NIGHTWISH - The Poet And The Pendulum REACTION! There were tears!

We finally get the courage to check out The poet and the pendulum by #Nightwish! Let there be tears!
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0:00 Intro
0:15 The Setup
1:35 Reaction Time
15:28 Our Thoughts

[@pdutchie4924]

Doesn’t matter how many times you hear this, ALWAYS tearing up at the end.

[@MrDesty20]

+1

[@SYNtemp]

Part 3 allready... just when i hear that Spaaaarkle my sceeeeenery....

[@jeffreygreer]

yeah try part 3 bro when she hits with beauty underneath, i'm always like i feel a tear coming on dude

[@pdutchie4924]

@@SYNtemp yes, chills moment as well.

[@cheshirecat200302]

Never fails, yup.

[@danharris5999]

With all due respect to Annette Olsen, who was the vocalist when this song was written, Floor was born to sing this song. The emotion that she projects is amazing.

[@MrChoobsabre]

Haven't heard the Annette version and frankly I don't want to, no degradation towards her but I didn't like how her tone meshed with the band in the songs I did hear with her on.

[@michaeldover]

@@MrChoobsabre Ironically, her two albums are the band's best sellers. Additionally, you implied degradation towards her and contradicted yourself by not liking nor even wanting to hear her on the studio version. Can you not appreciate both? Your comment makes you out to be a tunnel-visioned fanboy. I like both versions and appreciate both for their sound and what they project.

[@MrChoobsabre]

@@michaeldover I'll concede that there is some disrespect in the way I worded the comment, not my intention. I just personally didn't like the vocal tone of what I heard, it's not like I can force myself to enjoy it. However I do have respect for her, the band and plenty of fans loved what she did; judging by what you said about those albums it sounds like she also exposed Nightwish to a larger audience and really helped the band prosper. I appreciate all of that and am not knocking her as a person when I say I don't want to listen to those songs.

[@cydrych]

@@michaeldover not liking a persons vocal tone after listening to multiple songs and deciding to not listen to more isn’t degrading, it’s a matter of taste and preference. Especially since they acknowledged the talent. I have heard multiple songs by Beyoncé and I think she is an incredibly talented singer. That being said, I don’t like the style of music she sings and I’m not a fan of how she chooses to use dynamics. I have no desire to hear anything else from her. That doesn’t mean I am denigrating her or her talent.

[@sulliken77]

@@MrChoobsabre you're missing out, then. Som of the "Anette-songs" Anette does better than floor. Amaranth is one of them.

[@johnlindquist1784]

Let's all be thankful that Tuomas killed himself in this masterpiece so he wouldn't do it in life. The world would be a much darker place without his shining light in it. This composition is a master class in how to tell a story and Floor brings such incredible emotion to it. Loved your reaction to this. Be well.

[@FredLangstraat]

Tuomas the Puccini of this era 🤘

[@MrAbggi]

“Search for beauty, find your shore” gets me every damn time.

[@johannessilver8653]

Yes...his mother and father do care and know his potential and support to continue even though Tuomas also thought to end NW totally after Tarja left. But fortunately new beginning came.

[@billytaylor4498]

and that line allways gets me a shore /beach is beautiful to look at

[@johnsullivan659]

i have made the very same comment!

[@BrindleChase]

Tuomas is not only a genius, but he is a reverse empath. An empath can feel other's emotions. Tuomas can take his feelings and make us all feel them. My heart wrenches for Tuomas every time I hear this song and feel how he felt during those dark days after firing Tarja.

[@ristohyvarinen8448]

Emppu went to Tuomas to see he is ok. One interview Tuomas told that in the early times with this song it was so painful for him to hear the lyrics so he asked the audioguys cut the mics off in his inears. He also told that he had to end his days in this song so he did have to do it in real life. One little detail, if you count the time were it was whispered about three minutes, in 3 minutes all comes to end. At the end Emppu and Marko goes to Tuomas to support him. The last part is Mother and Father who really had said those words we hear in this song. Tears are ok, this is very emotional song and it goes straight to your heart. I have listened so many times and every time it hits. It makes me think and stop, how the life of mine is going. For me it helps to go through hard days. It's like a painkiller for head ache. Thanks for this lovely reaction.

[@alekhidell]

Well said.

[@jameswbster]

That is a fantastic response.

