NIGHTWISH - The Poet And The Pendulum (OFFICIAL LIVE)

"The Poet And The Pendulum" from VEHICLE OF SPIRIT - Wembley 2015.
Directed by Ville Lipiäinen.
LYRICS:
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Troy Donockley - Uilleann pipes, flutes, additional vocals
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THE POET AND THE PENDULUM:
0:00 - Part 1: White Lands Of Empathica
1:19 - Part 2: Home
4:27 - Part 3: The Pacific
7:11 - Part 4: Dark Passion Play
10:11 - Part 5: Mother And Father
#thepoetandthependulum #wembley #nightwish
LYRICS:
[Part 1: White Lands Of Empathica]
The end
The songwriter's dead
The blade fell upon him
Taking him to the white lands
Of empathica
Of innocence
Empathica
Innocence
[Part 2: Home]
The dreamer and the wine
Poet without a rhyme
A widow writer torn apart by chains of Hell
One last perfect verse
It's still the same old song
Oh Christ, how I hate what I have become
Take me home
[Chorus:]
Get away, run away, fly away
Lead me astray to dreamer's hideaway
I cannot cry cause the shoulder cries more
I cannot die, I, a whore for this cold world
Forgive me
I have but two faces
One for the world
One for God
Save me
I cannot cry cause the shoulder cries more
I cannot die, I, a whore for this cold world
My home was there and then, those meadows of heaven
Adventure-filled days
One with every smiling face
Please, no more words
Thoughts from a severed head
No more praise
Tell me once my heart goes right
Take me home
[Chorus]
Get away, run away, fly away
Lead me astray to dreamer's hideaway
I cannot cry cause the shoulder cries more
I cannot die, I, a whore for this cold world
Forgive me
I have but two faces
One for the world
One for God
Save me
I cannot cry cause the shoulder cries more
I cannot die, I, a whore for this cold world, a whore for this cold world, a whore for this cold world
[Part 3: The Pacific]
Sparkle my scenery
With Turquoise waterfall
With beauty underneath
The ever free
Tuck me in beneath the blue
Beneath the Pain
Beneath the rain
Goodnight kiss for a child in time
Swaying blade my lullaby
On the shore we sat and hoped
Under the same pale moon
Whose guiding light chose you
Chose you all
"I'm afraid, I'm so afraid
Being raped, again and again, and again
I know I will die alone
But loved
You live long enough to hear the sounds of guns
Long enough to find yourself screaming every night
Live long enough to see your friends betray you
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."
[Part 4: Dark Passion Play]
2nd robber to the right of Christ
Cut in half - infanticide
The world will rejoice today
As the crows feast on the rotting poet
Everyone must bury their own
No pack to bury the heart of stone
Now he`s home in hell, serves him well
Slain by the bell, tolling for his farewell
The morning dawned upon his altar
Remains of the dark passion play
Performed by his friends without shame
Spitting on his grave as they came
[Chorus]
Get away, run away, fly away
Lead me astray to dreamer's hideaway
I cannot cry cause the shoulder cries more
I cannot die, I, a whore for this cold world
Forgive me
I have but two faces
One for the world
One for God
Save me
I cannot cry cause the shoulder cries more
I cannot die, I, a whore for this cold world, a whore for this cold world, a whore for this cold world
"Today, in the year of our Lord, 2005
Tuomas was called from the cares of the world
He stopped crying at the end of each beautiful day
The music he wrote had too long been without silence
He was found naked and dead
With a smile in his face, a pen and 1000 pages of erased text."
Save me
[Part 5: Mother And Father]
Be still, my son
You`re home
Oh when did you become so cold?
The blade will keep on descending
All you need is to feel my love
Search for beauty, find your shore
Try to save them all, bleed no more
You have such oceans within
In the end, I will always love you
The beginning

[@MARKOHIETALAOFFICIAL]

Totally agree with Floor!

[@FransStruijk1]

Marko😀✊ my hero💪🤘Nightwish does not only have the best female metalsinger of all time but alsof the best singing and performing base and guitarplayer of the world. You are amazing, as a band and as private persons👌👌👌

[@renatakovacs2054]

Magical music👍💖🤘

[@Sunsipix]

Marko for life 🤘

[@oldhedders]

It's a masterful performance. Bravo to all of you. I'm a grumpy old man, and I don't mind admitting I shed a tear.

[@Zaizz100]

The boss has spoken! =)

[@FloorJansenOfficial]

This was such a beautiful journey to go through.

[@stefanleov3284]

No doubt.

[@ChrisB.C.]

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for going through it for us. A collective bow from all the fans.

[@crazykaletrucker]

😘😘

[@vladmihalca2512]

You are the best

[@MiguelSolans]

❤️❤️❤️

[@epicclub3868]

Everyone who reads this, we don't know each other and probably never will but I wish you all the best in life and all the luck in the world 💕,

[@colinnormanton4887]

thank you

[@strikebr]

When you realize that Tuomas is a genius, able to transform a huge pain into a beautiful masterpiece.

[@user-sw5ru5gi4c]

Согласен с Вами. Но за болью должно быть прекрасное будущее. Иначе плохо жить. Но мы же не к этому стримемся. Я так думаю.

[@strikebr]

​@@user-sw5ru5gi4c Заглядывая вперед и видя успех Nightwish, я думаю, что они очень старались. Обригадо!

[@sandrakuske6549]

that is really a masterpiece

[@user-yr7ux2mg1t]

​@@user-sw5ru5gi4cлюбльню

[@user-yr7ux2mg1t]

​ятебя Обнтм Яьнюя Дююлю

[@Bloodyria]

Can we all take a moment to be grateful for having Tuomas with us? ♥ I can't stand the idea of almost losing him.

