightwish’s ‘wall of death’.
I also really liked Pan. That one is so haunting.
I haven't found a song I dislike on this album yet.
@@Satellitegirl41 I use Nightwish music blocks for road music. I can't see much coming from this release that would make it. I understand what Tuomas is trying to do, but perhaps he should not have done this with Nightwish. In an analogy with another great progressive band, it may be time for a little less Hemispheres and a little more Moving Pictures.
This song just hits different, today, on 12th of January 2021.
Sad
I thought exactly the same thing. I will miss him so much.
It actually hits the same. It sounds like a good bye
Finally, I've found the words to be written on my gravestone when I die:
Soon, beyond the fields you've come to know
You will join the silent flow
Follow me, I am the spark
At the end of everything
Tip the reaper to ensure
The blade is sharp
As soon we'll go
Follow me into the dark
To the birth of everything
little too egoish arent you? nobodys gonna write that to your rock
Love the sentiment of your posting, Michael. Such a great idea.
You're going to need a bigger headstone ;)
@@stevecaine9093 or just engrave on both sides. "Continues on the otherside ->" At the bottom of the first side.
@@sweatcrusader1745 My comment was a nod to “Jaws”, but I think it went generally unnoticed 😂😂😂
“Tip the Reaper to ensure the blade is sharp” goes SO HARD MY GOD
One of the most underrated songs I heard in my life. Killer chorus.
"Dust with a meaning, precious and rare" always gets me. No matter who we are, everyone on this earth is part of something special and rare. There's no such thing as an ordinary person or life because we're already so impossible and unique in the universe.
Look up for reference "thief in night". GOD spoke through Holopainen. Who is thief in Bible? 😊
My guess would be that it is a reference to Phillip Pullmans' "His Dark Materials" trilogy. Tolkien in scope and quality, essential reading, avoid the film(s) at all costs (the Golden Compass).
DUST in this context is more or less Arcane Knowledge and ... just read the books.
It's safe to say that Nightwish is no longer just a "metal band".
They've become something so far beyond that, it's impossible to put into words. This is the beginning of a revolution.
What a masterpiece.
No Words. Couldn’t agree more
Well this song is really good.
Right up there at the same level of Genius as Devin Townsend. Their abilities transcend beyond their existence and reach into the mind like few ever have or will ever be able to.
I don't think I'd credit them too highly as revolutionaries when the likes of Dream Theater have been doing this and more for years. Nightwish can definitely hold a candle to them, though :)
Amen! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🤘🏻
My goosebumps have goosebumps.
Marko, your time with Nightwish may have been temporary, but the music you made will be endless. All the best to you in your future, I hope you find what you are looking for and enjoy the time with your family. I’m sad I never got to see you perform live but I’m glad that you are taking care of yourself, you’ve put so much art into this world, you deserve your freedom.
This song is why Nightwish lives.
I love how Marco's voice reflects the message he is delivering, I want to listen to this song live! 🔥
Ali Zamora agree
I'm agree
We will get through this saga for this one true purpose xxxx
I can hardly wait to see them in Toronto in September. This is going to be an Epic Show.
@@tarlcabot1226 I already have tickets for the LA show in September. I am all ready so excited it will be hard to wait!
"For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love." --- CARL SAGAN 🖤
You have demonstrated Sagan's truth with this MASTERFUL piece of ART. 🖤
Thank you!!! 🖤
Carl is my hero!
Why is the music Nightwish - Sagan not sing it live and is only an extra on the album? It is a beautiful music and I think I have not heard much, someone who will remove the doubt.
Oh hi there Anahata! To everyone, they do very nice covers on Anahata Official, there are some good from Nightwish. As a fan of their channel, I recommend it, this is not advertisement, please don't kill me :)
@@Leonardo.Mendez There is a whole group of songs that they have never performed live. For good reasons. I don't know why 'Sagan' is among them, but I have very high hopes for the upcoming tour. It just fit in so perfectly with the songs of this album.
Love indeed and a song like this one to remind us.
