Elan Lyrics (Nightwish)

[@chadyforever]

........For me, this song tells me "stop the race in life, go back to the things that makes you happy and enjoy them again" and this is exactly what I need at this point of my life.........

[@arietub]

That's exactly what many of us need! Good point!

[@kristianmisic7505]

Best comment ever, go to my favorites hahah

[@DHRUBAK1]

No, it tells to beat the lightspeed 🥱

[@mattihelin5101]

Agree. And enjoy your 100th like :)

[@chadyforever]

@@mattihelin5101 oh!!! thank you!!!!

[@kaorimiyazono213]

My favorite thing about Nightwish is just the way each song is crafted. The lyrics may not make sense, but the feelings each line gives is so cool.

[@Lotsothestrawberrybear]

IKR

[@Rssailo20]

All the lyrics makes sense,you just don't get it...no offense

[@archimedeis]

@@Rssailo20 Damn. You spittin facts though.

[@isabelmaas8588]

@@Rssailo20 I believe it is called poetry 😉

[@Rssailo20]

@@archimedeis thanks

[@lizabethhampton4537]

This song is like a direct translation of a mystical experience and I love it.

[@Wishmaster787]

Nightwish's music is badass yet beautiful at the same time.

[@RexPersonthing]

Yup, definitely want to play this song at my funeral.

[@amandapassos_art]

Rex Personthing tbm

[@PersephoneArt19]

Mine would be Turn Loose the mermaids

[@beliotrednar1611]

@@PersephoneArt19 Mine would be Dead boy's poem

[@ariathedrunk9728]

i want my funeral to be a party and this song be played at it ;P

[@MirouSallow]

I'm gonna play the Tetris theme at my funeral. And I'm gonna play 'war of hearts' from ruelle at my wedding. Is there anyone who knows why I'm gonna play war of hearts? 😅❤️💙💜🏳️‍🌈

[@synthwolfe8906]

I have no clue what it is, but something in her voice hits a primal node in my mind. It's... Pleasing, on a very basic level. And not in a sexual way. Just... It's... Strangely soothing. Like a metal lullaby.

[@maddhattergaming6863]

I know exactly what you mean

[@eleniadamidou1855]

"Write a lyric for a song only you can understand" I think that's what they did with this song!

[@LNERfan]

I think it's all about grabbing life by the horns and living as hard as you can. That's what it sounds like to me.

[@MsForeverFluffy]

:)))

[@comyuse9103]

i mean, its not that hard to understand. sounds like its about embracing death, the abruptness of life, and doing all you can while you are still alive.

[@blu3fityz]

Carpe Diem in song form!

[@rns.motorsports]

No i think it’s just been lost in translation (Finnish to English) maybe idk

[@mzeng90]

One of their best songs! I love how the whole album tells ties around "The Greatest Show on Earth"❤❤❤

[@Vesseli_1989]

what else could possibly a man need when he lives in finland and they have band like this

[@cashprinter5000]

Summer heat?

[@shadowfan982]

@@cashprinter5000 nah they have sauna

[@Wishmaster787]

Can Tarja protect Finland from Putin?

[@SherwoodBotsford]

@@Wishmaster787 Look at the price Russia paid last time they went to war with Finland.

[@alexroytburd3391]

The melody to this song is amazing

[@melodramaticmango]

You're all welcome! Glad you liked it~^^

[@Ikuto1313]

+melodramaticmango Thank you very much, it is nice to have a good quality lyric video, and the background is so beautiful. And 400 people agree with me :)

[@melodramaticmango]

@Yagami Now. I didn't, that was youtube's doing. I don't make any money from this video at all. It's a song I like and it's nice to have videos with lyrics, especially for people who like to sing along and want to check on the words/tone while they're learning the song in real time (this is something I do sometimes and I'm sure I'm not alone). So yeah, not stealing. I do have an info box which suggests another one of my videos in this video which appears for a few seconds. In a way, I can see how that may be morally questionable, so now that you've pointed it out I'll remove it.

[@melodramaticmango]

@Ikuto1313 Thank you ^^ I worked hard to make sure it all lined up :3 (even though it's still not 100% perfect :') )

[@coleharris1945]

What a presumptuous douchebag.

[@melodramaticmango]

It's okay, I get where you're coming from :) I'd probably feel the same way if I thought that was the case

[@boulevarda.aladetoyinbo4773]

Wow! Such great poem and music pure.

[@kostsan]

this song has some of the best backing up vocals i have ever listen to...!

