“Careless realism costs souls.” That’s a phrase I consider one of my life mottos. No matter how many people say there’s no place for it in adult life, we _need_ imagination to stay human and to not go insane- now more than ever, I think.
I'll go further and say that one of the worst things any adult can do is forsake their inner child (or have it forcibly destroyed by society). Imagination is a big part of it, but it's also because children can find joy in the most mundane things--like taking a walk outside, for example. There's lots to see and learn from the surrounding world, but most adults can no longer do this because they lost their inner child and the curiosity and openness that comes with it. It's the adults who can grow up while still retaining their inner child who can overcome the most brutal hardships in life---myself being one of them, as someone who's survive a lifetime of severe trauma and experience that'd kill most people. And yeah, this is way more important now than it has ever been for humanity. As things stand, many people are going to experience a similar degree of hardship that I had to endure alone--and most are not going to be able to handle it. Therapy and professional support cannot take the place of one's inner child, and the capacity to rebuild one's own life and oneself after trauma razes them to the ground.
@@javibm6002because they’ve gone back on OP’s words: EFMB and Human Nature are Tuomas attempting to be “serious.” Also he’s kind of a hypocrite, saying that Anette was “out of line” for talking on her blog about being replaced on the tour for her pregnancy when he’s aired his dirty laundry with not one but *TWO* singers now (both in open letters and songs). Definite lack of “emotional maturity” or whatever bs reason he made up to appease all of you and get someone he can control.
Same here, friend. Though like the song says, maybe we can't know how each other feels. Even still, I know suffocating pain when I see it. I see you, brother.
"Careless realism costs souls." As a writer and fan of "the arts," that line sort of blew me away. Not sure better words could be offered to an aspiring poet or artist of any sort at the beginning of their journey. There are several layers of meaning there, but this one I'll tuck away for later. ❤
"Dear child, stop working, go play. There's no fear in a dream." I use to wake up late every day after my military service. I was so tired of being responsible, I couldn't handle it any longer. Remained that way for many years. Only in the last few years have I begun to wake up at 5AM every day now. I spend every day trying to validate my continued existence after my father's death, for which I was his caretaker for 12 years until he died. Whenever I listen to this song and hear those words, I can only uncontrollably cry at the thought of my own lost innocence. I try to just "go play" every day, but only end up wallowing in depression if I feel I haven't worked hard enough. Then I overwork myself until my muscles are torn, body weak beyond comprehension, to wake up the next day and convince myself "it's okay. You can rest just for today." I never do though. Sometimes I'm afraid I'll work myself to death, but then the self-deprication overwhelms me into working, still. I literally need to hear this verse to remind myself to be a human being. And that it's okay sometimes to just... stop.
I am just now reading this after not hearing this song for quite some time. I am truly sorry for the loss of your father. Do know that you did everything you could for him. Overworking yourself is not good for you. It is ok to rest. It is ok to say “Not today.” I wish you well.
"A mother visits her son, smiles to him through the bars. She's never loved him more" this part makes me burst crying every time. I love this song, my favorite from Imaginerium.
@Vincent Alcala "Smiles to him through the bars" says that the son committed a crime that the mother is proud of. The son is in prison, but the mother loves him so much, she is so proud of him because he committed that crime.
I would say it means: even though son has comitted a crime a mother is the person who sees the side of him suffering in jail and still wants to be protective. If you think about it most of these verses in this song are full of strong emotional antitheses and, speaking of myself, make you cry.
@@konstantinospalapanidis6414 yes, mother loves her son no matter what, that's the meaning. I don't know how did the other commenter come up with all that pride stuff.
I feel like Nightwish has its own universe with it's songs, every song I hear references another song, like they all coexist very closely, even across albums.
Dr. Casual: Yes ... they are different with wide variety of themes but still have that magical connection. Sea...Ocean Soul ... are typically almost everywhere ; )Songs come mainly from one genius person and his dreams and imagination.
I agree with you. Sounds great... but the enemy of the great is the greater . And Floor Jensen sounds greater . Maybe in the future , will hear the greatest voice for the nightwish's songs.
I have heard Floor doing this song live and although there are a few bits where she really excells, the song as a whole vocally sounds better with Annette. However if the song was mixed with both Floor and Annette singing in the solo parts then I think it would be a very unique experience.
@@MichaelLoda If you want a musical universe with each album is a story and part of this universe listen "Ayreon". Also Floor is one of the singers in the last album :)
Annettes voice is so beautiful on this album. This song was such a rollercoaster to listen to- the second part was unexpected, gut wrenchingly raw, extremely emotional, touched many chords or resonance. Exhausting emotional journey, but oh so ethereally beautiful
Dude. This song is the embodiment of what music should be. It tells a story. No one is showing off their abilities, everyone is doing their thing for the purpose of music. Tuomas, you're a goddamn genius.
The best part of nightwish for me is how they can tell a story in the their songs that feel like they were made for this song, this song has a large nearly mystical feel, yet I think this is a very underrated song
Never watched the lyrics until now... But this outro man, this outro is just perfect ! The feels ! Nightwish wasn't dead after tarja's eviction, it grews even stronger !
I love the lyrics for this song, this album... hell, all Nightwish songs. This is also my favorite album and even though I like Tarja the most, I'm so glad Anette sang it. She has the perfect voice for these songs.
+Amaranth Frank you listen to Nightwish? Oh and also is this line about you? "The thought of my familys graves was the only moment I used to experience true love That love remains infintie.
***** If this comment was adressed then let me explain. I dont know that person in real life. His profile picture is the symbol of Punisher. Marvel comic book character Frank Castle. Basically he was ex navy seal instructor who had his family killed in the mafia shout-out while they (he and his family, not the mafia dudes :D) were having picnic in the park. He basically then went on to avenge his family by punishing (killing most of the time) everybody involved in his the death of his family.
Yet another awesome song from an unbelievably awesome album. Anette really shines on this album. From start to finish, it is truly a masterpiece. Sure, Floor brings the songs to life live on stage like no one else can -- but at the same time, there is no doubt that the uniqueness of Anette's voice is a key ingredient as to why this studio production works so well. Nightwish has blessed us with three incredible singers. Thank you.
Nightwish is best music group. Tuomas is one of the best poets of this time. His lyrics intermingle reality with illusions, boundless beauty with dreams, torment with hope, love with courage. Songs like Song of Myself are legendary. This is a masterpiece.
