Imaginaerum – Nightwish

Going back to my research into the imagination and dreams, I have recently been listening to a band called “Nightwish”. They are a Finnish Symphony metal band, (this means they use a lot of orchestral music along with guitars, drums and bass, as well as operatic singing) that has recently released an album called ‘Imaginaerum’.

Two specific songs on this Album caught my attention. They are:

Storytime

This song is generally about the childhood bedtime story and the wonderful journey it takes you on.
(I would include the lyrics but they are very long, so instead here the is the link to the official website where you can read them)

http://nightwish.com/en/releases/lyrics?a=102&s=2

The song can also be heard on the video below.

Scaretale

This song is like the first; however it talks about nightmares and fears of childhood. The scary stories of spiders and monsters in the cupboard and under the bed, as you can imagine it’s a very different feel. (Here is the link to the lyrics)

http://nightwish.com/en/releases/lyrics?a=102&s=6

and the song

The reason I am writing about them and specifically these two songs will become apparent soon.

I went to see the band live in concert on Sunday 4^th November 2012 at Manchester o2 arena. While there I saw a t-shirt that someone was wearing, on the back of this t-shirt said the words “innocence will save the world”. Personally I thought this statement was amazingly powerful and the upkeep and preservation of what I like to call “the wild earth” i.e. nature is something I feel incredibly strongly about. It is for this reason I was once involved in ‘Green peace’ and my chosen religion is that of the Native American Indians (which doesn’t have a name) which focuses on the spirits of the earth and specifically its divinity and protection. A good way of seeing it: is “mother nature” or “mother earth” a great spirit that is within everything and all of us. It is very similar to ‘Paganism’ which I did also practise for a time.

Anyway this phrase along with these songs and my previous research has inspired my idea.

 
I will write up a premise for my idea and it shall be in my next blog entry.

here is a video of the band live - i'm sorry for the quality it was taken on my phone. the song is called "Over the hills and far away"

references:

imaginaerum_panorama-web - Google Images [online] last accessed on 18th December 2012 on https://www.google.co.uk/search?num=10&hl=en&safe=off&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1280&bih=666&q=imaginarium&oq=imaginarium&gs_l=img.3..0l10.773.3340.0.3550.11.8.0.3.3.0.111.732.6j2.8.0...0.0...1ac.1.QOrY2Pg_ZiQ#hl=en&safe=off&tbo=d&site=imghp&tbm=isch&spell=1&q=imaginaerum+album&sa=X&ei=mobQUKutCY_74QSm74CYBA&ved=0CFIQBSgA&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.1355534169,d.bGE&fp=e0a3f6b714b94685&bpcl=40096503&biw=1280&bih=666&imgrc=http%253A%252F%252Fcalibermag.org%252Fwp-content%252Fuploads%252F2012%252F01%252Fimaginaerum_panorama-web.jpeg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fcalibermag.org%252Farticles%252Falbum-review-imaginaerum-by-nightwish%252F%3BXnO3OhEpLgPXYM%3BI0i0xosEIws-gM%3A%3B117494581454074646023%3B1500%3B581

Nightwish - Storytime (lyrics) HD - (YouTube Video) [online] last accessed on 18th December 2012 on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5i7htF2AwY

Nightwish - Scaretail (+ lyrics) - (YouTube Video) [online] last accessed on 18th December 2012 on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QNIWAdvSVw