[@michaelend264]

Thanks😉❤

[@ronaldavery4706]

Shivers!! this song gives me shivers, and i absolutely love it!! Her voice is so powerful and beautiful at the same time.

[@ICEWITCH616]

Many give their interpretations of the song, so I think I will share my small analysis too. I think this song is a call to do and create if you want and push forward no matter what. Élan - the word came from French and means a combination of style, enthusiasm and energetic confidence. Verse 1 "Leave the sleep and let the springtime talk" - It's time to wake up and listen to the "spring". It can be a literal call to look into the nature but metaphorically spring can mean a start of something that will bloom later. "In tongues from the time before man" - The nature has its own unique tongue that cannot be characterized by human standards. "Listen to a daffodil tell her tale" - Throughout the song there are lot of references to the nature, which can be treated metaphorically or literally in a way of finding inspiration in the nature. "Let the guest in, walk out, be the first to greet the morn" - Welcome other ideas, remember to search for your own answers and find something that was not discovered before you. (Or just enjoy your time with other people and appreciate the nature in search of the inspiration). "The meadows of heaven await harvest The cliffs unjumped, cold waters untouched The elsewhere creatures yet unseen" - all three lines basically tell that there is a lot left to explore, create and try. "Finally your number came up, freefall awaits the brave" - it's your time now, will you make an attempt to step into the light or continue leaving in a fear of fail without even trying? Chorus "Come, taste the wine Come, surf the clouds" - Do it, get caught by the inspiration and enjoyment of creating. "Race the blind They will guide you from the light Writing noughts till the end of time" - leave the blind people that drag you into the routine and monotonous work, telling you that you won't succeed. They just waste your time and guide you into the "darkness", creating nothing themselves. "Race the dark It feeds from the runs undone" - The "darkness" grows from the things that you didn't even try. "Meet me where the cliff greets the sea" - Land and sea are different environments and that line can mean a meeting of two creators in different fields. Verse 2 "The answer to the riddle before your eyes" - during the process of creation many people face the problems that they find hard to solve. "Is in dead leaves and fleeting skies Returning swans and sedulous mice Writings on the gardens book, in the minute of a lover's look" - These lines can be interpreted both as trying to find inspiration to solve the riddle in different sources and as finding the solution in simple things (the greatest ideas are the simplest). "Building a sandcastle close to the shore A house of cards from a worn-out deck A home from the fellowship, poise and calm Write a lyric for the song only you can understand" - while creating something for others, find time for something you personally appreciate\while creating something from already existing concepts, don't forget to develop your own ideas. Verse 3 "Riding hard every shooting star" - get the maximum of every opportunity you take. "Come to life, open mind, have a laugh at the orthodox" - start to live, open your mind, don't take seriously the conservators who don't want to develop further. "Come, drink deep, let the dam of mind seep" - do it, dive deep into the process, break the borders of your mind. "Travel with great élan, dance a jig at the funeral, come!" - be enthusiastic about every opportunity, break the groundless stereotypes created by humanity, do it! "Come!" - Just do it!

[@tbv1794]

I think the same like you ,about this beautiful song 🎵👍

[@md.tanvirrahmanbhuiyan8621]

You nailed it.

[@arietub]

Pure poetry! You rock!

[@arietub]

Pure poetry, just the truth. Loved it.

[@julia_btfl]

I LOVE your comment 😊

[@marcoslujan650]

this song make me feel so calm!!!

[@masterofbloopers]

This song is so beautiful! It makes me want to actually go outside.

[@legnumstr]

All I can say is I can listen to this song all day everyday and not get sick of hearing it......

[@brianwillson9567]

A lovely chirpy, meaningful song as Tuomas’ ‘first gift for Floor’. Only Tuomas would come up with ‘sedulous mice’.

[@marcioroberto9820]

I'm so in love with this beautiful song, there's something so calm, mesmerizing and beautiful about it!

[@TheSwede88]

The song is about the meaning of life and how it is different for everyone :)

[@tevilane9702]

Yep, this is a song I want to play at my funural

[@Six_Pennywise_Sakura]

I just discovered this song. It's awesome! 😍

[@ghostofrok3063]

do tell us why

[@SuperMod54]

Love nightwish there stuff is so dark it's amazing!

