The first time I heard this song, I liked it, up until the end. The last verse is sung in a completely different melody than before, which really made me take notice. "We will remember the suffering...," is how that verse begins, and it culminates in "...mankind, our kin... aeons ago." _Aeons ago._ At that moment, I realized this was a communication from future humans to our current selves, and I lost it. I went from liking it, to _loving_ it, to being sad about the state of the world, to being pessimistic about the future of humanity, to suddenly being overwhelmed with love. Why love, you ask? Because, just as I was contemplating this song, and feeling so dismal, my 11 year old daughter happened to come into my room and climb into my lap for some of her favorite cuddle time. Her sweet, loving face reminded me that there is hope. And _that_ is the impact music can make.
Tuomas genius, Floor, Floor, and more Floor, one of her finest vocals....There is no other female singer who can come on stage, headbang and windmill, then touch your heart with such emotion as in this song....Cannot wait until my wife and I see Nightwish in New York next October....By the way, wife and I are 76 years old....
You're absolutely right !! I LOVE the entire album, but I think this one triggers more emotions in me... But yes, it's very hard to pick a song as a favorite (it also depends on the mood and things like that...). We are lucky to love a band with SO many masterpieces ;-)
Reality check: yes, Floor can still move people to tears when she goes to THAT tone in her voice... and yes, she will do that to you however many times you listen to the song. Also, I can see why Tuomas said this song, "Procession", was central to the album. Despite the song being "different", and not even Metal (the big sin in the eyes of some straightforward Symph metal fans), it connects the dots on how it all came to be on Earth, and whither it is heading. I guess it is left to us listeners to decide if there is a silver lining... Tuomas says there is. He likes to challenge his listeners. :)) Composition-wise, this is an extremely eloquent piece, with its melody repeating in a cycle (the saddest Rondo ever?), but with each iteration, adding some new element to keep the story going. This is really a "procession" from the inception of life on our Planet (a cosmic miracle, as it were) to its feasible end. Thus the repetition makes perfect sense, reinforced immensely by the lyrics. Did you notice, how the drum beat is first introduced at the words "as along came heartbeat"? And the band first kicks in (unexpectedly jolting the listener) on "as along came Sapien" - 'cause we are the force that messed with the harmonic development of life on the planet. Also, the "smaller" but essential addition of flute and violin help to develop the melody beautifully. And the "reverse film" bit at the very end of the video ends in a close-up of what looks like a broken i-Phone screen... a vision of the Earth post-humans, perhaps? One of the deepest songs in their repertoire, despite using positively minimalist means. This is beyond genres. This is art.
Thank you! This is amazing, and there are some great timing changes and groupings of 3 and 4 bars of 4/4 in the verse. I gotta do more of an analysis on this
Great observations. The broken screen could also be a broken mirror to ourselves, and it also appears at the beginning of the video clip. To take the "broken i-phone screen" further , it reminds me , conceptually, the final scene of the Planet of the Apes movie.
I agree I ball my eyes out every time. It is a message close to my heart and when I learned NIghtwish are working together with the World Land Trust to support them in the work they are doing in conservation etc makes it even more emotional for me🌏🌱
Lyrically this is my favourite on the album. It's like a long sung poem, about evolution and extinction. "Another birth, another monster. Endless forms, towards the stronger." The video always gets me too, in tears...
That particular line had a real impact on me. It suggests that Evolution has an endpoint; that the Endless Forms about which Darwin wrote so many years ago will eventually lead to their own demise. Each creature is more powerful than the last, more adept at exploiting its surroundings, until there will be born a species so overwhelming in its growth that it will become a monster, and the rest of the creatures on the Earth will be unable to keep up with its voraciousness, and Life itself will be brought low before it. *We* are that species, and after all, we should have never appeared.
This song hits like a ton of brick, doesn't it ? This is not a song, this is a poem, a masterpiece, but a very sad one. I can't help but cry when i hear it. It's a poem, written by humans for the ones that will come after us, because we, if you'll excuse my french, "fucked shit up". Most underated song of the album, in my opinion, and one of the most powerfull messages. little nice detail of the video : the cover of the book appearing at 7:05 your video ( 3.47 original video) is the dutch edition of Darwin's The Origin of Species
So haunting and so trance inducing. This is such a beautiful and sad song. The drums begin with the words "Along came heartbeat". This is a song about the history of life on Earth. How the cycle goes on as one species dies and becomes extinct and another takes its place. One of the most beautiful and thought provoking compositions I have ever experienced. Another example of Tuomas' genius. He stated that "He felt this was Floor's best vocal performance on this new record". He does everything for a reason. This song was very understated to keep the attention on the lyrics and vocal melody which is almost like a mantra being repeated over and over. Almost like a religious chant or Gregoria chant to focus the mind on something spiritual. In this case understanding how we as humans impact all life on Earth and the impermanence of all living things. One of the most fascinating aspects of this song is how it switches between "We" & "They" in the lyrics. "They" seems to be US or the living creatures on Earth before we came along. But just who is "We"? We are, singers of the gone - Who are the singers of the gone? We remember, as along came life - Who is we before life came along - Akashic memory? We are, we were, and will not be - a statement about impermanence We remember, as along came acorn - once again remember before trees and flora? We held our breath, as along came suffering We remember, father Pikaia - the first invertebrate Gave the way, as along came Sapien - finally US Then they saw the moon, and found caring - Now "They" must be referring to humanity We remember, as along came writing After all, we should`ve never appeared - Who should have never appeared? - Humanity? They understood, as along came wisdom - Humanity finally understands its affect on all life on Earth? We have been here a while At the end of Pi, as along came harvest - Pi - a metaphor for forever - harvest alluding to the earlier song about death or the end of a cycle. We will remember all the suffering - Who remembers? We wrote this in a tongue you will understand - Who wrote this? Words and melodies with a touch of coloring We were there and will remember mankind - Who was there and what relationship is there to them and mankind? Our kin Aeons ago
I think the We is a reference to whoever/whatever species comes after mankind... ratkind from Dawkins's work or similar, after mankind has driven itself to extinction. They "should've never appeared", but did because of our poor choices. They learned and remembered all that had gone before. It is up to us to gain wisdom and prevent this from happening, but whether or not we will remains to be seen.
