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Within Temptation
Within Temptation


Background information
Origin Netherlands
Genre(s) Symphonic metal
Symphonic Rock
Gothic Metal
Years active 1996—present
Label(s) DSFA Records
Gun Records
Roadrunner Records
Associated acts Delain
Orphanage
Ayreon
Agua de Annique
Kingfisher Sky
Website Website
Members
Sharon den Adel
Ruud Adrianus Jolie
Jeroen van Veen
Martijn Spierenburg
Robert Westerholt
Former members
Ivar de Graaf
Martijn Westerholt
Michiel Papenhove
Jelle Bakker
Ciro Palma
Dennis Leeflang
Richard Willemse
Stephen van Haestregt



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Within Temptation Album


Mother Earth (04/10/2003)
04/10/2003
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Intro
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Deep Within (live bonus track)
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The Dance (live bonus track)
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Bittersweet (bonus track)
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Birds and butterflies
Rivers and mountains she creates
But you'll never know
The next move she'll make
You can try
But it is useless to ask why
Cannot control her
She goes her own way

She rules until the end of time
She gives and she takes
She rules until the end of time
She goes her way

With every breath
And all the choices that we make
We are only passing through on her
way
I find my strength
Believing that your soul lives on
Until the end of time
I'll carry it with me

She rules until the end of time
She gives and she takes
She rules until the end of time
She goes her way
Once you will know my dear
You don't have to fear
A new beginning always starts at the
end
Once you will know my dear
You don't have to fear
Until the end of time
Until the end of time
Until the end of time
She goes her way

She rules until the end of time
She gives and she takes
She rules until the end of time
until the end of time
until the end of time
She goes her way


. . .


When leaves have fallen
And skies turned to grey
The night keeps on closing in on the
day
A nightingale sings his song of
farewell
You better hide for her freezing hell

On cold wings she's coming
You better keep moving
For warmth, you'll be longing
Come on just feel it
Don't you see it?
You better believe

When she embraces
Your heart turns to stone
She comes at night when you are all
alone
And when she whispers
Your blood shall run cold
You better hide before she finds you

Whenever she is raging
She takes all life away
Haven't you seen?
Haven't you seen?
The ruins of our world

Whenever she is raging
She takes a life away
Haven't you seen?
Haven't you seen?
The ruins of our world

She covers the earth with a
breathtaking cloak
The sun awakes and melts it away
The world now opens its eyes and it
sees
The dawning of the new day

On cold wings she's coming
You better keep moving
For warmth, you'll be longing
Come on just feel it
Don't you see it?
You better believe

Whenever she is raging
She takes all life away
Haven't you seen?
Haven't you seen?
The ruins of our world

Whenever she is raging
She takes all life away
Haven't you seen?
Haven't you seen?
The ruins of our world


. . .


In my hands
A legacy of memories
I can hear you say my name
I can almost see your smile
Feel the warmth of your embrace
But there is nothing but silence now
Around the one I loved
Is this our farewell?

Sweet darling you worry too much
My child sees sadness in your eyes
You are not alone in life
Although you might think that you
are

Never thought
This day would come so soon
We had no time to say goodbye
How can the world just carry on?
I feel so lost when you are not at my
side
But there's nothing but silence now
Around the one I loved
Is this our farewell?

Sweet darling you worry too much
My child sees sadness in your eyes
You are not alone in life
Although you might think that you
are

So sorry your world is tumbling down
I will watch you through these nights
Rest your head and go to sleep
Because my child, this is not our
farewell.
This is not our farewell.


. . .


These are the darkest clouds
They have surrounded me
Now I find my self alone caught in a
cage
There's no flower I can find in here
Not withering
Or pale to me
Everyone with a friendly face
Seems to hide some secret inside

He told me he loved me
While he laughed in my face
He just led me astray
He took my virtue
I feel so cold inside
Sorrow has frozen my mind

My heart is covered
With thoughts entangled
How could it ever have felt so real?
Is there a place more lonely than I
feel within?
Could I have seen?
Could I have known?
I just took it as the truth
Everyone with a friendly face
Seems to hide some secret inside

He told me he loved me
While he laughed in my face
He just led me astray
He took my virtue
I feel so cold inside
Sorrow has frozen my mind

Always there to remind me
It keeps me from believing
That someone might be there
Who’ll free me and never ever leave
me


. . .


On behalf of her love
She no longer sleeps
Life had no longer meaning
Nothing to make her stay
She sold her soul away

I held you tight to me
You slipped away
You promised to return to me
And I believed
I believed

After the night he died
I wept my tears until they dried
But the pain stayed the same
I didn't want him to die all in vain
I made a promise to revenge his soul
in time
I'll make them bleed down at my feet

I held you tight to me
You slipped away
You promised to return to me
And I believed
I believed

Sometimes I wonder
Could I have known about their true
intentions?
As the pain stayed the same
I'm going to haunt them down all the
way
I made a promise to revenge his soul
in time
One by one they were surprised

I held you tight to me
You slipped away
You promised to return to me
And I believed
I believed



. . .


Armies have conquered
And fallen in the end
Kingdoms have risen
Then buried by sand
The Earth is our mother
She gives and she takes
She puts us to sleep
In her light we'll awake
We'll all be forgotten
There's no endless fame
But everything we do
It's never in vain

We're part of a story, part of a tale
We're all on this journey
No one is to stay
Where ever it's going
What is the way?

Forests and deserts
Rivers, blue seas
Mountains and valleys
Nothing here stays
While we think we witness
We are part of the scene
This never-ending story
Where will it lead to?
The earth is our mother
She gives and she takes
But she's also a part
A part of the tale

We're part of a story, part of a tale
We're all on this journey
No one's to stay
Oh where is it going?
What is the way?
We're part of a story, part of a tale
Sometimes beautiful and sometimes
insane
No one remembers how it began
(2x).