[@ariadnetrindade7874]

YES! I think about it every time I listen to this song

[@lavalbelanger8532]

What do you mean ? Is everything ok for him?

[@pietheindejonge321]

@@lavalbelanger8532 She means, he was do depressive during the writing of the song, that he decided to commit suicide in the song - and in this way avoiding it in real live...

[@lavalbelanger8532]

@@pietheindejonge321 in the don ? Did you mean song ?

[@samuelbeauquin]

He actually can't stand the lyrics anymore, and playing it live is a pain. He said that in an interview a while ago. But maybe that changed

[@SuzJCD]

This might be one of the most brilliant things ever written.

[@livianegidius9772]

Nightwish should be called ` national treasure ` of Finland and of the Planet Earth. Who agrees??

[@aspectra]

I went to Finland on a business trip, and made them happy when they found out that I knew about Nightwish.

[@mikaelpagdades1751]

I agree 100000000000% at least!🎸👍👍👍

[@robcreel4257]

I think they are a national treasure in Finland. Everyone loves them.

[@merjaniemi1183]

I do!

[@Normiuxi2910]

100%

[@Dystopyan]

Tuomas, if you ever read this, WE LOVE YOU!

[@michaelritchie5733]

I’m a 51 year old American, who has always been a metal fan. Yet, I’ve been deprived for 50 years and 11 months of the genius that is Nightwish. How is it possible that I have missed out on my instant favorite band since 1996…?! Mind blowingly awesome band.

[@davidphillips4706]

I'm 64, a rock guy....never even heard of this band, my youngest son suggested them. Best thing I ever listened too. Everything else is just noise.

[@PaulOutdoors]

Yes, mind blowingly awesome and in a league of their own. 56 years old here and had not heard of Nightwish or Floor until around 18 months ago when I was pestered by a good friend to listen to this live performance. Reluctantly I did and was blown away and have been every day since. Phenomenal band. 🙏😊👍❤️

[@SauliIihola-qm5fp]

Proud they come from a town near my home town

[@81giorikas]

Me too damn it. 42 but I always thought it was a cool superficial band whatever. Shit on my face lol!

[@soyanchd5439]

You might love Epica and Within Temptation if you don’t know them in that case. It’s in my opinion the Holy Trinity of symphonic metal. Sonata Artica might suits you as well. Good listening!

[@CapitanDePlai]

And to think that 99% of world's people doesn't even know of the existence of this masterpiece

[@styxthistle497]

Poor things

[@IceTeaF00t]

And what are you waiting for? What other role does the Nightwish Army have? We are an army and we need to share such masterpieces with everyone :D

[@ninjaartist1235]

I don’t know what’s makes me more sad. This beautiful song, or the fact 99% of people don’t know it exists.

[@davidbentley4032]

The marketing isn't great, is it?

[@Diavolo222]

To be fair, metal is still a niche genre sadly compared to other genres. Which is a shame as in my opinion some of the best singers and musicians in general belong to the this genre.

[@laudatosiadastra1218]

My CURE - 10 years ago my life was turned upside down overnight as I got very ill with menengitis. I didn´t know at the time, but after returning home from hospital I started my descent into darkness. Cognitive problems, anxiety, fatigue, dizziness persisted and started to become my everyday. There were periods I felt depressed, totally empty and my hope was fading. The worst was the guilt that I had in me for destroying the life I had once wanted for my family. I didn´t feel the beauty in life anymore. I was locked in a prison without walls. That was until I seen Ghost Love Score live at Wacken 2013. I somehow found myself watching it one day. I don´t know where it came from but it was like getting struck by lightning. I cried for the first time in nearly a decade. I couldn´t believe the beauty I felt. It was PURE BEAUTY. I watched it over and over... tears every time. Soon after, I watched this live version of Poet And The Pendulum. I felt so deeply connected to the lyrics. I felt it was written for me. I processed so much pain listening to Poet. I later called it my cure. 1.5yrs on and I´m enjoying my life again, I feel beauty in this world, I am so grateful for my chance to be alive and despite any issues of anxiety and fatigue that still plague me, it´s a wonderful life full of love. Nightwish changed it all for me. I will forever be grateful for Nightwish - the greatest gift to my soul

[@iMJ87]

Stay strong 🙏

[@fk2106]

Nightwish is a lifesaver....Listen to it daily.....never gets "old".

[@laudatosiadastra1218]

@@iMJ87 Thank you 😃

[@laudatosiadastra1218]

@@fk2106 It really is a lifesaver , the music hits deep.

[@davidshaw4034]

Nightwish and floor the ultimate band❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂

[@madbadhatter]

I can't believe Ive been a metalhead for 23 years, since I was 15. My brain only decided to catch up with everyone else and realise how utterly amazing Nightwish are around a year ago. I'm ashamed but also delighted 😊🎉

[@pekkakarppinen1608]

"Be still, my son you're home. Oh when did you become so cold?" This is the spot when I always 😭

Same! No matter how many times I've listened to it before, this part always gets me.

[@marybean7825]

Me too....😢 especially when Floor sings it, her voice has so much emotion.

[@stonewall71]

Mine is at 4:27 when The Pacific begins...

[@TheMagicalJoker]

Yes very nice part, just love Mother and Father chapter!

[@jukkahelminen9071]

In the same spot. And the rest of the "mother" section in its entirety. When the tears come, that rest of the song will no longer let them go.