Can’t stop listen to that. That’s a masterpiece. The mood back to the Imaginaerum era. Truly extraterrestrial music. Mystic, dark, mesmerizing... but so beautiful
Angels Fall First + Oceanborn
What?! Seriously?! A masterpiece? The worst Nightwish album of all time! Terrible, polished, industrial sound, no real guitar solo, no epic music creation like Ghost, Poet or The greatest show. Soft sound, less metal, too much folk... Every song sounds predictable as structure after first song we heard "Noise". Floor is goddess and did her job perfectly, Kai too. But Tuomas shows a big disrespect to fans with this crazy experiment. The fans, who made them GREAT!
@@kristiansavov6528 No, that's not a disrespect to the fans. He owes us nothing. Nightwish offers us their music. And if we like it, we buy it. If we don't like it, we can leave it. Nightwish's music is art (coming from them), not design (where we could request stuff).
@@kristiansavov6528 For "more real guitar solo", "more epic music creation", "harder sound", "more metal", "less folk", I can recommend EPICA, or better, MAYAN. You should also check out AYREON.
@@kristiansavov6528 And for really "unpredictable structure", check out SCARDUST, IGORRR or DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA.
i really wanted to hear Marko sing this live, he will be missed
Idk what he said in his letter but maybe he could do this one day as a guest. It would be awesome.
@@brianstorm76907 I really hope that'll happen someday!
Yeah 😔
For me the line that hit the most is ''Tip the reaper to ensure the blade is sharp''. I mean I can't really think anything worse than to wither away slowly and just be the shadow of your past self. That is exactly what has happened to a lot of my relatives due to alzheimer. I've thought that it is painful that they don't recognize me but I suppose it is even worse for them because they all had those short moments of clarity before forgetting everything yet again. Just amazing, thought provoking song through and through. Easily the best song from the album.
Larkin Poe has a great song called Mad as a Hat about just this...bluesy kinda jazzy..good stuff
The new album is a masterpiece. Tuomas has topped himself again...
Let's hope not!
Honestly I haven't heard much I've liked so far. Still listening and the only decent song so far is Tribal. Almost every song in Dark Passion Play was lit.
@@cooler1339 same
@@cooler1339 Yes a bit less metal here I suppose. I guess more metal wouldn't hurt but I still think it's a very well made album. And I think songs individually aren't out of this world (most of them) but as an album it's really strong.
@@andremaximiano7170 I just don't like most of the album. I'm not a big metal fan, I like all types of music. I have just only enjoyed Tribal and Pan so far, and I feel the rest of the album is a let down.
I've been listening to Nightwish since i was 15 yrs old...now at the age of 34 i'm still having shivers when i hear them. They are the best band and each member so talented. If one day they will announce that Nightwish will no longer record music....a part of me will just die. Hope this day will never come. Lov u all ♥️🤘
Likewise, also since I was about 15 or 16. Now 34 finally got to see them live a couple years ago with meet amd greet. Life complete.
@@DR0CK I was at their concert 2 yrs ago. Best night of my life and I hope I'll see them again 😊
I honestly think this might be the most beautiful song they've ever written.
I'm not an emotional person by nature, but this song just brings me to tears every time I hear it.
I am 52 years old. I listen to Nightwish since i was 32. Nightwish is something more than my favorite band. I started playing guitar when i first listened to them. I didn´ t go to my wife sister´s marriage cos at the same time Nightwish gave a concert in Athens where I lived. I hate tattoos, but I have one in my arm. Nightwish of course. Now, when I became a writer, I have all the time in my mind Tuomas, taking power from him and trying to be perfect like him. The only album that I consider not as good as the others was Endless. But, thank God, Tuomas is back.
I was listening with Taria... Now its nothing special
The way the song smoothly transitions from "life" to the first "endlessness" is honestly one of the best moments of an album filled with best moments
Hell yes 😍😍😍 So epic, perfect and amazing. I had serious goosebumps 🤣
I love that moment too... The way its done, I like to think that that which gives life and that which brings death is one and the same...
