Certainly possible, especially considering the extended pause in the backing tracks. Now I’ve heard more than one person say that they were crocodile tears, or that it was just fake for dramatic effect. One, I really like the sort of mournful and chime-like effect Tuomas has on his keyboard here. But my pick goes to End of an Era, for two reasons. You’d swear this song was written for her. There are great quality versions with all singers. Especially the piano part at the beginning. What’s really interesting is that live performances are almost always slower than the album version, and I really dig that.
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Marco and Tarja in unison, an interesting harmonic progression on the string sounds, and Jukka just going full animal mode.īest Live Performance: A setlist staple like their other single-style songs. They sound like some kind of giant drum, or it’s possible it’s two big kicks from Jukka.ġ:50 - Marco’s cacophonous “Dreaming of meeeeeee!” really just completes this song, especially in live versions.ģ:34 - My favorite part of the song, Jukka comes in with an extended drum fill and the cymbal crashes hit right at the strong accents of Tarja’s singing.Ĥ:15 - The final chorus has just about everything. Something about this melody just makes you close your eyes and drift away.Ġ:42 - These are prevalent throughout the song but during the main riff part of the song there are huge bass accents that come in every measure. A light and subdued chorus, an extra chorus at the end, and of course, the key change of glory.Ġ:01 - Honestly, if the whole song was just this piano and Tarja, I’d be totally fine with it. After we get the full Nightwish trick tasting menu. Again it’s not flashy or showy, but it’s exactly what fits the mood and flow of the song. After the second chorus we go into the bridge, and get one of the most classic Emppu solos ever. For the chorus we get the whole band again, but Jukka does some really interesting beat switching here. If I didn’t know better, I’d think it was Troy on his bouzouki. The verses have everything stripped back as usual, but a very twangy acoustic guitar is added as well. This isn't a slow ballad, but a power one. They sing the chorus together before the rest of the band comes and the song picks up in intensity. The melody played by Tuomas is one of his prettiest in the entire catalog.
This song starts with nothing but Tarja and Tuomas together in harmony. “Ever dream of me?” This is a gut-wrencher, as it’s Tuomas saying “I know things have been bad between us, but do you still dream about me like I dream about you?”
Culminating in the ultimate question that anchors the song. The narrator is asking a lot of questions, deep questions, the kind you ask in your closest relationships.
The song, to me, definitely comes across as a little possessive and pleading as well. Tuomas stated in End Of Innocence that this song was about the way he misses “a certain person.” That documentary was in 02-03, when Tarja was still in the band, but by this time the tension and estrangement between Tuomas and her had been increasing, so he may have been missing who she once was. It’s clearly about whoever Tuomas considers his muse as evidenced by the line “my songs can but borrow your grace.” That line and the very personal nature of the rest of the lyrics makes me lean heavily towards Tarja being the muse. The subject of the love letter painted by the lyrics is open to interpretation of course. This song is a love song, in a very idealistic and yet slightly pleading way. This song was also a bonafide single, charting and going platinum in Finland. Ever Dream is the fourth song from Century Child, and compared to the rest of the album, is surprisingly upbeat and idealistic.
I hope you enjoy reading this journey as much as I did writing it, and I welcome any discussion, thoughts, and feedback.Įver felt away with me? Nightwish and Tuomas are not the sort of band to create stereotypical romantic songs, so when they do, it’s usually with their own flair and style. I’ll also talk about specific things within the song that catch my ear and timestamps to follow along. Welcome everybody to this in-depth look at the NW catalog! Over the next hundred(ish) days I’ll be talking about one song each day and delving into its composition and songwriting and offering my thoughts as well as assigning it an arbitrary rating and noting any specific live performances of note.
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