[@benblutaar]

3:15 Emppu: ''You doin fine?'' Tuomas: ''Yeah :)'' so wholesome

[@ericmello6014]

I'm going on 53 years old and yes of course I have been to many concerts ( well over 100 ) and I have heard an uncountable number of rock / metal bands over the years and I am going to take a few moments at this time to be quite open , honest , upfront and direct in making this comment but first I'd like to add " Just for the Record " what is written here is in and of MY OWN UNBIASED OPINION I had put this to vote and it was a COMPLETELY UNANIMOUS DECISION ( I will admit that even though it was solely voted upon by myself and only myself ) NIGHTWISH has to be one of the top most outstanding bands I have ever heard absolutely in the top 3 of my favorite bands the truly unique mixture of instruments and also some of the most talented & versatile musicians that I have ever heard they are a group of either quite highly trained , exceptionally gifted musicians (or a combination of both ) and Now ( before I bring this to it's much anticipated conclusion ) without any further ado I am going to mention / comment on the 3 female lead singers they've had throughout their career as I stated before "this is and of my own opinion ) each one of these Women Tarsja , Floor and Anette ( in and of their own ) to be utterly in a class of their own so to speak I truly and honestly find each of these Women to have such an impressive and impeccable vocal range that absolutely and undeniably must be recognized ( or if you'd prefer " Highly Praised " ) I also must admit that in my eyes each of them are just as exceptionally beautiful as they are incredibly talented I am quite highly impressed with this group I apologize if any find this comment to be too long Thank You for your time

[@maximep3440]

It's so sad theres not a "superlike" button out there, I would have smashed it.

[@SvenHalletz]

It's a thing like "Shoemaker"! An absolute masterpiece.

[@RicardoSanchez23092006]

Everybody is so metalhead until they cry with this song...

[@kieranhatley222]

I bawl my eyes out when Tuomas starts to sing. You can see how much he is feeling it. 😭😭😭

[@ShadowZero1980]

Timestamp?

[@altasilvapuer]

@@ShadowZero1980 12:15ish is one of them. From what I remember, he's said in interviews that he doesn't really like to sing publicly, which is why there's never a mic on him at shows. There's one REALLY old album from around the start of Nightwish where you can hear him sing, but that's it. But in many of the live concert recordings, you can see him singing along in some of the most intense emotional moments. This song started out as therapy for him and allegedly helped him not commit suicide, but from what I've heard, it's since become somewhat of a burden to relive every time he performs it. One of my favourite things about this recording is the emotional intensity, especially from those that have been part of the band the longest and who lived through the incidents that led to Tarja leaving and to this album. But you can also tell it's a really rough ride for them.

[@dabir_rahmani]

after all these years i just felt what thomas felt when he wrote the song. . . try to save them all

[@bestcongressmoneycanbuy9704]

I feel like Frodo on a journey into Middle Earth when suddenly the Nazgul show up. OMFG! 😱 And that's just inside the first two minutes! Wow, what a roller-coaster ride.

[@marcel1416]

"You have such oceans within" This lyric always kill me, it's such a wonderful way to say, that there is so much potential inside someone.

[@addhoc256]

For me its "i cannot cry for the shoulder cries more". CEN.

[@Green-Lyon]

As I have often felt trapped inside, "The ever-free" frequently leaves me totally wrecked.

[@xztream2455]

@@Green-Lyon oh yes that part indeed. The emotions Just beteren those two words ❤️🖤

[@marcel1416]

​@@xztream2455 Yeah, Floor is just an amazing storyteller. She portrays emotions just so beautifully and effortlessly - she is really special...

[@MaryArts]

I interpret it, that the person understands how much the other is troubled and as the oceans it can be very stormy within. It is actually very comforting having someone understand that there are many troubling things within you and that they are not to be taken lightly.

[@BlackroseGamer85]

"Be still my son, you're home" 💜💜

[@lisakelly6669]

Best song ever

[@rachelh6826]

You will be missed, Marko. Kiitos, and good luck.

[@coolgabe64]

Give him time and space. He'll be back.

[@cristianpinheiro8018]

Is it truth?

[@coolgabe64]

@@cristianpinheiro8018 , just a hunch.

[@cristianpinheiro8018]

@@coolgabe64 we all hope so. I can not imagine the band without him...

[@szekesfehervar2230]

I kinda want ICS Vortex to replace him. And Marco to continue with Tarot

[@ariadnetrindade7874]

I can’t watch it without crying, such a masterpiece

[@Dom21221]

me too

[@jorgmuhlberg3632]

I guess, every men with a heart would cry. There is no other way to experience this song.

[@Dom21221]

Jörg Mühlberg 100% agree

[@jorgmuhlberg3632]

@@Dom21221 That's the way I listen to music. Mates of me playing Death Metal, what I don't like, but these guys are are real good mates of mine. And all are my opinion: Floor is a giant. This is music. Good music needs respect. If you like it or not.

[@Dom21221]

Jörg Mühlberg I agreed with you that’s why I said 100% 😉. I’ve discovered nightwish last year and listening to music has never been the same since then. I feel like I’m on a different planet while listening to floor and those freaking awesome band members. Love all of them. Have you seen the full Wacken concert from 2013? Best concert I’ve seen of all time

[@tsuba666]

I am convinced that in a century or two, people in music school will study Tuoma Holopainen as one of the greatest composer of our time like students nowadays are studying Bach or Mozart. I feel it in my bones.

[@markvdstaay]

I hope you are so right. His composing is otherworldly!

[@rickleblanc8900]

As far as the European metal scene goes, I'm pretty sure he's already regarded as a musical God over there. Nightwish has slowly but surely been gaining acceptance in America and Tuomas is a HUGE reason for that

[@mariannabessi687]

@@markvdstaay ppppippplppppurppyjplppppp

[@markvdstaay]

@@mariannabessi687 so mature!