[@northof4912]

While Floor was not part of the band when this happened, unlike Empuu and Marko, as she finished sing, she turns to look at Tuomas, before she thanks the crowd. The band’s chemistry is phenomenal….

[@stevecork7574]

Saying nothing really says it all. I’ve heard this 100s of times and still get choked up watching the video.

[@johnvanson1583]

living 20 years in a depression and this is one of the few songs keeping me from dwelling in it

[@jerseybultaoreune6107]

Same, sir. Same. "You have such oceans within..."

[@metalrainbow2728]

I love this song so much, I've going to get a line or two of the lyrics tattooed upon me. I find it hopeful - that Tuomas felt this bad but got through it, and is in a much happier, content place now - like it shows me that I can get through my own darker days too.

[@19CheF87]

🖤🖤

[@lazaruslong697]

Sorry I ruined the 69 likes. But same goes for me.

[@Korinthe0203]

@@jerseybultaoreune6107 Same with me. Wish you all the best...

[@brucebeath9548]

Your best reaction yet. True feelings came to the fore.

[@seannightingale3571]

The Metal Mozart strikes again. Tuomas is an absolute musical prodigy. 😢❤️

[@LoZenith75]

Your tears speak more than everything!!!! Love your reaction.

[@janihaavisto79]

Sharlene, don't be embarrassed about motion on this one. I cried few times during this too. Knowing how hard it was to Tuomas and and all the band. And there are more this kind of stuff from them.

[@572Btriode]

There's lot's of people here crying and some of us are well over twice your age Sharlene.

[@peterbell3199]

Even after 100's of listens and video views, this song still gets me in the feels everytime. Nothing wrong with having an emotional reaction to this incredible song.

[@maxmacpherson1957]

I'm 64 and crying too, and I love the way Emppu and Marco go to make sure Tuomas is ok.

[@jerseybultaoreune6107]

It gets me every single time.

[@willswenson6526]

Excellent reaction to an extremely emotional video! I've listened to this song at least 20 or so times and I get emotional every single time. I'm a 68 year old guy not given to being chocked up. But I do get that way when I hear this song. You showed emotions and that's alright, that shows you are a feeling, caring human being, more people should be. You two seem like great people and you do great reactions, please continue on with sharing your appreciation of music. Stay safe. Peace and prosperity to you both!

[@davejenkins873]

Sharlene I must have seen that a hundred times and my reaction is still the same as yours! I think what I feel is empathy for Tuomas, being in that place where whatever he does he can't win. He has since said he doesn't feel like that any more, and I think they are unlikely to play this live again.

[@bloodknyte]

I think the song that he was talking about that you're referencing is actually Master Passion Greed, because he, Emppu, and Marko just don't have the anger in them anymore that was expressed in the song with regards to Tarja (and Marcelo). It's why MPG was never played live, and never will be. Poet and the Pendulum iirc continues to be a staple song for their shows, and isn't likely to change. It's just too much of a masterpiece to not play it, kind of like Greatest Show on Earth now.

[@gregorykenfield3134]

Every time I see Tuomas staring into the heavens and singing (at the top of his lungs, I imagine) "try to save them all," I just lose it. You can see the pain in those words.

[@Klojum]

I'm not a musician, but I think you can compare Marko's playing/singing ability to the best F1 drivers, who can drive a car phenomenally but also have room to spare in the brain department to think about other things. I'm guessing that Marko's playing the bass is part muscle memory/auto-pilot and part sheer technique & talent, but on top of that he can also sing his part because he has that "room to spare" in his head.

[@SongsandThongs]

Love this comment 🤘

[@alyssacrnkovic2691]

You know, I have watched this video a thousand times, and seen a thousand reactions to it, and I just realized now that the camera doesn't once focus on the audience at any point in this song. It ONLY focuses on the band, really telling the story that this is about Tuomas, and he wrote this song for him and the band, and not for anyone else. All of their other videos they generally cut to the audience, will show people singing along, but not here.

[@scottfield5849]

Ah. POET - destroying the Nightwish Army for years. In my opinion, THIS is Tuomas's greatest work. Others are great, but this feels like it contains a piece of his soul. I mean, the kid says "3 minutes", and so it is... amazing. And I never really noticed how had Marco was working, while singing (look at his hands!), so thanks for the insight. *Excellent* job, guys! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@R---66---R]

Haahhh...yeah, there's really a lot that strikes me in this piece of highest levelled artistic perfection, but powerful playing 'and' singing at the same time of Marko, is what not many can do! A name that pops up now, is Mark King of Level 42. I guess the brain is able to continuously switching between the different areas......so much respect!

