Angels Fall First Lyrics

Nightwish Angels Fall First Lyrics

Angels Fall First Lyrics Album by Nightwish

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1. Elvenpath

“In the sheltering
shade of the forest,
calling calming silence.

Accompanied only by the full moon,
the howling of a night wolf.
And the path under my bare feet,
the elvenpath!”

Hearing music from
the deepest forest.
Songs as a seduction of sirens,
the elf-folk is calling me.

Tapio, Bear-king,
ruler of the forest.
Mielikki, Bluecloak,
healer of the ill and sad.

Open the gate and let me
follow the uncarven path.

The way to the lands,
where as a hero I stand.
The path where Beauty
met the Beast.

Elvenpath!

It’s the honesty
of these worlds,
ruled by magic
and mighty swords.

That makes my soul,
long for the past.
Elvenpath!

The moonwitch took me
to a ride on a broomstick.
Introduced me to her
old friend, home gnome.

Told me to keep
the sauna warm for him!

At the grove I met the rest,
the folk of my fantasies.
Bilbo, Sparhawk, goblins and pixies.

Snowman, Willow,
trolls and the seven dwarves.
The path goes forever on.

The way to the lands,
where as a hero I stand.
The path where Beauty
met the Beast.

Elvenpath!

It’s the honesty
of these worlds,
ruled by magic
and mighty swords.

That makes my soul,
long for the past.
Elvenpath!

“Long ago,
In the early years
of the second age,
great elven smiths
forged rings of power.”

As I return to my room,
and as sleep takes me by my hand.
Madrigals from the woods,
carry me to neverland.

In this spellbound night,
the world’s an elvish sight.
In this spellbound night,
the world’s an elvish sight.

“But then,
the Dark Lord learned
the craft of ring making,
and made the master ring!”.

2. Beauty and the Beast

Beast:
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.

Beauty:
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 a beast!

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.

Beauty:
As a 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 for me now has to die.
Forgive me, I need more than
you can offer me.

Beast:
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?

Beauty:
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.

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

3. The Carpenter

Who are you?

Man condemned to shine a salvation
throughout the centuries.
Why was the wine of the grail
too sour for man to drink?

The carpenter carved his anchor
on the dying souls of mankind.
On the tomb of this unknown soldier
lay the tools of the one who for us had died.

Tools of the carpenter!

The one they lick the same old sick dream
of their precious saviour.
Kiss them deep and make them weep
over promises of eternal peace.

The carpenter carved his anchor
on the dying souls of mankind.
On the tomb of this unknown soldier
lay the tools of the one who for us had died.

Tools of the carpenter!

I hear you through
the symphonic voices of nature,
the purity I could never doubt.

They tell me to lie on the grass
and observe my saviour.
The one crucified to
the chirping of birds.

The carpenter carved his anchor
on the dying souls of mankind.
On the tomb of this unknown soldier
lay the tools of the one who for us had died.

Tools of the carpenter!

4. Astral Romance

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 be 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 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.

Departed by the guillotine of death,
I received a letter from the depth.
The dream of my lover it carried inside.

Caressed by the sharpest knife,
I asked you to be my wife.
Rays of the setting sun
Were my tears wept
upon promises undone.

Come to me,
make me believe to you
and your love again.

Above the universe,
beneath the great eye,
I shall desire you
forevermore.

5. Angels Fall First

An angel face smiles to me
under a headline of tragedy,
that smile used to give me warmth.

Farewell, no words to say,
beside the cross on your grave,
and those forever burning candles.

Needed elsewhere,
to remind us of the
shortness of our time.

Tears laid for them!
Tears of love
and tears of fear.

Bury my dreams,
dig up my sorrows
Oh, Lord why
the angels fall first?

Not relieved by
thoughts of Shangri-La,
nor enlightened by
the lessons of Christ.

I’ll never understand
the meaning of the right.
Ignorance lead me into the light.

Needed elsewhere,
to remind us of the
shortness of our time.

Tears laid for them!
Tears of love
and tears of fear.

Bury my dreams,
dig up my sorrows
Oh, Lord why
the angels fall first?

Sing me a song of your beauty
and of your kingdom.
Let the melodies of your harps
caress those whom we still need.

Yesterday
we shook hands, my friend.
Today a moonbeam
lightens my path, my guardian.

6. Tutankhamen

As the sun sets beyond the pyramid
to greet me with its rays.
I place my hand on my forehead
to see your chariots’ flames.

Watch me kneel before you,
hear the cats meowing in the temple.
They yearn for the milk you cascaded
as I yearn your promised treasure.

Treasure of Tutankhamen,
I am the one it is.
Take me with you
through the stargate,
to the valley of the kings.

Sacrifice me Tutankhamen
and let me be your queen.
Take me tonight and always
we’ll breed to fill all earth.

Three millenniums it took me
to guard your rest.
Your slumber in mighty
Phoenix’s nest.

But tonight the darkness
in the tomb has perished.
For Carter has come
to free my beloved.

Treasure of Tutankhamen,
I am the one it is.
Take me with you
through the stargate,
to the valley of the kings.

Sacrifice me Tutankhamen
and let me be your queen.
Take me tonight and always
we’ll breed to fill all earth.

7. Nymphomaniac Fantasia

“The scent of a woman
was not mine…”

Welcome home, darling.
Did you miss me,
wish to dwell in dear love?

Touch my milklike skin,
feel the ocean, lick my deepest,
hear the starry choir.

Rip off this lace
that keeps me imprisoned.
But beware of the enchantment,
for my eroticism is oblivion.

Old love lies deep, you said.
Deeper shall be the
wound between your legs.

8. Know Why the Nightingale Sings

What does the free fall feel like?
Asks the boy with a spark in his eye.
Know why the nightingale sings
is the answer to everything.

Taking a step to the world unbound,
spinning my fantasies all around.
Freed from the gravital leash,
I swear the Heaven’s in my reach.

Dancing with the spirit of the air,
in this ocean so open and fair.
Making love to the Gods above
on my maiden voyage so bold.

Landing safely to the blue lagoon,
don’t know if this is the earth or the moon.
Joy of living is no more a mask,
the Eden I found will forever last.

Migrating with the geese,
my soul has finally found peace.
Doesn’t matter that man has no wings,
as long as I hear the nightingale sing.

9. Lappi (Lapland)

Kautta erämaajärven
matkaa kulkuri yksinäinen.
Näkee lammella joutsenparven
vapauttaan itkevän.

Kaipuu menneisyyteen
kiirii ilmassa huutoina kotkien.
Ikijärveltä turvatulta
käy matka vuorten taa.

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Translation:

“Wilderness Lake”

Via a wilderness lake
travels a lonely wanderer.
In a pond he sees a flock of swans,
crying for their freedom.

The longing for the past
echoes through the air as screams of eagles.
From the ever-lake so safe,
the journey continues beyond the mountains.

10. Lappi (Lapland): Witchdrums

instrumental

11. Lappi (Lapland): This Moment Is Eternity

Day possesses no key here,
where moon sheds the cold twilight.
This moment is eternity.

Land of beauty,
cold and cruel.
Fjeld chants echoing,
reflecting the melancholy.

Trust the wind,
trust the fires.
Call for the hermit,
the hermit of the night.

Land of raven,
land of bear.
Land of eagle,
and wolverine.

Dismal are the mirrors of a wolf!

12. Lappi (Lapland): Etiäinen

instrumental

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