Nightwish - Perfume Of The Timeless (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)

Official Music video for @nightwish 's brand new single "Perfume Of The Timeless" , out now. Listen here: nightwish.bfan.link/perfumeof... From the upcoming album Yesterwynde, out September 20th. Pre-Order/Pre-Save here: nightwish.bfan.link/yesterwyn...
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CREDITS:
Mixed by Mikko Karmila & Tero Kinnunen at Finnvox Studios
Mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios
Freedivers:
Guillaume Néry (Footage from “One Breath Around The World” filmed by Franck Seguin )
Tommi Pasanen
Pavlos Kourtellas
Filmed by:
Eki Halkka
Ville Lipiäinen
Masa Mason
Tommi Pasanen
Drone Kitee:
Hannu Putkuri
Visual effects:
Eki Halkka
Floor Jansen costume by:
Outsa Höylä
Make up by:
Alex Laulajainen
Production assist:
Piritta Lipiäinen
Natural History Museum at Tring team:
Joanne Cooper
Ian Watson
Catherine O’Carroll
Hailey Bickham
Claire Walsh
Edited & Directed by:
Ville Lipiäinen
LYRICS:
Something from the earth came
Something for the world
Mosaic of broken fragile pieces
Tesserae of the deceased
Born to a novel world
Endless chain unbroken
Silent clocks rewinding
My song it is for mankind
Embers to the stars
We are their heir, dust on their palm
We are because of a million loves
We´re the perfume of the timeless
Last sighs on a death bed
Time set
For a curious ghost
Lives lived plain and epic
Of eudaemonia
12 score and 1 chain of lives unending
Welcoming as my offspring
Walks me to the weave
#nightwish #perfumeofthetimeless #yesterwynde #metal

[@korrilis]

Many thanks to the 24 564 persons, over the past 400 years, who made this band possible 🙏🏻

[@Donna-C]

👏

[@anwyn67]

Assuming they are not related at all.

[@RodrigoR9]

24563, Tuomas and Emppu share a great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandmother!

[@user-zn5qn1hz3d]

ευχαρίστησή μας.!!!😀

[@paisa20]

Clever

[@franciscojaviervazquez2635]

I´m biologist. NW inspired me to become a biologist in 2015 with EFMB, and now I helped to discover a new shrew species... just imagine how I feel every time I watch by first time a NW video inspired in nature and evolution... THANK YOU NIGHTWISH. Kiitos!!!😍🔥🔥

[@MichaelMaurice]

That is so inspiring!

[@TytoAlba-os8kn]

Same here! I had been working as a geriatric nurse for a few years but always wanted to study biology. EFMB lit the spark again and Dawkins' "The Greatest Show on Earth" did the rest

[@davidnavarro4540]

that’s so FUCKING inspiring mate!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 congratulations, definitely Nightwish has touched us in very different (and beautiful ways) 🖤

[@dagonluke]

I was inspired as well to become a psychologist. EFMB is one of the best albums ever.

[@s.b200]

Same here

[@GOTGames]

Nightwish reminding every person in the world just how special they are.

[@Endurx23]

we are huge bacterias wich will destroy this planet nothing less nothing more ;)

[@James-if3kc]

With this generic song? I don't think so.

[@erikchristiansen1323]

Can we just take a minute to appriciate the playing and amazing sound of Jukkas bass.

[@MissieK]

I appreciated in their lives so much. I love strong bass lines that you can clearly hear during songs and I got excited after seeing him live and now I can't wait for the album.

[@stpfs9281]

A shame he evaporated his right arm... :)

[@Donna-C]

@@stpfs9281 😂

[@GuitarBeast-xp8dp]

Does sound good, but I'm afraid I will always miss Marko.

[@James-if3kc]

Can we just take a minute to realize your generic, overdone comment that's used by everyone else?

[@besserwisser1548]

This will become my neighbors' new favorite song.

[@Sedrftg83748]

Bei passenden Gelegenheiten doch immer wieder ein guter Spruch.

[@gerardconvie4797]

I live in a Townhouse. For the last 5 years my neighbors have been very cool about my loud music. But I hardly play at night, mostly in the day when most people at work. I'm retired and a day drinker, so it works out just fine. Can't wait to get the whole record and play it properly. Just not the same listening on the phone. Course about ten years ago I listened to all NW on my phone till I bought all the CDs. Then what a difference on the big stereo.!! ☮️🤘🤘☕☕

[@-IV666-]

Same here👍

[@Elenril_]

good on you for putting your neighbor to sleep as the song is only offered as a lullaby.

[@besserwisser1548]

@@Elenril_ I'll play Ghost Love Score in between.

[@cainyourkids]

"You are the dream of many ancestors." I'm on a jampacked train standing skin-to-skin with other people in a car with a broken AC in a tropical city after an exhausting 8 hour shift and I'm just trying to survive through this day and, for some reason, I see this line and my eyes are watering and my heart is, at once, too big and too whole and too empty.

[@eva1842]

Agree,that sentence is one of the most beautiful i have ever read

[@teaearl8862]

I weep immediately when I see the lines.

[@armaniklaus3329]

Ok, you're in Brazil 😂

[@cainyourkids]

@@armaniklaus3329 Somewhat close, but nah. The Philippines. Hello, fellow former Spanish colony!

[@tjasakirn7694]

My feelings exact. Those lines hits hard

[@cesar_rojasbravo]

I listened to Stargazers 15 years ago, and decided to become an Astronomer. Now I'm about to complete my Ph.D. I recently gave a TEDx talk about how the Night Sky unites Humanity, and how Astronomy can foster kindness and compassion in our world, and bring people together. No matter who we are, our background, the night sky inspires us! I have the same feeling with this song, this masterpiece. Not only the Universe, Life unite us, Nightwish also unites us! Hail, Nightwish! For the countless inspirations across the world!

[@alexr8817]

You compared Stargazers, which blasts your brain with hurricane energy from first seconds, to this boring song, similar to most songs from last two albums.

[@cesar_rojasbravo]

@@alexr8817 doesn’t this intro cause your entire life to flash before your eyes?