Man, you probably know of the channel of Friar Guylain Prince? If not, do yourself a favor and check it out! In addition to listening to music, there we engage in DEEP discussions on the text of the key songs, this one included. Let's just say Tuomas keeps providing the goods, and on more than one occasion, we agreed to disagree about interpretation - as there are multiple! :) Btw, not only NIGHTWISH is on the menu, I believe we are moving into retrospective of RUSH in the New Year. It is worth the time.
This song hits especially hard on many of us, it's meaning is so powerful, me being a huge animal lover, started crying when it showed the animals species, endangered and/or already extinct, cause this is where we are going, you said it, "this is gorgeous... This is sad"
Tuomas is kind of known for unique structures, but this song takes it to a whole new level. There really is no way to describe it. How can it be so simple and yet so complex all at once? It boggles the mind.
And also the future. It's hopeful because, according to this song, humanity survived and evolved and expanded for eons. Right now, it's uncertain we will survive the next couple of centuries, so here's to hoping we actually make it.
I've read so many comments from people online who liked the band back in the days of Tarja, but just spew bile about Human :||: Nature, so it's really great to see and hear people who understand the mastery behind this album. Loved your reaction 👍
I understand those who were disappointed, since it's the most singular album from the band and it's the one getting the most further from the 'symphonic metal' sound that Nightwish was better known for. IMO is sort of the natural evolution of Nightwish while keeping its essence.
I loved Nightwish then, they've always been amongst my favorite bands. But now, this album, is something I'll cherish forever. There's nothing more beautiful out there. Such a beautiful evolution of great minds, great artists, who stay true to themselves, who motivate each other to get the best out of themselves. I'm so amazed by this.
Sadly, there are "fans" who selfishly want bands to stay as they are, for their own gratification - and the band suffered creatively as a consequence because the band gave in to their demands.
@@damianvc31Perfectly sums it up. They can never write Stargazers again, but those that love it will always have it, and the new songs as well. The new adds - it doesn't replace. I'm the biggest Rush fan, and they always had the same sort of 'problems' because they were NEVER satisfied and were ALWAYS evolving.
I can't help wondering how they will be able to create an album better than this. But then I think I'm underestimating Tuomas's, and the rest's, skills. But gosh I'm already in anticipation for the next one'
@@MrsGod67 The first Auri album provides clues as to where this album would go. Hopefully the new Auri album will also provide Tuomas with inspiration.
The whole album has me on the verge of tears with Tuomas composing such wonderful music its like classical masterpieces of old but for the modern day and with Floor she can deliver the best vocals posable by any one in the world together the whole band are making beautiful music and the wind instrument is one of Troy's low tuned possibly lowD irish whistles
Less about human extinction specifically, more so about the of progression of extinction for some life as other life continues on. At this point in time, we are remembering what was while thinking about what will (or will not) come. For all life, not just humans.
It's actually the "singers of the gone" who will not be. mankind was part of the suffering long time ago. this song plays at the end of pi. my interpretation: close to the end of it all. the big crunch of the universe or something like that.
Oh and there’s a playlist on Nightwish youtube channel for the whole album, also disc 2 with the GORGEOUS orchestra pieces. Tuomas has incorporated the oldest annotated piece of music on the 2nd last track (Hurrian Hymn to Nikkal) and it’s just mindblowingly good, all of it!!
@Music Teacher Reacts You’re most welcome. I enjoy this channel because it’s honest, and I’m enjoying a perspective of Nightwish as a whole, not just a single aspect.
There is much to be positive about, but we must'n't use it to ignore the negative. Balance is the key. The seeds of what is happening were sown at a time when little was known about the environmental impact. "Progress" was the only motive. Now we have the science, ignorance is not an option.
It’s beautiful, isn’t it 🥰 I think the message was in the main role on this one, and structure and repetition underlines the message. Some say it’s preachy, but I think Tuomas has earned the right to be preachy. And the message is so very important. Harvest will come for us all if we continue on this path of destroying our habitat, this planet. 😰
I agree with everything you said! However, I am not one of those who think this video (or song for that matter) is preachy. What the music video does is stating the facts: several species are close to extenction. That’s all. It does not even tell us what to do, it just informs how things are at the moment. I find it funny and weird how people feel that sharing facts is preaching. 🤷🏻♀️ Some other songs on the album are a bit preachy, though. 😏
@@wandapebble4992 We need to overcome this human tendency to ignore what may well be in our best interests. If someone finds something "preachy" then they probably need to hear the message.
@@wandapebble4992 Actually, what the song is saying is that several species have ALWAYS been close to extinction at every single moment in time since life began on earth. More than 99% of all species that have ever existed have been extinct. We are no exception to that rule.
My absolute favorite... so many emotions in the music and in Floor's voice... like you said "I can't explain this". I must admit, I was awaiting your reaction to this one. It was a great reaction, thank you for your work !
A very different song of Nightwish. I like the deep thoughts about development of human beeing and thinking, dressed in this breathtaking composition. Your reaction reminds me of my own when hearing a new Nightwish song for the first time. I also like the aspects you point to because they widen my own experience. Thanks a lot.
7:11 in your video, the meaning of the Dutch words "het ontstaan der soorten"= the origin of species. Love this song, incredible, as is the whole album.
This song to me seems like a case of lyrical theme and music going hand in hand to convey the story. The melody doesn't change, but evolves to become more instrumentally complex, as the lyrics progress through the ages of evolution. The melody changes near the end, as the lyrics move past our extinction and it becomes clear that the story of the procession is told by those who come after us. Quite a hopeful notion that there will be something after us. For some contrast, have a go at "Everybody Dies" by Ayreon, the most upbeat song about the apocalypse and mass extinction ever! th-cam.com/video/9AAXtUdM7xE/w-d-xo.html
Hear, hear! "We swallowed the lies, and everybody dies!" Yes, it is powerful without being full of pathos... a different, sober way to approach the end of the road for a civilization.
