Gathering, The Filmography

• Tamago
  2004, role: composer

• Lyrics: play full screen play karaoke
• The Gathering - Amorphis
• The Gathering - Hypocrisy
• The Gathering - Killing Joke
• The Sky People - The Gathering
• The Quiet One - The Gathering
• Bad Movie Scene - The Gathering
• King for a Day - The Gathering
• Kevin's Telescope - The Gathering
• Jelena - The Gathering
• Eleanor - The Gathering
• Debris - The Gathering
• Confusion - The Gathering
• Colorado Incident - The Gathering
• Broken Glass - The Gathering
• Box - The Gathering
• The Mirror Waters - The Gathering
• The May Song - The Gathering
• The Earth Is My Witness - The Gathering
• The Blue Vessel - The Gathering
• The Big Sleep - The Gathering
• Subzero - The Gathering
• Strange machines (single edit) - The Gathering
• Your Troubles Are Over - The Gathering
• You Learn About It - The Gathering
• We Just Stopped Breathing - The Gathering
• Travel - The Gathering
• Third Chance - The Gathering
• These Good People - The Gathering
• Stonegarden - The Gathering
• Souvenirs - The Gathering
• South American Ghost Ride - The Gathering
• Sleepy Buildings - The Gathering
• Shrink - The Gathering
• Shot To Pieces - The Gathering
• Shortest Day - The Gathering
• Saturnine - The Gathering
• Sand And Mercury - The Gathering
• Rollercoaster - The Gathering
• Rescue Me - The Gathering
• Red Is A Slow Colour - The Gathering
• Proof - The Gathering
• Probably Built In The Fifities - The Gathering
• Pathfinder - The Gathering
• On Most Surfaces (Inuit) - The Gathering
• On A Wave - The Gathering
• Nighttime Birds - The Gathering
• New Moon, Different Day - The Gathering
• My Electricity - The Gathering
• Morphia's Waltz - The Gathering
• Monsters - The Gathering
• Marooned - The Gathering
• Mandylion - The Gathering
• Locked Away - The Gathering
• Like Fountains - The Gathering
• Liberty Bell - The Gathering
• In Motion Part II - The Gathering
• In Motion #2 - The Gathering
• In motion #1 (live) - The Gathering
• In Motion #1 - The Gathering
• Illuminating - The Gathering
• Home - The Gathering
• Herbal Movement - The Gathering
• A Life All Mine - The Gathering
• Heartbeat Amplifier - The Gathering
• Great Ocean Road - The Gathering
• Golden Grounds - The Gathering
• Gaya's Dream - The Gathering
• Frail (You Might As Well Be Me) - The Gathering
• Forgotten (Reprise) - The Gathering
• Forgotten - The Gathering
• Fear The Sea - The Gathering
• Fatigue - The Gathering
• Even The Spirits Are Afraid - The Gathering
• Beautiful War - The Gathering
• Analog Park - The Gathering
• Amity - The Gathering
• Always - The Gathering
• Alone - The Gathering
• A Passage To Desire - The Gathering
• A Noise Severe - The Gathering
• Adrenaline - The Gathering
• Leaves (live) - The Gathering
• Leaves - The Gathering
• Waking Hour - The Gathering
• Strange machines (album version) - The Gathering
• Solace - The Gathering
• Second Sunrise - The Gathering
• Nobody Dares - The Gathering
• In Sickness And Health - The Gathering
• IN BETWEEN - The Gathering
• Her Last Flight - The Gathering
• Black Light District - The Gathering
• Strange Machines - The Gathering
• The Gathering - Stephen Lynch
• The Gathering - Falling Up
• The Gathering - Kari Rueslatten
• The Gathering - Delain
• The Gathering - Infected Mushroom
• The Gathering - Jacobs Dream
• The Gathering - Cannae

