did you ever read what I wrote you?: nematoddity

nematoddity

did you ever read what I wrote you?

Mar 18, 2008 16:16

When I first heard this video, Nightwish's latest, off the first album recorded with Anette Olzen after Tarja's departure, I was quite disappointed. There was just no way to slot the lead singer in as any sort of relevance in voice to Tarja, and it felt like a hollowing loss.

But tonight, I listened to it again, and suddenly, the chorus clicked in. The words, nearly shouted to the invisible viewer they're so obviously pointed towards. And the song became so much more interesting...

Bye Bye Beautiful
Nightwish

Finally the hills are without eyes
They are tired of painting a dead man's face red
With their own blood

They used to love having so much to lose
Blink your eyes just once and see everything in ruins

Did you ever hear what I told you?
Did you ever read what I wrote you?
Did you ever listen to what we played?
Did you ever let in what the world said?
Did we get this far just to feel your hate?
Did we play to become only pawns in the game?
How blind can you be, don't you see?
You chose the long road, but we'll be waiting

Bye bye, beautiful...

Jacob's ghost for the girl in white
Blindfold for the blinded
Siblings walking the dying earth

Noose around a choking heart
Eternity torn apart
So toll now the funeral bells

"No need to die to prove a lie"

Did you ever hear what I told you?
Did you ever read what I wrote you?
Did you ever listen to what we played?
Did you ever let in what the world said?
Did we get this far just to feel your hate?
Did we play to become only pawns in the game?
How blind can you be, don't you see?
You chose the long road, but we'll be waiting

Bye bye, beautiful...

It's not the tree that forsakes the flower
But the flower that forsakes the tree
Someday I'll learn to love these scars
Still fresh from the red-hot blade of your words

...How blind can you be, don't you see...
...that the gambler lost all he does not have...

Did you ever hear what I told you?
Did you ever read what I wrote you?
Did you ever listen to what we played?
Did you ever let in what the world said?
Did we get this far just to feel your hate?
Did we play to become only pawns in the game?
How blind can you be, don't you see?
You chose the long road but we'll be waiting

Bye bye, beautiful
Bye bye, beautiful
bye bye, beautiful
Bye, bye, bye, bye.

Also: Wes Borland is weird, but I have to admit--Big Dumb Face's Blood Red Head On Fire would have been a perfect song in Ghost Rider.

Very intriguing article on Jehovah's Witnesses, childbirth, and religion.

And I sort of trailed off on this entry last night when I grew overtired--I've updated the time/date, but it would have originally gone out for yesterday, aheh--so let me fill in with some randomness and send it off at last.

*coughs and tries to sound sincere*

"I am shocked by the news that Ohio is having voting-machine issues again. I truly am. I am completely surprised, yes, and even astounded at this. Why, it just shouldn't happen in these free United States."

*coughs again, wondering if the obvious sincerity came through, or just the resigned sarcasm*

NO. Comcast can bite me. NO. This is a BAD IDEA. NO NO NO.

Intravenous lamp. Ooh. Kinda cool, actually.

pauldrake tipped me this, too. Well, he actually tipped me another link from a tech-love page, but I went to the source. They custom-design coolness for the office and home. Ooh, for money...

Also from pauldrake: CREEPY BUSINESS SUIT! I'm not kidding. This thing is disturbing-looking!

And lolcattery to tie things up.