Very nice to know that it is about emotion for you with music and the presentation or perfomance. I have always said that that is true for me too. Nice music is great to listen to, but music and the peformance thereof that touches yoursoul, is what it is about. The only band and singer who do that to me, all the time, actually are Nightwish, and Floor. And that is every time I listen to their music, whether it is the first time, or the umptieth time, that doesn't make a difference. Truly amazing, but so wonderful, magical, I have no words for it either. Thank you once again for a great reaction, I really loved it! Love, warm regards, Wim
I really enjoy your reactions and love to see all the emotions this great music you share. Nightwish fortunately keeps on surprising us all with every new song.
I've been feeling depressed this entire week and literally just spent half an hour crying so I guess I can take one more - finally this reaction is up, I've been looking forward the MOST (besides All the Works of Nature) and I'm so ready for you to make my day!! ♥ EDIT: Yes, wonderful. I knew if anyone would appreciate this piece as the gorgeous masterpiece it is, that would be you! Thank you so much! (It's one of my favourites of the entire album and often super underrated sadly.) When it comes to the emotions, to me it's everything that hits me hard with this one, lyrics, music and imagery. My favourite part music-wise is the guitars coming in at the word "sapien", it's an amazing sort of... stylistic device (?) Tuomas is treating us to there. What do you think about that?? Also love how it's melancholic all the time but turns optimistic in the end both music- and lyricwise. Thank you for REALLY making my day!!
Floor and/or Tuomas explained that this is a message from our (far) future predececcors. How they would view the history while living on some other planet (who knows how many times they have moved already).
This is my favourite one on the album. I listened it for the first time from cd while cooking and I had to stop in the middle of everything because the music and lyrics made me cry. I sat in the kitchen and just ugly cried for a while (had to pause the cd!). And I just love this song so much! It is so sad but still hopeful. Tuomas is a mastermind, truly!
so sad and beautiful song. before that youtube going down in google. thank god i have edge also,so youtube working again :) thanx to great reaction and have great new week there.
Much appreciated your reactionalysis of Procession. The song is mostly being underrated amongst the other songs from the album. With your comments and emotions I hope more people will enjoy and think beyond the song. For the 2nd instrumental disc, there is this professionally made video, by a fan I believe, that is nothing short of beautiful and astonishing. Whether you react to it or just enjoy it in your own time, here is the link: th-cam.com/video/RnOdQ5WNZJk/w-d-xo.html
Hey Mike! Did you get your ticket to the Nightwish Live Stream event in March yet? I am so hyped! Human Nature live!! And the second night for much more! I love this band, I really do!
@@TheMuserResolute And your space bar can join too! 😁 Honestly I think I need to get proper speakers for the telly. Two consecutive evenings! Bliss!!!!
I cried with you my man! Two more to go and then the instrumental album. Can't wait to see your reaction to Tribal! It will certainly catch you off guard. :) After you are done with Nightwish (this album at least!), we fans highly suggest you checking out a band called Epica. After Nightwish they are pretty much the second biggest and best symphonic metal band out there. Insanely complex compositions and instrumentation! They use and abuse of choirs. Ask us for suggestions before reacting cause their catalog is huge!
I went out loud "Oh!" when i saw that you hav made a video from this song. I knew it right away you will get this.. Understand and Feel the ❤️ of the song. "First song writen from this album and hardest and also the Best Floor's volcal" - Tuomas H.
This song hits me emotionally the way it hit you. Every time I have tears. This is one of my favorites from the new album. Looking forward to Endlessness!
So, two song to go on the Human part of the album. As for disc 2 - Nature, here you go! The whole thing in one video: th-cam.com/video/RnOdQ5WNZJk/w-d-xo.html
Thx for this video :) This song always gets me emotional, however many times i listen to it. Also it seems te me as a sort of dark follow-up to 'the greatest show on earth'...
36 lines. And Tuomas achieves more than most authors in 300 pages. To me, this is the epilogue of The Greatest Show on Earth. My interpretation: The singers of the gone is a lifeform that advanced from mankind aeons ago. They are travelling through the universe and through time ("spaceship earth through the fields of time") and face extinction themselfes ("we will not be"). My guess is, the entire universe is about to crunch ("at the end of pi", "new world in thirst of the arcane"). But in a very Nightwish way, this in not purely reason for agony, but also for hope. Just like the story of life on earth and mankind, they are remembering. Some lines Tuomas gives us to walk within his poetry: "The living lie, dead afraid." This could mean so many things. Is it, that we humans are lying down on the floor (no pun intented, but isn't christmas the time for wishes?) to get some cover because we are so frightened? Is it that fear that prevents us from standing tall, making the most of life? Or is Tuomas talking about the fundamental lie of life - to be afraid of death? Tuomas will never tell, because thinking about his art (to him) is more important than to figure out what exactly he meant when writing lyrics. Another example: "After all, we should've never appeared." Many read into this, that mankind itself was a big failure. Because we were/are the ones that caused one of the sufferings (mass extinction on earth). I'm not so sure that this is really what's behind that line. In that part of the song, the story of mankind has been told. "Such worlds were there, zoos dead again" shows earth as a cold, dead place (gotta love Explosions in the Sky), so "After all, we should've never appeared" might refer to the singers of the gone as much as to mankind. Maybe, this closes the circle to the first suffering which pathed the way to father pikaia? Without the meteor hitting earth and destroying big parts of life, mankind would have never developed. So maybe, a lifeform that is so concious about itself and so selfreflecting was never part of the plan (and who is responsible for that plan?)? I could go on and on. Fascinating. To me, Human //:// Nature is a rather optimistic album about our world. And Procession is its center. What a wonderful piece of art.
an ode to human life ... we did our best .. but it was too much .. we indeed should have never been here .. its amazing how powerful repetition can be ..
