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The official music video to "The Islander", taken from Nightwish' 2007 album "Dark Passion Play". Buy "Dark Passion Play" at Nightwish-Shop: http://smarturl.it/x3o3jc On this performance: @MARKOHIETALAOFFICIAL - Male vocals, Acoustic guitars Emppu Vuorinen - Acoustic guitars Tuomas Holopainen - Keyboards Anette Olzon - Female vocals Jukka Nevalainen - Percussions Troy Donockley - Bodhran, Uilleann Pipes, Tin Whistle London Philharmonic Orchestra - Orchestral parts @nightwish is: Tuomas Holopainen - Keyboards @FloorJansenOfficial - Vocals Marko Hietala - Bass Emppu Vuorinen - Guitars Kai Hahto - Drums Troy Donockley - Uilleann pipes, flutes, additional vocals Follow us: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/nightwish/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nightwish/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/NightwishBand Mailing list - https://nightwi.sh/newsletter Shop - http://shop.nightwish.com Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/2NPduAUeLVsfIauhRwuft1 Apple Music - https://geo.music.apple.com/us/artist/nightwish/2898807?mt=1&app=music Lyrics The Islander: An old man by a seashore at the end of day Gazes the horizon with sea winds in his face Tempest-tossed island, seasons all the same Anchorage unpainted and a ship without a name Sea without a shore for the banished one unheard He lightens the beacon, light at the end of world Showing the way, lighting hope in their hearts The ones on their travels homeward from afar [Chorus:] This is for long-forgotten light at the end of the world Horizon crying the tears he left behind long ago The albatross is flying, making him daydream The time before he became one of the world's unseen Princess in the tower, children in the fields Life gave him it all, an island of the universe Now his love's a memory, a ghost in the fog He sets the sails one last time saying farewell to the world Anchor to the water, seabed far below Grass still in his feet and a smile beneath his brow [Chorus:] This is for long-forgotten light at the end of the world Horizon crying the tears he left behind long ago [Chorus:] This is for long-forgotten light at the end of the world Horizon crying the tears he left behind long ago So long ago
Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Kitee. The band was formed in 1996 by lead songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former lead singer Tarja Turunen. The band soon picked up drummer Jukka Nevalainen, and then bassist Sami Vänskä after the release of their debut album, Angels Fall First (1997). In 2001, Vänskä was replaced by Marko Hietala, who also took over the male vocalist role previously filled by Holopainen or guest singers. Although Night...
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