[@deathsoundz12]

"Write a lyric for the song only you can understand" I guess, that's exactly what they did with this song ❤️🔥

[@nicodirei]

I believe there's a couple of mistakes in the lyrics, and here's my explanation : "Raise the blind, he will guide you from the light" might (imo) refer to Homer, the blind Greek poet that wrote the Illiad and the Odyssey. Raise him (from the dead) and he will guide you from the light "writing ODES from the end of time". "Race the dark": Run away from the dark, defeat it. "It feeds from the WRONGS undone". No need to correct it: it means it becomes stronger from mistakes that were left without mending or atonement. I might be wrong, of course, but that's how I see and hear it. Good video nonetheless. Cheers.

[@Rolfus]

love her voice :) thx for the lyrincs

[@allen423100]

I'm Lost but in a good way...

[@ariathedrunk9728]

OH HOW I WISH FOR SOOTHING RAIN (that was a bit of the nightwish song nemo)

[@madaboutmarceline]

I'm not sure what the lyrics mean but the song is so beautiful I don't really care.

[@DemonicMonic]

I interpret it as a positive look at getting old and dying. The lyrics are what make it most beautiful.

[@villsluho9068]

Me too

[@elexiapittman1521]

This song is about life after death reincarnation to be more precise

[@michaelend264]

Great Version Thanks So Mutch!😍❤😘

[@little_creecher]

Elan is my mother, older sister, and niece's middle name, I had no idea it was the name of a beautiful song as well!

[@lalhmachhuanihmar2897]

I love this song😉😊😊😊

[@kfeTemiTa]

*so pretty*

[@MariaRosa-dt7vz]

adoro ouvir .. muito bomm esse som..

[@littlehouseontheprairie5248]

Beautiful.

[@skylapdavis]

I love this song it's amazing

[@bake547]

Great song!!!

[@PrimordialNyx]

This song is so epic. The first time I heard it I thought it was an opening song.

[@The_Republic_of_Ireland]

No idea who Elan is or what half these lyrics mean but love the song

[@buecherwurmin5062]

not sure, but in german and french elan is a word meaning vigor, enthusiasm, if you are filled with passion, motivation and joy, you are full of elan

[@MilieLitre]

In french it's more like momentum, a run-up. (or a moose, but I don't think that's the meaning they went for)

[@buecherwurmin5062]

@@MilieLitre that would be funny indeed :)

[@MilieLitre]

That would be an entirely different song XD

[@davidfrancocolorado174]

"Write a lyric for a song only you can understand"

[@dariapacholska5452]

Dziękujemy!!

[@lookatthis926]

I found what i wanna play at my own funeral 😍😍😍😍

[@evelynwehbe]

❤❤❤❤❤lovely video

[@alxcat10100]

I'm positive this song is about death but in a good way. More precisely about leaving this life behind and crossing to the other side.

[@melodramaticmango]

alxcat10100 you know, I think you might actually be right. I re-read the lyrics and I can definitely see where you're coming from. Thanks for sharing your thoughts :)

[@elexiapittman1521]

Correction it's about reincarnation but yeah either way it's life after death

[@laszlolenard7355]

Correction: RACE the blind, THEY will guide you from the light..It feeds from the RUNS undone. turns the meaning from dark to Good ;)

[@melodramaticmango]

+László Lénárd thanks for that! I fixed it c: I was a bit confused when I read them as well, your version of the lyrics makes so much more sense :')

[@TheDreadPirateDickstein]

................no it's RAISE the blind. No discussion

[@kolules]

It's raise not race but it is the not we

[@carlapopa4653]

RACE the Blind...RACE.

[@tyger674]

@@carlapopa4653 No, it's Raise. A Blind is a barrier hung veritcally in windows to block light. Raising a blind lets light in.

[@mcaree2]

floor is unbelievable❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@anttiala-herttuala]

BEAUTIFUL

[@imaboy33]

Thank you, i feel replenished and ready to take on the challenges ahead!!! we are together! we are human, let's make it mean something, us together let's do this!!!!! WE!!!! WE TOGETHEEEER ONLY US!!!! WE WILL MAKE IT, IT"S US!! NOT THE 1% !!! US!!! not the 1% I AM HIGH VERY AND DRUNK TOO , WAKE UP TOMORROW 5 AM

[@josuejunior2373]

Da vontade de chorar mano!

[@RaquelVelez-y3n]

Love this song

[@imaboy33]

damn i really love this , it's beautiful

[@remonardini9434]

This will be played at my funeral.....