[@rubensalazar8655]

@@alexr8817 Oh great another nobody criticizing what nobody asked him to criticize and that nobody cares...you don´t like? piss off, I wonder how many Ph.D you have vapid guy

[@keellorenz4709]

Floor's roar is the cringiest thing ever. Good musical ideas in the song, put together in a very cheap way. We are NOT the because of a million love, most of us maybe yes, but what about children born from sexual rape? and the list of this kind is long. Stupid lyric, too much retoric. Sorry.

[@James-if3kc]

This is pathetic. You based your entire life on an album by a band. Now you're here bragging about some talk you gave like anyone cares.

[@seinakimura4201]

"You are the dream of many ancestors" that line hit me hard

[@aniskuu]

Same! ❤

[@alecorbett2493]

Same!

[@James-if3kc]

I was nobody's dream. And I'll never have anyone. My lineage ends with me because no woman will ever even look at me. Everyone else had it handed to them on a silver platter, I have nothing.

[@dragonadormida]

In order to be born you needed: 2 parents 4 grandparents 8 great-grandparents 16 second great-grandparents 32 third great-grandparents 64 fourth great-grandparents 128 fifth great-grandparents 256 sixth great-grandparents 512 seventh great-grandparents 1,024 eight great-grandparents 2,048 ninth great-grandparents For you to be born today from 12 previous generations you needed 4,094 ancestors over the last 400 years. Think for a moment about how many struggles and battles, how much sadness, happiness, love stories, and hopes for the future they have to undergo for you to exist in this present moment. You are the dream of many ancestors. And somehow, you managed to live in the same timeline as Nightwish 💖

[@gephyrocapsaoceanica7940]

Plot twist: Very probably, a great percentage of the 4,096 ancestors are the same persons. Our civilization used to be highly endogamic until a couple of centuries ago.

[@julioquiroa4320]

​@@gephyrocapsaoceanica7940 where u from? Here in South America (Guatemala) i don't Know if that is the same

[@Heavy-Franky]

@@gephyrocapsaoceanica7940 I believe WE ARE the REINCARNATION of our own ANCESTORS !

[@dragonadormida]

@@julioquiroa4320no veo taaan tan posible lo de la endogamia acá en América (yo soy de México). No en todas las civilizaciones y aparte sólo en algunos estratos sociales, como en la realeza, era práctica usual. Las clases altas sí eran medio endogámicas porque "protegían" la línea real, pero las demás clases sociales a pesar de que no había tanta movilidad social, tampoco es que se casaran entre hermana y hermano como práctica común.

[@julioquiroa4320]

@@dragonadormida no tienes idea de cuánto agradezco tu respuesta ❤️ me encanta la historia y cuestiones del universo y mientras más leo más dudas tengo y que bueno encontrar gente como tú qué apoya y da datos que llenan esas dudas 🥲 te deseo que disfrutes el album cuando salga

[@user-nz1le5bk3j]

The text in the beginning gave a whole new meaning for the instrumental part. What an experience. Thank you Nightwish, can’t wait for the whole album🤯

[@dasnordlicht7069]

absolutely, as if it was written with this idea for a video already in Tuomas‘ mind

[@freakytornado8236]

it really puts some weight on your shoulders, sends shivers down your spine but it is so true

[@williambrennan104]

Though it ignores cousin marriage, which is not uncommon in some parts of the world

[@ambiarock590]

The text at the beginning was divine. Really makes you reflect just how special our existence is. Each one of us is the collective effort of over 4,000 people over the past 12 generations. This new albums is gonna be amazing!

[@Donna-C]

TGSOE Outro - Dawkins: “We are going to die, and that makes us the lucky ones Most people are never going to die because they are never going to be born The potential people who could have been here in my place But who will in fact never see the light of day outnumber the sand grains of Sahara Certainly those unborn ghosts include greater poets than Keats, scientists greater than Newton We know this because the set of possible people allowed by our DNA So massively exceeds the set of actual people In the teeth of these stupefying odds it is you and I, in our ordinariness, that are here We privileged few, who won the lottery of birth against all odds How dare we whine at our inevitable return to that prior state From which the vast majority have never stirred?”

[@marcosbritop.9125]

Raise your hand if you are one who believes that there's magic behind every Nightwish's song

[@novrahadi8568]

Not a real magic you know.

[@James-if3kc]

@@novrahadi8568 Black magic is real, it's from Satan. That's who they worship.

[@mayyamm4790]

One word: MASTERPIECE - absolute love it

[@FrozenMonkee]

I’ve been a fan of Nightwish for nearly 25 years now and I think of all of their albums as an amusement park with each song being its own ride where you close your eyes and let the music take you on a journey of twists, turns, loops, vivid imagery, laughs, tears, and amazing feelings that you want to ride again.

[@MrKaraokeguy88]

I’ve been a fan for 20 and they are my favorite band no matter who is singing

[@keithsmith152]

Excellent description.

[@patrickowen8424]

This. Best way to look at their albums. A ride in a different time, through different eyes, yet the same.

[@Geneveroth]

Totally agree. Imaginaerum really hit that nail on the head tho lol

[@Lonewolf-rh7ux]

All different chapters in a book, some entertaining, some not so entertaining.

[@laudatosiadastra1218]

A few years ago, together with a dear friend, we gave a very old early edition book to Tuomas. It was ´The Origin of Species` by Charles Darwin. The look that he gave me when he looked up at me will stick with me until I die. He looked amazed and excited and commented that it´s the most important book of our times. It was so meaningful to see it being featured in this new video. What an amazing and epic song.. Goosebumps all over. Thank you Nightwish

[@reeilona]

[@laudatosiadastra1218]

@@reeilona

[@pacalvotan777]

The most important book of our times.. 😂 😂 It misses quite alot and on the other hand.. WE CAME NOT FROM THE APES.. Not even the dumbest of us.. ✨

[@TheAnie91]

​@@pacalvotan777🤣🤣🤣

[@Halsu]

@@pacalvotan777 We not only came from earlier apes, we still ARE apes.

