Sonata Arctica - Gravenimage Lyrics






We met that night, when the sea ran high.
And I craved for more of that near-love experience.
Those who the music hath then joined together, are now put asunder....

Remember me, when I lit the fire.
To keep us warm.
On a cold winter morning. Now I pass through the moment.
Can I still recognize a beautiful melody...

I play a note, but hear no sound. Have I lost my love or the wings I found.
When I was young,,,
...and eager to please anyone who had time...

Needed to sing, the very notes I heard.
Had to stay in the shadows and seek for the loneliness.
Nevertheless, the price was higher than I had realized.
I was to live alone, ready to make the sacrifice.
Was I in love with you...

My old heart, little harder again. Once the light goes out, everything ends.
It is time...ready to cause a scene, ready to make the sacrifice.
Ready to play the note, ready to end the final show.
The only thing I know.

The pain is here. To stay I fear. In my eyes. I can change one note and make you cry.
In this state of mind. Silence is a crime.

How can life be so feigned and cold. I've answered the call of every melody, lovingly.
Did I find the answers to all my questions.

Or a gravenimage of me...

If I found the hidden fountain. Drank the wisdom from its deep.
Would I have the time to save me. Would I have them both to keep.





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  1. A.... P....

    Man i could never tell what this song really means now
    Sonata is now a kind of a graven image of what it was

  2. L.... ....

    2019 ? wtf this music has 447k but is my favorite :o <3

  3. T.... C....

    It is the first time i hear this song.i wish i had earlier

  4. M.... ....

    This song leads me back to good old days when times were better and simpler

    M.... ....

    Childhood perhaps

    M.... ....

    Childhood perhaps?

  5. P.... K....

    ah this been too long ive heard, nice one

  6. A.... S....

    I'm harder and harder

  7. p.... ....

    Just can't understand how a band like Sonata created such inspiring and epic masterpieces like this one, on the one hand and on the other hand produces now shit like these "shitload of money"-songs...

  8. A.... ....

    Beginning to like the band but are all songs about some loner melo shy sounding basic dude who looses a bitch? Always same guy different bitches? Hahaha

  9. D.... ....

    Plebs cannot appreciate this song enough or even at all. Smh. It's a masterpiece.

    D.... ....

    A Baroque SA / Queen/ Rapsody :)

  10. M.... ....

    5:08 my favorite part

    M.... ....

    Mitch Lol when Violet kissed Clem

    M.... ....

    @Mitch Lee: Shit, time to go...

  11. C.... R....

    Fantasy melody, excelent , Sonata Arctica beautifull.

  12. K.... F....

    SA found a new path. Good for them but I miss these old epics

  13. M.... K....

    this music..🔥😍

  14. N.... P....

    Ta je taky báječná

  15. C.... ....

    I played it on piano like 10 years ago. Time to get back those days.

  16. B.... R....

    forever.

  17. A.... ....

    I love this Song so much <3

  18. B.... P....

    You still with that one person that you dedicated the video to? Lol

  19. V.... A....

    Masterpiece.

  20. T.... V....

    near-love experience .:) near-death experince.:)

  21. B.... R....

    metal is forever~~

  22. N.... a....

    good old times when sonata used to have good lyrics.Not to mention the music itself.Its a shame to whitness good bands like this turn to shit.

    N.... a....

    Klaus Werner usually they get lost on their own experimentation o cloning their successfull songs.

  23. N.... S....

    I don't think people understand the true magnitude of this song. A graven image is an idol or shrine made for worship. This song is recording the life of someone who worshiped music, as if it was a god. At least, this is my own interpretation. If that was the true meaning that they meant for this song, I don't think it could have been more perfect. I still come to tears sometimes when I hear this song, because I myself have a deep love for music.

    N.... S....

    So first you say that people don't understand the magnitude of the song and right after that you state out that there are possible interpreteations to the song and that you don't know which one is the right one? It seems to me that the most confused one here is you.
    Regarding the song, masterpiece, one of Sonata's finest, lyrically and melodically.

    N.... S....

    What I meant to say is that this song has a grand emotional ceiling; the song is powerfully profound, and what I mean about the "true magnitude" is that this song inspires such a level of reaction as to contain more power than most. It was a bit of a faux pas on my part to refer to this as my interpretation; what I meant was that I believe this song in every way, shape, or form, is absolutely perfect, because of its profundity. It was probably pretty late when I made that comment.

    Also, there are technically no wrong interpretations to a song. There can be multiple, but that doesn't mean any are wrong. Thing about music, and all writing in general, is that it doesn't take full meaning from the writer, not completely. The writer surely has their own interpretation, but that doesn't mean the song is only applicable to said interpretation. Music is meant to be beautifully ambiguous.

    N.... S....

    Holy shit. You've spoken the words I could not find for this song, Nicholas. Thank you.

    N.... S....

    I think people understands it. If you see this fan video made 8 years ago, you'll see that the creator used a chilean movie with the same characteristic as your description.

    https://youtu.be/5zWQEFWs1_g

  24. Z.... ....

    ah, my good old SA... I can't get into their music after Unia. Still one of my favorite bands from their first 4 albums.