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(lyrics: E. Holopainen)
(music: T. Koivusaari)
As I sense their steel,
As I see the mighty one,
As we all gather once again
the gods of war summon us...
summon us
North wind blows to our valley
men with ships, with swords, with honour
Their horses between flames,
their dogs eating enemy childs,
Our heavenly father, what is this mortality,
do you see my mortal agony
Look, I see the shield up high
this must be the sign from my lord
this can be my death - sentence
what a fine day to die
Taste of blood comes up high
Wind blows hard, our men fall...
one by one
This oath claims me
I must bleed for my generation
Strong is the enemy,
strong is my sword
the hammer is rising
I feel their cold steel
Now when I leave this world
I shall open the mighty oaken gate

[instrumental]

we go - to the gathering
we go - to the common feeling
we go - anyway we can
we go - to the basic man
we go - get back my senses
we go - with a basic man
we go - and a basic feeling
we go - to the gathering
we go - to the gathering

Confidence and hope
I'm looking forward to future plans
Not able to realize yet
Makes me wanna take a rope
or swallow some pills any time
But let's have a look
In the distance I see light
Gives me satisfaction
Keeps me hangin' on
When stability is gone
I take my own life
I make the decisions
I have a goal
That's worth living
Confidence in what I do
realising my hope
That's the bright side I'm looking for
But I know how to take it
In times when my life looks shattered
and I'm not feeling to well
Confused when I think
Which direction not for sure
Dreams far away
Time doesn't seem to go on

Instrumental

Why did I ever think
life is about to go on
in a minute
And did I ever see
life is about to go on
in a minute
Life never goes on
Those are empty words
This is the back door
that will lead you out
to find the alley of your dreams
They try and tell you
They're just empty words
It's just a frame of mind
This is the back door
Leading me out
Sweep you away
We'll never go on
We're used to these empty words
It's just a frame of mind

In everyone hides a king for a day
Nature's actors, in tragedies we play
But deep bows the head that bears the crown
For the weight of might can always pull us down
Soon my reign will end
I, a king without hands
Soon this day will end
As my tears descend
Everyone has his own dragons to slay
Look in her eyes, never turn away
Soon my reign will end
I, a king without hands
Soon this day will end
As my tears descend
Every treasure you find
And every road you take
Has it's opposite side
Sacrifices to make
Dream on...
Sleep on...
Time is my only fear
An enemy of sand
My dreams are old
A new king will rise

His hands hide inside a sleeve
and little feet play with the ground beneath him
while up in the sky is where he wants to be
Time will fly
and the wind plays with him
the night will give him its charm
While he walks home
his head's up in a cloud
he feels his pores fill up with fresh air
and there is no doubt
that one day he will be
where the eye of his telescope has already been
Night will pass
but he's a lot faster
no one can do him any harm

My friend
She tipped over
Out of childhood into sadness
She's always shining
But nevertheless
Her beautiful heart is drowned in grief
Sugar horse, lives inside
Like a friend
In need
Far and wide she'll gaze
Upon the flowers bloom
Jaded, her mind in a daze
From the medicine gloom
They leave her with her friend
A force of nature filled with strength
Sugar horse, lives inside
Like a friend
In need
[Anneke van Giersbergen]

underneath the mask you've buried yourself into
it's coal-black
i am tired of the gulping that you do
every day a new face
what if i unscrew
your own identity
wouldn't you guess there's nothing left of you?
the quicksand of life drags us
down into the circle
one day. we might not catch you
i feel sorry for what you try to do
breaking others down. to try and to pursue
your own selfish interests
i am starting to get sick of you
whatever happened ever since you left
you make yourself and me look like fools