[@scottchadburn1535]

Couldn’t agree more. It’s their greatest song and live performance. Still blows my mind every time! 😍🤘🏻

[@ryankieth1675]

His greatest work, and easily in the top 10 greatest rock songs of all time. It's a masterpiece.

[@scottchadburn1535]

@@ryankieth1675 absolutely.

[@johannessilver8653]

Yes agree...I actually noticed that detail only after your hint...even though seen this many times.

[@pekkakarppinen1608]

Yes, the Ending gets me too every f***king time. 😭😭😭👍

[@davidwells7786]

Great reaction guys. The combination of Tuomas’s songwriting and Floor’s interpretation is a killer for most mere mortals. I’ve heard this song many times and I still get emotional!

[@tapio7133]

Yep, Marko is an excellent bass player too what people mostly don´t hear.

[@TheWickedgit]

I swear his bass is powered by diesel!

[@varsim5691]

Marko!!❤❤

[@frenkwd1]

All the Nightwish fans have shed a tear. I feel the pain of Tuomas when they play this song. Okay, next one. I'll wait.

[@andreaspedersen3952]

Funfact: Marco had been singing and playing since early 80s, and when he became the frontman of the close to legendary finnish metal-band Tarot, he sang while playing the bass. Yeah he got some experience. Another one. In the middle of the song you hear this boy say "......For years I've been strapped unto this altar Now I only have three minutes and counting I just wish the tide would catch me first and give me a death I always longed for." 3 minutes later you hear the blade fall, and you see Tuomas himself at the back of the keyboard "cut his throat" with the hand. So powerful! Good reaction btw P.S. a little sidenote: during perfoming the song he at certain occasions make the soundguy to mute the vocals to his IEMs so he cant hear it.

[@jerseybultaoreune6107]

Jaw on floor, re: P.S. Pun intended. 🤘

[@ulventorden5293]

I don't care who you are, this song will bring you to tears, every single time. Her voice in this song is just phenomenal.

[@ericalynz]

I sobbed like a baby the first time I heard this song a bout a year ago. I went in completely blind to the backstory of this song, but for me... it was putting into words everything I had ever felt when I was suicidal... it hit me like a ton of bricks and I broke when the eulogy was read and part V started... Mother and Father. It reminded me of the words my own mother said to me, pulling me back from the brink of just ending it all. I still have a hard time getting through this song on a good day, it's one of the few I'll skip if I'm in the car driving and it comes on, because I can't be bawling like a child while I'm doing 70 down the freeway.

[@mikegershon8528]

Well done you two! I have heard this many times and I react the same way as you do. Yes, a 71 year old man can cry :)

[@randyblankenship8203]

I’m 53 and have seen this countless times and I tear up everyone! An awesome performance! Love your channel and your reactions!

[@darkiee69]

Nightwish was started by Tuomas, Emppu, and Tarja, their first singer. In 2005, after the recording of the "End of an era" dvd Tarja was fired thru a letter given to her by Tuomas, but it was a band decision. The letter was also posted on the bands homepage at the same time. Marko had told Tuomas "It's me or her". This song is about the aftermath thru Tuomas eyes. A piece in five parts. 1. White lands of Empathica.: Boy soprano (Guy Elliot). "The end, the songwriter's dead, the blade fell upon him" It's the end of an era, Tuomas feels dead inside, he was the one that handed Tarja the letter. The white lands of Emphatica is a place in Stephen Kings "Dark Tower" series. 2. Home: "A poet without a rime, a widowed writer torn apart by the chains of hell" Tuomas got writers block, he's lost his musical "wife", his muse, and was fighting depression and doubt. "My home was there and then, those meadows of heaven. Adventure filled days one with every smiling face" The bands beginning, before the troubles started. 3 The Pacific: "On the shore, se sat and hoped under the same pale moon who's guiding light chose you, chose you all" If I remember it right Tuomas, Emppu, and Tarja was having a barbecue at night when they decided to start a band together. The operatic part Floor sings was originally sung by the same boy soprano who sings the intro. When Floor joined she told Tuomas that she could sing that. He decided to keep the intro but let Floor sing that part. The spoken words are read by a boy named Tom Williams. Both him and Guy Elliot were members of Reigate St Mary's Choir School. 4. Dark passion play: This is about the reactions from fans and media where everyone blamed Tuomas even tho it was a band decision. He was ripped apart, even the Finnish prime minister had an opinion. 5. Mother and Father: Tuomas took refuge at his parents house for a while, these are some of the things they told him during that time. Tuomas was inspired by the short story "The pit and the pendulum" by Edgar Allen Poe when he wrote this masterpiece. The first words are "The end", the last words are "The beginning". It's the end of an era and the start of a new. When you see Marko and Emppu close to Tuomas at the end it's a thing they have that started when this song was new. Tuomas feelings where still raw so they supported him at the end of the song. Tuomas had chosen to have Anettes song cut out of the mix in his earpiece at the shows. This was 11 years after the events, so he's mostly over it now