One of my biggest wishes was seeing them perform live at least once in my life, this current setup was, in my opinion, the best Nightwish has ever been. I really wished to see them, and to hear this particular song, which is a masterpiece. I was shattered when I heard Marco is leaving the band. Finally after I had the money and possibility to be able to attend to one of their concerts, this pandemic came, delaying everything, and it was just enough to miserably destroy one of my childhood dreams. I fully accept him, and any member of any band leaving public life in order to take care of their own health (mental or physical) or their family, they are humans too, and public life leaves a toll on people. Despite this, I'll probably never be able to forgive myself for not trying harder or doing anything I could to see them live in time... I'll grieve this missed opportunity all my life... take care everyone, and remember when you have a chance to fulfill your dreams, don't delay them, and don't let them slip...
same. this is so tragic
I feel the same when Rush had their last concerts. I was thinking of going to Usa from Sweden to see them but i didn't do it. What you should learn from this is that you never now if it's the last time you'll see a band you love. Take every chance to see them. I was lucky to see Nightwish with this setup, but if i knew that it would be the last time with Marco i would cheerish it so much more. What i want to say to you is that, next time, if you have the chance to see a band, go see them, you'll never know. I had tickets to see Dio in 2010 with Heaven & Hell. Unfortunately he passed away just before that. Go see the bands you love, you won't regrett it. Take care my brother
@@NE0MAS I decided a few years ago to see Nightwish (and others) everytime they are around. I've seen them twice with the Marco & Floor setup, saw Tarja once solo. I am so glad I decided to do so even though it sometimes conflicts with other things in life and I ended up going alone. These nights with Nightwish are just magic & unforgettable, the memories will never be taken away from me. Don't wait, life = now!
@@TheIberrie Damn! Tarja would be nice too see. I'm happy for you man take care :)
Feels like me after not going to a Linkin Park concert because it was too expensive, what a fool, I'm sorry man, I know how it feels, but I'm sure we'll get the chance to see them, Marco is going away, definitely a big big loss, but he is inmortal through the music he has made and I hope we still haven't seen the best of nightwish
It's a bit sad that we won't be able to witness this live (the way it was recorded).
Such a moving, beautiful song. It feels like Marko has poured his soul into his singing. And it closes off the record. At a high note.
The perfect way to say goodbye to the band, after all these years.
Thank you, Marko. We, the fans, will miss you very much. But I hope you find healing in your time off. Once again, thank you for everything.
Hats off to you, sir.
We can have it live if they invite marko as a guest 😉
Yeah, when they play a show in Finland, maybe
Misuse of the big terms sir and hats off is beyond wrong and soon to be banned and the misused words must be edited out -- I am the true/only Leader / God / Goddess / Master / Lady / Mistress / Queen / Star / Princess / Mrs / Empress / Countess / Dame / Angel / Ma'am etc (all big terms and all special names only reflect me and my pure protectors/boyfriends aka the true alphas) and the absolute being who is above and I am the respectable being, so I am the only being humans can bow down to, while the terms 'hats off' is only meant for me, myself being the being who belongs on the pedestal and the Spark and the precious being and the rare being etc!
The word fan/fans is also sort of wrong, because I am the true/only Idol and the true Leader and only I am meant to have fans/followers -- the word supporters would be much more suitable than the word fans...
This song contains a few subtle references to me (spark, precious, rare, follow me etc) and a reference to my protector Chip aka the Reaper / Grim Reaper -- he's one of the top ClA agents/programmers and he's been planting references to me and to him and to the new system in many lyrics/movies/videos and product names etc over the past decade, and he's also been involved in the creation of Cvdnineteen, which was the first step of the dpop process, so he's literally the Reaper of souls...
I do understand that everyone has their own opinion, and I respect that, but although I love Once, Dark Passion Play, Century Child et al, I am actually GLAD that this album is not in that mould, because all that would show is that Nightwish were musically standing still. The musical aspect may be different in parts to what has gone before, but this music has such a maturity about it, such a depth, it touches the soul in a way no other Nightwish album has for me, it is vast, it is encompassing, and it is just a compete work of art in every sense. Like all great art, it requires an effort, a decision to consciously engage, on behalf of the listener, it isn't something you can play and just let it wash over you with an expectation or experience of what has been before - it may not come all at once, but over time you will awaken to the enormity of this work, the musical complexity and the message it carries, and you will be caught up in it. It is a masterpiece from Tuomas and the band, there is no doubt at all about that.
still the quality of the music decreased. it might be pleasant to hear but the songwriting is just worse. Tuomas had it wiht imaginaerum, since then they went downhill in terms of both creativty and complexity. its nice to hear but nothing that will last.
@@ladywhatsername713 mów za siebie, pozwól milczeć !