    Z.... ....

    Compared to their newest album even Unia was epic... :(

    Z.... ....

    @ACDCFan15Swe
    Sadly the new album is really terrible compared to what you are used to from SA. :( "The 9th Hour"... The melodies sound like made without any inspiration, lyrics are kinda dumb.. most sounding like empty... :( Pretty much just a shadow of what SA used to be. :( I really tried to get into it since for example i also needed some time to love "the days of greys"..
    Its like you see sparks glowing sometimes and keep hoping for more.. but the fire is just not starting. :(

    Z.... ....

    I just can't agree at all. SA just evolved (Tony did) and the new SA (which was lost in Stones grow her name) just find their new way, and the last album is just amazing, I'm in live with "the ninth hour" :)
    everybody has a different opinion about SA, some think old SA was better, some thinks that new is better...
    I think SA is one of the only band whom doing whatever they love, evolving however they need, and that's why it's becoming (in my opinion) one of the Greatest in the world :)

    Z.... ....

    +Axel Royer in love*

    Z.... ....

    Goy Resistance
    It's because - as they've explained many times - it truly never was their "own style". But I guess they'll have to keep repeating and tstill not everyone would ever understand that...

  25. N.... B....

    Beautiful!

  26. M.... D....

    i still remember when i listened my first song of this band, it was san sebastian, didn't liked it that much, but thanks to that song i starting to try to know this band better, now is one of my favourites bands and this special song make me feel undescriptible things, love this

    M.... D....

    holy crap me too!!

  27. S.... Z....

    This song reminds me to an Alice Cooper's song called Gail

    S.... Z....

    +Susana Zamora Saura I've never heard that song before but it's true I just checked it out... This one is better tho.

  28. R.... P....

    Linda, só isso que posso falar

  29. N.... F....

    ...Linda!.....

  30. V.... C....

    am I the only one who wonders what gravenimage mean?

    V.... C....

    +Ausi Kain there's also another interpretation, the song could mean that he had to leave someone he cared about to fulfill his life as a musician. However, after a long time, the muse just disappeared and he was left with nothing, neither the love of his life nor inspiration. That's why he sees himself as a gravenimage, cause he's now confused and the past is just a gravenimage of himself (or at least he doesnt know, the song inspires confusion and regret). That's why he says at the end that if he finds the fountain of youth and wisdom, would he be able to keep them both? (the song ends with a question. You can feel the frustration of the main character, Tony is too good at writing.)

  31. d.... ....

    Memories...

  32. J.... A....

    Aah the good old Sonata Arctica. I remember how I used to listen theese songs as I was growing up, during my teenage years. This band really defined the musical preferences. They were the best then and I will always have a place in my hearth reserved for them. Have a nice day, everyone. Spread the word, make this band even bigger. :)

    J.... A....

    @Jose Aparicio García I heard this song when Winterheart's Guild was released, and I was very young. This is still one of my favourite songs. :D

    J.... A....

    It never gets old :)

    J.... A....

    @Jose Aparicio García Yep, you're right (:

    J.... A....

    +Jose Aparicio García Indeed.
    It was 5 years ago when i first listen to them.

    Well, the time from 14 years to 19 has been very fast.

    J.... A....

    From my power metal rocker phase during my teens, this is the only band that remain in my main playlist. :) Viva Sonata

  33. �.... ....

    Wow....... Relaxing 

  34. p.... S....

    loveit !!!! <3

  35. B.... J....

    wow,this song is only 7 mins long, ive always had a feeling it ends so fast. there is just so much stuff going on,i wish it lasted longer :(

    B.... J....

    Ow.. i never noticed it was 7 minutes.. In fact i thought ~ 3 minutes, cuz it always ended so fast <3

  36. F.... R....

    Im used to listen to this song almost every night, it's so relaxing hence it helps me to sleep.

    F.... R....

    Oh yeah, you'e right this song it's so relaxing!!

    F.... R....

    Oh yeah, you're right!:)

    F.... R....

    Oh yeah, this is so true!

    F.... R....

    hi there vsauce michael here in 2019-

  37. L.... G....

    This song,lyrics,and the image at the end inspired me to draw a sketch of a female fox crying and screaming in loneliness wishing she had a mate to share her life with.Both pictures deep,sad,but beautiful.

  38. j.... p....

    this song is very relaxing

  39. G.... A....

    LIKE A CLEAVER ON YOUR MIND. haha sory clever :p

  40. F.... P....

    Like the butcher's Cleaver ? ;>

  41. G.... A....

    them lyrics so cleaver

  42. M.... ....

    gud cumback bro. u sur no how 2 coment on da youtubez.

  43. h.... ....

    u r a desperate virgin and ur fat vessel sounds like a skank

  44. J.... G....

    Silence is a crime |m|

  45. K.... H....

    "If I found the hidden bottle, drank the whiskey from its deep...
    Would I have the time to save me...
    Would I have... one glass... to drink...."~

    Much more fun way to sing the end! :3

  46. s.... ....

