Nightwish Album

They came for him one winter's night.
Arrested, he was bound.
They said there'd been a robbery,
his pistol had been found.

They marched to the station house,
he waited for the dawn.
And as they led him to the dock,
he knew that he'd been wronged.
"You stand accused of robbery,"
he heard the bailiff say.
He knew without an alibi,
tomorrow's light would mourn his
freedom.

Over the hills and far away,
for ten long years he'll count the days.
Over the mountains and blue seas,
a prisoner's life for him there'll be.

He knew that it would cost him dear,
but yet he dare not say.
Where he'd been that fateful night,
a secret it must stay.
He had to fight back tears of rage.
His heart beat like a drum.
For with the wife of his best friend,
he spent his final night of freedom.

Over the hills and far away,
he swears he will return one day.
Far from the mountains and blue
seas,
back in her arms he swear he'll be.
Over the hills and far away.

Over the hills and,
over the hills and,
over the hills and far away.

Each night within his prison cell,
he looks out through the bars.
He reads the letters that she wrote.
One day he'll know the taste of
freedom.

Over the hills and far away,
she prays he will return one day.
As sure as the rivers reach the seas,
back in his arms he swears she'll be.

Over the hills and far away,
he swears he will return one day.
over the mountains and the seas
back in her arms is where he'll be.

Over the hills and far away,
she prays he will return one day.
As sure as the rivers reach the sea,
back in his arms is where she'll be.

Over the hills,
over the hills and far away.

Over the hills,
over the hills and far away

Today I killed, he was just a boy
Eight before him, I knew them all
In the fields a dying oath:
I'd kill them all to save my own

Cut me free
Bleed with me
Oh, no
One by one
We will fall
Down down
Pull the plug
End the pain
Run'n fight for life
Hold on tight
This ain't my fight

Deliver me from this war
It's not for me it's because of you
Devil's instant my eternity
Obey to kill to save yourself

Cut me free...

I envy the 9 lives that gave me hell
My path made up by their torn bodies
Man to man, soldier to soldier, dust to
dust
Call me a coward but I can't take it
anymore

They wait for me back home
They live with eyes turned away
They were the first ones to see
They are the last ones to bleed

The ultimate high as all beautiful dies
A ruler's tool, priest's excuse, tyrant's
delight...
I alone, the great white hunter
I'll march till the dawn brings me rest
10th patriot at the gallow's pole!

Cut me free...

The days were brighter
Gardens more blooming
The nights had more hope
In their silence the wild was calling
Wishes were whispering
The time was there
But without a meaning

Away, away, away in time
Every dream's a journey away
Away, away to a home, away from
care
Everywhere's just a journey away

The days departed
Gardens deserted
This frail world
My only rest?

The wild calls no more
Wishes so hollow
The Barefoot Boy
Weeping in an empty night

Away, away, away in time
Every dream's a journey away
Away, away to a home, away from
care
Everywhere's just a journey away

Cherish the moment
Tower the skies
Don't let the dreamer
Fade to grey like grass

No falling for life
A gain for every loss
Time gathered me
But kept me flying

Away, away, away in time
Every dream's a journey away
Away, away to a home, away from
care
Everywhere's just a journey away

"For this gift of dream I must pay the
price
with the loss of life's pleasures"

A nocturnal concerto
Candlelight whispers me where to go
Hymn of gathering stars as my guide
As I wander on this path of the night

Embroidery of the stars
Undress my feelings for this earth
Send me your salva to heal my scars
And let this nakedness me my birth

Macrocosm poured its powers on me
And the hopes of this world I now
must leave
The nightwish I sent you centuries
ago
Has been heard by those who
dwelled in a woe

The distance of our bridal bed
Await for me to be dead
Dust of the galaxies take my hand
Lead me to my beloved's land

The constant longing for your touch
This bitter ocean of hatred and pain
This loneliness I need to be who I am

The oceans are alone as I
Somebody take away this gift of mine
No charisma for the beast! But still I
love you forevermore

Come to me
Deliver me from you
And from all the days of the Earth

No last words to say
Only memories remain
A farewell then, my path goes forever

For whom the gun tolls
For whom the prey weeps
Bow before a war
Call it religion

Some wounds never heal
Some tears never will
Dry for the unkind
Cry for mankind

Even the dead cry
Their only comfort
Kill your friend, I don`t care
Orchid kids, blinded stare

Need to understand
No need to forgive
No truth no sense left to be followed

Facing this unbearable fear like
meeting an old friend
Time to die, poor mates, you made
me what I am

In this world of a million religions
everyone prays the same way
Your praying is in vain, it`ll all be over
soon
Father help me, save me a place by
your side
There is no god, our creed is but for
ourselves

Not a hero unless you die
Our species eat the wounded ones

Drunk with the blood of your victims
I do feel your pity-wanting pain
Lust for fame, a deadly game

Run away with your impeccable kin

Good wombs hath borne bad sons...