Today I’m just here for the suggestion. Ball park music covering paranoid Android on like a version. You won’t regret it! And if you want something heavy, Polaris covering black fingernails, red wine. Both bangers and great for some Aussie band flexing! Love the Chanel! Best spacebar in the biz 💕
Well, Tuomas himself said this was, by far (BY FAR!) the most touching performance by Floor he has ever heard. And if someone has heard her sing more than anyone, I assume, it`s him. So... yeah, he knew we were going to cry.
This song is actually the heart of the whole album. According to what I hear from Tuomas it was actually the first song Tuomas wrote and finalized and thus starting the whole process of writing. According to him it is also one of the, if not, the most touching vocal performance of Floor he ever heard. You can hear him himself here: th-cam.com/video/rIoQ-bP6xYs/w-d-xo.html
I don't think there are official videos of the 2nd disc, except the final part of it ("Ad Astra"). You'd have to go audio only. I'd suggest getting yourself in the correct state of mind by (re-)listening Endlessness (or even better: the entire disc 1) immediately before starting disc 2.
How to recreate the musicteacher.exe has stopped working error every time: Procession Also here is disc 2 uninterrupted per your request; let us know what day you're gonna do it so I know what day to tell the boss I'm taking off work th-cam.com/video/RnOdQ5WNZJk/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=SenseiMusicVideos
Thank you for your beautiful reaction to "Procession", my favorite from the very first time I heard this album on Apr 9 this year. Floor's vocals are breathtakingly beautiful... Tuomas was also very happy with her vocals, you can listen to him talking about this track here: th-cam.com/video/rIoQ-bP6xYs/w-d-xo.html And here's disc 2 in one video, so without breaks: th-cam.com/video/RnOdQ5WNZJk/w-d-xo.html
Sheck out the 2 end C d from the humen nature Album there are only Insrumenlel Version on it Toumas have an Favorit Composer from Germany his Name Hans Zimmer he is an composer for Movie music traks and Toumas music on the 2nd CD from the Humen Nature Album have the same Movie Trake texture also have fun with Nightwish
I have it on good authority that it took Kai about TWO days to sort out the drum bits. Remember, humanity is the WORST extinction event to ever happen on Earth. We are the end of everything. We deserve no mercy.
Thank you for your great reaction! It's one of my personal favourites on this album. Regarding disc 2, there isn't an official video of all of disc 2, but a fan has made an (IMO) beautiful video for the whole disc. You can watch it here: th-cam.com/video/RnOdQ5WNZJk/w-d-xo.html
The first time I heard this song, I liked it, up until the end. The last verse is sung in a completely different melody than before, which really made me take notice. "We will remember the suffering...," is how that verse begins, and it culminates in "...mankind, our kin... aeons ago." _Aeons ago._
At that moment, I realized this was a communication from future humans to our current selves, and I lost it. I went from liking it, to _loving_ it, to being sad about the state of the world, to being pessimistic about the future of humanity, to suddenly being overwhelmed with love.
Why love, you ask? Because, just as I was contemplating this song, and feeling so dismal, my 11 year old daughter happened to come into my room and climb into my lap for some of her favorite cuddle time. Her sweet, loving face reminded me that there is hope.
And _that_ is the impact music can make.
Beautiful! Thank you for sharing
There are few things as satisfying as having your child run up for a hug or jump in your lap to tell you that they love you!
@@syyneater That is so very true!
You are so right!
@@tanjajko7220 Hello again, my friend!!
Tuomas genius, Floor, Floor, and more Floor, one of her finest vocals....There is no other female singer who can come on stage, headbang and windmill, then touch your heart with such emotion as in this song....Cannot wait until my wife and I see Nightwish in New York next October....By the way, wife and I are 76 years old....
So much respect for you.....We are never to old for Nightwish :-)
@@carstenribbecke3272 so true never too old to appreciate genius.
I'm scheduled to see them 10/2/21 and I'm 63. Music has no age.
God bless!!!
@@alienware18 God Bless you....
Probably the most underrated song of the album, but... my personnal favorite
Its to hard to pick a favorite. All are unique and beautiful
You're absolutely right !! I LOVE the entire album, but I think this one triggers more emotions in me...
But yes, it's very hard to pick a song as a favorite (it also depends on the mood and things like that...). We are lucky to love a band with SO many masterpieces ;-)
Yes 😊
@@ericlenouy8756 absolutley agree with you..We live in a Lifetime with one of greatest Bands ever
It's not one I listen to constantly but I love it. and I heard it's Tuomas' favourite on the album too
Reality check: yes, Floor can still move people to tears when she goes to THAT tone in her voice... and yes, she will do that to you however many times you listen to the song. Also, I can see why Tuomas said this song, "Procession", was central to the album. Despite the song being "different", and not even Metal (the big sin in the eyes of some straightforward Symph metal fans), it connects the dots on how it all came to be on Earth, and whither it is heading. I guess it is left to us listeners to decide if there is a silver lining... Tuomas says there is. He likes to challenge his listeners. :))
Composition-wise, this is an extremely eloquent piece, with its melody repeating in a cycle (the saddest Rondo ever?), but with each iteration, adding some new element to keep the story going. This is really a "procession" from the inception of life on our Planet (a cosmic miracle, as it were) to its feasible end. Thus the repetition makes perfect sense, reinforced immensely by the lyrics.
Did you notice, how the drum beat is first introduced at the words "as along came heartbeat"? And the band first kicks in (unexpectedly jolting the listener) on "as along came Sapien" - 'cause we are the force that messed with the harmonic development of life on the planet. Also, the "smaller" but essential addition of flute and violin help to develop the melody beautifully. And the "reverse film" bit at the very end of the video ends in a close-up of what looks like a broken i-Phone screen... a vision of the Earth post-humans, perhaps? One of the deepest songs in their repertoire, despite using positively minimalist means.
This is beyond genres. This is art.
Thank you! This is amazing, and there are some great timing changes and groupings of 3 and 4 bars of 4/4 in the verse. I gotta do more of an analysis on this
Great explanation
Great observations. The broken screen could also be a broken mirror to ourselves, and it also appears at the beginning of the video clip. To take the "broken i-phone screen" further , it reminds me , conceptually, the final scene of the Planet of the Apes movie.