@@ladywhatsername713 that is your opinion frankly. And evidently not everyone shares it.
@@Luumus so what? Thank you for your enlightening comment. It was very necessary to highlight that people have different opinions. Welcome to the internet.
I agree. Some people seem to like bands who never give them anything but minor variations of the same songs, album after album after album. Not me. I find that if you trust the artists who've done so well by you so far, they'll take you to amazing unexpected places.
Marco's voice is everything....but Floor's harmonies at 5:10....I can't. just can't
"I can't...just can't" is exactly how I feel too. I would if I could...BUT I JUST CAN'T!!! :-)
exACTLY
I think you have a very beautiful smile on that picture there - Somehow this song didnt catch me as much as the older stuff from nightwish
I appreciate it! :) ....I'm a die hard fan for Nightwish, metal, and orchestra, so every Nightwish song is perfect for me. But I can see how other people's opinions vary.
Oh yeah! The contrast between them always enhanced each other. When Floor came in at the end was pure magic.
This is one of the best songs I've heard in my entire life.
dam right I agree
What genre of music you like? ... me: Nightwish.
Exactly. It's so hard today to bind a genre to Nightwish, it's much more than that.
new gender? Toumas?
Someday there may be words to describe this genre, but for now let's just call it "whatever, its nightwish"
@SteveNL Nowadays symphonic metal is not precious and rare like it did 20 years ago.
Steve is right, Symphonic Metal
My favorite of the album, hands down. Few singers can express emotion like Marco. The Pink floyd live cover from 2006 still resonates here.
"The grass was greeneeeeeeer, the light was brighteeeeeeeer"
It was with this cover that I discovered Nightwish, I was firts (and I'm still) a Pink Floyd fan
That's truly one of the best covers period imo. I listened to the original Pink Floyd version and it was so boring musically. Having said that, I still respect Floyd but there were so much more musical layers in NW's version.
2005
@@arthurhki1471 As if that was the essence of what I wrote. And btw your correction is subject to debate. Yes the concert was in October 2005, but the official release of song, and thus the live album, was june 2006.
Simply love nightwish.....53 years old guy from Denmark :-D
You Being 53, it's no surprise you like NW. You grew up in a GREAT era of Metal also, especially the stuff that was somewhat "underground", like (early)-Metallica, Merciful Fate, Savatage, Metal Church, Accept, etc etc.
Cheers!, and be proud of your time. There's PLENTY of reason to be.
I was a Thrash Metal drummer in the SF Bay Area at the time...well, just a few years later anyway 💀🔥
Oh, and Marco IS older than you, and he's a bad ass! 😉
39 years old guy fan here and 16yo girl who fall in love with Nightwish. Floorgasm everyday 😍
Nightwish also has a lot of fans, who are in their sixties (like me). :)
i’m a 15 y/o girl from england. Nightwish’s music is timeless and extraterrestrial that’s why there’s such diversity of listeners.
63 here from Madison, Wisconsin. U.S.
That chorus brought me to tears😥 What a song! This will be unbelieveable live!
I'm soooo hoping that their concerts will be possible this fall..
@@harmrhebergen Me too! I was supposed to see them live at the summer festival but it ain't looking very likely.😪
Sadly, it isn't part of their recent tour. I expect that with the departure of Marko, they may not sing this one live again.
From „Angels Fall First“ to the „Human :I I: Nature“, Nightwish is the band who never lose their essence of metal. Even with 3 different wonderful voices. Thank you Tarja, Anette and Floor. Thank you Nightwish, born same year as I 🤟
they have not lost the essence not of metal, but of life
@@nazariihirych328 indeed. They have transcended mere metal years ago.
Lol. You're delusional
Four voices. You're forgetting Marco
So I'm doing dishes, minding my own business when this song comes on. Up until the ending I was okay. (I had a coworker pass away recently).
From 5:10 till the end I just cried at the sink in my kitchen. I've lost 5 co-workers,. All in their late 20's, over 4 years and damn, that ending hit hard. The lyrics are beautiful.
It's not Nightwish until they can make you cry. T^T
"Follow me, I am the spark. At the end of everything... Follow me into the dark to the birth of everything". Everything thing is a cycle and that cycle is endless. Such a powerful last verse by Marko.