[@TheVipis]

Oh, this song just keeps getting nicer and nicer the more times I listen to it. I can't wait to hear the new album but time doesn't matter if I have to I'll wait forever. I love you Nightwish in this and other lives. ❤❤❤

[@RetourBoise]

"Last sighs on a dеath bed" My mom passed way 2 weeks ago, after fighting cancer for almost 2 years. That line hit me as hard as a truck in the face. Those feels...

[@sarahmcbride2210]

Sorry for your loss, may her memories be a comfort to you

[@hramonp]

My condolencies, I hope you can find the strength to cope with this very hard moment and I hope you cherish every moment with her and treasure all the memories with her. Peace be with you.

[@babylon333]

Sorry for your loss. I know exactly what you mean. Lost my parents too. And waiting day and night for them to pass away is very hard on a deathbed.

[@babylon333]

Sorry for your loss. I know exactly what you mean. It;s very hard to let go, and wait day and night for him/her pass away. I lost my both parents.

[@tashatomic4893]

If you haven't heard their song "our decades in the sun", definitely plan to do so- but save it for when you have enough time and readiness to cry your heart out. It's a wonderful song, a salve for the heart (but also very heartbreaking when it's fresh, it was for me at least, sorry i'm clumsy at explaining it)

[@acurioustraveller8194]

My best friend suddenly passed away a couple months ago. Nightwish was our favorite band. I still remember us during lockdown, listening to Human Nature and just being so excited. 🙂 We eventually got to see Nightwish live in 2022. I was so excited to listen to this with her. But I just feel horrible.

[@joshy_bish]

So sorry for your loss. The pain will get easier with time 🖤

[@joelechat59]

I'm so sorry. I'm sure she'd want you to enjoy this music for the both of you !

[@louloudark1651]

I am very sorry for your lost. Keep listening, your friend would be excited with you !

[@chadbennett7873]

Celebrate her presence in your life by enjoying it for her. Carry not the sadness, but the joy you created together, and gift it to somebody else. That is your gift to her, to hand her essence to another. You are stronger for knowing her, and she, for knowing you.

[@biology-of-life]

@@chadbennett7873 Exactly!

[@sic1six]

I was blown away by this amazing band, Had never heard of them until I saw some random reaction video on them. I was just stunned. You got to understand that I'm into pretty aggressive metal music... like VERY aggressive lol and I just felt this incredible sense of wellbeing / euphoria when I heard them. From the poetic lyrics to the outstanding musicianship and performance.. and good lord Floor's vocal artistry. It has been life altering to say the very least. I'm just very thankful to have stumbled upon this band. I'll be selfish and ask them to PLEASE never stop. Hope everybody reading this has a fantastic day!!!!

[@tylercoulombe4728]

​@Marko_L_1977_ I do get it though, let Floor enjoy being a Mom a bit.

[@Cherlindrea99]

​@@tylercoulombe4728Floor will be performing again solo from june 1 in The Netherlands.

[@Eichel1990]

​@Marko_L_1977_ they found in 96 not 95

[@urszulaszaniawska6774]

I feel you bro, completely. And they are signed for 6 mre albums after that to Nuclear Blast. The Nightwish traveling wagon is not stopping anytime soon😂

[@jameswallis8829]

Was it The Charismatic Voice's Ghost Love Score reaction? Elizabeth used to have a huge obsession with these guys, pre-Ramos

[@viadronik]

So beautiful❤❤❤ PEACE!!

[@billhooks69]

Absolutely love it. Nightwish, the gift that just keeps giving. See you again on the next tour. Can't wait

[@Forgaen]

Thank you Nightwish for showing that Palaeontology, Anthropology and Evolutionary History ROCKS!

[@Dipper737]

They have done that for to long now. Time for something else. But i guess Troy is running the show now.

[@silviaestrella8074]

Todo es un cuento. Hay que soñar Pero ser conscientes de que cuando soñamos....creamos Todo es verdad y todo es mentira en la mente del humano. La vida es sueño..... ..😊

[@kirsa9911]

@@Dipper737 I disagree...with the more and more religious horrible ideas poppin up again it's even more relevant now..

[@ChrisPhoenixMusic]

Literally.

[@Dipper737]

​@@kirsa9911 And you believe the godless western world wich is rising up in the west these days is the answer?. How do you think it's going? Not very well if you ask me.

[@PedroPaulo-jg5lt]

People got to understand Tuomas is not making music just for us living fans anymore, he's making music for generations to come. It's very clear for me. He's in a quest for legacy.

[@laloelsalamanca]

really, that's your defense argument for this cheesy mess of a song?

[@PedroPaulo-jg5lt]

​@@laloelsalamancanot liking the song is a matter of taste, but not understanding the concept and messages is a matter of lack of culture. That might be your case, child.

[@mraijmann59]

The mix is verry bad nothing too do with generations to come. Its not a good mix. The vocals of Floor are lost. Her vocals are mutch to low in the mix and thats a shame

[@PedroPaulo-jg5lt]

​@@mraijmann59do it better then, sound engineer. 😉

[@sarahrean7174]

Legacy with 0 kids please it's the time he is older and try to found a new audience...

[@leefreed2060]

OMG. I love this. Been a fan for many years

[@markw1434]

What a song. What a chorus. What a band. What a privilege to be alive.

[@James-if3kc]

What an annoying comment.

[@christinamatic5137]

How does Tuomas make 8 minutes seem so short?? NW has been and always will be my favorite band because they don't just make music--they tell stories, forcing music and poetry and art to their boundaries and creating something greater than the sum of its parts. I love this song.

[@chadbennett7873]

He is a time master, he is a creator of music built with wisdom, and wisdom slows the clock.

[@teedepefanio4974]

Yeah, me too... greatest band I ever heard and it took me 50 years before I found them... Once upon a time, I was listening to KZbin, tossing different things at me it thought I'd like... one of those things was Nightwish... I've never been the same, since... They are... 8:25 Like Hans Zimmer, on steroids... Blessed be.. ❤

[@SamBrockmann]

Well, when you can tell me how he makes 8 minutes seem so boring, I'll tell you how he can make it seem short.