Darling, baby
Don't say maybe
Disobey me, I'll be
Like a bad penny
I twist the truth
I love your youth
You're losing grip
Take a trip, you,
You're going down
Going down
You're going down
Like fallen angels
I will mesmerise
You will paralyse
Framed in your game
Slowly fading
No one knowing
We are through
Count your blessings
Count to eighteen
Souls to perish
For a few stolen dreams only
As we've walked down the alley
On the misty afternoon
No one looked back nor forward
The city walls felt distant
Never at our reach
We're sentenced to your world
You're going down
You're going down
With me
You're going down with me
I will mesmerise
You will paralyse
Like fallen angels

False eyes are staring
disrespectfully and untrue
the burden that we are carrying
is way too much for me and you
Sometimes it is better to lay
don't you think?
I'm evaporating
a veil of smoke is what I am
your thoughts will take on their way
to grow old and to be certain
Sometimes it is better to lay
don't you think?

The magical air evaporates
whenever we float down from
the big plateau
We are here,
To let you know,
our rear view mirror
is full of meaning
Our endless trip is now in session
The twelve wheel drive
is overfloating with great experience
You've heard,
our rear view mirror
is full of meaning
Heating up,
coming down with the biggest flue
Our moves have set the evening
and we feel right, winding down
hanging on to silence
While equipment is digesting
in the underbelly of our ride
We believe,
And let you know,
our rear view mirror
is full of meaning

[piano version]
Strange vibe
circles round
Tries to comfort
buzzing sound
Form an arrow
point at us
We the target
are the one
Drop yourself
in the grass
Breathe the air
at last
Hold on tight
Don't fall down
Breathe the air
through the water
Form an arrow
point at us
We the target
are the one
Place your bet
on the best
The fastest horse
you can find
Drop yourself
in the grass
Breathe the air
at last
Hold on tight
Don't fall down
Breathe the air
through the water

Wandering
Walking
Drifting with the tide
Browsing
Searching
Finding our way through life
Whatever we find
It is all about to last for a while
Just a better way to live on our place
The place that we awe our lives
It's a fragile small box
I feel like life its catching up
And the law of self preservation
Is being broken
In the end we will give back

Slowly... Flying silent
Touching the wind as it sadly sings... for me.
Aging on the outside
With my youth in my empty hands
Lost all that I was living for, live no longer
Couldn't resist looking in her eyes
I saw myself, tears were falling
The seas of her eyes reflected my old age
Youth grows old, like winter follows spring
Faster... Falling kingdom
Dancers on winter winds,
they dance... for me
Nature's ways
Life can't always be controlled
Controlled by fear
Scared of months and years, fear no longer
Time leaves it's mark
The years come but never go
Masked is my face
The mask of age will fall, hide no longer
Couldn't resist looking in her eyes
I saw myself, tears were falling
The seas of her eyes reflected my old age
Youth grows old, like winter follows spring

I'm waiting for your hands
to fold around my wrist
I'm mellowing in warm grass
and the scent of you I've missed
And blue is representing
the draft in my heart
I'm wandering through thin skies
and the transparent air I've missed
Pale is my face
you might want to colour
while I breathe
I'm following large drops of rain
with my eyes on the sight of you I've missed
Pale is my face
you might want to colour
while I breathe

Mother earth look at her closely
she looks at her baby and she sighs
the slight breathing pause that she takes it builds her and
makes her strong
She refuses to give her up
and we close our eyes
Her hands touch the round stomach
and feel the kick
The eyes that have seen so much cry
with the water she starts to rinse her face
And refuses to give her up
And we close our eyes
And you close your eyes

Its quest around the sun
Mankind on the run
Overwhelming indifference
Destruction fills my eyes
Blue and full of life
Wandering through time
Being outer space
It looks ya right in the face
The Vessel on its way
Saving the grace
Bright gentle face
A life saving case
Propulsion a mistery
Science, the missing link
But damage they cause
By inventing machinery
Inventing my greatest fear
There's so much to discover
Blaming each other tomorrow
Hurting each other today
Fading away
Denying the facts
Turning the Vessel into a wreck
Blowing prospect away
Not trying to save the day
Tomorrow fading away
Following time makes me afraid