Can't imagine how the next album is going to top this... Then again that's what I thought when I first head Once or Dark Passion Play... Imaginaerum is miles ahead of anything they have ever done. Nightwish has been running for almost 20 years now and I grew up listening to this band. So many amazing memories... Caress the tales...
... and they will read You real. :) Had the same feels as you in that moment when I first heard Imaginaerum. It was the groundbreaking album actually, a masterpiece of its genre. Up until this day, everytime I see the winter's first snowflake falling from the night sky, I can immediately hear the haunting music box melody played at the very beginning of this musical journey. And that's the moment when I swipe the dust off the old gramophone and enter this journey once again. :) Even now, after Floor Jansen's joined the band and a whole new Nightwish presented us with Endless Forms ..., I still consider Imaginaerum as their absolutely best album. I sincerely doubt if any of their next concept albums can make such a GEm as this plentiful, harmonious, vibrant and heart-touching story, told parallelly with almost perfectly arranged symphony and truly perfect poetry. And, the lyrics of this particular song in my opinion ought to be taught in English literature schools. Whitman himself would approve this kind of reference, I am sure of it.
I love this song and hate it! Every time, the ending makes me burst into tears. It's truly a masterpiece for being able to draw so many emotions from the listener. I'm so glad I came across nightwish
That outro always makes me wonder of so many things. How i wasted my childhood by doing nothing... It really brings many tears to my eyes. One of saddest songs I've ever heard along with Drive Home by Steven Wilson or Late Redemption by Angra. What an incredible track...
Nothing on that album even remotely compares to this. Endless is a decent album dont get me wrong. But Imaginaerum is on a league of its own. An absolute masterpiece and centerpiece of Tuomass genius. His depretion at the time of recording helped him write this masterpiece of an album, especially this song
This is good for my "dude moments". When I want to forget all stereotypes of masculinity and just want to let rip, I can listen to this and cry like a baby. And I enjoy it.
Holy fuck. I first came across this song when watching a recording of the epic Wacken 2013 concert, and it blew me away. I've been a Floor Jansen fan ever since watching that concert. Annette never really did it for me, so understandably I refrained from listening to the studio version... until now. Was Annette's voice as good as Floor's? Nope, but it was still quite good. Was the music epic? Hell yeah. Was "Love", the third part of the song, (WHICH I NEVER EVEN KNEW EXISTED!!!!) completely mind blowing and every verse delivered with a punch in the gut? YES. It nearly made me cry. What a masterpiece.
Anette’s voice is amazing what are you on about? they have completely different voices. what a comparison in poor taste, i hope you’ve grown more since then in the appreciation of variety and what it means for each person to be an unique individual. how can you compare them like that. you’re basically insulting whilst complimenting her at the same time. that’s so sad. if you’re not gonna do it properly, don’t do it at all. words cut deep and she’s received so many of such words. doesn’t deserve it man.
To me This song comes from one of the purest of hearts in this world, This man try,s to let us think for our selfs, he wants us to be good and gentle people we need to start caring for one another instead of constantly judging each other . We humans only have each other to survive ! We have the power to create our own believe,s and that makes us special if we just give it a chance we can accomplish Such a beautyfull and caring world as Tuomas Describes !
As far as I understand, Toumas (songwriter) was suffering from depression and this song actually saved him from killing himself. He basically wrote this in his depression. Tormented and depressed minds often create masterpieces. For example this song and Van Gogh's painting.
A slight correction: yes, a song he wrote did save him from commiting suicide, but it wasn't this one. It was Poet and the Pendulum from Dark Passion Play.
+MrFishManify I though it was this one, well it does not really matter if it was this one or the poet and pendulum, both are bloody masterpiece. Oh an greatest show on earth as well.
Sounds like a child singing a cover of a song that was really, truly written for that day that Tuomas always foresaw when Floor would take his brainchild to the level he always envisioned…….
@@TheNecrosis90 If you enjoy the sound of little girls singing, go crazy. I like the sound of women: Floor, Tarja, Simone, Lzzy, Anne, Maria, Sharon, Allisa, Doro, Amy, Maria, Courtenay, Taylor..... shall I go on describing what a woman sound like vs. Annette? I'm pretty sure I am a hardcore metal fan and that is why I recognize how much of an abject failure the Annette experiment was. You may need to reassess yourself as a fan.....
@@TheNecrosis90 And I really question if you are in any way, shape or form a metal fan……. or jus a pop fan who only liked Nightwish in their darkest times.
been listening to nigtwish very long time, but older albums, first time heard this song on my headphones and said: wow this is good song, opened up lyrics and then cried. Came here to see if any one of you nigtwish lovers become sensitive on this beautiful masterpiece and find comfort because you DO.
I've had a hard, emotionally draining day of writing a psychological fantasy, sort of biographical in a schitzophrenic way... this was beautiful... i hope i could convey a whisper of how much this moved me. Thank you for moving me to the bare limits of what moves me. Let me carry this much to my grave.
Nightwish never ceases to amaze me. There is no doubt in my mind that they are the MASTERS of storytelling. That part towards the end speaks to me in so many ways like you wouldn't believe :'(
Haha really? I think it's a great song but the lyrics from 6:50 onwards are quite frankly depressing as fuck. Can't say I'd listen to that every day to 'feel good' lol.
Will Davis I think she was referring to the music behind the spoken poetry - it's really beautiful, and Emppu has a long, excellent guitar solo. It's very exquisite, the way how the music builds up and ends.
it just feels like raw human experience, for some reason I keep thinking of the line in Synechdoche, New York: "None of those people is an extra. They're all the leads of their own stories. They have to be given their due."
It changes from G to E minor at 8:46 right? I just can't stop listening to this album and every time I do listen to it there is always something new that I connect with philosophy and the movie itself. Who is still listening in 2021?