[@istvankakucsi5487]

since when did the lyrics changed???????? here are the "old and original lyrics" btw F for the hearing xD Leave the sleep and let the springtime talk In tongues from the time before man Listen to a daffodil tell her tale Let the guest in, walk out, be the first to greet the morn The meadows of heaven await harvest The cliffs unjumped, cold waters untouched The elsewhere creatures yet unseen Finally your number came up, free fall awaits the brave Come Taste the wine Race the blind They will guide you from the light Writing noughts till the end of time Come Surf the clouds Race the dark It feeds from the runs undone Meet me where the cliff greets the sea The answer to the riddle before your eyes Is in dead leaves and fleeting skies Returning swans and sedulous mice Writings on the gardens book, in the minute of a lover's look Building a sandcastle close to the shore A house of cards from a worn out deck A home from the fellowship, poise and calm Write a lyric for the song only you can understand Come Taste the wine Race the blind They will guide you from the light Writing noughts till the end of time Come Surf the clouds Race the dark It feeds from the runs undone Meet me where the cliff greets the sea Riding hard every shooting star Come to life, open mind, have a laugh at the orthodox Come, drink deep let the dam of mind seep Travel with great élan, dance a jig at the funeral Come Taste the wine Race the blind They will guide you from the light Writing noughts till the end of time Come Surf the clouds Race the dark It feeds from the runs undone Meet me where the cliff greets the sea Come!

[@Alexandre_Stupp]

Awesome music.

[@kristianmisic7505]

Leave the sleep and let the springtime talk In tongues from the time before man Listen to a daffodil tell her tale Let the guest in, walk out, be the first to greet the morn The meadows of heaven await harvest The cliffs unjumped, cold waters untouched The elsewhere creatures yet unseen Finally your number came up, freefall awaits the brave Come, taste the wine Raise the blind They will guide you from the light Writing noughts till the end of time Come, surf the clouds Race the dark It feeds from the runs undone Meet me where the cliff greets the sea The answer to the riddle before your eyes Is in dead leaves and fleeting skies Returning swans and sedulous mice Writing's on the gardens book, in the minute of a lover's look Building a sandcastle close to the shore A house of cards from a worn-out deck A home from the fellowship, poise and calm Write a lyric for the song only you can understand Come, taste the wine Raise the blind They will guide you from the light Writing noughts till the end of time Come, surf the clouds Race the dark It feeds from the runs undone Meet me where the cliff greets the sea Riding hard every shooting star Come to life, open mind, have a laugh at the orthodox Come, drink deep let the dam of mind seep Travel with great élan, dance a jig at the funeral, come! Taste the wine Raise the blind They will guide you from the light Writing noughts till the end of time Ooh, come, surf the clouds Race the dark It feeds from the runs undone Meet me where the cliff greets the sea, come!

[@superwish84]

Awesome song

[@RaydenX]

Amo esta canción :D

[@naliakoroleva5832]

Song makes me cry...I miss you Elan, your Delain fan group misses you terribly.

[@christophermonceux6578]

This song was the book end for me. The first time I heard one of their songs and was like... this isn't Nightwish anymore, and tuned out. Had the same moment with Metallica and St. Anger

[@blankyboi1040]

73:rd subscriber! I love this song! 😘😘😘

[@emersonpardo3111]

it is my favorite music

[@clinteastwood1629]

so pretty!!!!!!!!!1

[@costealucian3260]

Respect Nightwish!!!

[@zairabenedetti3648]

I'm not american but i understood who she said, she can console me sometime, i like her voice, she can console me even if hwr words are sad

[@yogurt1961]

Nice song

[@alnat1000]

très bonne chanson

[@kirakiwi7110]

I LOVE YOUR VIDS

[@unqsapro4251]

Cea mai bună melodie,deși versurile sînt un pic mai neobișnuute.ca de rockeri.la un moment dat te îndeamnă să bei mult

[@Maria-jk1ix]

*Da Da* xD I was laughing my ass of irl c; thx (Made my day)

[@nigelwright7557]

How on earth does she remember those strange random lyrics ? Must have a photographic memory.

[@omegagilgamesh]

"Write a lyric for a song only you can understand" takes on a new meaning once you try to understand the song.

[@jadelynncoyle6673]

The same way I already have it memorized probably, my girlfriend says I'm obsessed.

[@hamstermunchies5558]

She is a machine in that sense. Although she was friends with the band before she wasn't very familiar with the lyrics of the old songs and new nothing of post-Tarja songs when she was called to fill in for Anette at such short notice. There's the whole mini documentary ''Please learn the set-list in 24 hours'' about it. There may have been some but I don't remember hearing any mistakes in those concerts. She sang with such confidence and passion it sounded like she had been singing those songs all her life

[@potitishogun2961997]

@@hamstermunchies5558 She's one hell of a woman that's for sure

[@ianrichardson3228]

Sing along a few times, and you'll memorize it too! Understanding may take a little longer... If it is of any importance to you!

