Nightwish – The Poet and the Pendulum
Live Video Published on October 2, 2020
from VEHICLE OF SPIRIT - Wembley 2015
Lyrics
[Part 1: White Lands Of Empathica]
The end.
The songwriter's dead.
The blade fell upon him
Taking him to the white lands
of empathica,
of innocence
Empathica
Innocence
[Part 2: Home]
The dreamer and the wine
Poet without a rhyme
A widow writer torn apart by chains of Hell
One last perfect verse
It's still the same old song
Oh Christ, how I hate what I have become
Take me home
[Chorus:]
Get away, run away, fly away
Lead me astray to dreamer's hideaway
I cannot cr ... See More
The end.
The songwriter's dead.
The blade fell upon him
Taking him to the white lands
of empathica,
of innocence
Empathica
Innocence
[Part 2: Home]
The dreamer and the wine
Poet without a rhyme
A widow writer torn apart by chains of Hell
One last perfect verse
It's still the same old song
Oh Christ, how I hate what I have become
Take me home
[Chorus:]
Get away, run away, fly away
Lead me astray to dreamer's hideaway
I cannot cr ... See More
Rating : 87.7 / 100
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| Band | |
|---|---|
| Album | Dark Passion Play |
| Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
| Released | September 26, 2007 |
| Genres | Symphonic Metal, Power Metal |
| Labels | Spinefarm Records, Nuclear Blast |
| Length | 1:15:44 |
| 1. | The Poet and the Pendulum ▶ Live Video Audio | 13:53 |
| 2. | Bye Bye Beautiful | 4:14 |
| 3. | Amaranth | 3:51 |
| 4. | Cadence of Her Last Breath | 4:14 |
| 5. | Master Passion Greed | 6:02 |
| 6. | Eva | 4:24 |
| 7. | Sahara | 5:47 |
| 8. | Whoever Brings the Night | 4:17 |
| 9. | For the Heart I Once Had | 3:56 |
| 10. | The Islander | 5:05 |
| 11. | Last of the Wilds | 5:40 |
| 12. | 7 Days to the Wolves | 7:03 |
| 13. | Meadows of Heaven | 7:10 |
Members
- Anette Olzon : Vocals
- Tuomas Holopainen : Keyboards
- Emppu Vuorinen : Guitars
- Marco Hietala : Bass, Vocals
- Jukka Nevalainen : Drums
Additional musicians
- London Philharmonic Orchestra : Orchestra
- Metro Voices : Choir
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