This is how music should sound like
I just have the feeling that I HAVE TO listen to this song every single day as long as I live
This sounds like Tuomas was traveling around the universe while writing it amazing!
EAM25 it is Marko's song :-)
@@radoslavajezova4797 this music is a Tuomas Holopainen's composition.
Did you just say that Tuomas was high when he wrote this? ... although, it was Marco who wrote this.
@@radoslavajezova4797 It's his song in the album meaning he sings it, but it was written by Tuomas, at least according to the official credits I can find.
@@yomauser It's not like any song that Marco sings on Nightwish albums was also written by him. This one, at least, isn't.
This amazing band should be in the Rock Hall of Fame.
Nightwish cant be there because they are not native englishspeakers
@@mattikarhunen7382 Abba is in the Rock Hall of Fame and they're Swedish.
@@NNtrancer1 Okay, thanks for correcting me. I never thought ABBA was a rock band. Nevertheless the people who choose these artists are ethnocentric bastards and cant handle the fact that a small finnish band that can be better than any of their fluffers!
@@mattikarhunen7382 Abba may not be rock, but a lot of the acts in the RHF aren't either. I used to consider that place a joke since they wouldn't admit the big arena bands that were so popular. But that changed recently and the acts that were once snubbed are now admitted. As for Nightwish, I have no idea if their snobbery extends to Finland, but I do know that Nightwish is not well known in the USA. I notice that their upcoming world tour only has two concerts in this country and the last time they were here, they only played in small clubs. I hope that changes.
@@NNtrancer1 Its a SIN upon The people of the USA they are not playing every major Arena in the USA Payola still firmly in place
This song hits different when you've lost people you care about. A year after this was released my parents died tragically. This song brings up all kinds of emotions now.
Very sorry to hear that. Can relate a bit.
💞
❤
I know what you mean. I just lost my husband, now i can't stop listening to this song.
@@roxannebabcock1483 I'm very sorry for your loss. This song gives hope I think. Something bigger out there vibes for those of us who don't necessarily ascribe to the existing religions or popular explanations.
This song is beautiful and it reminds me a lot of "Rest Calm". Great harmonies and the last part seems like one is ascending to the universe.
Lucía Espinoza I was thinking that also, sort of the sequel to rest calm in a way
I was thinking the same lol
YES
I was thinking that too
This is GOLD in musical form.
one of best songs in Nightwish's history. Marco's voice is so powerful and beautiful, can't remember he sang as astoundingly as here ever. It's incredible.
The final minutes are a religious experience. It literally feels like you're walking out of the universe
Is nightwish at their best.
The way floor’s vocals mix in at the end remind me of Higher than hopes.
Low Roar it sounds very close to the final minutes of “The smoke of her burning” from Cradle of Filth. Melody is very close, structure is the same.
Nah, I bet you were just high.
yep, the same i felt when listened to the greatest show on earth
Low Roar walking away from this shitty song?
We've just witnessing the endlessness of Nightwish with their music evolution, and I'm so grateful for being part of it.
This is a masterpiece.
This is the best song on the whole darn album.
Goodbye Marko! Thanks for all your works on Nightwish wich adorn the world. Your voice will be Endlessness
Im sitting here at 3am and I'm so sad.... thank you for the great music Marko. Get well brother!
In the end, the most perfect way for Marko to cap off his career with Nightwish.
The ending made me feel things I didn't think were possible to feel.
Same here! That silent ending gets to me every time. I could listen to this ending non stop!
I normally only cry when listening to live renditions of Nightwish. Yeah........not anymore.
@@velvetxwings yes! Speaking of their live performances, i still go back to their live Pink Floyd cover to this day. High Hopes.
" I am the one you call the thief
Universe, blank verse, crowded hearse
I am a haven by an unseen stream
I'll sing the dawn in with you
Now that you have a voice
Earthbride amongst the carrion kind
Walk with me to your sea
Someone in the tomorrow
Is waiting for me
Someone to share the thief with
Dust with a meaning
Precious and rare
I am the grass, the maggots and the dust
I am the several endings
The pain of the slow evil of an unsung life
Decades, make them matter
Myriad tales shall befall on you
Before the evenballad of our stay
Walk with me to your sea
An unscarred land
Unsung yarn
Unborn child
Await my touch, the luck of the draw
Enter now
Come
Here is life
Endlessness
Soon, beyond the fields you've come to know
You will join the silent flow
Follow me, I am the spark
At the end of everything
Tip the reaper to ensure
The blade is sharp
As soon we'll go
Follow me into the dark
To the birth of everything "
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Yes, I've just read that in the video, thank you.
