Sho Fukamachi Online

Since I’m obviously just posting every song from Nightwish’s 2004 album Once one by one, why not continue with another favourite from that brilliant album.

Today’s is Nightwish – The Siren (M4A, 34.4M)

This is Nightwish at their theatrical best – some might find the lengthy instrumentals offputting, but to me the strong imagery carries the song, and the story, forward perfectly. I personally find the chorus of this song, especially the second time around, to be incredibly aurally pleasing – a complex, evocative, multi-layered progression of sound.

Lyrics after the jump, although knowing them is unnecessary and, if anything, detracts from this kind of song.

Nightwish
The Siren

A lady with a violin,
Playing to the seals
Hearken to the sound of calling

Who tied my hands to the wheel?
The Zodiac turns over me!
Come to me…
Somewhere there my fate revealed…
I hear but how will I see?

I tied myself to the wheel
The winds talk to my sails, not me
Come to me…
Somewhere there my fate revealed…
I hear but how will I see?

Tags: music, songoftheweek, sotw

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