[@ZzKevZz]

@Samson 92 I am from the U.S. and I consider Nightwish the best band out there today. Well deserving of its accolades.

[@nebraskajoel7838]

I cannot listen to this song while driving. It takes me though the entire spectrum. It grabs me and takes me on an adventure to the point that I lose focus on the road.

[@yislani]

"You have such oceans within" - It always makes me cry like a baby, such a masterpiece

[@KellKheraptis]

The entire last verse, but especially that line. Especially right after the sound of the blade making its final descent.

[@ellissandoz2701]

Yes. It's the purity and sheer beauty of the singing. Reminds me of my late mother -- a trained soprano -- singing Ave Maria.

[@siegfriedhammer1792]

Mozart , Beethoven , Händel , Puccini , Strauss Father and Son ect. and Tuomas Holopainen - Master class 🎼🖤

[@terovahlroos8781]

Yes!!!

[@robertogarcia6787]

tuomas puede estar a la altura de esos genios

[@Philipa0]

i would add Hans Zimmer and Ramin Djawadi, but yes!!

[@rickleblanc8900]

He's clearly influenced by classical music and movie soundtracks. To incorporate all that into metal is pure genius. Who else could pull this off

[@user-mm3sd3uh6y]

@@rickleblanc8900 yeah...Nightwish music sounds very organic,melodic, powerful and monolith, this is what can be done only by real master, that's why he IS genius and living legend

[@mikelborrega5821]

This video and song is one of my favourites ever

[@Varco009]

I cried, I felt the rage, I felt the longing and the torment. And in the end, I felt the saddened love. A master performance.

[@ariadnetrindade7874]

it’s one of my favorite songs, but it makes me feel so sad, I just can’t explain what I feel while listening to this piece of live poetry . I think it’s a common reaction for nightwish songs 🥺💖

[@chewie2648]

I'm with you. I saw them live in 2018. During this Song, all people around me, (also the big metal Guys) we're crying. It was such an emotional moment. really great. I really Look forward to the Time after fu...ng Corona. I will be at the next show for sure.

[@ariadnetrindade7874]

chewie ! I saw them live to! But I wasn’t lucky enough to see the setlist with this song. But it felt so great, it was more than a show, it was a whole experience! I could see that the band was enjoying it such as the fans! And obviously I saw the “big metal dude” crying to! 🤘🏽

[@giggityguy]

I mean it's a suite of songs about drowning in depression, flirting with suicide, and fantasizing about one's own death. I think that's pretty sad

[@Green-Lyon]

I always see Nightwish fans holding up "Thanks for the emotions" signs and think, "That goes for me too"

[@thelonespecter]

Maybe because it it a song about Tuomas' darkest hours...

[@ganon1028]

This is possibly the most insane, maximalist song ever composed, and its fucking amazing.

[@bluesdealer]

I hate to call it prog, because of all the trappings associated with the genre, but this is true potential of a progressive rock/metal masterpiece done right. It covers the emotional gambit of a 19th century composition, yet slaps like only rock can.

[@Compendyum]

Although is a great piece, nothing comes close to the 60-minute journey of "Light of Day, Day of Darkness." in what comes to insane composing.

[@Sithspit_Rogue]

@@Compendyum Green Carnation is an entirely different animal...

[@keelhauled-landlubber]

I wouldn’t say ‘the most’ but it is pretty good

[@roninscuboro3020]

I must also write my thoughts and emotions. I also comment Ghost Love Score from Wacken 2013. I am a 42 year old male from Germany, who listen since about 1992 or 1993 to Metal. My first experience was Metallica - Black Album. It was awesome. As I wrote I come from Germany and English is therefore not my native language. I hope I can transfer my thoughts and emotions to you. We were about 5 friends end of the 1990's. Playing Computer games together, other board games and so on. We had a great time. We were listening at this time to Hammerfall and Rhapsody. But this suddenly change. About 2001 or 2002 one of us was at a Metall festival (not Wacken) and he met Nightwish. He was the first fan from us and bring it to us with some videos of this band. We took a look and we were flashed. WHAT?? A woman is singing? What a great voice...It was stunning. So we all become fans of this band. It was great music from great musicians with the mastermind at the keyboards. So we went with Nightwish through our lives. From now on I write only my opinion. I was really sad when I heard Tarja has left the band. I will not comment this decision. But I want to write, what I notice during live videos of the band. I don't know what it is exactly, but there was a difference in the stage performance of Tarja. It seems, that there was already a break between her and the band. I was very curious as I heard Nightwish had a new singer. Therefore I bought the Album Dark Passion Play. It is a great album with great tracks, the music is Nightwish, but the complete Album is it not. I will explain it better. The musicians were as always perfect, great tracks were written, but something was wrong..better different. It was the vocals from Anette. Don't get me wrong, she is a good singer, but she gives Nightwish a different style, it was with her vocals more to Pop (only my opinion). Don't understand me wrong. I heard the Album Dark Passion Play many, many, many times in my car. But for me it was Wishnight and not Nightwish. So I explain it to me. Then my interest in Nightwish was getting lower and lower. I don't hear anymore to them. So I don't recognize directly that there was the next change by the singer. I saw many houndred times now Ghost Love Score. Sometimes I also saw "The Poet and The Pendulum". My interest was born in this song. I was also listening to this song as I hear the album before, but I don't recognize the emotions in this song. Anyone knows the meaning of this song, so I don't want to say many words about this. Now after so many years after releasing the album with this track, I recognized what Tuomas want to say with this song. First of all: Kiitos Tuomas! This is a masterpiece. Worth to be mentioned with Beethovens 9. symphony as a example for humans music. It is hard for me not to cry during this track. Also and I think this is more important for me. Dank u wel! @Floor Jansen You bring back my love for listening to Nightwish. Also you show me how wonderful this song is. How Floor sing this song, this brings me always goosebums. Right in the beginning, when Floor pronounce "torn" and "christ" a little bit different. Wow! This brings shivers to me. Also after Marko's part, when Floor sing..."spitting on his grave as they came" Oh my god! This is emotion pure for me. And then the last part "Mother and Father". I can really imagine, how Tuomas and his parents sit in Finland (I think the parents lives there) in a wooden house before the fireplace during winter and Tuomas mother says this words to him. This brings me to tears. Thank you Floor for such many emotions during one song. I don't know what it is exactly, but Floor hits with her singing always a piece of my heart. My father died too early many years ago. I remembered during this track always on him. This makes me cry but also it makes me happy during the last part. I know, that this sentence is also something my father will spoken to me in such an situation.