In tears every time I listen this. Most emotional song of the album.
yup. every freakin time
Easily the most emotional on the album. Thanks for watching 😊
I agree I ball my eyes out every time. It is a message close to my heart and when I learned NIghtwish are working together with the World Land Trust to support them in the work they are doing in conservation etc makes it even more emotional for me🌏🌱
I love this song..Tuomas say in an Interview, he has never hear Floor so emotional 🥰
Lyrically this is my favourite on the album. It's like a long sung poem, about evolution and extinction.
"Another birth, another monster. Endless forms, towards the stronger."
The video always gets me too, in tears...
That particular line had a real impact on me. It suggests that Evolution has an endpoint; that the Endless Forms about which Darwin wrote so many years ago will eventually lead to their own demise. Each creature is more powerful than the last, more adept at exploiting its surroundings, until there will be born a species so overwhelming in its growth that it will become a monster, and the rest of the creatures on the Earth will be unable to keep up with its voraciousness, and Life itself will be brought low before it.
*We* are that species, and after all, we should have never appeared.
@@Trevor21230 wow, I had never thought about that, thanks for the insight
This song hits like a ton of brick, doesn't it ? This is not a song, this is a poem, a masterpiece, but a very sad one. I can't help but cry when i hear it. It's a poem, written by humans for the ones that will come after us, because we, if you'll excuse my french, "fucked shit up".
Most underated song of the album, in my opinion, and one of the most powerfull messages.
little nice detail of the video : the cover of the book appearing at 7:05 your video ( 3.47 original video) is the dutch edition of Darwin's The Origin of Species
very well said, guillaume.
I found your French really on point, monsieur. Chapeau!🎩
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I can't help it... I cry every single time I listen to this.
It is a Requiem for life on Earth.
So haunting and so trance inducing. This is such a beautiful and sad song. The drums begin with the words "Along came heartbeat". This is a song about the history of life on Earth. How the cycle goes on as one species dies and becomes extinct and another takes its place. One of the most beautiful and thought provoking compositions I have ever experienced. Another example of Tuomas' genius. He stated that "He felt this was Floor's best vocal performance on this new record". He does everything for a reason. This song was very understated to keep the attention on the lyrics and vocal melody which is almost like a mantra being repeated over and over. Almost like a religious chant or Gregoria chant to focus the mind on something spiritual. In this case understanding how we as humans impact all life on Earth and the impermanence of all living things.
One of the most fascinating aspects of this song is how it switches between "We" & "They" in the lyrics. "They" seems to be US or the living creatures on Earth before we came along. But just who is "We"?
We are, singers of the gone - Who are the singers of the gone?
We remember, as along came life - Who is we before life came along - Akashic memory?
We are, we were, and will not be - a statement about impermanence
We remember, as along came acorn - once again remember before trees and flora?
We held our breath, as along came suffering
We remember, father Pikaia - the first invertebrate
Gave the way, as along came Sapien - finally US
Then they saw the moon, and found caring - Now "They" must be referring to humanity
We remember, as along came writing
After all, we should`ve never appeared - Who should have never appeared? - Humanity?
They understood, as along came wisdom - Humanity finally understands its affect on all life on Earth?
We have been here a while
At the end of Pi, as along came harvest - Pi - a metaphor for forever - harvest alluding to the earlier song about death or the end of a cycle.
We will remember all the suffering - Who remembers?
We wrote this in a tongue you will understand - Who wrote this?
Words and melodies with a touch of coloring
We were there and will remember mankind - Who was there and what relationship is there to them and mankind?
Our kin
Aeons ago
I think the We is a reference to whoever/whatever species comes after mankind... ratkind from Dawkins's work or similar, after mankind has driven itself to extinction. They "should've never appeared", but did because of our poor choices. They learned and remembered all that had gone before. It is up to us to gain wisdom and prevent this from happening, but whether or not we will remains to be seen.
Man, you probably know of the channel of Friar Guylain Prince? If not, do yourself a favor and check it out! In addition to listening to music, there we engage in DEEP discussions on the text of the key songs, this one included. Let's just say Tuomas keeps providing the goods, and on more than one occasion, we agreed to disagree about interpretation - as there are multiple! :) Btw, not only NIGHTWISH is on the menu, I believe we are moving into retrospective of RUSH in the New Year. It is worth the time.
This entire album is just magic
This song hits especially hard on many of us, it's meaning is so powerful, me being a huge animal lover, started crying when it showed the animals species, endangered and/or already extinct, cause this is where we are going, you said it, "this is gorgeous... This is sad"
Tuomas is kind of known for unique structures, but this song takes it to a whole new level. There really is no way to describe it. How can it be so simple and yet so complex all at once? It boggles the mind.
Its emotional because it’s the history of us...
And also the future. It's hopeful because, according to this song, humanity survived and evolved and expanded for eons. Right now, it's uncertain we will survive the next couple of centuries, so here's to hoping we actually make it.
@@tjitsekoster9379 A possible future - but it doesn't have to be.
I've read so many comments from people online who liked the band back in the days of Tarja, but just spew bile about Human :||: Nature, so it's really great to see and hear people who understand the mastery behind this album. Loved your reaction 👍
The opening track to the album has a line suited well for them:
“There, I'll greet the greedy crowd
But will never
Never, ever sing to them”
I understand those who were disappointed, since it's the most singular album from the band and it's the one getting the most further from the 'symphonic metal' sound that Nightwish was better known for.
IMO is sort of the natural evolution of Nightwish while keeping its essence.
I loved Nightwish then, they've always been amongst my favorite bands. But now, this album, is something I'll cherish forever. There's nothing more beautiful out there. Such a beautiful evolution of great minds, great artists, who stay true to themselves, who motivate each other to get the best out of themselves. I'm so amazed by this.
Sadly, there are "fans" who selfishly want bands to stay as they are, for their own gratification - and the band suffered creatively as a consequence because the band gave in to their demands.