[@chadbennett7873]

@@SamBrockmann I understand, simple minds find it boring.

[@SamBrockmann]

@@chadbennett7873 , bahahahaha. You're a f***ing idiot and a total embarrassment. I assure you, this isn't the best thing since Beethoven. In fact, Beethoven would have thrown this in the garbage. You're a pseudointellectual fraud.

[@mariettalyon]

Nightwish is proof that HOPE and LIGHT still exist in this world 🩷

[@chadbennett7873]

They are not just a beacon, they are a klieg light.

[@TerryDrumCovers1951]

I cannot agree more

[@mica7191]

Would "Yesterwynde" be actually a heavier record?

[@norwegianmaster744]

Only in Europe

[@chadbennett7873]

@@norwegianmaster744 As an American, I will not argue that point. We are so angry that it appears we are willing to sell our souls for retribution. Our record industry ignores the brilliance that is being created in Europe and other parts of the world in favor of derivative crap that sounds just like the last number one record. Yeah, I'll give you your point.

[@RemyMichaels]

My perspective... it's been 12 days since this song has been released... I can't even give you an accurate number on how many times that I have not only listened to the track, but also watched the video... Let's just say that the numbers are high... What do I think?... This song is a brilliant masterpiece... It's intoxicating... Each time that I listen to it, I hear something else... It's truly incredible... I can't wait for the full release of the album... It's so refreshing that NIGHTWISH has once again taken it to another level... I feel privileged to be able to share in the excitement... Thank you!! 😎🙏♥️🇨🇦

[@edmond2151]

Its all about the little details that makes Nightwish music so special. Like the final part with Troy singing and that note the piano hits as we drift through the shipwreck. Absolutely gorgeous!

[@Dryadkal]

That thumbnail... it already looks beautiful. The title is heavenly poetic too. New Nightwish music, what a treat. What a time to be alive. Tuomas looks amazing in the photo. Been fan since I was 10, now almost 30. With the spirit of Nightwish in this world, the world is less dark.

[@elinalilac]

Wonderfully said 👏✨

[@helly9able1]

Agree to that! I have been a fan since I was 13 and I am celebrating 30 this summer❤

[@Doudoussin]

THE SONG ITSELF IS ALREADY SO FIRE

[@berithenback3590]

❤Underbar musikvideo ❤

[@barbarapintocorreia1161]

'You are the dream of many ancestors'. This is beautiful ❤

[@areyeh4979]

how careless are we to often time ruined it!

[@Lisserddddd]

That one did hit me hard as well…

[@sarahrean7174]

🙄

[@silviahannak3213]

Are we? Really? I guess these Ancestors thought they will leave us here to make things better. They would be confused when they see the World we lie in now. The Path we are going now is dangerous. There are Evolutionbreaks who think up is down and Light is dark, that even Evolution is not real, Gender Warlords and Real Warlords. I just wonder...what will be the next Step in Human Evolution. What will be become? We won't see that coming

[@lubreit7188]

So true .. deep thought

[@TheOneTheyCallRaleig]

This is the nightwish that I needed.

[@James-if3kc]

@@keellorenz4709 So glad to see a comment like this. You're right on. And what about all of the descendents of Genghis Khan? Look up that history. He r***ed so many women that a large percentage of people in the world are his descendents.

[@James-if3kc]

@@keellorenz4709 A lot of people are here because of drunken one-night stands too, and random hookups in club bathrooms. And yeah, Floor sucks, her "roar" is pathetic.

[@MrFildur]

The video and music so good together. Really enhance each other. Art 🙂

[@Jako74]

We were Here! Thanks Nightwish

[@Haruchemy]

Nightwish is a foundamental part of my journey to achieve mental health. While enduring lots of mishappenings, their music is always there as a medicine to the soul. Metal is cathartic, and when it's combined with symphony and specially bagpipes and flutes, oh dear! That's a recipe for encouragement, love and also the eagerness to go and achieve the best through talent. While I myself am on a journey of unification of cosmogonic and cosmological theories, Nightwish already has helped a lot. When human consciousness is somehow remembering and reintegrating the complexities of the reality we live, it is important to have musicians who dare to speak for humanity, even as a tharepeutical tool. We are in amazing times, and all kinds of knowledge, science, art, talent and music that can help humans remember their true origins is absolutely welcome. I just hope that this new album helps me remember the beauty of the humans as visitors and inhabitants of Teth/Gaea/Earth, so I can also cherish and appreciate the fact that I was born as a human. The human experience can be daunting and stressful, but it is also full of joy, creativity and beauty. Cheers for our ancestors of all cultures and lands. Thanks!

[@RJ-fm7sg]

Well put my friend. Thank you

[@MetaJew]

Well spoken!

[@annaliang2244]

Beautifully spoken, thank you!

[@keithsmith152]

Thank you. You said it better than I ever could have.

[@Haruchemy]

@@RJ-fm7sg Thank you!

[@Creation_Mode]

This is just...I have no words and many words for it. So amazingly well choreagraphed and so creative! I didn't see the owls head turning coming at all, monkey turning into people and the other way around. The impressive knowledge of all the ancestors it took for you to be. The amazing music and vocals! And that doesn't even cover it! This hit deep in a good way, brought tears to my eyes, I love it! ❤❤❤❤ It's more than 8 minutes but it goes by so fast! You really made a whole experience in a music video, now this realy takes music video's in general to a higher level, not many can top that. Looking forward to the rest of the album!

[@MrGregWeiss]

Just like the nature, Nightwish also evolves

[@James-if3kc]

Oh shut up.

[@JuanCarabajal]

This feels like a perfect sequel to The Greatest Show on Earth. Beautiful song and beautiful message. Can't wait for the whole album!

[@ambiarock590]

I'm gonna have this song running through my head all day, and the text at the beginning was divine!