[@simonr344]

"I cannot cry because the shoulder cries more" is such a powerful lyric

[@NE0MAS]

What does it mean though? Is it because someone else is crying on his shoulder?

[@evgenpetrov9270]

@@NE0MAS right

[@Haruka.ruk11]

My Life might now

[@Haruka.ruk11]

@@NE0MAS becouse you cant Fall. You Have to stay strong For someone else who needs help

[@privaternutzer7595]

I’m afraid. I’m so afraid. Being raped again, and again, and again I know I will die alone.

[@Moonsunband]

The world needs more songs like this! 😍

[@dejannightwish]

Agreed guys 🤘🤘

[@MissIssay]

I remember when this one came out and believe me, I'm emotionally incapable of handling more songs like this x)

[@agaeon]

Such a Masterpiece..getting chills....

[@captainfantastic3490]

Hell yes MoonSun, It's even so much better than the Studio version.

[@christophpoll784]

Ghost love score, greatest show on earth, poet and the pendulum. The big three of Nightwish.

[@ktompa77]

Tears.... EVERY FREAKING TIME. Timeless masterpiece.

[@darkaether2798]

I love Emppu’s face when Marko starts singing 😁

[@treehug5246]

a dark song, but my all time favourite from Nightwish

[@acontadogui]

"You have such oceans within. In the end, I'll always love you". As a father, this part gets deep into my heart, every single time. It's a masterpiece.

[@EmuSFeArg]

When Marko sings his part solo he is playing a nice riff. Not easy doing both things at the same time AND looking like he is going to kill the public also.

[@spookytricksandtreats5311]

:( now what

[@EmuSFeArg]

@@spookytricksandtreats5311 :(

[@acgerstenberger]

I've always loved the bass riff part and Marco's solo, too. As a bass player that cannot sing and play at the same time, I'm always in awe of Marco. Especially in this part of the song.

[@adriblues]

Indeed as a bassist player I tell you that it’s insane divide your brain in two: one for world one for God, save me... sorry one for lyrics one for bass line, save me :D

[@jonathanday6692]

He is the son of Odin and Gunhilde (Sweyn Forkbeard's sister).

[@klarasziverine2699]

Long live metal.Wonderful journey, only tears and tears. Let's protect our planet.

[@vilzujarvinen7558]

When music has a meaning... Tuomas, you are more than words can say, modern day Mozart and beyond. And Floor, you rock my world. I love you so much. Nightwish, thank you so much for what you give to me! You have no idea... Dark times, but then comes Nightwish and I'll be saved. Thank You!!!

[@Ged0Thenar]

YES!! Finally! Let's get this masterpiece the millions of views it deserves! 🖤🖤

[@yohanesnurwibowo4375]

I didn't know metal sound can be this beautiful....I should have listen to Nightwish loooong ago...

[@vlastimilurban7902]

I also

[@jovetj]

Welcome to the party. Death/acid metal is boring angry noise. This is symphonic harmonic bliss!

[@TheXdriven2005]

I know they make my cry so much because it’s just beautiful just. Everything!!!

[@aNaughtyFox]

It's never too late to start loving something new

[@robertlindsay6671]

Tuomas is an absolute genius. The themes, the emotion, the orchestral, cinema-like sounds are just beyond any other musician I've ever heard.

[@jimcarter2105]

Fourteen minutes long and still not long enough. An extraordinarily beautiful piece of music.

[@bobbarkess8000]

Nightwish are, in my opinion, the best band in the world, in any genre. Fabulous musicians. Floor........well words fail me.

[@discostoo]

6m views, I think a million must be from me alone. Hauntingly beautiful piece of music!

[@Lemmy_fenriz]

For a dude like myself who loves extreme metal, this just brought me to tears... absolutely incredible...

[@davetrousers]

me, not myself

[@mangalover0149]

I'm not surprised. Tuomas did say this song was something he had to write as a catharsis, a way for him to kill himself in a song so he didn't do it in real life. It's raw, deep and full of despair, self-hatred, anger and eventually acceptance. I wouldn't be surprised if one of the things he thought about when writing was the 5 stages of grief.

[@johnatanasov8266]

One thing that pops to mind every time i see this video, is the sheer amount of courage Tuomas must have, to perform such a personal song in front of so many people, he must be revisiting the pain again simply by doing this, and he is handling it insanely well, truly a inspiring person.

[@damonbryan7232]

When I see Tuomas singing along. Guts me every time. This is such a great example of the beauty that is at the end of depression. After all depression is only temporary.