Cursing, God, why ?
Falling for every lie
Survivors` guilt
In us forevermore

15 candles
Redeemers of this world
Dwell in hypocrisy
How were we supposed to know ?

Take heed, dear heart
Once apart, she can touch nor me
nor you
Dressed as one
A wolf will betray a lamb

Lead astray the gazers
The razors on your seducing skin
In the meadow of sinful thoughts
Every flower is a perfect one

To paradise with pleasure haunted,
haunted by fear

A sin for him
Desire within
Desire within
A burning veil
For the bride too dear for him
A sin for him
Desire within
Desire within
Fall in love with your deep dark sin

I am the Fallen
You are what my sins enclose
Lust is not as creative
As its discovery

To paradise with pleasure haunted,
haunted by fear

A sin for him
Desire within
Desire within
A burning veil
For the bride too dear for him
A sin for him
Desire within
Desire within
Fall in love with your deep dark sin

Bless me, undress me
Pick your prey in a wicked way
God I must confess
I do envy the sinners

A sin for him
Desire within
A burning veil
For the bride too dear for him
A sin for him
Desire within
Desire within
A burning veil
For the bride too dear for him
A sin for him
Desire within
Desire within
Fall in love with your deep dark sin...

Naked in midwinter magic
Lies an angel in the snow
The frozen figure crossed by tracks of
wolves
An encounter symbolic yet truthful
With a hungry choir of wolves
An agreement immemorial to be born

Dulcet elvenharps from a dryad forest
Accompany all the charming tunes
Of a sacrament by a campfire
A promise between the tameless
And the one with a tool
Tonight the journey from the cave
begins

I want to hunt with the tameless heart
I want to learn the wisdom of
mountains afar
We will honor the angel in the snow
We will make the streams for our
children flow

Wrapped in furs beneath the northern
lights
From my cave I watch the land
untamed
And wonder if some becoming
season
Will make the angel melt in shame

I want to hunt with the tameless heart
I want to learn the wisdom of
mountains afar

I want to hunt with the tameless heart
I want to learn the wisdom of
mountains afar
We will honor the angel in the snow
We will make the streams for our
children flow

We're walking in the air
We're floating in the moonlit sky
The people far below are sleeping as
we fly

I'm holding very tight
I'm riding in the midnight blue
I'm finding I can fly so high above
with you

Far across the world
The villages go by like trees
The rivers and the hills
The forests and the streams

Children gaze open mouth
Taken by surprise
Nobody down below believes their
eyes

We're surfing in the air
We're swimming in the frozen sky
We're drifting over icy
Mountains floating by

Suddenly swooping low on an ocean
deep
Arousing of a mighty monster from its
sleep

We're walking in the air
We're floating in the midnight sky
And everyone who sees us greets us
as we fly

Remember the first dance we
shared?
Recall the night you melted my
ugliness away?
The night you left with a kiss so kind
Only a scent of beauty left behind

Ah dear friend I remember the night
The moon and the dreams we shared
Your trembling paw in my hand
Dreaming of that northern land
Touching me with a kiss of the beast

I know my dreams are made of you
Of you and only for you
Your ocean pulls me under
Your voice tears me asunder
Love me before the last petal falls

As the world without a glance
Of the ocean's fair expanse
Such the world would be
If no love did flow in thee
But as my heart is occupied
Your love to me now has to die
Forgive me I need more than you can
offer me

Didn't you read the tale
Where happily ever after was to kiss
a frog?
Don't you know this tale
In which all I ever wanted
I'll never have
For who could ever learn to love a
beast?

However cold the wind and rain
I'll be there to ease all your pain
However cruel the mirrors of sin
Remember beauty is found within

...Forever shall the wolf in me desire
the sheep in you...

Master!
Apprentice!
Heartborne, 7th Seeker
Warrior!
Disciple!
In me the Wishmaster

Elbereth
Lórien

A dreamy-eyed child staring into night
On a journey to storyteller`s mind
Whispers a wish speaks with the
stars the words are silent in him
Distant sigh from a lonely heart
"I`ll be with you soon, my Shalafi"
Grey Havens my destiny

Master!...

Silvara
Starbreeze

Sla-Mori the one known only by Him
To august realms, the sorcery within
If you hear the call of arcane lore,
Your world shall rest on Earth no more
A maiden elf calling with her cunning
song
"Meet me at the Inn of Last Home"
Heartborne will find the way!

Master!...

Wishmaster
Crusade for Your will
A child, dreamfinder
The Apprentice becoming...

Master!...