NIGHTWISH How's The Heart Reaction

[@DidTheSwansWin]

The ending is a triple melody with Floor, Troy and Marco all together... sounds amazing!

[@vedranb87]

Nightwish has never before sounded quite like this. You three really lay it out there. The singing, overall, is audibly the most advanced thing on this album in comparison to all previous Nightwish records. Marko: - It actually came as a bit of natural continuation when we started doing the Decades Tour rehearsals, that’s when we figured out that with this line-up we can definitely add something that will be heard, something different to the original songs when we do live harmonies. Well, it was so fun that here we are, all over the new album. Floor: - It inspired us to continue that, not just live, but also on the album, it set the foundation to do this. Marko: - Yeah, it’s the arsenal of our three different voices, when we put them together - their tones and their combinations, no one else is going to have that. Floor: - No, it’s unique colors. It was lovely to play with that. It was an honor for me to work more in-depth now with Troy and again, with Marko as we did on the previous album Endless Forms where I… um, I’m a good lead vocalist but I’m not a very good backing vocalist. Let’s put it that way. I find it difficult to find a good backing vocalist. It’s something I’ve never done much and Troy is just brilliant in it. Troy is a fantastic addition of ideas and colours. And when the three of us sit down, all of a sudden new things come and new possibilities occur and they challenge me to say all kinds of weird shit. *chuckles * What was it again, now? Marko: - I just love the campfire sessions we had, when you’ve got people sitting with natural voices and then you start to nail the harmonies and start to sound fresh. Like close-up human singing. It’s a process that feeds itself, like wow, let’s do more! ~ Just love this article and Q&A www.impe.fi/articles/1/2905

[@juanb2715]

@@vedranb87 yes its a melody but the right term will be a harmony

[@thecarloschp4784]

Correct - line is in Elan - the meeting /child bit is written specifically for Floor - a gift from Tuomas

[@ChrisPage68]

The second verse is a reiteration of Floor and her husband Hannes' love story, and how she became a Mum.

[@pekkakarppinen1608]

I think that the first verse is about kindness, caring and love in general. Tuomas wrote the second verse ("We met where the cliff greets sea...and so on) about Floor. Very beautiful song with beautiful message.

[@dac2007]

I like how you repeat the song so that you can do a better analysis and catch things that you missed before, you are one of the few that get interested in the lyrics and take the time to talk about them. Good stuff. And yeah "meet me where the cliffs meet the sea" is from Elan, from the previous album. Tuomas likes to do that a lot. I heard that part of the verse is about Floor and Hannes (his husband, also drummer of Sabaton), but i didn't see it confirmed. The one doing the low voice in the end i'm pretty sure it's Marko, Troy harmonizes as well in the different choruses but i don't think the low voice is him.

[@MrFrikkenfrakken]

Brother I enjoy your reactions/analysis practically as much as I enjoy listening to the music itself. Well done and of course thank you Nightwish for another musical gem.

[@mazfaerie2852]

Your late burst of emotion to this made it for me 🥰 another great reaction! 👏

[@tarmotyyri6733]

Thanks for making my day with your reaction & this beautiful gift from Tuomas to Floor, her husband Hannes & their daughter Freja.

[@Piia2023]

Say what you will about Tuomas, but whatever he writes composes it is beautiful. A love song from Tuomas to Floor and her family...

[@javyvt]

Your reactions are great. You are helping me understand the lyrics of this album Thank you great job.

[@mariogansbeke]

I feel you. Great observations and analyzing.. as always. Floor is... Floor and the music and the lyrics, holy sh.t. The harmonies, man. Gets me everytime.

[@ronnyseffinga7950]

if you like this go for the acoustic live version

[@annagranath4287]

I love your reactions and your thoughts, and that's all I got to say about that 😊💜👍

[@davidbamforth840]

Drum beat under Troy pipe part is in the pattern of a heart beat. As is the guitar riffs later in the song. Amazing

[@flavio_spqr]

That guitar riff on the bridge has to be one of my favorite bits of this song. It's so simple, but so chunky. Love it!

[@aegonthedragon6341]

Yes a lot of parts were set to emulate a beating heart which is genius. And that change of key damn.

[@richtsje9961]

LOVED it !! The lyrics, the video, the music and the voices , just BEAUTIFUL !!

[@gabriel.bardac]

"The cliffs meet the sea" - sound like ELAN :)) Good observation sense.

[@aegonthedragon6341]

Yeah the song hits very hard on the feels. And is also about compassion which is the greatest trait of humanity.

[@minhtudo7106]

Burn the rope/Dull the blade remind me about The Poet And The Pendulum, and The Islander from Dark Passion Play. Sadly my friend never hear this song, he just end his life last Sunday. All my friends and I still in shock

[@tuskinekinase]

Minh Tu Do That's terrible! I'm sorry hearing that...how are you doing? And yes, I agree with you, I think those images reflects Thomas's change of heart over time. He's now extending his kindness to you and me.