[@572Btriode]

Excellent. I think I might have duplicated your works unwittingly.

[@themajor743]

5. Very special double meaning there - Toamas applies those words from his own life to his allegorical counterpart "The Poet" - who has died by this time and meets his parents in the afterlife.

[@jerseybultaoreune6107]

A million thanks for this information!!!

[@joefish2264]

i don't care how many times i see this, "The Pacific" always makes me cry. and im a retired policeman, 54 years old. So its not just you dear. Hugs.

[@tonygamble6414]

Tuomas is a musical genius ! Do'nt worry i cried first time i heard it. Still is very emotional song

[@frankmerris8821]

i never comment but that was truly a great reaction. love the tears

[@thelatiosmaster]

if you hear this song without knowing it already hits you in away very different that the others but if you KNOW what's behind it, it's absolutely soul shaking

[@SignedWithBlood]

How glad and grateful we are Tuomas is still here to grace us with his poetry.

[@D1SAV0W3D]

Music is food for the Soul, and Nightwish convey that emotion better than any other band.

[@eddyfischer4000]

She has an unbelievable voice range. She's my favourite metal singer.

[@GothicNight21]

Oh and also, this song gets even more emotional when you know that those were the feelings of Tuomas when they did this song. You get yo know him, you know his suffer and all... Always move me to tears

[@janflikkema7454]

All that can be said about the song, Tuomas being a genius, Floor the most incredible singer ever, Kai, Marko, Emppu... everything is just perfect. This song is an emotional rollercoaster. But the one thing that makes this song and performance so freaking brilliant is the fact that they take their time to get the message across. It is like Floor is making sure that that one note is going to hit you...hard! There is no escape, you WILL feel it!!! My first reaction is 10% of what I experience nowadays: I hate that guy who is cutting onions right behind me. Because I don't cry (I'm so lucky I didn't die because of lying).

[@evorock]

What slays me about this song, isn't just the lyrics or the singing, but the exquisite orchestration, elements of solo cello, being used in its mot sobering and sorrowful ranges, followed by the blast of wind (mainly trombones and low horns, stabbed by higher strings in the more dramatic sections). Then the solo oboe comes in at the end, just rips your heart apart, just to make you feel worse, then the higher strings come in playing that lush counter melody, just in case you are not already in pieces. This song never fails to bring me to tears. If I ever got the chance to play alongside Nightwish as a violinist my life would be complete.

[@johnfish1194]

I dont care how many times i watch this, "the Pacific " always gets me in the feels.

[@DBrownRocknMetal]

there's so many hidden secrets and messages in this song and this live performance it self was super touching them at the end marko and emppu where checking in on toumas to see how he was as this is a super emotional song more so back then defo dig into this more often great reaction no words can describe this indeed still gets me no matter how many times in a week it comes on for me

[@marialappalainen9678]

So glad to see someone else cry too I always cry when I enjoy

[@ronniefarnsworth6465]

A Great reaction to another "Floorgasm" !!! 👍😢🎼🎶

[@nightgathering]

Tuomas is a great, sensitive Ocean Soul and such an outstanding songwriter

[@YezaOutcast]

i just ADORE the intro of this song. such angelic setting and then in a second after that boys voice reaches its peak, the whole band just blows you away like a cannon barrage. just incredible.

[@johnvansplinter3874]

only two words apply, absolute perfection.

[@clivematthews5296]

Thank goodness you found the best version, only Floor has the empathy and voice to perform this. Not the only one to show his feelings. Try Master Passion Greed, recording only available, so hard and heavy

[@dougmphilly]

floor's strength is story telling. if tuomas is the metal mozart then floor is the merryl streep of metal.