The nightingale is still locked in the cage The deep breath I took still poisons my lungs An old oak sheltering me from the blue Sun bathing on its dead frozen leaves A catnap in the ghost town of my heart She dreams of storytime and the river ghosts Of mermaids, of Whitman's and the Ride Raving harlequins, gigantic toys A song of me a song in need Of a courageous symphony A verse of me a verse in need Of a pure-heart singing me to peace All that great heart lying still and slowly dying All that great heart lying still on an angelwing All that great heart lying still In silent suffering Smiling like a clown until the show has come to an end What is left for encore Is the same old Dead Boy's song Sung in silence All that great heart lying still and slowly dying All that great heart lying still on an angelwing A midnight flight into Covington Woods A princess and a panther by my side These are Territories I live for I'd still give my everything to love you more A song of me a song in need Of a courageous symphony A verse of me a verse in need Of a pure-heart singing me to peace All that great heart lying still and slowly dying All that great heart lying still on an angelwing All that great heart lying still In silent suffering Smiling like a clown until the show has come to an end What is left for encore Is the same old Dead Boy's song Sung in silence All that great heart lying still and slowly dying All that great heart lying still on an angelwing A silent symphony A hollow opus one, two, three Sometimes the sky is piano black Piano black over cleansing waters Resting pipes, verse of bore Rusting keys without a door Sometimes the within is piano black Piano black over cleansing waters All that great heart lying still and slowly dying All that great heart lying still on an angelwing All that great heart lying still and slowly dying All that great heart lying still on an angelwing I see a slow, simple youngster by a busy street With a begging bowl in his shaking hand Trying to smile but hurting infinitely Nobody notices I do, but walk by An old man gets naked and kisses a model-doll in his attic It's half-light and he's in tears When he finally comes his eyes are cascading I see a beaten dog in a pungent alley He tries to bite me All pride has left his wild drooling eyes I wish I had my leg to spare A mother visits her son, Smiles to him through the bars She's never loved him more An obese girl enters an elevator with me All dressed up fancy A green butterfly on her neck Terribly sweet perfume deafens me She's going to dinner alone That makes her even more beautiful I see a model's face on a brick wall A statue of porcelain perfection beside a violent city kill A city that worships flesh The first thing I ever heard Was a wandering man telling his story It was you, the grass under my bare feet The campfire in the dead of the night The heavenly black of sky and sea It was us Roaming the rainy roads Combing the gilded beaches Waking up to a new gallery of wonders every morn Bathing in places no-one's seen before Shipwrecked on some matt-painted island Clad in nothing but the surf Beauty's finest robe Beyond all mortality we are Swinging in the breath of nature In early air of the dawn of life A sight to silence the heavens I want to travel where life travels Following its permanent lead Where the air tastes like snow music Where grass smells like fresh-born Eden I would pass no man, no stranger, no tragedy or rapture I would bathe in a world of sensation Love, Goodness, and Simplicity (While violated and imprisoned by technology) The thought of my family's graves was the only moment I used to experience true love That love remains infinite As I'll never be the man my father is How can you "just be yourself" When you don't know who you are? Stop saying "I know how you feel" How could anyone know how another feels? Who am I to judge a priest, beggar, whore, politician, wrongdoer? I am, you are, all of them already Dear child, stop working, go play Forget every rule There's no fear in a dream "Is there a village inside this snowflake?" A child asked me "What's the color of our lullaby?" I've never been so close to truth as then I touched its silver lining Death is the winner in any war Nothing noble in dying for your religion For your country For ideology, for faith For another man, yes Paper is dead without words Ink idle without a poem All the world dead without stories Without love and disarming beauty Careless realism costs souls Ever seen the Lord smile? All the care for the world made Beautiful a sad man? Why do we still carry a device of torture around our necks? Oh, how rotten your pre-apocalypse is All you bible-black fools living over nightmare ground I see all those empty cradles and wonder If man will ever change I, too, wish to be a decent manboy But all I am Is smoke and mirrors Still given everything, may I be deserving And there forever remains That change from G to E minor
+Jean-Luc Cypher I believe you're referring to another video. A fretless bass isn't played upwards. It might have been a double bass but I'm sure Marco is able to play it.
out of all the types of music I listen to, and all the songs I have heard, this one honestly is one of my all time favorites because of the lyrics and the outro
@@Razor2k3 I had to look it up, but in the song they start playing in G, it switches at one point to E minor. Pretty much when they start talking ks when the switch happens.
@@Razor2k3 As Robu Vlad said above, it's about sadness vs happiness in our lives. These two change places every time, like these scales, G and Em. In music, the Major chords mostly sound happier than the Minor chords, that's why (in my opinion) the change is from G which is a Major to the E minor scale.
@@Targonir Targonir not really. If you fight for a part of land it's useless ground will be ground no matter what you call it, you can't fight for religion it's in the heart not on paper, no ideology is worth killing or dying, and no person is wort a blood on your soul. It's easy to kill or die and have wars but it's not noble. In the end no matter if the war is "won" or "lost" nothing changed except the state of your soul and the number of dead innocent civilians.
Thank you nightwish for making so nice and beutifull song, the 3rd part can realy focus you're mind and when I listen it I realy feel good and free from problems, so THANK YOU!
"A midnight flight into Covington woods A princess and a panther by my side These are Territories I live for I'd still give my everything to love you more" aahhhh PERFECTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is nostalgic, I'm replaying BL2 in decades and listening to my fave Nightwish song nowadays, back then I loved this song but hated the spoken prose, these days I absolutely adore the spoken prose, and would listen to this album a lot while farming/grinding.
Been a fan since the beginning of life and now at an age of many years, still going strong, just like Nightwish, going from good to great / Brilliant. Best ever, Forever Nightwish.....
Wow. I hear it for the first time. Who the hell has told Anette was weak? It's awesome. I just can't decide which: ser singing or the lyrics at the end.
WOW I missed the boat on this release but no matter it captured my FULL attention once the power of band meets orchestral and choir, pure harmony! And dear I say that Flipping outro, wow, beyond metal!
+Fajar Bachtiyar That comes to my mind too, every time I listen to this song, but unfortunately It's "the PATH under my bare feet, THE ELVENPATH" DUM DURURURURURURUM!!!!
I realized that Tuomas repeats a lot of words and phrases. There's "ocean soul", "wish", "ocean", "nightingale", etc in almost all of the songs hahahah
This man is probably the only one who truly understands me , who i am, what i would want for my fellow human beeing,s , what i go through in life, and so on ! if it weren,t for this man (gosh this will sound emo) i,d probably would not be here anymore, Its strange that a man like tuomas can alter your perception in so many ways ! I,m glad he did ! i see life very differently now ! I hope some people will recognize the message in this song , for we are the only one,s who can make change happen !!