[@TheTenth666]

Yeah, I don't understand what he wanted to do with Human nature, I tried but never got in, too many slow songs, contradictory message of human being real bad but real good too , but essentially no song lasted

[@LDBHX]

I concur 🔥

[@vivit556]

That's exactly what I said!!

[@chrisrauschning7376]

Sequel or just rehashed the same theme, this is just not as good and not sure will stand up over time.

[@dhararahl2488]

I am nearly 40. I listen Nw since I was 15. Thank you Nightwish,Thank you for all the emotions you made me feel !

[@princessejulie6107]

I'm 38 and Idiscovered Nightiwhs wheh I was 14. Wishmaster just got out and I went to see their show not long after that! It was my first metal band and it has a special place in my heart.

[@gigihsetiaji2532]

i agreed / u

[@mauricioDmassa]

I'm 32, I discovered them when I was 15 too They blew my mind from the first second, and they still do

[@dagonluke]

I'm 29, and discovered Nightwish when I was 10. Best music discovery ever.

[@PINUER]

yeah Me too

[@O3moSChanneL777]

Very amazing..Fascinated with the video matching the song.👍🎧

[@johnnyrogers8866]

"For you to be born today, from 12 previous generations, you needed 4094 ancestors over the last 400 years. Think for a moment about how many struggles and battles, how much sadness, happiness, love stories, and hopes for the future they had to undergo for you to exist in this present moment. You are the dream of many ancestors." Never have I ever read something so profound that moved me to tears in any of the so-called holy books in my last 40 years.

[@davidphillips4706]

Indeed very thought provoking

[@vampir753]

Well, the math is off though, as it is very likely that at least some of your ancestors were related, which reduces the number of individual people

[@stpfs9281]

I'm surprised, Genealogy seems popular :)

[@stpfs9281]

@@vampir753 Especially in an isolated area, before personal travel was possible. Tracking back, humanity nearly vanished, so we originate from a small gene pool (even worse if you consider Adam and Eve, and the incest which followed, that always bothered me as a child), we are all related, which might explain some of the toxic comments :)

[@James-if3kc]

Too bad it's a total and complete lie. But hey, feelings over facts, right? ANd any excuse to trash the bible, right? Ooh, you Nightwish fans are so "intellectual".

[@yunai39]

The more I listen to this song the more I fall in love with it !! This song is calming and ominous, gentle and violent at the same time. I just love how Nightwish song make you feels like you are just a tiny spec of dust in the world, yet that everything is connected. Beautiful !! Egarly waiting for the album and the next concert !!

[@James-if3kc]

Really bad for depression. "You mean nothing, you're a speck of dust. You will die and be gone forever." Oh how uplifting.

[@siminaaa]

Growing with Nightwish's music for the past 20 years thought me the power of music storytelling, the nuances of words combined with beautifully orchestrated music, the philosophy of love, life, meaning - the past albums just brought all the great philosophies together into concept masterpieces, and this one piece brought me to tears and gave me countless goosebumps - we're not aware of the mission we carry throughout our own existence, but this is just the reminder we needed in this chaotic world we live in. Thank you Nightwish for existing.

[@jogymogy3691]

Hey, listen to the Soundtrack of NieR Replicant and Automata and Xenoblade Chronicles 1-3. You will like it... or not...

[@James-if3kc]

What mission? Apparently my mission is to be miserable and then die a virgin.

[@Rachel-eh8xj]

I love this song so much , can’t wait for the rest of the album

[@vassilisicemanagopian7657]

They are timeless...

[@SpartanJAC77]

28 years creating music... To all active and former members, it was a pleasure to coincide with you on this planet at the same time and have the honor of listening to your music and passion. From the bottom of my heart, thank you very much. Regards from Guatemala. 🇬🇹🤘🏽😲🤘🏽

[@MissJacqification]

🧡

[@Sylkar8_]

what a beautiful comment ☺️ Reading comments of people complaining for one thing or another as if they could do better is so exhausting… alike you, i feel blessed of being able to enjoy NW music for more than 25 years now… looking to understand their music and why they make the choices they make… it’s their music to us, and i simply enjoy it as it is, if i don’t like it, i move to other song, if i don’t have anything constructive to say or that might add any value… silence is the choice…

[@art3mis290]

NW Army Canada greetings, enjoy time on our shared world fellow Earthling. A pleasure to share Nightwish with you and share the experience.

[@PatitoCM1]

The initial text hits me hard... yestarday was my mother's birthday...she would turn 84. She past on 2020... and 4 days ago was a decade a lost my dad... and this idea of being because of million loves ... i don't Know... i am in tears I've been a NW fan for more than 20 years... never let me down. I LOVE YOU

[@georgekeighton4975]

My condolences for your losses. I'm 32 and my parents died a month apart in 2020. I feel like very soon there won't be anyone from their generation left in my family. This connection to the past has always weighed heavily on me. I often wish I had been born earlier so that I could have met my grandparents, or my other ancestors.

[@James-if3kc]

And isn't it great to listen to an atheist band like Nightwish who tells you that they're gone forever and you'll never see them again? Isn't that a comforting thought?

[@fitojb]

This band has musicalized and given sense to my life since I was a child; now that I’m 30 I’m ecstatic that they continue to amaze with their extraordinary storytelling. The arrangements are superb as always. Am pumped for the new album! Best from Mexico!

[@nikkinoise1]

I hope Tuomas takes a hundred years to become a tree. And I also hope that in these hundred years he never stops making music. 🎩 ❤

[@ericaperez7918]

We were here, we are here. Thank you, Nightwish, for touching our souls again.

[@davidgray7349]

Wow, 8 minutes 27 seconds of pure brilliance. Thank you Tuomas and Nightwish.

[@TerryDrumCovers1951]

I agree and I cannot believe the haters for this video.

[@nourann5099]

@@TerryDrumCovers1951 i swear no one whines more about nightwish than nightwish fans lmao

[@TerryDrumCovers1951]

@@nourann5099 agreed

[@ambiarock590]

These guys know how to make good music. Glad I got recommended to this band a few years ago by an old friend.

[@nickpapadopoulos3202]

In order to be blown away You needed 6 Nightwish members and all their ancestors

[@ericrobertson2581]

It certainly blows.

