Nightwish - Storytime (with lyrics)

[T4noman]

OOOOO amazing.

I hope NIGHTWISH will add Bulgaria in their 2012 Imaginaerum European Tour.

[MrOsamuTezuka]

@nickie166 yeahhh!!! he's a maestro,a mastermind of Nightwish!!!

[yvonnepoblete]

me encanta anette tiene una voz muy dulce y la calidad de cantante la esta mostrando con los albumes que han hecho junto a ella. pero con imaginareum se destaca mucho..

[Smurfball98]

WOW.

Just... wow.

[ZziiRett]

This is real music..!!! <3 |m|

[mischqo]

I am listening this song for 100 times and i still found here some another tunes.. amazing!

[samwilker11]

24 people have no taste in music

[Mypainishishappiness]

I love tarja however I really do think Anette brings a new to them and she is awesome. I absolutely Love Marco and Tuomas they are both awesome. But as a whole the whole BAD ROCKS AND NOTHING CAN TOUCH THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mypainishishappiness]

@Mypainishishappiness sorry i meant to say Anette brings a new light to them. =)

[isawaryokage]

Tarja would be horrible singing annettes songs, as annette is horrible singing tarjas

Two different singers, both great in their own way

Anyway Tuomas is the real master

[BlindDarkWolf]

@isawaryokage

I agree with you. :)

[mproukou]

TOO PITTY!!THEY ARE NOT A SYMPHONIC METAL BAND ANY MORE.ANNETTE IS A GOOD SINGER BUT NOT A METAL SINGER.MORE LIKE A POP ONE.

[Lastsong4ever18]

stop bitching about how tarja needs to come back, shes gone and now anette has the stage get over it :) i love anette <3

[WPstudios009]

when is the album planned to be released? i can't wait any longer

[PTmetal4all]

@WPstudios009 It is already released, at least i already bought mine here in Portugal

[Percenter99]

Love this

[carlijnvg13]

when do i NOT listen to this song!

[Replicatorz]

@carlijnvg13 Yeah, it's hard to stop listening to this song, has a very happy vibe to it not to mention a very catchy chorus.

[Vodkamonster1710]

HELL YEAH!! Great song >:D

[oOMaricelaOo]

yes yes people who all know about how amazing Tarja is and how Nightwish "used to be"..but such is life, it goes forrward, and now this is Nightwish :) . Love this video! and the drama in it. LLN (Long Live Nightwsh)

[davfel154]

Anette doesn't have the amazing voice of Tarja, but I like too this new style of Nightwish, Anette got a little rock-style in her voice, and I think that imaginaerum that's gonna be a amazing album. I really like it this band.

[amayaruki]

@happyfunrocker I think it means earth or something

[happyfunrocker]

What is Gaia, or what does it mean in German

[mjjleo]

@happyfunrocker Gaia is old word for earth people, it was used when they tought there existed 3 kinds of life forms

Deva = sky people (angels)

Gaia = earth people (humans)

Asura = demonic people (demons/witches)

[avanter19]

wolfang amadeus toumas holapainen

[MrSasha234567]

wtf 1:27.. jaja

[MegaPrinon]

Fantastic. If all the songs in the album are this good then no one can complain about the absence of Tarjaa.

[wh15p3r]

@MegaPrinon You say that as if Nightwish hasn't released an Album with Anette yet.  There wasn't anything wrong with DPP.

[moldgrim1]

I stopped listening to Noghtwish a while back. I think I'll have to buy this album. Beautiful song. Amazing vocals and composition.

[Kymanthiel]

Oh Tuomas..... I wish you had chosen a better singer than Annette, but I still love you anyway.

For ever and always. Never stop writing this poetic, wonderful music!

[velezcapo1]

I'm the voice of never never land ♥

[theevildeity]

do I detect an Annihilator reference in this song?

and thats a good thing!!

