| | Our Solemn Hour Lyrics Artist(Band):Within Temptation
Sanctus Espiritus! insanity is all around us ("I speak to you for the first time as Prime Minister in a solemn hour for the life of our country") Sanctus Espiritus! Sanctus Espiritus! Sanctus Espiritus! In my darkest hours I could not foresee That the tide could turn so fast to this degree Can't believe my eyes How can you be so blind? Is the heart of stone, no empathy inside? Time keeps on slipping away and we haven't learned So in the end now what have we gained? Sanctus Espiritus! redeem us from our solemn hour Sanctus Espiritus! insanity is all around us Sanctus Espiritus! is this what we deserve? Can we break free from chains of never-ending agony? Are they themselves to blame The misery, the pain? Didn't we let go? Allowed it,let it grow If we can't restrain The beast which dwells inside It will find it`s way somehow, somewhere in time Will we remember all of the suffering `Cause if we fail it will be in vain Sanctus Espiritus, redeem us from our solemn hour Sanctus Espiritus, insanity is all around us Sanctus Espiritus, is this what we deserve? Can we break free from chains of never-ending agony? Sanctus Espiritus! Sanctus Espiritus! (" A tremendous battle is raging in France and Flanders. The Germans, by a remarkable combination of air bombing and heavily armored tanks, have broken through the French defenses north of the Maginot Line, and strong columns of their armored vehicles are ravaging the open country, which for the first day or two was without defenders...") Sanctus Espiritus! redeem us from our solemn hour Sanctus Espiritus! insanity is all around us Sanctus Espiritus! is this what we deserve? Can we break free from chains of never-ending agony? (ending agony!) Sanctus Espiritus! redeem us from our solemn hour (solemn hour!) Sanctus Espiritus! insanity is all around us (all around us!) Sanctus Espiritus! is this what we deserve? Can we break free from chains of never-ending agony? If you find some error in Our Solemn Hour Lyrics, would you please submit your corrections to me? Thank You. Thanks to Allie for submitting the lyrics. Review about Our Solemn Hour Re: A Wonderful Inspiration | Reviewer: Anonymous | 8/1/09 How is this song about Buddha when Buddha is never once mentioned? It said "Sanctus Espiritus" which means Holy Spirit. Not only Buddhism (and christianity) use Holy Spirit to describe a god of theirs. I think. The direct link to history | Reviewer: Donovan | 6/7/09 There are a few people who are confused or are incorrect as to the historical interpretation of this song. for example: "...Sharon and the band really outdid themselves with "Our Solemn Hour". The battles in Flanders Fields raged in WWI (A tremendous battle is raging in France and Flanders...)but I prefer to think it's a song about both WWI and WWII. The first verse represents WWI, the second, WWII (at least in to me)..." Our Solemn Hour is linked directly to WWII, as the German army used a blitzkrieg tactic to break through the French defenses north of the Maginot line, by passing through a neutral country which had little defense. I can tell that this directly pertains first and foremost to WWII because of the voice that was recorded. The voice playing in the background is the voice of British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. He was leading the war in Europe along with FDR during WWII. Another reason is part of the second verse: "Are they themselves to blame The misery, the pain? Didn't we let go? Allowed it,let it grow" This set of lyrics first shows what caused Germany to want revenge, the Treaty of Versailles, which put upon them the burden of war, which caused major suffering for Germany. The last two lines showed how we didn't stop their war and territorial expansion, through the policy of appeasement. This basically gave them everything they wanted. Not to mention, that the Quote by the Prime minister after the second set of lyrics that German forces were "ravaging the open country" which was never done until WWII, when the blitzkrieg was deployed against France, as well as the names of a notable city, Flanders. Hope I've straightened this all out. and for all those who are not in high school, sorry for wasting your time XD. Re:How do they know??! | Reviewer: Anonymous | 6/7/09 Simple. They probably stuck the bits and pieces of the background they heard into google. I did and I came up with Winston Churchill's first radio address as Prime Minister and Be Ye Men of Valour for the two background lyrics respectively. From there one could simply copy the words from each, listening for the vicinity in which the song cuts them off. I say vicinity because if you listen, Churchill continues talking past "for the life of our country," though it does fade out. There also seems to be more background lyrics between the two listed here but they are too indistinct at least for me to make out even one word. Also, I do not pretend to actually know how they did it, but this is one way anyone could. The easiest way is to get the lyrics from the band whether through a CD leaflet or vocal/instrument book/sheet music, which should at the very least reference the background if they don't actually have it written out. How do they know??! | Reviewer: CKVB | 6/4/09 We were looking for the lyrics of the background, and here we found them. Awesome ofcourse, but now are we wondering how the Hell those people know what the background sang. Because you can hardly hear the background! A Wonderful Inspiration. | Reviewer: Wong Lee | 5/4/09 This song is about Buddha. Buddha is wonderful. He faced the challenges of life and overcome them with peace and serenity. Thank you, Within Temptation, for writing this marvelous ode to the Buddha. Emotion | Reviewer: aohisakuchan@yahoo.com | 11/8/08 I first heard this song on an AMV on YouTube and I thought: "That is just awesome! I need to find it!" As a huge music enthusiast as well as pianist and flutist, I felt absolutely inspired by that song. Incredible song! | Reviewer: NekoMimi | 9/28/08 This is one of the songs that deserves a palce in history as a beautiful, meaningful melody! It has an amazing melody and emotional lyrics we can all learn from. As a symphonic metal songrwter and singer myself, I know I'll never beat Within Temptation when it comes down to being a simply incredible peice of music. I see them as an inspration to the world of music and truly talented artists. Amazing! | Reviewer: Wren | 8/2/08 Not only are all the members of the band incredibly talented musically, I'm repeatedly stunned by their talents lyrically. This song is AMAZING, along with all the other songs on this album (the others too). The meaning behind the songs and the lessons we could learn from this one in particular are great, as well. I think that's a lot of what makes this band so awesome. Beautiful. | Reviewer: Mina | 7/16/08 Our Solemn Hour is a masterpiece. Because of its surreal lyrics and breathtaking music, this song should be revered throughout history. And the singing? Ijust might steal Sharon away someday! ^_^ Should be a worldwide hit by now | Reviewer: Anonymous | 3/13/08 Sharon and the band really outdid themselves with "Our Solemn Hour". The battles in Flanders Fields raged in WWI (A tremendous battle is raging in France and Flanders...)but I prefer to think it's a song about both WWI and WWII. The first verse represents WWI, the second, WWII (at least in to me). The first verse shows the shock that overtakes any country when they are shoved into war, as Great Britain, the USA and other Allied powers were in WWI. The second shows the incredulity of WWII soldiers storming Germany and seeing the terible persecution against many different peoples there, i. e. Jewish people, Christian people, people with mental issues such as insanity, or disabled people. I love the words:If we can't restrain/The beast which dwells inside/It will find it`s way somehow, somewhere in time/Will we remember all of the suffering/`Cause if we fail it will be in vain.... It's a warning to us. Will we remember the bloodshed-of innocents and conspirators alike and on both sides? Will we remember the casualtis of past wars? Will we remember it? Can we restrain the bad/evil within ourselves? If we do not, it will show itself in one way or another-acts, thoughts, words, deeds. "If we can't restrain the beat that dwells inside, it WILL find its way, somehow, somewhere in time...." Review By Pages: 1 2 Review the song Our Solemn Hour The area is only for review, if you want to submit the lyrics or the corrections of the lyrics, please click the link at the end of the lyrics.  Download "Within Temptation" Music | |
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