[@James-if3kc]

@@ericrobertson2581 Damn right.

[@genkapetrova]

“We are because of million loves…” Listening this song I felt what means “every moment is inevitable”. How precious is the time that we waste so unconsciously 7:30

[@James-if3kc]

A lot of us are here because of r@pe. Look up Genghis Khan.

[@PixieyDust]

I cannot wait! Nightwish has gotten me through so much in my life. I battle an incurable chronic pain condition and mental health issues everyday. Sometimes it gets so dark inside my mind and your music helps heal my soul. I hope one day this wonderful band will see how many lives they effect and help to carry on. Thank you all for sharing your talent with us. I would be lost without your music and Floor's incredible voice. Thank you.

[@MofosOfMetal]

I'm really excited for this new song and new album! I discovered Nightwish 24 years ago and they changed my life. I had never heard music so magical and fantastical, it lights up the imagination and encourages us to dream. 🙂

[@petraakrimi9682]

💯

[@simoncrowthet3928]

I agree with you 💯 too

[@Radartista65]

I'm discovered NW in 2011, and changed my life too 🌟

[@Alive_Aware_InAwe]

Same!!! Discovered 22 years ago and I can't get enough.❤

[@Dryadkal]

I found them in 2005, i was 10. My first concert was in 2007, I'm now almost 30 and nightwish has been one of my biggest loves in this world since. How blessed I am to live in the era where i experience this band's journey along with my own

[@hakanpalmgren882]

Never stor making music! You are brilliant and music-magicians! Thanks for making us understand and see things in a greater perspective!

[@James-if3kc]

Tuomas is a condescending and arrogant person who looks down on others.

[@Marcogtx]

I love the way I just spent the last eight minutes. The live performance of this piece is going to be majestic.

[@davidphillips4706]

I don't know how they do it, but this DID NOT feel like eight minutes long.

[@davidembrey4248]

Considering their live mixes often sound even better than the album version... Yes.

[@DeepeningTheListening]

@@davidphillips4706 It's timeless. And it's also like a perfume, the song lingers much longer with me afterwards.

[@MrKaraokeguy88]

Nightwish makes very long songs go very fast

[@James-if3kc]

Too bad you'll never see it.

[@jasonsowards2760]

Yesterday was my birthday. My mother sent me the following message. While contemplating her words, this video came on and I read the opening words. It set me back in my chair. Just so you never forget. You were always wanted. We were thrilled to be expecting all those years ago. You were the sunshine, always treasured. Oh, I loved you so. Still do. Always will. Never forget. MOTHER.

[@stpfs9281]

Unfortunately, a lot of people will never get a message like that. It might be them complaining about this video.

[@jasonsowards2760]

I was very fortunate.

[@Lou-fu7bo]

A Very níce words... 💚

[@Sadsmile609]

My mom doesn't gaf lol..

[@leefreed2060]

Happy birthday. Mine is today

[@simonezannotti]

100% Nightwish...WELCOME BACK!

[@JoniPulkkinen]

I've been a Nightwish fan since 1997 when I was just 17 years old. It's been wonderful to see the music of the band evolve and every album has been such a joy to listen. Thanks to this song I'm already eagerly waiting for the next one, Yesterwynde. Thank you, Nightwish!

[@neumorico1]

Today it's my 38th birthday, and this song hit me so hard! At midnight my six-month baby woke me up just to smile at me and fall asleep again! We are not a coincidence, we are a spark in this specific time, and like Toumas and NW we will give some beauty to this world in our way!

[@CatalystMusic-ln8ds]

Happy Birthday, friend!

[@HealthHorror]

I never cared anything about history or space and time as a kid. Now I am 40 and both are very interesting to me now. I love eating an edible and watching westerns, just absorbing what it must have felt like for people in those times. I have never liked westerns until I turned 40. And Interstellar opened my mind to space, time, and how everything ties together. So many theories and ideas about all of humanity and what could have been and what may be one day becomes more fascinating in middle age.

[@solidsteel3634]

Happy Birthday 🎂

[@danielocaballero9726]

Hahahahahahahaha

[@davemillet4160]

Hope you had a great birthday!!🎂

[@AMCmachine]

That whole opening statement is quite thoughtful and profound, especially "you are the dream of many ancestors."

[@Mordorian_Orque]

the ancestors were different. Some of them were bad people, some were rapists or murderers. It's such a strange idea by Tuomas. Also, the amount of ancestors is not growing exponentially, it's absurd, there were a lot of inbreedings, also, some offsprings of one ancestor generations after could meet and give birth to the new generation. It's a scientific fact, that about 70 000 years ago, there were just 2000 ones of Homo Sapiens left.

[@iceshades]

​@@Mordorian_Orqueit's not by Tuomas, it's the exact idea begind IFS therapy and family constellations therapy. Definitely not original.

[@stpfs9281]

@@Mordorian_Orque So, we are all inbreeds, that explains a lot of the bad behaviour in the comments!

[@ericrobertson2581]

ooooooooooo k

[@shadowmoon522]

@@Mordorian_Orque note that it doesn't specifically state your own ancestors nor human ancestors specifically and the numbers put down where a guesstimate. also doesn't state that we are a good dream. ultimately, there is innumerable & currently incalculable variables that went into our existences. just simply 1 person passing by another person on the street can be the moment that tipped the domino effect that led to your birth. one carnivorous dinosaur deciding to chase down 1 plesiadapiformes over another could have made it so humans never came into existence. just simply talking to someone will change the course of your life in ways you may never know. might just be something as small as changing the outcome of a coin flip or something as large as causing a war. in the end we are most definitely a byproduct of millions of ancestors, just not all directly related to us nor all human. we are but fleeting dreams that will influence will create more dreams and influence other dreams into becoming good dreams &/or nightmares...

[@kimnenninger7226]

This song is a gift. A gift from people who love their music enough to produce something so unique and so beautiful that all age groups and all cultures can appreciate its beauty. I am thrilled that young people love this music as much as an old lady like me does. It gives me hope for our future. Thank you to anyone who has made this music possible.