    Thank you for putting this amazing song into text :) This song is so beautiful in my opinion :) Piano trought my heart <3

  47. I.... B....

    That's correct, it's also used in some relgion to refer to idol worshipping.
    So it can refer to an graven image worthy in someone's mind worth worshipping - in some contexts.

  48. N.... F....

    Gravenimage -> Grave 'n' image -> Tombstone

  49. S.... ....

    it's always tears or chills, but usually both!!

  50. E.... A....

    Beginning sounds kinda halo theme xD

  51. C.... ....

    I'm pretty sure that as long as you can read the words, you're fine. It doesn't need the BEST quality.

  52. h.... ....

    thumbs down for shitty 380p

  53. h.... h....

    sonata artica is best

  54. i.... ....

    love this song especially the beginning :)

  55. M.... B....

    I guess so....

  56. R.... ....

    power metal voices \m/

  57. A.... D....

    Every single time, when I hear that chord at 5:31, chills run violently through my whole body. Love it.

  58. F.... C....

    awesome

  59. J.... B....

    So much emotion in such an epic song. SA Forever.

  60. I.... M....

    I LOVE THIS SONG!!!!!!!!!

  61. W.... ....

    A gravenimage is an effigy that is worshipped.

  62. M.... v....

    Ohw you're so right, my friend ^-^

  63. y.... ....

    gutes deutsch!!!

  64. A.... M....

    silence is a crime...

  65. H.... S....

    Was eine geile Band!!!!!!!

  66. S.... ....

    heh when i returned to this song after listening to TDOG, it kinda sounds like a prelude/ precursor to that album in begining.

  67. M.... C....

    In 2010, my life was in the bin. By extraordinary good luck, things turned around and now my life is great. Throughout that whole time, this beautiful song echoed through the hallways of my mind.

  68. P.... P....

    no way...they where nicely spend but the best are these: /watch?v=44whQKBThIA&feature=g-vrec
    only pros...i'm the one named p-o-w-e-r! pro!

  69. D.... K....

    wow I'm not even a fan of metal songs, but this band is pretty amazing

  70. D.... ....

    Well.. in my personal, personal opinion, it is about saving both his soul and his love. Without saving his love he can't save his soul and without saving his soul he can't save his love, This is how I personally understood it, correct me if you think anything else, I w uld be very interested to hear a better version :))

  71. A.... ....

    This is a great song, it has so much feeling in the melody... but I don't understand the last part when it says "would I have them both to keep"... what that does it mean? o.o

  72. M.... ....

    this song is just perfect. Do they use to play this one live ?

  73. M.... E....

    its incredibly, even after 4 years of listening this song, and finding within a lot of thoughts and emotions, now that i'm passing through bad times, i find again a new way of staying cool.

    Sonata Arcticas has been saving my life since 2007. Epic Bands will be always Epic Bands

  74. X.... ....

    @riaberi A "Graven image" is the phrasing used to refer to idols in the Ten commandments. Considering they have a song called 8th Commandment which is about either Stealing or Lying, this seems like a good explanation.

  75. X.... ....

    @gyp430 oh, how I wish you were right about people not being able to speak ill of SA...

  76. S.... B....

    dear Veronica, i love you so much!! this song is for us :)

  77. J.... ....

    @riaberi A gravenimage is like a replica or statue of something.. but what you said makes perfect sense considering it's a love ballad, like the gravenimage is more of a thing inside of the narrator's mind than a physical object. You've made me rethink the meaning of this song, thank you! :)

  78. R.... ....

    @riaberi it could be a love of music, or someone, or something depending on the listener

  79. J.... ....

    Thanks to this song I have fallen in love about two years ago with a girl...
    then she left me, but thanks to her I have changed, and now im about to get married
    with my True Love (no its not that girl, but she allowed me to change)...thanks to Sonata Arctica

  80. K.... ....

    <3
    nothing more to say
    just,,, <3

  81. W.... S....

    i need 5 grenades for the fuckwits who didnt like this masterpiece...

  82. A.... ....

    it can also mean false god as what ive found about it

  83. s.... ....

    5 people has fainted and pressed the wrong putton because of that.

  84. k.... ....

    @riaberi thanks! I think I understand now...

  85. k.... ....

    what does gravenimage means?

  86. D.... H....

    this song reminds me of my ex-wife.. i cry always when i hear this song.. but this song still gives me some new hope, i dont know how but its just gives <3 LOVE FROM FINLAND <3

  87. i.... ....

    @albertomiglio SILENCE IS A CRIMEE°!!°

  88. D.... ....

    Awesome Song :'(

  89. M.... T....

    very nice song and good job with this lyrics ..... best !!!

  90. a.... z....

    good song:)

  91. A.... S....

    Check out Elvenking & Kiüas they're the next breed

  92. L.... ....

    Their new album is going to be AWESOME! Can't wait.

  93. W.... S....

    Sonata Arctica and Symphony X are THE best bands ever to grace this earth. how could you not like this stuff, how? Hope they live forever

  94. O.... B....

    Fantastic song