[@lilianetheriault2262]

It can be. Or it can be chronic. I think I was 11 when the idea first occured to me that the world might be better off without me in it. I am now 31, and fighting with everything I have not to be forced to rely on the system to catch me for a third time. After 20 years, you'd think the tears would have dried out. Apparently not. After so long, even with help, it's hard not to wonder if that desease might not be everything you are, after all. That thought isolates you slowly from everything you love...And the magic of this song is precisely that, for 13.56 minutes, the loneliness goes away for a bit. And, as much as you'd wish no one would ever have to feel like that, the relief of not being completely alone overrides the guilt of finding some solace in another person's pain.

[@mox9312]

​@@lilianetheriault2262 I really wish I could say something that helps. Dont give up Liliane!

[@odetterenee8724]

@@lilianetheriault2262 ... Hi Liliane, you are not alone, although it may seem that way at times, there are many who feel this way. Sensitive souls, seeking emotional refuge in this world. It's good if we can take solace from whatever helps us. Be kind to yourself, you are amazing. Believe it, live it. Sending you much love. ❤

[@lilianetheriault2262]

@@odetterenee8724 @MoX Thank you, both of you. I never actually thought my comment would be seen, much less ''liked'' or answered to. You've made my day. :)

[@odetterenee8724]

@@lilianetheriault2262 ...Thank you, Liliane, for replying to me. Made my day too to read your reaction. Thinking of you. ❤

[@chriscross2473]

This song makes me remember I have a heart somewhere.

[@yankobachvarov1804]

The part where Marko and Emppu go next to Tuomas and play together is so...beautiful. Amazing. Brings tears to my eyes. Absolutely adorable and respectful! And Floor's voice is beyond angelic. Opus perfectum.

[@karolcruz8422]

If it is one of my favorite parts too, wow you can see the connection they have, they are great artists who transmit a lot of energy.

[@jovetj]

We miss you Marko!

[@jouninurmi7648]

One more time taking this emotional journey, its just so real and honest hart felt way to express pain and suffering in our troublesome lives!

[@1helluvaguy738]

All due respect to “Ghost Love Score” and “Greatest Show on Earth” but this is their absolute best! 100% pure Masterpiece.

[@Diavolo222]

Yeah all 3 are masterpieces but gun to my head Poet is the the better of the 3. While those other 2 came from pure creativity and Tuomas' brilliant imagination, Poet came from somewhere deep, somewhere dark, a place few see.

[@DAGSirius]

How about deed boy's poem? It gets to me every single time.

[@lowroar5127]

The Big 3

[@dougmphilly]

no argument from me

[@homere-d-allaure]

The Holy Trinity of this band.

[@tadhg1959]

Floor, is in a league of her own! But if I may... the musical score by Tuomas, is exceptional!!!!!!

[@jovetj]

It's basically a mini rock opera. Don't tell Andrew Lloyd Weber.

[@AnaClara-tr6uz]

Nightwish and floor! 🥰

[@robertrelata636]

Who listen in 2024.?😊

[@wolfangel369]

Me ❤

[@joshperkins2747]

Me too

[@TheGympert]

I will isten to this every single year of the years ahead of me.

[@mgiryotas]

Listening in Boulder, Colorado!

[@WillieJu]

Me, and 2025 and beyond !

[@osirismpg7393]

I dont get the views. 4mils only? What the hell is wrong with the world? This masterpiece deserves bils at least!

[@eviewood291]

I personally think that Toumas singing along is the most emotional part. At 12:10, I nearly cried. You can see the pain in his face. Just imagining the pain he went through while writing this is emotional. We love you, Toumas!

[@PaulOutdoors]

Yes, can feel his pain

[@coadypurchase923]

Notice most of the band check on him throughout the performance? Obviously Kai can’t but they are such a well oiled machine.

[@keithwalker5078]

accidentally discovered Nightwish and now totally obsessed with them. Agree Toumas is a genius and his songs are epic.

[@SelkeaRambles]

welcome aboard, friend, you're in for quite a ride!

[@DekkarJr]

He's really great at writing about fantasy stuff :)

[@s81n]

Same. Back in 2007 some dude at my new job I said two words two brought me a burned CD he thought I'd like and I forgot about it for ages until my mini disk player died in my car one day and that CD was still in there and it just said "Nightwish". I popped it in and was greeted with Poet and the Pendulum. By the time I got to work I was looking for all their CDs to buy!

[@LEO1WOLF]

Damn, I've seen some epic bands in my day - - but how, how, HOW does a band have so many EPIC songs in their repertoire? I would love to see Nightwish live just once before I die, but sadly, I do wish it would have been while Marko was still with the band. I pray, he's getting some of the peace his body & mind so badly longs for, God knows he & all of Nightwish deserve that.

[@crkelle]

It is really a series of individual songs stitched together with a common theme and sound.

[@davetrousers]

Note, tour dates are listed above.

[@justcallmesuperdave1]

Absolutely EPIC!

[@CAoffRoading]

@Corey Keller I would characterize it as more of a modern day adaptation of classical composition style where the peice is composed of individual movements that are telling a story. Still in a sense individual "songs that are similar" but slightly more nuanced. As time goes on Tuomas seems to adapt an increasingly operatic format which frankly fits the bands style perfectly.

[@c567591]

They are EPIC live! A couple years back, I had a front row seat damn near center in a campus auditorium, just belly up to the stage. Marco personally handed me (and a couple others) a guitar pic. I will treasure it. I highly recommend you find the closest city they hit and see them there.