[@jacquelineschimanietz9840]

My favorite🎉

[@Yougottacryforthis]

That moment when you can't tell what some of those words mean :s

[@tralhas]

"Write a lyric for a song only you can understand"

[@Brievel]

Sedulous is small and scurrying.

[@dracolombe2788]

Well, wait the next part... That moment when you can't tell what your own words means.

[@LNERfan]

From what I've heard, this song is essentially the phrase "carpe diem" in musical form.

[@delivermypain]

​@@LNERfan In words the common folk will understand too "seize the day" aka "live by the moment/ in the here and now".

[@kirakiwi7110]

LOVE!!!!!

[@DrawinGrill]

You know funny fact? Nightwish is finnish band! :D

[@DrawinGrill]

BananaInTheOcean Yes? .-. What about that?

[@raziqrahman1976]

Not funny fact. Fun fact it is

[@DrawinGrill]

Raziq Rahman ... I didn't mean like FUNNY I meaned... Well whatever...

[@raziqrahman1976]

+DrawinGirl 9 I do get what you mean ;) Somehow your videos kinda interesting and ive been repeating 'perion and pentin' video although I dont understand xD

[@DrawinGrill]

Raziq Rahman Really? :D I got the translate in comments. And it is Pirjo & Pentti, but nvm. But yeah, people do weird things when they get boored. xD

[@tonywolf5127]

Thank

[@mk-zo7os]

Best!!!!!!!!!

[@Alyadiuss]

thanks you sosososososososososo much xD

[@Wildm0use]

when I hear Nightwish I 4:15

[@hauraytungnung1697]

am ya new subsriber... who doesnt love NW

[@milla3849]

best!!

[@Kenshiro969]

They will guide you from the light

[@ViewThis.]

I don't like that lyric. I don't want anything that guides me from the light, but rather TO the light.

[@FangnclawXD]

I always thought she said "the *elves* were creatures yet unseen." 😅

[@terraristit3752]

I know I'm late *af,* but I just wanted to say that nobody has actually *seen* elves yet, as they're nonexistent, so...It kinda fits XD

[@brianwillson9567]

I love those sedulous mice.

[@TheDreadPirateDickstein]

Play at 25% faster for a treat

[@jessicaannhelm9559]

Count MaxwellVonDickstein I accidentally made it 25% slower, I do NOT recommend it lol, sounds good 25% faster thought

[@abnerjuarez6442]

Truly headband 😎

[@amandapassos_art]

*COME*

[@szilviaorban5964]

Hi! Who knows what kind of flute is in the song?

[@Nonanrbb]

Thats a wistol, the irish flute

[@lionfriol9542]

Me encanta

[@dforce31]

This song sounds like it belongs in ori and the will of the wisps

[@samiraluciasleiman4699]

Villains defeats(well summarized) Wingo The grinch Scar Jafar Mr kat/kai Hades Donkey kong Bowser Mother nature/mother volcano Chef skinner Inspector of resturaunt The whale monster Spike Brooklyn/wike Four Brooklyn/whyatt

[@ArifUlIslam-vz3fp]

My friends favourite

[@spacebound3223]

Race the blind AND Race the mice? kinda funny.

[@saltygarlic27]

Now I'm 990 like

[@hanifahsultan6105]

This is is the first time I've ever heard this song.

[@MrNarak]

Yeahhh \m/ so preety....

[@biancaheredia8011]

" The elsewhere creatures yet unseen," Come on it is clearly talking about Fay and a mythical place!

[@Aria-o5u]

I was looking fot this comment!!

[@christopherparsons4593]

For any of you wondering about what this song actually means, here it is: It's about travelling back in time, to a place where humans weren't a thing. And taking ones partner and going cliff jumping. That's all it's about. Now... tell me I'm wrong debils!

[@MrMuffinZ115]

Yeah this looks BASED to me.

[@rosalietenbruggencate724]

Floor Jansen ( singer) is dutch and i am also dutch🇳🇱🇳🇱 yeah just needed to say that

[@MirouSallow]

At first I thought it was in a different language

[@timlego7787]

Cool cool

[@sarahchiasson8236]

fuck, her voice oml

[@deniselisboa1]

it's so relaxing...

[@maddnesshero3813]

“Freefall awaits the brave”