[@robarnold4104]

Sharlene sums it up perfectly in 3 words: "Holy S**t balls".

[@TomTomson81]

Absolute masterpiece about depression, suizid and a new beginning. Nice reaction guys 🤘 Tuomas has managed very well to describe the different stages of depression. In this respect, everyone should find a similar meaning in it. Anyone who has suffered really well from depression. Sorry but others just can't have a say. Only those who have gone through something like this themselves can understand this.

[@GothicNight21]

Oh man you nailed it. You can feel tje song like no other. Even the part of this mother talking to his son.. I just can't.. No words

[@rickphil9999]

The emotions that this masterpiece pulls from all of us are unbelievable. Tuomas put his heart and soul into this and the band embraces it fully. Dear Lord, Nightwish is a gift to the world. So looking forward to seeing them on May 18th as a part of the Nightwish May 2022 North America Tour.

[@jeffbowden8367]

And this is why NW has a whole army watching over them 🤘❤️🇬🇧

[@Thorgrim247]

Once you become invested in this band, tis song hits very hard. This song took inspiration from the Edgar Allen Poe short story "The Pit and the Pendulum". This was a story about impending doom and how the human mind reacts to the fear and mental anguish which comes during the process of waiting for the end. This composition takes it to the level of a tragic short movie. Tuomas wrote this as a cathartic experience and a way to bury that part of his soul that died in this breakup. Having to dismiss Tarja from the band caused him so much heartache. Followed by severe Depression and mental anguish caused by the negative reaction from the fans and the media. Did you notice how the song starts with the lyrics "The End, The songwriters dead". The end of Nightwish with Tarja. Then toward the end just before the cries from the grave you hear Floor say "The Beginning". The beginning of a new Nightwish, with Annette. Floor came later. It is amazing how well she sings and tells the story of the episode from the bands history. Even though she did not go through it when it happened.

[@peterbell3199]

@1:50 "I suspect this will be more chill, rather than the heavier stuff". Tuomas: I take that as a challenge sir! What I find so amazing about this song, is how it can have an emotional affect on so many people, who are not even involved with the people this song is about. To me, it just shows how talented a songwriter Tuomas is. This song just grabs you. And having Floor sing this song, just takes this song to such a higher level.

[@MatiasDypala]

I always cry when i listen to this song, it is one one my favourites of all time. Brings me a lot of emotion, not in a bad way bc it does not make me feel sad, but introspective and in peace. In some point it reminds me of my mother, who died 2 years ago from cancer and depression, she was realy close to me and i miss her a lot.

[@jameswbster]

I have watched countless reactions to this song and I think you are the first to call out how remarkable it was for him to be singing while playing that bass piece. It actually distracts me from the song each time I watch it because I'm blown away watching him as he's walking up and down the fretboard so flawlessly while singing without so much as a glance down. Loved the reaction and the honest tears you tried so hard to contain Sharlene. It's amazing how Tuomas is able to put pure emotion into music and words in such a way that it resonates so strongly with so many people. When you know the backstory and see the raw emotion on his face, if it doesn't move you in some way you may need to check for a pulse. ;)

[@badsiony]

Don't feel bad, I've lost count of how many times I've cried from listening to this song. The combination of Floor's emotional and haunting voice combined with the raw emotion that we get from Tuomas gets me every time, to be honest. I think this, along with Greatest Show on Earth, are their masterpieces. Absolutely beautiful and heartbreaking all at once. This is the only song that has ever made me really feel so much that I had to cry. Thank you for the reaction.

[@metalbabesami]

Thank you for acknowledging the talent that Marko showed playing those complicated chords while singing. He’s so talented and it saddens me he’s not with his Nightwish family but mental health takes priority.

[@davidstufflebean3285]

I forgot the young lady's name but I am 50 years old big burly bearded man and I cry like a baby when I listen to this song, especially at the end when it sounds like a mother wailing for a lost child.

[@martinklaus2203]

This song is a masterpiece!!

[@alexandersomers21]

Sharlene, cry your heart out if that's what you want/need ... I do ... Beautiful picture: Floor sitting there with her "brothers" ...

[@Grim-HEX]

yeah a good chunk of us has learned to use waterproof makeup when going to Nighwish concert.. tears will flow

[@palantir135]

Have you noticed the ‘only three minutes and counting’ phrase? Watch what happens after exactly three minutes. To me this is their best song so far. So deep. 😢 see Wikipedia for the story behind this song.