[iPeeFire]

the lyrics were made by a genius and sung by a true singer .... nightwish 4 ever <3

[SPANKYMCKRACKIN]

I just can't get into it. She sings just fine IMO. I just don't like how anette's voice sounds over this band. The music is cool but, no Tarja = no nightwish for me.

[shumped]

@SPANKYMCKRACKIN What I don't understand is how people can complain that Tarja isn't in the band any more when she even herself said that she was going to leave the band either way. Tarja was great in nightwish but people saying that nightwish sucks without tarja and that they should take her back is retarded, she was gonna leave after once even if it was her or tuomas who made her leave.

New nightwish isn't for everyone but tbh this song brings back what nightwish had before. amazing shit.

[CelticArchangel]

All I know.. is I can see the concerts to come in my head.. and oh fuck is it gonna be sweet!

[Jyrki1964]

Scandinavia.

We are the warriors...

USA is the biggest. We go along. China grows. Volkswagen and LVMH is in china. Like Carrefour and "Angry Birds" by rovio finland

[Jyrki1964]

You know Hans Zimmer. That piece have a moment to beat Zimmer.

[carlostum2014]

I LOVE THE BAND, BUT IN THIS THEY SOUNDS LIKE ABBA WITH HARD ROCK GUITARS... I JUST IMAGININ' HOW COULD THEY SOUNDS WITH TARJA IN VOCALS......MMMMM DREAMING DOES NOT COST

ANETTE?? SHE'S A GREAT SINGER, BUT .... BUT... SHE'S A GREAT SINGER.

ITS LIKE U2 WITHOUT BONO, IRON MAIDEN WITHOUT BRUCE, A COCA-COLA WITHOUT GAS

[The61769]

@carlostum2014

do you want a tissue? lol

[Jyrki1964]

@The61769

I want a tissue when Bogart co. sings "Princess" or SIG "Vuosisadan rakkaustarina"

[vampyria06]

This song is absolutely bewildering....in awe

[Killerthewolfdog]

To the people who still bitch about Tarja not being around, open your ears and open your mind. Give Anette a chance. She really isn't that bad.

[LesGoompas]

génial !!!!

[gypsywop]

This is awesome,

[Jokutyyppi246]

Nightwish is one of the best bands ever.

[elpuker1]

oh beautiful song ,,,like a bye bye beautiful

[SaharaNw]

SOOOOO GOOOD!! D: I wish you came to argentina soon! xDD! ANNETE♥

[dark7700]

@SaharaNw siii y tambien! creo que pueden venir!

[guillerwfc]

probably one of the best nightwish songs ever. awsome

[natalharback]

snow uhshaushaushuashusa

[heissocool94]

marco, tuomas, emppu, jukka xD thats all i have to say 

[Vainzki]

Welcome back the real feeling of nightwish :) Missed you!

[lunaticmoon19]

Anette surprise me... Love this song ♥

[xRAINxOFxBLOODx]

Can't. Stop. Listening!

[MrGolden27]

metallica blackened.....

[carlostum2014]

@MrGolden27 JAJAJAJAJA NO WAY!!!

[darren181170]

what an absolutelly brilliant song if the rest of Imaginarium is like this it is gonna be awesome!!!

[crazycat38110]

i really liked it, it's great but i have a question though..if someone could answer it would be nice...i'm not english but i'm pretty good at it and i understand as well but...the lyrics don't really make sense to me...so could anyone explain what she's talking about please ? :) if there's a meaning in the song of course...it's a pretty twisted song and a bit weird but i really liked it...so can anyone explain it to me please ? :) if you can't it's ok i'll still like the song anyway..:)

[kazgar69]

@crazycat38110 what I get from it is childhood imagination, peter pan, alice in wonderland, probably wrong but thats my personal take on it

[omegaanimeman]

go to the Wikipedia page for it...it tells you there

[andr3lop3s]

Thumbs up if u think Imaginaerum is the best album this gods ever did ;D

[Siorai67]

Awesome, absolutely love it :)

[Tarjen23]

the mask that Tuomas wears is from Toni Kakko's face !!! most certainly !!!