One day I was wondering how lucky we are, all life beings, since we are able to feel, to care for each other. And somehow I found out this wouldn't have been the case if we were all perfect. It was the moment I accepted I was not divine and even loved this fact. I thought the Lord couldn't be happy because of perfection and has nothing to worry about or maybe because got (somehow) tired after trying so hard to arrange everything as closer to perfection as possible. And now, reading the lyrics of this song, a smile rose on my face when I heard these: "Careless realism costs souls; Ever seen the Lord smile? All the care for the world made Beautiful a sad man?"
You're religion is what you believe. If you have a moral code, if you have something worth living for, it's what you believe. There IS something noble in living, and dying for what you hold to be worth living and dying for. And if that happens to be rooted in love for another and living or dying for anothers sake, there is absolutely nobility in that. Beyond this, I can nearly agree with all the lyrics here but I had to pause when they said there was "no nobility" in dying for a religion. What if that religion's core is love, and you're dying for another man willingly, freely? Whether you agree or not, believe.. or not, there is nobility in that.
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“Careless realism costs souls.”
That’s a phrase I consider one of my life mottos. No matter how many people say there’s no place for it in adult life, we _need_ imagination to stay human and to not go insane- now more than ever, I think.
I'll go further and say that one of the worst things any adult can do is forsake their inner child (or have it forcibly destroyed by society). Imagination is a big part of it, but it's also because children can find joy in the most mundane things--like taking a walk outside, for example. There's lots to see and learn from the surrounding world, but most adults can no longer do this because they lost their inner child and the curiosity and openness that comes with it. It's the adults who can grow up while still retaining their inner child who can overcome the most brutal hardships in life---myself being one of them, as someone who's survive a lifetime of severe trauma and experience that'd kill most people.
And yeah, this is way more important now than it has ever been for humanity. As things stand, many people are going to experience a similar degree of hardship that I had to endure alone--and most are not going to be able to handle it. Therapy and professional support cannot take the place of one's inner child, and the capacity to rebuild one's own life and oneself after trauma razes them to the ground.
I don't know why Nightwish desactive commentaries for this song in their principal channel is really strange
"Humans need fantasy to be human. To be the place where the falling angel meets the rising ape" - Hogfather
@@javibm6002because they’ve gone back on OP’s words: EFMB and Human Nature are Tuomas attempting to be “serious.”
Also he’s kind of a hypocrite, saying that Anette was “out of line” for talking on her blog about being replaced on the tour for her pregnancy when he’s aired his dirty laundry with not one but *TWO* singers now (both in open letters and songs). Definite lack of “emotional maturity” or whatever bs reason he made up to appease all of you and get someone he can control.
Einstein himself is quoted in saying that imagination is more important than knowledge.
This is'nt just song. It's not just lyrics.
This is Wisdom.
"I'll never be the man my father is"
Forty years, two degrees, and innumerable family crises later, and I still believe it.
Breathtaking.
Same here, friend. Though like the song says, maybe we can't know how each other feels. Even still, I know suffocating pain when I see it.
I see you, brother.
"Careless realism costs souls."
As a writer and fan of "the arts," that line sort of blew me away. Not sure better words could be offered to an aspiring poet or artist of any sort at the beginning of their journey. There are several layers of meaning there, but this one I'll tuck away for later. ❤
Tuomas is just genius.
"Dear child, stop working, go play. There's no fear in a dream."
I use to wake up late every day after my military service. I was so tired of being responsible, I couldn't handle it any longer. Remained that way for many years.
Only in the last few years have I begun to wake up at 5AM every day now. I spend every day trying to validate my continued existence after my father's death, for which I was his caretaker for 12 years until he died.
Whenever I listen to this song and hear those words, I can only uncontrollably cry at the thought of my own lost innocence. I try to just "go play" every day, but only end up wallowing in depression if I feel I haven't worked hard enough. Then I overwork myself until my muscles are torn, body weak beyond comprehension, to wake up the next day and convince myself "it's okay. You can rest just for today." I never do though.
Sometimes I'm afraid I'll work myself to death, but then the self-deprication overwhelms me into working, still.
I literally need to hear this verse to remind myself to be a human being. And that it's okay sometimes to just... stop.
stay strong my man
Stay strong man❤️
I have that sentence tattoed on my chest
I am just now reading this after not hearing this song for quite some time.
I am truly sorry for the loss of your father. Do know that you did everything you could for him. Overworking yourself is not good for you. It is ok to rest. It is ok to say “Not today.” I wish you well.
"A mother visits her son, smiles to him through the bars. She's never loved him more" this part makes me burst crying every time. I love this song, my favorite from Imaginerium.
@Vincent Alcala Jail
@Vincent Alcala "Smiles to him through the bars" says that the son committed a crime that the mother is proud of. The son is in prison, but the mother loves him so much, she is so proud of him because he committed that crime.
I would say it means: even though son has comitted a crime a mother is the person who sees the side of him suffering in jail and still wants to be protective. If you think about it most of these verses in this song are full of strong emotional antitheses and, speaking of myself, make you cry.
@@konstantinospalapanidis6414 yes, mother loves her son no matter what, that's the meaning. I don't know how did the other commenter come up with all that pride stuff.
I feel like Nightwish has its own universe with it's songs, every song I hear references another song, like they all coexist very closely, even across albums.
Dr. Casual so tue, its like a fantasy world its own
Dr. Casual: Yes ... they are different with wide variety of themes but still have that magical connection. Sea...Ocean Soul ... are typically almost everywhere ; )Songs come mainly from one genius person and his dreams and imagination.
You can say that about many other groups, like Sabaton, Summoning, or Aria
Андрей Мишин You cant definitely say that about Sabaton.
I think its their goal :)
they are special and different and they send special message for those who listens for real :)
thats why I love them.
Actually Annette's voice has a nice colour. Sounds really great in this song especially.
I whole heartedly agree. She is so good in this song. Reminds me of the medieval witches from classic storybooks. In a good way :D
She's good in all her studio stuff and/but less so live or at least very uneven live, i know there's some good ones...
Yah. No.
I agree with you. Sounds great... but the enemy of the great is the greater . And Floor Jensen sounds greater . Maybe in the future , will hear the greatest voice for the nightwish's songs.
I have heard Floor doing this song live and although there are a few bits where she really excells, the song as a whole vocally sounds better with Annette. However if the song was mixed with both Floor and Annette singing in the solo parts then I think it would be a very unique experience.
That spoken section was SO powerful!!