[@josephbanko3052]

I wish more people noticed this. Literally gives a countdown. To be fair I didn't notice until I was told about it.

[@adrianwagner336]

and note the "voice" and phrasing of that bit older but looking back from a childs point of view yet still knowing the moment of his demise...so many timelines going on there ;-)

[@jimcalloway3028]

Yup, great reaction! Tears and Nightwish, yup, powerful, emotional song done so well

[@efrainantoniocanadascastro6319]

I love everytime i see Marcos fingers moving whilr singing. He is amazing

[@Green-Lyon]

The loneliness and frustration capped off by a sense of peace that I felt from day one listening to this song brings tears to my eyes pretty much every time. The movie that plays in my head while the song unspools over those 14 minutes is better than anything Hollywood could ever give me.

[@jcd57]

The anger, the pain... You can taste it....what a masterpiece, so well performed by all. Everyone of them... It always tears me up.😭

[@peterdenotter7092]

Great reaction Harry and Sharlene. Loved it

[@madcin1]

Great reaction! Beautiful tears 🖤❤❤🖤

[@Grownz]

Don't be ashamed of your tears! We all cried, it prooves we're still human.

[@udokreulich6325]

A wonderful reaction. I love your Emotion 🤘😊🥰

[@craigdunn2683]

For myself I experienced the most emotion when the song slowed in the parts “Pacific”and “Home” the purity of Floors voice unlocked a wave of emotion, all of them, sad, happy, angry, overwhelmed ...the uplifting aspect I find in this song is that we can hear it, and Tuomas is still here sharing even more of his musical vision with all of us, ultimately I find this to be a song of redemption. If not in word then in theme.

[@squalllionheart3453]

My wife always cry when she watch this video,.... So am I , great reaction sir mam

[@lylebest343]

Must be something wrong with me every time I hear it I cry.... but I want to hear it again and again.such a beautiful song , thank you toumas and nightwish

[@kenm6231]

I am 74 years old and always a roc /metal fan. Have just found Nightwish about six months ago. Tuomas is a genius. This song was a symphony. Annette sang it beautifully, but Floor made it hers. God bless them and hope they will spend more dates in the U.S. in the future. I'd love to see them live. Sorry to hear that Marco left.

[@freddb1975]

Well, I have the same reaction as Sharlene. Every time I hear this song, it brings tears. You see, I lost somebody I loved too, like Tuomas. When you try your most to keep relationships, sometimes you leave it all on the ground. If nobody cares, the loss is so overwhelming, you can just try to mitigate it, but in the end you know it's lost. I had a band a long time ago, so I feel what Tuomas is going through with this song. It goes beyond that, transcending to real life, like an exposed wound that never heals. Anyway, great song and reaction.

[@TheIpadfanatic]

This song is a big one. One of their epics: Tuomas wrote 3 songs that appeared on Dark Passion Play which was the album following Tarja's departure that seem to deal directly with their emotions. 1) Poet & The Pendulum: The stages of depression that can lead to suicide. 2) Bye Bye Beautiful: Possibly a goodbye song to Tarja? 3) Master Passion Greed: A song aimed directly at Traja's husband who the band believes is mostly responsible for how Tarja changed. And they are really, really pissed in that song.

[@Nucron]

Simply a Masterpiece... done tear fully emotional .... wow

[@w.b.t.127]

When you can feel the emotions you emit through your reaction, you know the power of Nightwish. Best reaction. Thanks

[@NightwishRulz]

I was at this very show and was pretty much in tears at this song, it is exceptional

[@isragat]

Thank you for this reaction. Very wise & sensitive. Sharlene, please don't be embarrassed with your tears, I'm a 51 year old man & I tear up every time with this masterpiece, also with other songs & movies, that's what art's suppose to do to you. This is one of the most special works of art & I think it can stand proudly alongside the best of progressive rock's & classic rock legends. For me, the breaking point in the song is Floor singing the 'Mother and Father' part towards the end. There is no way to stay indifferent to that. Keep on reacting to NW, you do a really great work :-) Cheers from Israel

[@gerdavandergeer6835]

Indeed, a great song, so very beautiful what a great band, every song is a story they tell. Thank you for your good reaction

[@nickwiederhold]

I don't think I could imagine a world without Tuomas and Floor making music together, at this point.

[@midnightroses2879]

there are no words for this, your tears make it clear that this touches you in the depths of your soul, Phenomenally alien!