[@NotThatOlivia]

their melodic rock/metal is basically DEAD (in the worst meaning of that word...) and it is a HUGE shame and loss for us (true metalheads)

[@paulovazquez8204]

Volta Tarja

[@sereneceline4367]

From one old lady to another, I agree 100%. It's so good to see that people of all ages love Nightwish and understand their music.

[@annettebernhard6706]

Danke für diesen wunderschönen Moment mit so toller Musik. Herzlichen Dank, ich liebe Eure Musik. Liebe Grüße alles Gute

[@ArtMateurMusic]

As a fan of Nightwish for 20 years I can say that this song radiates pure mystique and has one of the best choruses in the history of Nightwish, it is a song with all the essence of the Nightwish that we all love, here there are vestiges of Century Child, Human . Nature, Once, Dark passion play and Imaginaerum... what more can people ask for? They chose this song to be their diffusion cut, their ''calm'' song... imagine what that album is..Few pleasures are savored more than maturing alongside Nightwish..PD:I understand what many people say about the chorus and the volume of Floor's voice (Spotify version sounds much better), but I invite you to listen to the chorus of ''Master Passion Greed'' and you will hear the same artistic intention, where the orchestra takes center stage, and the singer alone It fits... it's not an error.

Absolutely brilliant summary of this song!

[@PaulOutdoors]

Agree 100%. 🙏👍😊❤️

[@Divide_et_lmpera]

This doesn't have any interesting melody though. It sounds as if I wrote it, even though I'm not a songwriter. Compare it to masterpieces like for example Stargazers. Not even close. And, of course, no operatic vocals from Floor... Tuomas wasting potential of a classically trained singer is almost a crime.

[@ArtMateurMusic]

@@Divide_et_lmpera Its your opinon, i respect that.

[@PaulOutdoors]

@@Divide_et_lmpera I couldn't disagree more. It's a better all round song than I could have hoped for.

[@jessehaswell1504]

Nightwish never fails to make me stop and think about life in a lot of amazing ways.

[@paulpisters668]

I'm 58 now and I get excited and emotional hearing this new song. It took far to long for a new album. I can't wait.

[@James-if3kc]

It's usually five years between albums because they're lazy and not committed to it.

[@MarianneVanGinkel-ij7pn]

Incredible, absolutely incredible ❤❤❤

[@voyonick9769]

I met NW in 1997 - their first album "Angel Fall First" or rather "Lappi" fell to my heart very much. Since then, I have been following NW's work and I must honestly say that each new album is surprising and full of new discoveries for me! I'm looking forward to the new album because the single "Perfume Of The Timeless" has already captivated me! Well done NW! Keep it up!❤

[@YellowNinja]

This is why I love Nightwish. Each song isn't just a song. It's an experience! Would love to see them in concert one day!

[@user-kd6un4xq3b]

Cant barely hear what they sing. Dissapointing

[@rods2887]

I did, and all I can say is: travel to another country if needed to watch the concert. It’s perfection, zero mistakes; they sound live exactly how they sound recorded.

[@PD-hz8se]

Saw them last June, with Floor at 7+ months pregnant and seemingly ready to pop on stage. She was obviously holding back more than she (or we) would like but it was still one heck of an experience. If you get the chance, do your damnedest to make it...

[@LisuLoysa]

what a gem

[@frantahorak3330]

Od chvíle kdy jsem je poprvé slyšel, jsem věděl že je to něco vyjímečného. A každým albem jen potvrzují můj názor. Přesto, že hlavní podíl patří skladateli, tak bez ostatních v kapele by to bylo málo. Tady se však povedlo sejít se těm nejlepším a stvořit fantastický svět hudby. Jejich hudba se vyvíjí způsobem, který nedokážu pojmenovat, ale je s každou další skladbou vyjímečnější a dokonalejší a její tématické odkazy ke vzniku života a jeho rozmanitosti, prostě fantazie. 😇🥰😇🥰😇🥰😇🥰😇🥰

[@axelroyer8394]

Well, that was ballsy, 8 minutes music video for a first single... And I must say... What a slap right in the face! The video is amazingly well done and the song grows in you every time you listen to it. I must bow, well done Nightwish.

[@GregTheReaper]

Actually their first single was Sagan, but agreed. What a banger!

[@axelroyer8394]

@@GregTheReaper Wtf ? ^^ Sagan is an old song, no link with the coming album, or I missed something ☺

[@GregTheReaper]

@@axelroyer8394 You said this was their first Single, yeah Sagan is an old song but if memory serves me correctly it was released as a single as it's never been part of an album. Though if you meant this was their first release for this particular album, then my misunderstanding!

[@williammelaniegappmayer2655]

They never feel as long as they are.

[@GregTheReaper]

@@williammelaniegappmayer2655 Was a short 8 minutes!

[@2ql]

The ancestors are definitely proud of you Tuomas, for creating music that you feel deep in your heart.🧡 The sound of each note moves an emotion in me and brings tears to my eyes.🤗Your creations are no longer just music, but higher art. The entire Nightwish team deserves five stars⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@ironeddy]

Beautifull song and message. Love how Thuomas try to make people see that nature is so important and beautifull!

[@atefe3036]

Don't know how many times I watched the music video or listened to the song, but every time, Oh My God, I nearly burst in tears! How glorious can an art piece be!

[@James-if3kc]

Jesus...grow a pair.

[@laudatosiadastra1218]

The musical creations of Nightwish are a gateway to the soul. They hit so deep.

[@James-if3kc]

There is no soul, according to Nightwish.

[@TheSkyrimInquisitor]

My mother and I listened to this song/video together. She loved it, and even if she doesn't know english she gets what the song was trying to say. Nightwish is the one band she would eagerly come to a concert if they came here.

[@tomiejones6045]

Wow, you made my day...for me, its the best song/lyrics/video I saw the last years... I salute this work ❤️‍🔥

[@steveabrams777]

another masterpiece!