. . .


He feeds on fear
He feeds on pain
He rules again
If for all he hate
He will guide
That faith again

Our light in the darkness
Is too small to see
There's always a sparkle of hope
If you just believe

He told the tale so many times
About the dream not meant to be
In a world of the free

He plays with your mind

As faith for the future faded fast
He grows strong with their
displeasure
It sets him free

Chorus:
Deceiver of hearts
Deceiver of fools
He rules with fear
Deceiver of hopes
Deceiver of fools
He rules again

He feeds on fear
Poisons the truth
To gain their faith
To lead the way
To a world of decay

He rules your heart

He will sell your soul to the grave
Without a hesitation to make
He belongs to the dark

(chorus)

Please awake
And see the truth
He can only be
If you believe what he tells you
Remember who you are
What you stand for
And there will always be a way

(chorus)

In my heart there is a place
In my heart there is a trace
Of a small fire burning
A sheltering ray shines through this
night
Although it 's small, it's bright
But darkness is lurking

He will sell your soul to bitterness
and cold
Oh fear him

Deceiver of hearts
Deceiver of fools
He rules with fear
Deceiver of hopes
Deceiver of fools
Shall he rule again?


. . .

Intro

[No lyrics]

. . .


Why was I one of the chosen ones?
Until the fight I could not see
The magic and the strength of my
power
It was beyond my wildest dreams

Dark wings they are descending
See shadows gathering around
One by one they are falling
Every time they try to strike us down

Don't you die on me
You haven't made your peace
Live life, breathe, breathe
Don't you die on me
You haven't made your peace
Live life, breathe, breathe

As they took your soul away
The night turned into the day
Blinded by your rays of life
Gave us the strength we needed


. . .


In a world so far away
At the end of a closing day
A little child was born and raised
Deep in the forest on a hidden place
Mother never saw his face

Chorus;
Ancient spirits of the forest
Made him king of elves and trees
He was the only human being
Who lived in harmony
In perfect harmony

repeat chorus

The woods protected, fulfilled his
needs
Fruit by birds, honey by bees

He found shelter under the trees
He grew up in their company
They became his family

Chorus (2x)

A thousand seasons
They passed him by
So many times, have said goodbye
And when the spirits called out his
name
To join forever, forever to stay
For a spirit he became

Chorus (2x)

In perfect harmony


. . .


On golden wings
She flies at night
With her dress
It's blinding white
Countless diamonds
And her long blond hair
The queen is coming
So you'd better be aware

Her plants and flowers
They are never the same
Blue and silver
It's all her game
flying dragons
And enchanted woods
She decides, she creates
It's her reality

In her world
Of dreams and make believe
She reigns forever
With all her glory

Unicorns appear in her sight
Her fireflies
Lead her trough these woods
At night
In search of the legendary amulet
And it's secrets

In the big oak
There is a door
Wich will lead her
To the wizard's shore
And she'll ask him
For the wind to sail her home
To the world where she belongs

In her world
Of dreams and make believe
She reigns forever
With all her glory
In this world
Of endless fantasy
She makes it happen
It's her reality

In her world
Of dreams and make believe
She reigns forever
With all her glory
In this world
Of endless fantasy
She makes it happen
It's her reality


. . .


Is there a place deep within
A place where you hide you're
darkest sins

There's a strange kind of ambiance,
its surrounding you.
As a songstress you lure me,
towards the truth.

Candles die down as you leave the
room
In my heart you leave no gloom
As you lure meI know the truth
You're a leprechaun, I see you
through.

Is there a place deep within
A place where you hide you're
darkest sins

There's a strange kind of ambiance,
its surrounding you.
As a songstress you lure me,
towards the truth.



. . .


Someone is dancing
On my grave
Sending shivers
Down my spine

I hear a laugh,
it awoke my soul
The wind takes the leafs
where he wants them to go
His tunes enchant our world,
our thoughts and leave us frozen

In this heart of mine,
It's you I find
Take my hand,
I'll take you to the promised land,
you're the one

I hear a laugh,
it awoke my soul,
The wind takes the leafs
where he wants them to go
His tunes, enchant our world,
our thoughts, and leave us frozen

Take my hand,
I'll take you to the promised land

Nevil, whatever you have done,
these tears will fade.
Nevil, wherever you have gone,
please, have faith


. . .


She embraced, with a smile
As she opened the door
A cold wind blows, it puts a chill into
her heart

You have taken away the trust,
you're the ghost haunting through her
heart
Past and present are one in her head,
you're the ghost haunting through her
heart

Take my hand as I wander through
All of my life I gave to you
Take my hand as I wander through
All of my love I gave to you

You have taken away the trust,
you're the ghost haunting through her
heart
Take my hand as I wander through
All of my life I gave to you
Take my hand as I wander through
All of my love I gave to you


. . .


If I tell you
Will you listen?
Will you stay?
Will you be here forever?
Never go away?
Never thought things would change,
hold me tight
Please don't say again that you have
to go

A bitter thought
I had it all
But I just let it go
Hold your silence
It's so violent since you're gone

All my thoughts are with you forever
'Till the day we'll be back together
I will be waiting for you

If I had told you
You would've listened
You had stayed
You would be here forever
Never went away

It would never have been the same
All the time would have been in vain
Cause you had to go

The sweetest thought
Had it all
Cause I did let you go
All our moments keep me warm
When you're gone

All my thoughts are with you forever
'Till the day we'll be back together
I will be waiting for you


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