Once Upon A Nightmare Lyrics
Band | |
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Album | The Holographic Principle(2016) |
Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
Genres | Symphonic Metal |
Labels | Nuclear Blast |
Ranked | #17 for 2016 , #692 all-time |
Album rating : 88.4 / 100
Votes : 34
Votes : 34
7. Once upon a Nightmare (7:08)
On the way to sacred shores
And in the arms of the life that we adore
Moonlight shows a white design
That's been waiting for a chance to seize a soul once more
Sweet lad, o come and join me, do!
Such pretty games I will play with you
On a road
Changing course
Lightning strikes where we depart
An eerie voice as the night embrace the heart
Resonating from the life tha is moving on
To new windows of the soul
Will you, sweet lad, come along with me?
My daughters shall care for you tenderly
Hear his mystic voice
I love you, your comeliness charms me, my boy!
And if you're not willing, my force I'll employ
He feeds on stainless souls
We are stuck in the night
Ancient power will strike
Feel the fire
Now run into his arms
Leave your shelter behind
We are going to fly
Higher than high
We will take on the sky
Feel my senses
United by the night
Now it's time to close the door
and open up like before
New windows of the soul
The silence of the void
A father's life destroyed
Stuck in the night
Ancient power will strike
Feel the fire
Burn inside
Run into my arms
Leave your shelter behind
We're going to fly
See us fly
And hear our cry
We're out of sight
Higher than high we will
Take on the sky
Feel my senses
Out of my sight
But live on in my mind
New windows of our soul
And in the arms of the life that we adore
Moonlight shows a white design
That's been waiting for a chance to seize a soul once more
Sweet lad, o come and join me, do!
Such pretty games I will play with you
On a road
Changing course
Lightning strikes where we depart
An eerie voice as the night embrace the heart
Resonating from the life tha is moving on
To new windows of the soul
Will you, sweet lad, come along with me?
My daughters shall care for you tenderly
Hear his mystic voice
I love you, your comeliness charms me, my boy!
And if you're not willing, my force I'll employ
He feeds on stainless souls
We are stuck in the night
Ancient power will strike
Feel the fire
Now run into his arms
Leave your shelter behind
We are going to fly
Higher than high
We will take on the sky
Feel my senses
United by the night
Now it's time to close the door
and open up like before
New windows of the soul
The silence of the void
A father's life destroyed
Stuck in the night
Ancient power will strike
Feel the fire
Burn inside
Run into my arms
Leave your shelter behind
We're going to fly
See us fly
And hear our cry
We're out of sight
Higher than high we will
Take on the sky
Feel my senses
Out of my sight
But live on in my mind
New windows of our soul
The Holographic Principle - Lyrics
The Holographic Principle - Album Credits
Members
- Mark Jansen : Assistance Vocals, Orchestral Arrangements, Rhythm Guitars
- Coen Janssen : Glockenspiel, Keyboards, Orchestral and Choir Arrangements, Piano, Synthesizers, Tubular Bells, Xylophone
- Simone Simons : Lead & Backing Vocals, Soprano
- Arien Van Weesenbeek : Drums, Timpani, Spoken Words (track 9)
- Isaac Delahaye : Acoustic, Lead and Rhythm Guitars, Backing Vocals, Balalaika, Bouzouki, Mandolin, Orchestral Arrangements, Ukulele
- Rob Van Der Loo : Bass
Additional musicians
- Linda Janssen, Marcela Bovio : Backing Vocals (everything standard tracks)
- Cato Janssen : Child's Voice (track 1)
- Paul Babikian : Elven King's Voice (track 7)
- PA'dam Chamber Choir : Choir
- Ben Mathot, Ian De Jong, Sabine Poiesz, Floortje Beljon, Loes Dooren, Vera Van Der Bie, Marieke De Bruijn : Violin
- Mark Mulder, Frank Goossens : Viola
- René Van Munster, Geneviève Verhage, Eilidh Martin : Cello
- Jurgen Van Nijnatten, Marnix Coster : Trumpet
- Henk Veldt, Alex Thyssen : French Horn
- Paul Langerman, Lennart De Winter : Trombone
- Jeroen Goossens : Flute, Piccolo, Bassoon
- Thijs Dapper : Oboe, Oboe D'amore
- Jack Pisters : Sitar
Other staff
- Ben Mathot : Score [Strings Scoring]
- Robin Assen : Score [Brass & Woods Scoring]
- Jos Driessen : Engineered [Matered, Mixed, Recorded], Edited [Editing]
- Gjalt Lucassen, Jaap Toorenaar : Latin Translation
- Stefan Heilemann : Artwork, Cover Art, Cover Design, Illustration
- Joost Van Den Broek : Engineered [Matered, Mixed, Recorded], Edited [Editing], Producer [Produced], Score [Orchestral & Strings Scoring]
- Jacob Hansen, Darius Van Helfteren : Engineered [Matered, Mixed, Recorded
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