[@luisfernandez48]

This is not a song, this is a journey, an experience, a lifestyle. This is not a dream, this is us. 😁❤️🌎

[@florintrif3805]

the best comment ever. thank you

[@James-if3kc]

I hate pretenntious pseudo-intellectuals.

[@Amesthys]

What I love the most about Nightwish is that they do what it feels right for them, not what they "should" do according to people and "fans". I've been listening this song nonstop and everytime I discover something new: instruments, chorus, lyrics, rhythm, etc. I think I feel more connected with these last few albums bacause I'm no longer the same person I was 20 or 10 years ago. We all change, and that's part of our own history. I'm just glad to be living at the same time as Nightwish ❤

[@James-if3kc]

Yeah, "fans" should just shut their mouth, right? It's not like it's those "fans" buying albums and tickets that made the band what they are, right? Yeah, they need to shut their peasant mouths and never give their opinion on anything.

[@Scott-Andy]

Outstanding! Seriously To Everyone Involved in This Project Nailed It ❤

[@__jevy]

It's magnificent that Tuomas is aboarding this concepts or main themes since EFMB. At least for me. Is pure art.

[@Donna-C]

His Trilogy.

[@__jevy]

@@Donna-C exactly 👐

[@iohannae]

Oh! Cant wait as the Nightwish Saga continues taking us towards new stories of unforgettable adventures 👏🏻🤟🥰❤️ Nightwish is not just epic music. It's a journey that goes deep within.

[@wanmac31]

🤘😁🇫🇮💙🪄🎼✨💯👍

[@nunoandresen1448]

I follow Nightwish since 1997! It’s unbelievable how they still find imagination and creatcreativity to do these mind blowing songs ❤️😁

[@universe25.x]

Tuomas is a genius that’s it

[@ireneuszgeborys5205]

The more I listen to it, the more I love it

[@leakout9654]

perfect music for the moment we are living in, tragedy, wars, destruction of families, nature dying every day. Thank you Tuomas, you are a modern genius

[@jonathanrynjah]

No era in history is paradise, beside are you really at war right now? Or are you sitting in your room, perfectly safe.

[@leakout9654]

@@jonathanrynjah Do I need to be in a war to have empathy with people? stop being an idiot man, that was free

[@leakout9654]

@@jonathanrynjah Do I need to be in a war to have empathy with people? stop being an idiot man, that was free !!

[@leakout9654]

@@jonathanrynjah Do I need to be in a war to have empathy with people? stop being an idi# man

[@jonathanrynjah]

@@leakout9654 what the heck are you talking about? Sure you can have empathy but don't act like these years are worst.. it's not, things like this has been going on forever, it's just now that you living in it and are aware, plus you get easy access to information to those stuffs. Don't blame the band for trying to make you feel positive.

[@Itsmossboss]

I am beyond words, this is art. I actually almost started crying. Thank you for giving us such an amazing song once again!!

[@glman4119]

I've been listening to you guys for over 20 years. And I've admired it for more than 20 years. Keep going :)

[@christiancadena1187]

Hello Tuomas . I can say. That this song takes me to infinity. We are stardust. The voice of Flor is great and the light of sound is unique in the universe. thank you.! It's my feeling today!

[@nikostsoromokos696]

Even Marko and Jukka left the band they still be here for us. God bless Nightwish for being part of my life.

[@nmol2008]

They are Godless. They don't believe in God. They believe we came from nothing. 😂

[@DieHumanless]

Jukka is still part of the band--he does business work for NW.

[@maure1996]

Without Marko, Nightwish's Spirit is gone. Sadly. His and Floor's voice just matched.

[@CatalystMusic-ln8ds]

@@maure1996 Marko's influence will always be missed.

[@blackfox1320]

Troy killed the band

[@RegoMetal]

Who else has become emotional? I think Nightwish's big strength is how they convey drama.

[@Indianahobby]

O melhor album deles...vai continuar sendo imagenaerum❤

[@Donna-C]

Convey emotion

[@brucemcdonald3677]

Both the song and the video are works of art. Awesome does not even start to describe them.

[@benceszabo1219]

Floor's voice could be a little louder, but 🙀🤟❤

[@Daniel_C_Griffin]

I was thinking that. She gets a bit drowned out during the chorus. Kinda wish she belted a bit more.

[@tonim89]

The mixing is just bad.

[@Dryadkal]

I thought it was my own earbuds or something but yes, Floor does seem to be drowned out a bit. The song and clip are banger awesome 🧡 but interesting to see other notice this too

[@EphraimSyriacus]

I said the same, very bad choice to mix her in like this! We must be honest about this, it is just terrible!

[@dasnordlicht7069]

Only in the chorus, though, but there it is really disappointing that the vocals drown in the mix. In contrast, one could argue that Troy‘s vocals in the outro are very dominant in comparison

[@tassiocoelho31]

Cant stop listening. Its spetacular, the sound, the story...NIGHTWISH IS FOREVER!!

[@afadira1910]

I got goosebumps

[@raoefvanmouwerik9037]

The live version will be amazing.

[@James-if3kc]

Too bad you'll never see it.

[@freda4373]

Something from the earth came Something for the world Mosaic of broken fragile pieces Tesserae of the deceased Born to a novel world Endless chain unbroken Silent clocks rewinding My song it is for mankind Embers to the stars We are their heir, dust on their palm We are because of a million loves We're the perfume of the timeless Last sighs on a dеath bed Time set for a curious ghost Livеs lived plain and epic Of eudaemonia 12 score and 1 chain of lives unending Welcoming as my offspring Walks me to the weave My song it is for mankind Embers to the stars We are their heir, dust on their palm We are because of a million loves We're the perfume of the timeless Last sighs on a death bed We are their heir, dust on their palm We are because of a million loves We're the perfume of the timeless Last sighs on a death bed Time set for a curious ghost

[@lucmp87]

It’s all about the legacy and the entire Tuomas journey into this world. I am a huge Nightwish’s fan since the Century Child’s era. I cannot be more proud of him. amazing, just amazing work.

[@James-if3kc]

He doesn't know or care that you exist.