What goes through a person's mind that thinks it's a good idea to post the song lyrics on a LYRIC VIDEO? LOL
@@pv2xeek Some people want to see the poetry in its entirety as the song goes.
Especially during all the instrumental parts.
@@Snowmaiden true
We all wish Marko could sing this live. But it’s a selfish thought. Just like life itself, the gift has been presented. Marko will remain endless and finite in this track. And we’ll celebrate it as it is.
Best song on the album, immense chorus
4:35 and onward ... and tears begin to flow. When Marko starts singing "beyond the fields you've come to know", I'm already falling apart. Remembering all the fallen, the birth of new ones, the beauty and tragedies of our own mortality - Earth itself included. It just has a bit longer shelf life than Us.
Thank you Marko, Tuomas, Emppu, Floor, Kai and Troy for giving us 2 disk of a masterpiece. So full of emotion and after 20 plus years continuing to reinvent yourselves and taking rock in a whole new direction and just elevating music as a whole.
This song made me cry the first time I've heard. Thank you Nightwish for this álbum, is perfect! 🇧🇷❤
Still giving me goosebumps listening to it for the sixth time in a row.. ❤️
My God this song is spectacular......
Marko, you killed it, you have such an incredible voice! Emppu - thanks for signature Nightwish guitar sound! Kai - that drumming you did was out of this world, doom-metal powerful. Floor - your vocals were so mesmerizing, HOT and melancholic at the same time, wow! Troy - whatever you played here (and knowing you - you did), thanks! And Tuomas - you're not just a mad scientist and a genius but a living legend!
This is one of those songs that gets stored not only on your mind but in your heart and soul, forever.
Couldn't say it better! 🤘
Now we will never have a chance to hear this masterpiece live with Marko's vocals 💔 You will be missed , take care !
This is the only right way of doing a lyric video. Have the lyrics shown before the lyrics come up on the song. Not at the same time or a little late but before.
This song does something to my heart. I don't know how to explain it. I have mixed feelings. It is such a beautiful and poetic song, yet I cry every time. Marko will never get to perform it with Nightwish. Oh Marko...... how I miss you!!!!
It's a shame we'll never hear this song live :(
An ode to Marko Hietala. Thank you for everything you have brought us over the years
This is one of the best Nightwish songs ever, amazing! ❤😍
This man's voice is incredible! Not enough of him on this album imo, I miss his backing vocals too, but I'm glad we get this song!
This deserves an epic official video like "Noise".
Every song on the album deserves it!
They MUST make it happen, at least for this one
No need any video, the song is perfect, in my head. No need any picture 😍
It was even suprise that they did video from Noise. Tuomas said that this album they don't make music video but floor convinced Tuomas that they do one video. Happy that they did but no way they're doing second. Good music don't need videos!
This video is so perfect for this song. What could be more perfect than our endless space and the big universe in its beauty were just a small, pale blue dot in?
5:10 is just fire..
"Tip the reaper to ensure the blade is sharp - as soon we'll go"
That melody is chilling.
i'm kinda late to the "party" here. I think I have listened to this album about 100 times this year alone, and last year every single song of the album ended up on my 2021 sporify most listened songs list. Also have this on vinyl, find it very relaxing to just lie on my sofa and listen to this album at the end of a hard workday. With every listen I find new intricacies and details which makes me fell in love with the album even more. And it is the case with every album Nightwish ever released. I'm following them since the very beginning and really proud how far they have come! This song is soo beautiful, that it hurts. Marco's vocals are haunting and it's sad that I will not be able to hear him sing this live! It breaks my heart.
Nightwish is a music genre of its own. Long live Tuomas x
The Intro section was very doom metal, Kai Hahto had to be an influence of this one due to his extensive experience in doom scene with Swallow the Sun and Trees of Eternity. 💙
On the other hand Marco's original band Tarot has similar sections in their music, so the influences might have mixed neatly here.