I think Imaginaerum is one of the best album of Nightwish
Agreed
+Lee Alex It is the best indeed
yes! and once. my favorite albums
its the best!
A total mind fuck; a classic and did chart at number 1 in many countries too. Also Dark Passion Play was the biggest selling Nightwish album too.
This song makes me weep. I've never seen anyone so masterful with writing as Tuomas
So right !
You know what I love about Nightwish? All their songs seem to reference each other.
Yes, Tuomas sometimes do that, it's a nice thing which puts the whole album together as a one story
@@MichaelLoda If you want a musical universe with each album is a story and part of this universe listen "Ayreon". Also Floor is one of the singers in the last album :)
@@nebvdl Yesss, perfect advice! :) Ayreon makes not only universe, but multiverse of music and story.
They are One, they are a Universe
Forebears of what will be
Scions of the Devonian sea
The meadows of heaven...
Annettes voice is so beautiful on this album. This song was such a rollercoaster to listen to- the second part was unexpected, gut wrenchingly raw, extremely emotional, touched many chords or resonance. Exhausting emotional journey, but oh so ethereally beautiful
And still everybody is hating on her for no reason imo.
The ending portion of this song never fails to make me cry. I only recently discovered Nightwish and they have already become my favorite band.
+Dillon Head then the next ultimate step is for you to see them live. u'll cry tears of joy, just like i did, once u see them live and after as well.
I'll be seeing them later this month when they come to Ohio, I can't wait!
+Dillon Head i went to their concert and met them and got a hoodie and had them sign my poster
+Emilee Jade well lucky you...
+Emilee Jade me too my friend got his shoe signed by them all it was awesome to meet them all
Dude. This song is the embodiment of what music should be. It tells a story. No one is showing off their abilities, everyone is doing their thing for the purpose of music.
Tuomas, you're a goddamn genius.
The best part of nightwish for me is how they can tell a story in the their songs that feel like they were made for this song, this song has a large nearly mystical feel, yet I think this is a very underrated song
Laxy Laser yes!!
Never watched the lyrics until now... But this outro man, this outro is just perfect ! The feels ! Nightwish wasn't dead after tarja's eviction, it grews even stronger !
This song never fails me to cry....Tuomas Holopainen is a genius!!! This is a masterpiece
I believe this is the pinnacle moment of Tuomas’ musical journey. Music can’t get better than this.
I love the lyrics for this song, this album... hell, all Nightwish songs. This is also my favorite album and even though I like Tarja the most, I'm so glad Anette sang it. She has the perfect voice for these songs.
i agree . There is no doubt that tuomas is a master composer and poet of our times
+MrFishManify it one of mine :)
+Amaranth Frank you listen to Nightwish? Oh and also is this line about you?
"The thought of my familys graves was the only moment
I used to experience true love
That love remains infintie.
***** If this comment was adressed then let me explain. I dont know that person in real life. His profile picture is the symbol of Punisher. Marvel comic book character Frank Castle. Basically he was ex navy seal instructor who had his family killed in the mafia shout-out while they (he and his family, not the mafia dudes :D) were having picnic in the park. He basically then went on to avenge his family by punishing (killing most of the time) everybody involved in his the death of his family.
+Baky I'm a fan of good music and good lyrics and nightwish has all of them jut listen to sleeping sun a tribute to 1999 eclipse
Yet another awesome song from an unbelievably awesome album. Anette really shines on this album. From start to finish, it is truly a masterpiece. Sure, Floor brings the songs to life live on stage like no one else can -- but at the same time, there is no doubt that the uniqueness of Anette's voice is a key ingredient as to why this studio production works so well. Nightwish has blessed us with three incredible singers. Thank you.
GORGEOUS song! Anette really outdid herself on this one! Such a lovely voice.
This is one of the best metal albums has ever been written and recorded! Hands down! 🤘🤘🤘
Nightwish’s Music help me so much in the path of searching myself and spiritual awakening.
Nightwish is best music group. Tuomas is one of the best poets of this time. His lyrics intermingle reality with illusions, boundless beauty with dreams, torment with hope, love with courage. Songs like Song of Myself are legendary. This is a masterpiece.
I think that it is somthing I needed to hear for a long time. I learned so much from this album. I am simply grateful.
Nightwish is the best band on this planet ♥♥♥
+Dashey omg i soooooo agree!!!!!1
hell yeah
I'm very happy they are coming to colorado on March
I'm glad they care about the USA fan's. My first time seeing Floor on stage
+Dashey True, but there are better ones on Mars.
Very Possible!
Can't imagine how the next album is going to top this...
Then again that's what I thought when I first head Once or Dark Passion Play...
Imaginaerum is miles ahead of anything they have ever done.
Nightwish has been running for almost 20 years now and I grew up listening to this band.
So many amazing memories...
Caress the tales...
jansillanpaa41 You and me both. It's been quite a ride. :)
Wulfshade And there's no end !
... and they will read You real. :)
Had the same feels as you in that moment when I first heard Imaginaerum.
It was the groundbreaking album actually, a masterpiece of its genre.
Up until this day, everytime I see the winter's first snowflake falling from the night sky, I can immediately hear the haunting music box melody played at the very beginning of this musical journey. And that's the moment when I swipe the dust off the old gramophone and enter this journey once again. :)
Even now, after Floor Jansen's joined the band and a whole new Nightwish presented us with Endless Forms ..., I still consider Imaginaerum as their absolutely best album. I sincerely doubt if any of their next concept albums can make such a GEm as this plentiful, harmonious, vibrant and heart-touching story, told parallelly with almost perfectly arranged symphony and truly perfect poetry.
And, the lyrics of this particular song in my opinion ought to be taught in English literature schools.
Whitman himself would approve this kind of reference, I am sure of it.
@@KreatywnyKajetan GEm => I see what you did there... ;p
...and the new (not so new anymore) album came with The Greatest Show on Earth.
I love this song and hate it! Every time, the ending makes me burst into tears. It's truly a masterpiece for being able to draw so many emotions from the listener. I'm so glad I came across nightwish
That outro always makes me wonder of so many things. How i wasted my childhood by doing nothing... It really brings many tears to my eyes. One of saddest songs I've ever heard along with Drive Home by Steven Wilson or Late Redemption by Angra. What an incredible track...
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The whole album is amazing, but this song is especially stunning...
I especially enjoyed 'Love'. The symbolism and poetic verse was gorgeous.
i think it is their best song.