@@damianvc31Perfectly sums it up. They can never write Stargazers again, but those that love it will always have it, and the new songs as well. The new adds - it doesn't replace.
I'm the biggest Rush fan, and they always had the same sort of 'problems' because they were NEVER satisfied and were ALWAYS evolving.
This whole album is seriously so amazing. They outdid themselves with this one.
I can't help wondering how they will be able to create an album better than this. But then I think I'm underestimating Tuomas's, and the rest's, skills. But gosh I'm already in anticipation for the next one'
@@MrsGod67 The first Auri album provides clues as to where this album would go. Hopefully the new Auri album will also provide Tuomas with inspiration.
The whole album has me on the verge of tears with Tuomas composing such wonderful music its like classical masterpieces of old but for the modern day and with Floor she can deliver the best vocals posable by any one in the world together the whole band are making beautiful music and the wind instrument is one of Troy's low tuned possibly lowD irish whistles
The reason it's so emotional is that it was written as a funeral precession for the Earth from the perspective of an outside observer.
This song is about human extinction, "We were, we are and will not be."
Less about human extinction specifically, more so about the of progression of extinction for some life as other life continues on. At this point in time, we are remembering what was while thinking about what will (or will not) come. For all life, not just humans.
It's actually the "singers of the gone" who will not be. mankind was part of the suffering long time ago. this song plays at the end of pi. my interpretation: close to the end of it all. the big crunch of the universe or something like that.
Oh and there’s a playlist on Nightwish youtube channel for the whole album, also disc 2 with the GORGEOUS orchestra pieces. Tuomas has incorporated the oldest annotated piece of music on the 2nd last track (Hurrian Hymn to Nikkal) and it’s just mindblowingly good, all of it!!
Thank you!
You are the one that defenitly understands, a song like this.
Nice too see
Thnx
Thank you 😊
Let me put it this way - for me it's one of the most beautiful Nightwish songs ever made in the entire history of the band!
I am totally crazy about this one - also. It is sad, but there is also hope.
The whole album is a masterpiece
Most heard comment fron Nightwish reactors, “I did not expect this”. Enjoyed your commentary, even when speechless. 😜🤘
Don’t forget. There is positivity coming out of what we’re doing as the human race. You are a part of that positivity. 😁
Awww thanks 😊
I second that statement! 😊
@Music Teacher Reacts You’re most welcome.
I enjoy this channel because it’s honest, and I’m enjoying a perspective of Nightwish as a whole, not just a single aspect.
There is much to be positive about, but we must'n't use it to ignore the negative. Balance is the key. The seeds of what is happening were sown at a time when little was known about the environmental impact. "Progress" was the only motive. Now we have the science, ignorance is not an option.
It’s beautiful, isn’t it 🥰 I think the message was in the main role on this one, and structure and repetition underlines the message. Some say it’s preachy, but I think Tuomas has earned the right to be preachy. And the message is so very important. Harvest will come for us all if we continue on this path of destroying our habitat, this planet. 😰
I agree with everything you said! However, I am not one of those who think this video (or song for that matter) is preachy. What the music video does is stating the facts: several species are close to extenction. That’s all. It does not even tell us what to do, it just informs how things are at the moment. I find it funny and weird how people feel that sharing facts is preaching. 🤷🏻♀️
Some other songs on the album are a bit preachy, though. 😏
@@wandapebble4992 hehe. I don’t think any or the songs on the album are preachy, they are just perfect and I adore them all 🥰
@@wandapebble4992 We need to overcome this human tendency to ignore what may well be in our best interests. If someone finds something "preachy" then they probably need to hear the message.
@@ChrisPage68 This album is full of beautiful and important messages. I hope everyone gets to hear them! ❤️
@@wandapebble4992 Actually, what the song is saying is that several species have ALWAYS been close to extinction at every single moment in time since life began on earth. More than 99% of all species that have ever existed have been extinct. We are no exception to that rule.
Nightwish can do all kind of songs at top level. They always touch you when one listens to them. Genius writing and outstanding performances.
Nice Teach, thanks......For me the emotion is in the lyrics and the way the song tells the story......A true story !
My absolute favorite... so many emotions in the music and in Floor's voice... like you said "I can't explain this".
I must admit, I was awaiting your reaction to this one.
It was a great reaction, thank you for your work !
Thank you so much 😊 I loved this soo much
A very different song of Nightwish. I like the deep thoughts about development of human beeing and thinking, dressed in this breathtaking composition. Your reaction reminds me of my own when hearing a new Nightwish song for the first time. I also like the aspects you point to because they widen my own experience. Thanks a lot.
Nightwish Procession = Genius
7:11 in your video, the meaning of the Dutch words "het ontstaan der soorten"= the origin of species. Love this song, incredible, as is the whole album.
as always ... great to watch and listen
Thought provokingly awesome!!
This song to me seems like a case of lyrical theme and music going hand in hand to convey the story. The melody doesn't change, but evolves to become more instrumentally complex, as the lyrics progress through the ages of evolution. The melody changes near the end, as the lyrics move past our extinction and it becomes clear that the story of the procession is told by those who come after us. Quite a hopeful notion that there will be something after us.
For some contrast, have a go at "Everybody Dies" by Ayreon, the most upbeat song about the apocalypse and mass extinction ever! th-cam.com/video/9AAXtUdM7xE/w-d-xo.html
Hear, hear! "We swallowed the lies, and everybody dies!" Yes, it is powerful without being full of pathos... a different, sober way to approach the end of the road for a civilization.
Very nice to know that it is about emotion for you with music and the presentation or perfomance.
I have always said that that is true for me too. Nice music is great to listen to, but music and the peformance thereof that touches yoursoul, is what it is about.
The only band and singer who do that to me, all the time, actually are Nightwish, and Floor. And that is every time I listen to their music, whether it is the first time, or the umptieth time, that doesn't make a difference. Truly amazing, but so wonderful, magical, I have no words for it either.
Thank you once again for a great reaction, I really loved it!