[@abdelkrimslimani1082]

I am right in a bus right now, enjoying this after not listening to it for a long time, life is hard, Its suffocating me. And the end part where floor sings, in the end I will always love you. Brought every single emotion I have never let out and here I am in tears cause Nightwish is the only thing that comforts me in the hardest of times. Thank you, from all my heart. For all those years and for the ones to come, thank you.

[@johnbrockman6585]

I am old now , i go back to led zeppelin, thank you KZbin for carrying this band . I have never seen a band as Astonishing as Nightwish i pray god gives me years to watch and appreciate these performers for a long time to come, genius musicians and a wonderful, gorgeous woman lead singer , truly wonderful.

[@darrenn438]

Fantastic drummer

[@MATCHLESS93]

This is the one Nightwish "epic" which resonates with me on an extremely personal level. This is peak Nightwish for me.

[@thetwitchywarlock]

i have to admit i shed a tear every time i hear this, such a bittersweet performance.

[@frankdenhartog5723]

People who are suffering from a complex PTSD, post traumatic stress disorder, and who love symphonic metal could feel the speciic intensity of this song like I do. For me there not one song that comes even close to 'The Poet and the Pendulum'. It stands out in the most remarkeble way. The composition, instrumentation and vocals are out of this world. This song has helped me to overcome a diagnosed moderate depression disorder and complex post traumatic stress disorder. All the peolpe from Nightwish have a special place in my heart, but Tuomas and Floor are a league on their own. I can only thank 'Beste Zanger 2019' for introducing me to Floor, symphonic metal, Tuomas and Nightwish.

[@wickedrclines]

Hi Frank, I do fully agree. Please see my thoughts some commenta below. This song is also for me the mother of all songs and I'm still puzzled what it has done to me. I'm very much concerned that no other song on earth will have the magic to achieve the same. This price of art is simply not from this planet. I still cannot find the right words for it and what my feelings are.

[@frankdenhartog5723]

@@wickedrclines Isn't it a liberating thought to know that you don't have to find the right words to express your feelings when it comes to 'The Poet and the Pendulum'? Sometimes it happens. This song is unique in many ways. We can only thank Tuomas for composing such a masterpiece.

[@xaty1808]

Iam nr 11.. i know this band for nearly 18 years now. Floor still draws tears with this song.

[@coachmystogan]

Schizoaffective bipolar, progressive and symphonic metal are a safe space. You might enjoy dream theaters six degrees of inner turbulence (disk 2).

[@Artretha]

I feel ya, there! Symphonic metal, in general has helped me get through my struggles with PTSD and depression. But this song really helped me during a particularly rough time after a pretty severe trauma.

[@wolvie90]

I have not capability to cry more tears, but my cat who I love so dearly nuzzles my leg, reminding me I have still have feelings. I love you Franson, my friend. When life sucks and everything feels like shit, you reming me not everything is so bad.

[@reeilona]

[@bongestab]

I have been listening to this version for years now. I still cannot find the correct words to express it, so tonight, I decided I will no longer try to describe it. I will just keep feeling it and getting emotional every time I listen to it. Thank you.

[@daystars-den]

Same here!

[@ariekamstra2329]

This is not a song. This is, like Floor stated, a journey. Although it's nearly impossible to pick a favorite Nightwish song, this is the one that touches me the most.

[@tommytalker3416]

Any band does many trails to set a new mark. But with this one they set a mark above all what could have been imagine before.

[@connorvenier5843]

Of all the albums of Nightwish I keep replaying "Dark Passion Play" it took half a dozen times of listening to it to better underhand where it comes from, now I'm still figuring it out but glad I get a sense of where Tuomas wrote it from

[@imarockerfella9342]

This song makes me angry, then hyper manic, then a peace, then filled with the most beautiful calm I have ever felt!.......unmatched Songwriting & performance by any band in the world.!!!!!

[@casswaterman1390]

Every single time I listen to this epic masterpiece of music, it brings me to tears. The fact that Tuomas still struggles with this song after all those years is heartbreaking. You are much loved Tuomas and please don't ever forget that! Floor.....wow...you do so much justice to the song. Please please please @Nightwish, tour Australia sometime soon!

[@jessicamarinhoO]

I'm hearing this song for a week and all the others ....just rediscovered the band recently!

[@ivydennen7140]

My dad just passed away two days ago and I was listening to this song when I got the news. This song I will forever hold near and dear to my heart.

[@Zenus_Thenus]

Be strong my friend. They will always be in our heart and memory. Keep it up !!!

[@SamuraiTacos1]

it's a beautiful composition

[@07headshot]

You dad's spirit lives on in you. Love, light and energy to you😇

[@liann8416]

My condolences.

[@ChristianEspinosaOfficial]

Sorry for your loss.

[@antietam13]

Crying again. Love this band. I would follow them into any fight.

[@DV87777]

I dont normally watch 14 mins songs. But when i do.. i prefer Nightwish!

[@cyruscyberdogcyroi8178]

Marko had so much range in his voice!! He could go from soft and sweet to aggressive and chaotic just like that.

[@simonking5863]

Just an emotional and amazing performance. Tuomas Holopainen is an absolute genius composer. Who cannot love everything about Nightwish, they are simply magnificent. Can’t wait to see them live again.

[@hannahmillington5781]

"The Pacific" section is sung by a choirboy on the album, the fact the Floor sang it is incredible - the fact it was done live is just beautiful! What a voice! What a song!

[@csengegall2595]

why did i think this was sung by Annette? wow!

[@StarOfArtemis]

The Pacific in this had my in tears, my god is Floor good.

[@joguipo]

She also offered to do the opening child's bit. Tuomas declined.