I'd have to agree, though a couple of the songs from the Endless Forms Most Beautiful album definitely gives this song a run for it's money...
Nothing on that album even remotely compares to this. Endless is a decent album dont get me wrong. But Imaginaerum is on a league of its own. An absolute masterpiece and centerpiece of Tuomass genius. His depretion at the time of recording helped him write this masterpiece of an album, especially this song
This is good for my "dude moments".
When I want to forget all stereotypes of masculinity and just want to let rip, I can listen to this and cry like a baby. And I enjoy it.
Crying isn't a sign of weakness. It's a sign that we've been strong for too long.
you should forget all stereotypes of masculinity at all times. be your own man.
Holy fuck. I first came across this song when watching a recording of the epic Wacken 2013 concert, and it blew me away. I've been a Floor Jansen fan ever since watching that concert. Annette never really did it for me, so understandably I refrained from listening to the studio version... until now. Was Annette's voice as good as Floor's? Nope, but it was still quite good. Was the music epic? Hell yeah. Was "Love", the third part of the song, (WHICH I NEVER EVEN KNEW EXISTED!!!!) completely mind blowing and every verse delivered with a punch in the gut? YES. It nearly made me cry. What a masterpiece.
Anette’s voice is amazing what are you on about? they have completely different voices. what a comparison in poor taste, i hope you’ve grown more since then in the appreciation of variety and what it means for each person to be an unique individual. how can you compare them like that. you’re basically insulting whilst complimenting her at the same time. that’s so sad. if you’re not gonna do it properly, don’t do it at all. words cut deep and she’s received so many of such words. doesn’t deserve it man.
@@blue_sky_bright_sun7599 I've grown to be less tolerant of mediocrity, yes 😉
This is my first Night wish song I've ever heard. This is awesome!
Dang, you started with a blast :D
welcome to the family
Joseph Tucker my first was end of all hope.
Cinthya Vintimilla - you are right...we are family...
To me This song comes from one of the purest of hearts in this world, This man try,s to let us think for our selfs, he wants us to be good and gentle people we need to start caring for one another instead of constantly judging each other . We humans only have each other to survive ! We have the power to create our own believe,s and that makes us special if we just give it a chance we can accomplish Such a beautyfull and caring world as Tuomas Describes !
Very nicely put!
I have no idea how they managed to write such an emotional outro. I myself write music, but never managed to accomplish something this perfect.
As far as I understand, Toumas (songwriter) was suffering from depression and this song actually saved him from killing himself. He basically wrote this in his depression. Tormented and depressed minds often create masterpieces. For example this song and Van Gogh's painting.
+Baky omg that's horrible. I don't think I could live bearing in mind that Toumas killed himself :(
A slight correction: yes, a song he wrote did save him from commiting suicide, but it wasn't this one. It was Poet and the Pendulum from Dark Passion Play.
+MrFishManify I though it was this one, well it does not really matter if it was this one or the poet and pendulum, both are bloody masterpiece. Oh an greatest show on earth as well.
Well said. And yeah, Greatest Show on Earth is not even a song anymore. It's a goddamn symphony!
Oh yes, the outro poem...a perfect summary of all things of importance in life. Sadly, we all seem to forget those things from time to time.
"Sometimes the sky is piano black..." Simply marvelous and absolutely epic
One of the greatest songs of all time to study upon introspectively for oneself. Absolutely amazing song!!!
The songs that were written for Annette's voice are just a masterpiece. Very well done Annette! Bravo Bravo!!!
Sounds like a child singing a cover of a song that was really, truly written for that day that Tuomas always foresaw when Floor would take his brainchild to the level he always envisioned…….
@@northof4912 this is utterly disrespectful to the singer and to the band, you are not a real fan and should be ashamed of your statement.
@@TheNecrosis90 If you enjoy the sound of little girls singing, go crazy. I like the sound of women: Floor, Tarja, Simone, Lzzy, Anne, Maria, Sharon, Allisa, Doro, Amy, Maria, Courtenay, Taylor..... shall I go on describing what a woman sound like vs. Annette? I'm pretty sure I am a hardcore metal fan and that is why I recognize how much of an abject failure the Annette experiment was. You may need to reassess yourself as a fan.....
@@TheNecrosis90 And I really question if you are in any way, shape or form a metal fan……. or jus a pop fan who only liked Nightwish in their darkest times.
@@northof4912 attack is the best defence, rest my case.
been listening to nigtwish very long time, but older albums, first time heard this song on my headphones and said: wow this is good song, opened up lyrics and then cried. Came here to see if any one of you nigtwish lovers become sensitive on this beautiful masterpiece and find comfort because you DO.
I've had a hard, emotionally draining day of writing a psychological fantasy, sort of biographical in a schitzophrenic way... this was beautiful... i hope i could convey a whisper of how much this moved me. Thank you for moving me to the bare limits of what moves me. Let me carry this much to my grave.
Nightwish never ceases to amaze me. There is no doubt in my mind that they are the MASTERS of storytelling. That part towards the end speaks to me in so many ways like you wouldn't believe :'(
I wonder how Tuomas comes up with lyrics like this, it is almost like he is our guide between heaven and earth
What a lovely poetry! I listen to this song every single day because its melody makes me feel so good. Nightwish forever!
Haha really? I think it's a great song but the lyrics from 6:50 onwards are quite frankly depressing as fuck. Can't say I'd listen to that every day to 'feel good' lol.
Will Davis I think she was referring to the music behind the spoken poetry - it's really beautiful, and Emppu has a long, excellent guitar solo. It's very exquisite, the way how the music builds up and ends.
it just feels like raw human experience, for some reason I keep thinking of the line in Synechdoche, New York: "None of those people is an extra. They're all the leads of their own stories. They have to be given their due."
It changes from G to E minor at 8:46 right? I just can't stop listening to this album and every time I do listen to it there is always something new that I connect with philosophy and the movie itself.
Who is still listening in 2021?
I'll be listening to this until the day they throw dirt on me. It's a masterpiece.
I have the vinyl record of this album, that's how special it is to me.
Which movie? 👀
Nightwish made a movie to accompany the album, and vice versa... I haven't seen it yet, it's called Imaginaerum, the same as the album.
@@dimitriydzyuba218 A very good movie.
Tuomas is the best composer and songwriter.