Love, warm regards, Wim
Thank you 😊
I really enjoy your reactions and love to see all the emotions this great music you share. Nightwish fortunately keeps on surprising us all with every new song.
I just found your page/videos tonight. I will be binging them all night. You're my favorite new person to listen to music with. Thank you!
Awwww thanks!! I’m so glad 🙂 I hope you enjoy!
Yep gorgeous is the word, one of my favourites. Thankyou
Beautiful, ethereal.... I have no other words.
Good to have you back and with Nightwish! All the best to you!
Thank you! And you too 😊
Such a poignant song of all of us. Thank you for another great video 🖤
Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment 😊
I've been feeling depressed this entire week and literally just spent half an hour crying so I guess I can take one more - finally this reaction is up, I've been looking forward the MOST (besides All the Works of Nature) and I'm so ready for you to make my day!! ♥
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Yes, wonderful. I knew if anyone would appreciate this piece as the gorgeous masterpiece it is, that would be you! Thank you so much! (It's one of my favourites of the entire album and often super underrated sadly.)
When it comes to the emotions, to me it's everything that hits me hard with this one, lyrics, music and imagery.
My favourite part music-wise is the guitars coming in at the word "sapien", it's an amazing sort of... stylistic device (?) Tuomas is treating us to there. What do you think about that??
Also love how it's melancholic all the time but turns optimistic in the end both music- and lyricwise.
Thank you for REALLY making my day!!
Aww i'm so glad! This song is amazing
Great composion. 👍👍👍👍
and great reaction 👋👋👋👋🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤩
Thank you! 😊
Floor and/or Tuomas explained that this is a message from our (far) future predececcors. How they would view the history while living on some other planet (who knows how many times they have moved already).
Ancestors.
@@ChrisPage68 Sounds better 🤦♂️😂
I recommend you to try "Ad astra" ;)
It's pretty straight forward, but yet really emotional too.
This is my favourite one on the album. I listened it for the first time from cd while cooking and I had to stop in the middle of everything because the music and lyrics made me cry. I sat in the kitchen and just ugly cried for a while (had to pause the cd!). And I just love this song so much! It is so sad but still hopeful. Tuomas is a mastermind, truly!
Love this song! With such a important message. Thanks for your reaction.
so sad and beautiful song. before that youtube going down in google. thank god i have edge also,so youtube working again :) thanx to great reaction and have great new week there.
Mesmerizing, like a chant. A eulogy for us.
Beautiful! The song as well as the reaction.
Thanks
Much appreciated your reactionalysis of Procession. The song is mostly being underrated amongst the other songs from the album. With your comments and emotions I hope more people will enjoy and think beyond the song. For the 2nd instrumental disc, there is this professionally made video, by a fan I believe, that is nothing short of beautiful and astonishing. Whether you react to it or just enjoy it in your own time, here is the link: th-cam.com/video/RnOdQ5WNZJk/w-d-xo.html
Must second the choice of video. Was going to suggest the same.
From what I understand, the song is sung from the perspective of the beings that come *after* human, singing to us, their ancestors.
I love this song
So very, very beautiful. And so true
the wind instruments used were the Low whistle and Irish Uilleann pipes
Hey Mike! Did you get your ticket to the Nightwish Live Stream event in March yet? I am so hyped! Human Nature live!! And the second night for much more! I love this band, I really do!
Omg!!! No I haven’t. Getting on that now!
@@TheMuserResolute And your space bar can join too! 😁 Honestly I think I need to get proper speakers for the telly. Two consecutive evenings! Bliss!!!!
I cried with you my man! Two more to go and then the instrumental album. Can't wait to see your reaction to Tribal! It will certainly catch you off guard. :)
After you are done with Nightwish (this album at least!), we fans highly suggest you checking out a band called Epica. After Nightwish they are pretty much the second biggest and best symphonic metal band out there. Insanely complex compositions and instrumentation! They use and abuse of choirs. Ask us for suggestions before reacting cause their catalog is huge!
Oh yes so keen to check out Epica! Already filmed Tribal... yes... it did catch me off guard. Omg 😆 💀
Great reaction thank you. My favourite on the album. So gorgeous 😢😃🤘🏻
I went out loud "Oh!" when i saw that you hav made a video from this song. I knew it right away you will get this.. Understand and Feel the ❤️ of the song.
"First song writen from this album and hardest and also the Best Floor's volcal" - Tuomas H.
Best Moment in 6:36😂😂😂😂😂
Haha.
Thanks for your nice reaction. This Band, this Song. Absolutely amazing.
This song hits me emotionally the way it hit you. Every time I have tears. This is one of my favorites from the new album. Looking forward to Endlessness!
Argh me too! This album is absolutely insane! Every single track is just brilliant
So, two song to go on the Human part of the album.
As for disc 2 - Nature, here you go! The whole thing in one video:
th-cam.com/video/RnOdQ5WNZJk/w-d-xo.html
Thx for this video :)
This song always gets me emotional, however many times i listen to it. Also it seems te me as a sort of dark follow-up to 'the greatest show on earth'...
I cried, never heard this one, but really touched me 😥
Omg it’s amazing! I hope you go through and listen again! Thank you so much for watching
36 lines. And Tuomas achieves more than most authors in 300 pages.
To me, this is the epilogue of The Greatest Show on Earth.
My interpretation: The singers of the gone is a lifeform that advanced from mankind aeons ago. They are travelling through the universe and through time ("spaceship earth through the fields of time") and face extinction themselfes ("we will not be"). My guess is, the entire universe is about to crunch ("at the end of pi", "new world in thirst of the arcane"). But in a very Nightwish way, this in not purely reason for agony, but also for hope. Just like the story of life on earth and mankind, they are remembering.
Some lines Tuomas gives us to walk within his poetry:
"The living lie, dead afraid." This could mean so many things. Is it, that we humans are lying down on the floor (no pun intented, but isn't christmas the time for wishes?) to get some cover because we are so frightened? Is it that fear that prevents us from standing tall, making the most of life? Or is Tuomas talking about the fundamental lie of life - to be afraid of death? Tuomas will never tell, because thinking about his art (to him) is more important than to figure out what exactly he meant when writing lyrics.