[@michaelvedal1907]

@@joguipo Okay, first of all, that is a myth. Also, it would be highly inappropriate for Floor to ask such a thing at a time when she was just a temporary replacement in the band. The opening is done, if I am not mistaken, by Tuomas' wife. Second, Floor and Anette has done the same bits live. There is no difference to their performances in this regard. The both have sung the same sections, Marko did his, and the song has stayed the same when performed. Why this is treated like something awesome is beyond me. Anette did the choirboy thing in all the live performances as well from the start.

[@michaelvedal1907]

​@@StarOfArtemis This part, along with the ending, is the weakest part in the song for Floor though. She really can't get to the soft spots that Anette had. Instead she resorts to a halfway thing between wannabe opera and something else to compensate, which doesn't work. She does the same in the ending, which totally ruins it. So no, she is not that good. I did like the performance overall though, but she has never really "gotten" this song the way she has with Ghost Love Score.

[@bread7587]

I love the detail that at 6:55 the boy says that he has only 3 minutes and at 9:59 (exactly at 3 minutes) Tuomas shows how “he cuts his head/throw”

[@jamessylvestri6959]

I never thought I would ever find a band I like more than Rammstein

[@muzieksafari]

I,m 70 years and I adore this band, Floor and the music. And in dutch Floor: kippenvelmuziek

[@XtreeM_FaiL]

kippenvelmuziek is Floorgams you got.

[@TheButcherNL]

@@XtreeM_FaiL No Floorgasm anymore? :)

[@Zenus_Thenus]

Age is just a number, all kind of people can be in the NW army

[@elisabethbackus]

idd kippenvelmuziek! Leuk om ens een Nederlandse reaktie tegen te komen en leeftijd? Het zegt mij niets het gaat om de persoon die er van binnen zit 😘

[@petervennix1906]

Echt hè. Kippenvel....elke keer als ik het hoor.

[@nicksantus5307]

How can a song be almost 14 mins long leave you feeling it's only been a minute or two, where's the rest of it This is so addictive should have a health warning on it lol absolutely stunning

[@ralphenlinda]

Yeah me to, the first time I saw this video, I saw that it's 14 min, and I thought: hmmmm not sure if I have the patience for this. But mand I wasn't bored for a second. What a great song

[@davidphillips4706]

The true sign of a great song, this and Ghost Love Score just seem to fly by.@@ralphenlinda

[@johntims2188]

I think we had reached peak humanity with that gig. I sincerely mean it when I say this was the best live experience I've ever had and I go back a long way; what an amazing, privileged night to witness. I give thanks to the universe that I was there.

[@cornelbogdanmacrineanu7962]

From "3 minutes and counting" to "save me" just epic planning

[@MrWilhelm76]

and this is a LIVE performance ? almost unreal, wooow

[@thaisttx]

Nightwish live is SO BEAUTIFUL. very happy I've had the opportunity to see them. ♥

[@killuazoldyck6452]

I feel sorry for those who didnt get to listen them...

[@SamuraiTacos1]

most epic show

[@SamuraiTacos1]

saw them on the decades world tour

[@janasevcikova8706]

Neskutečné, co Floor dokáže uzpívat/zazpívat 🤩🤟

[@creandawg]

As close to perfection as you can get…ALL of it…the words, the feeling, the visual, the artistry, the vocal the teamwork. Tears. I love this group, love their ethics, courage, talent…but moreover the tonic they provide to us. My deepest thanks for being and continuing to raise our lives to your world.

[@ricardoss348]

BEST Nightwish song ever!!! After listening to this song you will raise your standard of quality and may leave you frustrated wanting always something at that level! But there are only ONE and unique The poet and the pendullum! Thanks Toumas!

[@FransStruijk1]

I totally agree🤘💪

[@matebaka4572]

I love how the guitar and bass sounds more raw here than on the album version.

[@steves.6918]

That brief "Are you OK?" moment between Empuu and Tuomas, and the three together at the end ... priceless.

[@AgussD17]

The like button isn't enough to express how good this masterpiece is

[@ronhigginbotham9408]

Living in America and awash in simplistic, meaningless mainstream music, where talented artists struggle to be heard, it's good to know that there are places where a band like Nightwish can be heard and appreciated. More thoughtful, brilliantly created music makes a difference in the world. We need more.

[@jeffreygreer]

right the nfl needs to pay nightwish 100 million to fly in and perform ghost love score, greatest show on earth and everdream at the superbowl halftime show to show the united states what an actual band is

[@bmstylee]

that would be great but the average American has an attention span of about 3.6 seconds or the equivalent of my cat. So this doesn't work here. There are a lot of good American bands. To bad they are getting old. I remember going to see Dream Theater for their 20th anniversary tour over 10 years ago. I still have tickets for Symphony X for May for their 25 anniversary tour. American music is good. You just need to get past the pop garbage.

[@courtneygrier2015]

Very well said! I'll listen to Nightwish on my motorcycle or in my truck with other people and they'll breathlessly ask me "wow who is this?" I've listened to them since Tarja and Floor with NW is a match made in heaven.

[@Kartsukko]

Amen.

[@Derpster2493]

@@bmstylee Best american act right now: Billy Strings band + Michael Cleveland.

[@Rlyeh_The_Dead]

This song got my wife into metal

[@avagreen7253]

I'm sad that I can push that like button only once. I truly love this song!

[@hoomany7911]

couldn't agree more. I just found this masterpiece and wish heard it sooner

[@benbaselet2026]

@@hoomany7911 Sooner? You are probably not dead yet and you will discover many more masterpieces in the future. Don't ever regret finding new good things :-)

[@daves4081]

To me this was the pinnacle of Nightwish in terms of band composition... this performance sends shivers down my spine everytime I experience it....