@@Jaska124 Absolutely! I can see that as well. It is a beautiful stylistic symbiosis
Actually the first infulance of Tuomas was 3rd and the mortal, the beginning is so much like their melodies...He was in love with the album "Tears laid in earth"
Indeed. Got Draconian vibes at start.
Tuomas played in an atmospheric doom metal band back in the end of the 90's
He also played the keys for two black metal bands.
Actually I never thanked you for this song...
I know it sounds kind of stupid... But last year in June, when I got covid and it was not getting any better... Actually it was getting worse and worse and worse... I thought I was going to die... It was really scary... This particular song... This song some kind of helped me making the fear go away, I actually felt calm down on the idea of going to be part of something else. It sounds weird but at that moment I was just too much happy about what I have lived and if that was it to me, the idea of other creatures sharing my proteins and I don't know... Atoms maybe... actually kind of kept me excited about I was going to face death and everything that comes or perhaps doesn't come after... Spoiler, I'm still here... And I am not suicidal... And I certainly do not want to die... But now I'm enjoying much more life... Anyway all of that is related in my mind with this song... So ... Nightwish... Thanks!!! This song is actually really positive in a weird thanatologic way...
Too bad it can't help Marco the same way
Awesome, it is great to see that other people feel the same way about their music
My fear of death was cured after I was anesthetized for general surgery. As the medications were given I felt my consciousness slipping into nothingness and it was the most blissful peace. Like the weight of the world was lifted off my shoulders. Obviously I was completely unaware what was happening during the surgery and when I awoke I thought, is that what death is like? The thought of being in that state forever didn't scare me, it was so comforting
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this is Marko's song!He talked about it! Yay!
Wow 👌😮😍👏👏
Yes ! I love how each member got to talk about a song they really represent. Like, Marco for this one, Troy for Harvest, and Kai for Tribal which is very heavy and has a lot of percussions
I'd love more of that! :-)
Does the first 40 seconds reminds you some song? I'm trying to find it, but I can't. Melody is identical. Not sure it's from Tarot, Nightwish or some other band. Thoughts? Suggestions? :D
@@vedranart Reminds me of "Rest Calm" by Nightwish.
Endlessness.. What a fitting swan song from Marco. All the best and thank you for all the great music. ❤️
Omg this band is kidding with me. I'm on my knees right now. DAMN
FINALLY MARCO SINGING!
Much missed in the rest of the record.
@@luisnunes2010 Me too!
@@nayamiranda-audiovisual I always say the heaviest Nightwish is the best Nightwish. Guess how I feel about it?
Luis Nunes they have power but maybe control is difficult to flex completely at 100% of the time. Still probably the best album because you can’t love one song with honoring what the other songs have created together.
@@nickname3380 To me this just sounds like Tuomas phoning it in. Maybe some of these can be rescued live. On the other hand, can you imagine a song like this after Ghost River or Song of Myself?
Time is a thief, but I like to look at time as a friend that goes with us on this journey
So is death. And old friend that will always be there for you at the end.
Then time kicks you in the shins, shoots you and moves on without you :D
Whatever
Kudos to Marko, who sings it like a boss!
That's the best song in the album and one of the best songs of Nightwish ever.
Indeed! This is Nightwish at it's best again this song! Ghost love Score still my favorite but this song...man...that silent ending gets to me every time 😳😲
This is a masterpiece, but i still think shudder before the beautiful is the best nightwish song ever
Blasting this song after hearing the devastating news. We are going to miss you SO much, Marko! 😭💔
And hearing this song live... I wanted so badly to go wild live and cry, bursting with emotions. Now I can only imagine doing it. :
@@maboleth Same 😭
I am sad I never got the chance to see them live with Marko. Really, really sad.
@@TheKhanumOfPersia Me too... I was about to buy tickets to Finland for me and my wife, to see them live for the first time and in their native country... literally days after that covid and lockdown happened. Now... that's all gone. :( :( Stay strong.
"And it’s even in my book that I’m a chronic depressive. It’s dangerous for me and the people around me, if I continue..."
Marko Hietala
At 5:11 it starts one of the most beautiful melodic lines I've ever heard. Majestic!
This song will never be the same now, thanks Marko for everything viking!