[@minhtudo7106]

tuskinekinase thank you for your ask. We are not close, just mid school friend, but this really make me sad. He have wife and children. I dont know what terrible thing can force him chose to do that. And the thing make me sad the most is “I dont know”. If we were closer, maybe I would know something, or maybe I could help? I just wonder

[@herewardthewake1]

An up-rooted rose is Floor (flower) moving to Sweden

[@ThisTrainIsLost]

I don’t remember if it’s the third or fourth line that makes the reference but I thought it was pretty funny because I happen to be both poor and in exile. It’s such an amazing coincidence that I can’t help but laugh!

[@ianknowles8934]

Check out acoustic version with Floor and Troy at Planet Rock. Awesome!

[@Willifrex]

Ask and ye shall receive it seems :P kzbin.info/www/bejne/q37Pl4iAZ52Cjqs

There are two kinds of people. Those who don't pay much attention to lyrics. They may treat music as melody, rhythm and sound. Clearly you're not with that lot. You're with us. A song can carry a message if you think about it's meaning. Sometimes you can unlock the songwriters words, thoughts and emotions. To be able to feel what other person feels is one form of empathy. It is a gift. Nothing to be ashamed for.

[@NeilOosthuizen]

My fave from the new album. Simply brilliant.

[@renejensen7799]

Nice reaction!! Very beautiful song, and easy to understand what it says, or is it? if you dont know it, it might be hard to hear that the song besides being a tribute to a human paen, also is a celebration of Floor meeting her husband, and giving birth to her child... so i bet this song got a place in the heart of both Floor, and Tuomas, and maybe all in the band, and Floor must have looked twice at the text, when Tuomas did show it to her first time.. The song links to Elan.. 2015 - Élan "Meet me where the cliff greets the sea" "Free fall awaits the brave" "Write the lyric for the song only you can understand" 2020- How's the Heart "We met where the cliff greets the sea Shared a story, took the leap Rose up rooted, hid a note You know where You`ve been there Im pretty sure its all 3 in the fadeout, Troy being heard a little more than Marko, who does a very quiert voice there..

[@danellwein8679]

enjoy your comments to the video's …. good job ….

[@josejesuscontrerassalazar9140]

I'm part of the percentage who really loves this song and it's the favorite one from the whole album. No other song from the album hits me as harder as this one.

[@moniquegroot8131]

Beautiful song, good reaction, again.👌🏻

[@ellenhunt8767]

Also, the heart is often referred to by older generation as your 'ticker' like a watch. I thought that was pretty slick of him. I never heard either get anywhere near that low, so they may flip it a little live, but I'm sure it'll be great.

[@joukokarjalainen8849]

Great song x2. Thank you x2. 👍👍❤️❤️

[@ericlenouy8756]

Nice reaction for nice song !!

[@Carl30442]

Flywheel in the heart.

[@ricksix3119]

Troy and Marco I Think?

[@skeezesmith7954]

“Rose uprooted”. Rose = flower = Floor (Dutch for flower). Uprooted = She moved. 😄

[@Martijn245]

Sorry Floor is not flower in Dutch, I don't know why people think it is 😅 Must have some other meaning

[@skeezesmith7954]

I’m just going with what several sites say: Dutch form of Florentius (see FLORENCE) or FLORA. I was talking about the meaning of the name not the literal translation, which as I see it is bloem.

[@Martijn245]

Yeah, Floor comes from Flora the Latin godess of spring and flowers

[@skeezesmith7954]

Add Valkyrie Goddess to that and it’s a winning combination. It’s fitting that her Daughter is named after another Goddess. 😄

[@danellwein8679]

a child of my loins … was the old expression …

[@markmurray445]

You should watch the acoustic version

[@johannessilver8653]

Nice guitar riff in the middle...and naturally confirmed quality by Tuomas as You said the video finalizing all. I think in the end Troy came in and Marko did his share so they had three singers for a while. By the way ...do you know any "bad" song by them ? I don't...only good, better and most being totally awesome.

[@cindycindy8187]

❤

[@ThisTrainIsLost]

The band can be as good as is humanly possible but Nightwish would not have made an impact if Tuomas wasn’t such a talented composer and lyricist.

[@mantailuaa]

Just realised that this is Tuomas’ lovestory too. The picture where the couple stands side by side has a background from their first album Angels Fall First with red and a tree and it looks like the shadows of a man and a woman really look like Tuomas and Johanna ❤️❤️❤️

[@mazfaerie2852]

I do believe however though they used Floor and Hans's silhouette 🙂

[@mantailuaa]

MazFaerie No, Floor said in QaA that she does not appear on the video.

[@mazfaerie2852]

Oh really? 😳 please link me 🙂

[@mantailuaa]

MazFaerie It was one of her quarantine lives, you can check them on her channel kzbin.info/door/xy4Ijz2QKXXJaREs-isxwA I’ve watched so many of them so cant pinpoint the one.

[@mazfaerie2852]

@@mantailuaa I just watched through them and couldn't find anything about that! Maybe I missed it 🤷🏻‍♀️😥