No, it's a tie between Morten Veland and Mark Jansen.
@@ГеоргиПеев-й3ы Who!?
@@DarkYggdrazil Morten Veland (Sirenia) vs Mark Jansen (Epica and MaYaN)
Георги Пеев Nobody can beat Tuomas Holopainen
KingOvHell Tuomas doesn't even hold a candle to Mark and Morten
An AMAZING song with an equally beautiful ending 11/10 stars
That final dialogue was really moving.
The nightingale is still locked in the cage
The deep breath I took still poisons my lungs
An old oak sheltering me from the blue
Sun bathing on its dead frozen leaves
A catnap in the ghost town of my heart
She dreams of storytime and the river ghosts
Of mermaids, of Whitman's and the Ride
Raving harlequins, gigantic toys
A song of me a song in need
Of a courageous symphony
A verse of me a verse in need
Of a pure-heart singing me to peace
All that great heart lying still and slowly dying
All that great heart lying still on an angelwing
All that great heart lying still
In silent suffering
Smiling like a clown until the show has come to an end
What is left for encore
Is the same old Dead Boy's song
Sung in silence
All that great heart lying still and slowly dying
All that great heart lying still on an angelwing
A midnight flight into Covington Woods
A princess and a panther by my side
These are Territories I live for
I'd still give my everything to love you more
A song of me a song in need
Of a courageous symphony
A verse of me a verse in need
Of a pure-heart singing me to peace
All that great heart lying still and slowly dying
All that great heart lying still on an angelwing
All that great heart lying still
In silent suffering
Smiling like a clown until the show has come to an end
What is left for encore
Is the same old Dead Boy's song
Sung in silence
All that great heart lying still and slowly dying
All that great heart lying still on an angelwing
A silent symphony
A hollow opus one, two, three
Sometimes the sky is piano black
Piano black over cleansing waters
Resting pipes, verse of bore
Rusting keys without a door
Sometimes the within is piano black
Piano black over cleansing waters
All that great heart lying still and slowly dying
All that great heart lying still on an angelwing
All that great heart lying still and slowly dying
All that great heart lying still on an angelwing
I see a slow, simple youngster by a busy street
With a begging bowl in his shaking hand
Trying to smile but hurting infinitely
Nobody notices
I do, but walk by
An old man gets naked and kisses a model-doll in his attic
It's half-light and he's in tears
When he finally comes his eyes are cascading
I see a beaten dog in a pungent alley
He tries to bite me
All pride has left his wild drooling eyes
I wish I had my leg to spare
A mother visits her son,
Smiles to him through the bars
She's never loved him more
An obese girl enters an elevator with me
All dressed up fancy
A green butterfly on her neck
Terribly sweet perfume deafens me
She's going to dinner alone
That makes her even more beautiful
I see a model's face on a brick wall
A statue of porcelain perfection beside a violent city kill
A city that worships flesh
The first thing I ever heard
Was a wandering man telling his story
It was you, the grass under my bare feet
The campfire in the dead of the night
The heavenly black of sky and sea
It was us
Roaming the rainy roads
Combing the gilded beaches
Waking up to a new gallery of wonders every morn
Bathing in places no-one's seen before
Shipwrecked on some matt-painted island
Clad in nothing but the surf
Beauty's finest robe
Beyond all mortality we are
Swinging in the breath of nature
In early air of the dawn of life
A sight to silence the heavens
I want to travel where life travels
Following its permanent lead
Where the air tastes like snow music
Where grass smells like fresh-born Eden
I would pass no man, no stranger, no tragedy or rapture
I would bathe in a world of sensation
Love, Goodness, and Simplicity
(While violated and imprisoned by technology)
The thought of my family's graves was the only moment
I used to experience true love
That love remains infinite
As I'll never be the man my father is
How can you "just be yourself"
When you don't know who you are?
Stop saying "I know how you feel"
How could anyone know how another feels?
Who am I to judge a priest, beggar, whore, politician, wrongdoer?
I am, you are, all of them already
Dear child, stop working, go play
Forget every rule
There's no fear in a dream
"Is there a village inside this snowflake?"
A child asked me
"What's the color of our lullaby?"
I've never been so close to truth as then
I touched its silver lining
Death is the winner in any war
Nothing noble in dying for your religion
For your country
For ideology, for faith
For another man, yes
Paper is dead without words
Ink idle without a poem
All the world dead without stories
Without love and disarming beauty
Careless realism costs souls
Ever seen the Lord smile?
All the care for the world made Beautiful a sad man?
Why do we still carry a device of torture around our necks?
Oh, how rotten your pre-apocalypse is
All you bible-black fools living over nightmare ground
I see all those empty cradles and wonder
If man will ever change
I, too, wish to be a decent manboy
But all I am
Is smoke and mirrors
Still given everything, may I be deserving
And there forever remains
That change from G to E minor
Mind blown, when I found out Marco is playing the cello.
Really? o_O
+Jean-Luc Cypher I believe you're referring to another video. A fretless bass isn't played upwards. It might have been a double bass but I'm sure Marco is able to play it.
out of all the types of music I listen to, and all the songs I have heard, this one honestly is one of my all time favorites because of the lyrics and the outro
00:00 From A Dusty Bookshelf
00:45 All That Great Heart Lying Still
03:36 Piano Black
06:53 Love
The narratives at the end of this beautiful song always brings me to tears
Masterpiece.
Just came across Nightwish on Amazon Music today, specifically this song. I am in love.
Great ending in the movie.
Left us crying. :3
"There forever remains that change from G to Em"
what does that mean? it's a reference to something they do in a track? Please detail it.. i cannot get it out of my head.
@@Razor2k3 I had to look it up, but in the song they start playing in G, it switches at one point to E minor. Pretty much when they start talking ks when the switch happens.
This verse symbolizes the fact that life means happiness and sadness together, which are represented by these musical scales G and Em.
@@Razor2k3 As Robu Vlad said above, it's about sadness vs happiness in our lives. These two change places every time, like these scales, G and Em. In music, the Major chords mostly sound happier than the Minor chords, that's why (in my opinion) the change is from G which is a Major to the E minor scale.
This can be seen in Imaginaerum the movie, the name of Mr. Whitman’s daughter is ‘Gem’ (GEm)
Imposible no llorar. Es uno de los mejores álbumes. Hay tantas etapas en esta canción, es una mezcla de emociones. Pero el final me quiebra.
i will listen to this song a hundred times over, in order to understand its deep wisdom. diffidently deeper then the trenches of the oceans.