Another example: "After all, we should've never appeared." Many read into this, that mankind itself was a big failure. Because we were/are the ones that caused one of the sufferings (mass extinction on earth). I'm not so sure that this is really what's behind that line. In that part of the song, the story of mankind has been told. "Such worlds were there, zoos dead again" shows earth as a cold, dead place (gotta love Explosions in the Sky), so "After all, we should've never appeared" might refer to the singers of the gone as much as to mankind. Maybe, this closes the circle to the first suffering which pathed the way to father pikaia? Without the meteor hitting earth and destroying big parts of life, mankind would have never developed. So maybe, a lifeform that is so concious about itself and so selfreflecting was never part of the plan (and who is responsible for that plan?)?
I could go on and on. Fascinating.
To me, Human //:// Nature is a rather optimistic album about our world. And Procession is its center. What a wonderful piece of art.
if people have a heart and love animals and the eart than is this the best song off the world.
watch the live version.WE WERE HERE!
Here's Nightwish's playlist for both CDs: th-cam.com/play/PLihZ3gi5Yvzc0pfH2cbNKUUX8o3pb8eVg.html
an ode to human life ... we did our best .. but it was too much .. we indeed should have never been here .. its amazing how powerful repetition can be ..
....Can you plz do Elvenjig by Nightwish....all the sounds there...live Bogota...you'll love it..😉
this and Music are my favorites of the album even they are the most basic songs music wise
I'm the same as you. The music strikes me emotionally more than the lyrics in a general sense.
I come for the spacebar but stay for the reaction and knowledge.
Awww thank you!
Disc 2 will blow your mind.
I’m soo looking forward to it
This will be of use if my history teacher calls me on. If I do a presentation, I will use this song and the analysis of the commentators here
Today I’m just here for the suggestion. Ball park music covering paranoid Android on like a version. You won’t regret it! And if you want something heavy, Polaris covering black fingernails, red wine. Both bangers and great for some Aussie band flexing!
Love the Chanel! Best spacebar in the biz 💕
Thanks!! 😊
Well, Tuomas himself said this was, by far (BY FAR!) the most touching performance by Floor he has ever heard. And if someone has heard her sing more than anyone, I assume, it`s him. So... yeah, he knew we were going to cry.
I was so unprepared!!
i used to just watch these videos and not comment, but after the live stream i know kinda feel obliged to engage with the community lol
Yess!! And I love how you're watching the Nightwish ones :) Thanks Billy!
@@TheMuserResolute I came for the music and stayed for you
This is a little underrated song because it's not metal as such. But it's so emotional and lyrically fascinating piece of Art.
This song is actually the heart of the whole album. According to what I hear from Tuomas it was actually the first song Tuomas wrote and finalized and thus starting the whole process of writing. According to him it is also one of the, if not, the most touching vocal performance of Floor he ever heard. You can hear him himself here: th-cam.com/video/rIoQ-bP6xYs/w-d-xo.html
I'd really love to see your reaction to a very cool song by *Evanescence - Your Star*
I don't think there are official videos of the 2nd disc, except the final part of it ("Ad Astra"). You'd have to go audio only.
I'd suggest getting yourself in the correct state of mind by (re-)listening Endlessness (or even better: the entire disc 1) immediately before starting disc 2.
Yes! Thank you. Been listening to these songs on repeat anyway.
How to recreate the musicteacher.exe has stopped working error every time: Procession
Also here is disc 2 uninterrupted per your request; let us know what day you're gonna do it so I know what day to tell the boss I'm taking off work
th-cam.com/video/RnOdQ5WNZJk/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=SenseiMusicVideos
My comment actually got on a youtube video omg lol thanks??
Haha you’re welcome!!! I see all comments 😊
Another thing, two steps from hell also have lots of good music, similar cinematic style to nightwish
If you like NF you'd probably like Token and AK. two young very talented rappers! Really enjoy the vidoes!
🖤
8:30 Het ontstaan der soorten = On the origins of species (Charles Darwin)
Thank you for your beautiful reaction to "Procession", my favorite from the very first time I heard this album on Apr 9 this year. Floor's vocals are breathtakingly beautiful...
Tuomas was also very happy with her vocals, you can listen to him talking about this track here:
th-cam.com/video/rIoQ-bP6xYs/w-d-xo.html
And here's disc 2 in one video, so without breaks: th-cam.com/video/RnOdQ5WNZJk/w-d-xo.html
Thank you soo much for this!
Sheck out the 2 end C d from the humen nature Album there are only Insrumenlel Version on it Toumas have an Favorit Composer from Germany his Name Hans Zimmer he is an composer for Movie music traks and Toumas music on the 2nd CD from the Humen Nature Album have the same Movie Trake texture also have fun with Nightwish
I have it on good authority that it took Kai about TWO days to sort out the drum bits.
Remember, humanity is the WORST extinction event to ever happen on Earth. We are the end of everything.
We deserve no mercy.
"Im gonna go extinct after this" is a mood.
😆
I've listen to the album a zilion times and still don't have a favorite song
they are all "my favorite song"
me as well
you really need listen to more IRISH pipes that Wind instrument is the Uilleann pipes
Okay now everyone. Go and give your pet and plants some love and if you can donate to a good Wildlife Preservation Organization.
P.S.
Do not litter.
Here is the All The Works (the 2nd disc) video you need: th-cam.com/video/RnOdQ5WNZJk/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for your great reaction! It's one of my personal favourites on this album.
Regarding disc 2, there isn't an official video of all of disc 2, but a fan has made an (IMO) beautiful video for the whole disc. You can watch it here: th-cam.com/video/RnOdQ5WNZJk/w-d-xo.html
There's a hole there. Song needs Jukka's driving drums more than it needs Kai's perfect structure.
Well, the song is called Procession...
so drums are so important cuz it's basically humans marching over the planet.
The song is about extinction and the destruction of Earth by humankind.