[@szabolcsmagyar5909]

The girl captured my heart . She is beautiful angel . Cry and .. I love her...

[@Cdcd4393]

Emmpu and Marko were by Toumas at the end to show their support and it was a band decision to let Tarya go.

[@Baustakar]

So cute how she fought the tears but they overwhelmed her :D

[@metalrainbow2728]

I've seen this many, many times before and everytime, my eyes start to water when I see Tuomas's face. Especially the part when he sings along 💔 A song has never made me want to give a musician a hug, more. Lovely reaction Songs and Thongs. Thank you.

[@13wolf13]

Nightwish can have you head banging one minute and crying tears the next. Powerful band. Thanks for the honest reaction!

[@alekhidell]

I tear up every time I watch this track … it’s impossible not to. Tuomas is a genius and this performance is a masterpiece that I feel privileged to be able to watch over and over. I knew there would be tears because it’s a very emotional piece. When he symbolises his beheading and then Floor starts singing a lullaby of sorts the lump forms in my throat every time. Thank you for sharing your emotions with us as Tuomas has done with this amazing composition.

[@freddyspence1677]

Sooo by chance you guys just popped up on my feed with your liliac reaction, and as with all reaction channels I scroll to find anything Nightwish! Your reaction to Poet and the Pendulum…… I’m a subscriber! Anyone who is affected by their music as much as this, definitely gets a follow!

[@javelin60]

“This is going quite chilled and vibey ”. Gets tissues …… YOU JUST WAIT ……. As a fellow South African living in Durban, this song is absolutely cathartic after what we went through this week. Sobbed my way through t.

[@larryd4352]

Don't worry about crying to this song....the first time I heard it, I had to stop it several times to regain my composure. As someone who suffered with depression, that led me to becoming an alcoholic.... I felt that I lived line..."oh Christ how I hate, what I have become!" I am 22 years sober now....and I am glad Tuomas wrote his feelings down and didn't act out his feelings!

[@gayleeidson6724]

This is the best reaction to Poet and Pendulum that I have seen, and such description of your thoughts and feelings !!! So beautiful to see people truly enjoying and appreciating GREAT Music ! And I cry every time I see this, but you crying made me cry even harder ! The beauty of raw human emotions coming through as such a moving masterpiece is almost more than a heart can take !!! Bravo ☺️👏, Nightwish !!! Best wishes from Tennessee USA ❤️ !

[@markstorsved5050]

goosebumps and tears at the same time.

[@wilcohoutman2352]

This song means sooo much too me personally because i lost a very good friend because of suicide and in the last part where Floor sings "You have such oceans within In the end I will always love you" that part always gets me because it reminds me of the period where he took his own life and we put that part of the song on his gravestone

[@corotto2538]

I am crying with you,so beautiful!

[@mantailuaa]

13:34 Gets me everytime, ugly crying the rest of the song. So purifying tears though. Masterpiece.

[@DC632A]

Those are tears of connection and understanding to the lyrics and the song as well as the Artists.

[@garricksmalley1733]

Harry the stunned look on your face says it all. Sharlene I have never not cried during this song and I am a werewolf. Love to you and your family.

[@adrianwagner336]

welcome to Nightwish...your reaction was fine, im 50 plus years old and our goddess often makes me weep like a little girl and i love it each time!! expect many other Nightwish fans to come along soon, some better suited than I to send you on your way...welcome to Nightwish!

[@josephbishop3590]

Very few escape this experience dry-eyed. Seeing Charlise breaking down is painful to witness, but beautiful to share. This “song” is one of the most evocative performances in the Nightwish catalog. I truly enjoyed your reactions to this MASTERPIECE!! As often as that term is thrown around, this is one of the few times when it applies. Maybe even understates it’s brilliance. Thank the stars for giving Tuomas the inspiration to express his pain through song and not through a permanent manifestation. And thank the heavens we live in a time we can share the beauty he’s given life to. I also believe his creations have literally saved lives. The “virtual” suicide expressed by The Poet and The Pendulum gives voice to the ideation experienced by so many of us. The expression of those destructive thoughts is channeled and transformed into something beautiful, hopeful and loving. “Sparkle my scenery...” has brought many, many fans to their knees and the “cries of the angels” of the outro has drawn as many tears as “laudato si, ad astra” Love the two of you.

[@moimeme8827]

what a master piece. No shame crying on it ;).