It's really hard to listen this song without crying, great work Tuomas
I love Floor honestly with all my heart but Imaginaerium and Dark Passion Play will always be Anette's. ❤❤❤
Floor singing these songs at Wacken brings it to another level. Annette’s voice doesn’t do anything for me at all.
❤️❤️❤️
one of the best thing ever heard in entire life
Yes...but there are other NW songs too...I consider to be even greater ; )
"There's nothing noble in dying for your religion, for ideology, for your country, for faith...for another man, yes."
Reminds me of Solid Snake.
That's gay dude.
Not that I'm complaining tho.
@@Targonir Targonir not really. If you fight for a part of land it's useless ground will be ground no matter what you call it, you can't fight for religion it's in the heart not on paper, no ideology is worth killing or dying, and no person is wort a blood on your soul. It's easy to kill or die and have wars but it's not noble. In the end no matter if the war is "won" or "lost" nothing changed except the state of your soul and the number of dead innocent civilians.
Сирсиарсаосоососововосовоаовововововововововоововововововововововоовововововововововоововововоововововововоововоовововвовововоововвовоовововоовововоовововововововоовововоовововвовоовоововововвовововоовововвоввовоововововоовововвоовововоововоововововоововововоововововоовововововововововоововововововововоовововвовуовововвовоуувоовуововоуовуооовоовововуовоовов.....аиововововоовтвоввтвоовтвоттвововтвовтовововвввовововввововоуововоовоуоуовововоувоуовововвуоввовововууо
"Killing" for those things can be debated. But dying for it? Yes, it's noble.
3:29 Polka Game, Harder game, still it's gone, Harumi (2×)
This song always dissolves and remakes me.Good stuff.
Still listening to whole album till today ...so glad nightwish made this Imaginaerum
Thank you nightwish for making so nice and beutifull song, the 3rd part can realy focus you're mind and when I listen it I realy feel good and free from problems, so THANK YOU!
"A midnight flight into Covington woods
A princess and a panther by my side
These are Territories I live for
I'd still give my everything to love you more"
aahhhh PERFECTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is nostalgic, I'm replaying BL2 in decades and listening to my fave Nightwish song nowadays, back then I loved this song but hated the spoken prose, these days I absolutely adore the spoken prose, and would listen to this album a lot while farming/grinding.
This is so weird.and so deep. and I fucking love it.
Been a fan since the beginning of life and now at an age of many years, still going strong, just like Nightwish, going from good to great / Brilliant. Best ever, Forever Nightwish.....
...........Hell! For a moment I was like paralysed, just listening to the lyrics. Hell, this is so great! It's a song with great meaning, isn't it?
First time ever listening to this band. Recommended by a friend. I love it
One of their best Album, imo
it is their best
Tämä on niin paras..itkee ja nauraa tällä..kuten aina NWn parhaimpien kanssa...Yberfani aina
Cry everytime,beautiful
this Song is so beautiful..... i cry fast by this epicness
Wow. I hear it for the first time. Who the hell has told Anette was weak? It's awesome. I just can't decide which: ser singing or the lyrics at the end.
This truly is a Masterpiece!!
WOW I missed the boat on this release but no matter it captured my FULL attention once the power of band meets orchestral and choir, pure harmony! And dear I say that Flipping outro, wow, beyond metal!
This masterpiece moves my emotions like an earth quick
i play this and greatest show on earth back to back helps me write and gets my creative juices flow
This is indeed a great piece of music!
OH MY GOD..... TUOMAS... TUOMAS AGAIN THE MASTER OF THE WONDERS
it was you, the grass under my bare feet, THE ELVENPATH (sound echoes) (sudden rock music)
+Fajar Bachtiyar That comes to my mind too, every time I listen to this song, but unfortunately It's "the PATH under my bare feet, THE ELVENPATH" DUM DURURURURURURUM!!!!
I realized that Tuomas repeats a lot of words and phrases. There's "ocean soul", "wish", "ocean", "nightingale", etc in almost all of the songs hahahah
With Tarja's accent it sound like "elvenbath".
Correct ; )
It would hands down become the most epic metal song ever.😂
the ending always kills me.. freaking masterpiece of an art
Tuomas is a fucking genius !
"That change from G to Em" I cry every single time .
This man is probably the only one who truly understands me , who i am, what i would want for my fellow human beeing,s , what i go through in life, and so on ! if it weren,t for this man (gosh this will sound emo) i,d probably would not be here anymore, Its strange that a man like tuomas can alter your perception in so many ways ! I,m glad he did ! i see life very differently now ! I hope some people will recognize the message in this song , for we are the only one,s who can make change happen !!
This song is a true hymn - I wished everyone in this world would know this song and feel it
Simply a true musical masterpiece.
*Cries T_T* I get goosebums of this song. Can I hug someone. I need a hug :'( This is so beautiful I love nightwish ty so much ♥
Huggies to you Cloud < 3 hope Tifa and everyone are doing great, look much forward to see you guys next March : D
I love this song!!!!
And I love that photo of the moon!
Pure beauty
One day I was wondering how lucky we are, all life beings, since we are able to feel, to care for each other. And somehow I found out this wouldn't have been the case if we were all perfect. It was the moment I accepted I was not divine and even loved this fact. I thought the Lord couldn't be happy because of perfection and has nothing to worry about or maybe because got (somehow) tired after trying so hard to arrange everything as closer to perfection as possible. And now, reading the lyrics of this song, a smile rose on my face when I heard these:
"Careless realism costs souls;
Ever seen the Lord smile?
All the care for the world made Beautiful a sad man?"
Annette still stays one of my favourite singers. Nightwish was my biggest parts in healing from a nervous breakdown.
You're religion is what you believe. If you have a moral code, if you have something worth living for, it's what you believe. There IS something noble in living, and dying for what you hold to be worth living and dying for. And if that happens to be rooted in love for another and living or dying for anothers sake, there is absolutely nobility in that. Beyond this, I can nearly agree with all the lyrics here but I had to pause when they said there was "no nobility" in dying for a religion. What if that religion's core is love, and you're dying for another man willingly, freely? Whether you agree or not, believe.. or not, there is nobility in that.
Song never fails to bring me to tears....
"Stop saying I know how you feel, How can anyone know how I feel?"