This song has slayed me. Perfect way to end the "Human" side of the album.
Marko I am going to miss you so much! Nightwish will not be the same without your bombastic personality and awesome vocals. Best wishes.
one of the best songs of nightwish eveeeeeeeeeeeeeer
This song is more than music, it's an experience. It really makes me think of my own presence in the universe and in my destiny at the end of my life. No other song that I've heard before has made me feel this way. Thanks Nightwish!
Especialy that silent ending. It gets to me every time! So beautifull!
@@instrumentaldude8349 Indeed. The two last minutes are pure magic ♥️
It is an experience 😱
The leading tune of this song gives me chills deep in my core.
This song is so forlorn, lost, sad, moving,. No words.
Like you stand on a hill and overview the smoking ruins of our civilisation as one of the few survivors.
That's the feels the melody and harmony in this song give me.
Haunting.
Thank you, Marko, for all the emotions you gave us throughout all these years with NW!
Take good care and remember that all the Wishers will always love you and support you! ❤❤❤
2 years later: Hands down the best song of the album.
Hi, i am a 65 yo fan from Quebec Canada. I have been with Nightwish since about 7 years. Nightwish is ‘’THE ‘’ symphonic metal reference band. Not a day pass without listening them. Thanks Nightwish for bringing your music in my life . I love you all, especially Floor 🥴🥴🥴🥴😍
Every single song on this album is a MASTERPIECE
Imagine it played live
This album stands on a music genre of its own, the gender of Genius which doesn't follow standards , doesn't limit itself to the boundaries of one music genre and doesn't follow other's expectations it surpasses them all
I’ve had the album for 4 days and all the songs are a masterpiece. I’ve listened to it so many times and I can’t wait to see it live!!!
A masterful piece that touches the mind.
67 years and getting goosbumps of this Masterpice , Nightwish is the best !
Is there other word than masterpiece. Wow.
Easily applicable on everything I've heard so far from this album
Mm, I don't know... I tend to reserve that word for 'The Greatest Show On Earth.' This album is epic, though.
This album is do damn DULL...
@@tadasakelaitis big fat shit trol no you are dull as the backside of a pig
@@tadasakelaitis 🤣
Best Nightwish Song in years... Tuomas is back with this one.
He was never gone
When did he leave?
@@OheyBro He never left. It was just like a symbol.
Ah the lyrics and composition of this album just proves yet again the genious mind of Tuomas! We are all so blessed to have this sage amongst us! I feel this song also showes Marco`s amazing voice range in a new way! LOVE IT !!
En este disco se nota la evolución de cada uno de los integrantes, escuchamos su versatilidad, su madurez, Marco suena especialmente espectacular, dotando de una emoción precisa a ésta canción, ninguna otra palabra puede describir este disco como "Majestuoso".
Por eso es que es la última canción del CD1, solo se le podía confiar a Marko...
This whole album is 'The greatest show on Earth', a real masterpiece and on first spot of best album of 2020 for me.
Its not too soon to say this is my favorite album. Nothing else has ever hit me like this
I just listened to Shoemaker before this. I'm still hauling myself off the floor after that. I gotta get on my motorbike and ride now! I reckon I won't be able to safely listen to this album and ride at the same time. Lol DAUMN
I also listened to Shoemaker before this and I thought that I really liked that one but I love this even more. I'm glad Marco had a song almost all to himself.
Those are the two best tracks
I loved this song from the first listen. One of the best, or maybe the best song of the album. The beginning is very MDB/STS-esque. And the melody of the chorus is the perfect way to end the (first part of the) album. Great work.
dromerTV MDB/STS-esque?
@@nickname3380 My Dying Bride, and Swallow the Sun. Both Doom Metal bands (coincidentally both in my top 5 favorite bands, along with Nightwish)
@@Nightowljrm And the latest albums of both bands are masterpieces as well.
Do you maybe know of which song the first 14 seconds reminds you most, it goes even further to 40 seconds, but with some changes in tonality and tune but melody is identical.
I'm also thinking of MDB, but I can't find the song! :D
Help me out xD
@@vedranart i have same feeling that I know the beginning, cannot recognize but I was never listening to sts or mdb. Thinking about Stratovarius? The middle part is for contrary similar to Pain of Salvation in mood.