[Harryho1000]

Creepy, but cant wait for a movie.

[G33k4Lyfe]

New listeners love Annette. Long-time listeners love Tarja. But everyone loves Tuomas!

[acidreins]

@G33k4Lyfe I am a long-time listener and I love Annette equally as much as Tarja. I enjoy them both for different reasons.

[nickie166]

@G33k4Lyfe And :

Old fans love Tarja

New fans lone Anette

Really fans love Marco

But me love Tuomas

[thenightshroud77]

@nickie166 i'm a new fan and i Love Anette :D

[sevenwolvesrule]

@nickie166 me love them all

[gogreenness]

@nickie166 True fan love Nightwish :))

[Vamp61616]

The instrumental has me singing "Beauty of the Beast" every time. "My home is far, but the rest it lies so close..."

[MarikoStrawberry]

I'm proud of being Finnish!

[LegendaryHaus]

nightwish, one of the best band. and this song, i cant get out of this word. incredible ;-)

[RosesofWillows]

I get more excited about the CD/ movie everytime i see this video! :D

[EndstationChaos]

OMG I Unbox the Nightwish Album with the Limited Nightwish Mirror. I have make a Video of it. So u Can see all, what is in. Include the wonderful Mirror. Just go in my Channel :D Enjoy !

[Iluskaize]

killer! I just love!

[wholliday2154]

When Tuomas passes, he will take a seat at the same table as Mozart, Beethoven and others. He is simply the best composer of our age.

[RosesofWillows]

@wholliday2154 That has to be one of the truest comments i've read about Tuomas! ^_^

[CleverDjembe]

@wholliday2154

haha

[Jyrki1964]

@wholliday2154

Generations to come may consider Tuomas high, but Yanni history remember

[LordAkronos]

@wholliday2154 you know honestly i would have to agree with you

[wh15p3r]

@wholliday2154 Except not. I love Tuomas, but you're wrong.

[Asertix357]

16 people had Peter Pan spitting on their heads

[MrACmaniak]

I bought the Imaginaerium from Nightwish... After first song I was little bit disappointed, but when came Storytime, it changed... This album is awesome and i am looking forward to another...

[EiccaTopp]

love annete!!!!!

[jbhannah]

Quite possibly Tuomas's best writing and composition, plus a video that looks like Tim Burton's imagination on a bad acid trip, equals the pure, distilled essence of Nightwish.

[Pezteri]

you are genious man keep doing what you doing!?!?!?

[Bpwr06]

The intro somehow reminds me 'Bye Bye Beautiful'

[davedavejolly]

Anette looks hot in the Slow Love Slow bit, and Marco looks badass as always. Love this band; I want, no i need, this album. Nightwish for ever. <3

[Georg1n5]

I love how anette is not disguised :)

[kipOPbezem]

Favorite songgg 3

[mouni13]

FUCKING AWESOME i adore



[synapflux]

I can listen to this song over and over again! It's awesome.

[ghanimajade]

SWEET! I love IT! and I agree with akatieor2....Tuomas as the Phantom.....(drools)

[hplatini]

finally she was let sing, very nice ;) :P

[Djon1DG]

im so happy, this track is so good ^___^

[DeLautreamont]

Ι like the song very much, although I do not like the clip. The song is perfect. I wish that the rest of the album is equally good.

[lahmarko]

Yesterday Imaginaerum was released here in Finland. Today Nightwish has sold double platin here in Finland and triple platin is nearing. So, Finland loves Nightwish Imaginaerum. If the same trend happens when the album is released in the rest of the World...then this will be the best sold album of Nightwish! Well done Nightwish!

[bbeitel]

@lahmarko I'm hoping it goes Platinum in the U.S. These guys are the greatest, and terribly under-promoted by Roadrunner Records here.

[dedwardf]

@bbeitel Agreed. The only reason I know of Nightwish at all is that earlier this year I was looking up dulcimer music on youtube, and then stumbled upon Amaranth as a related video. I am now happily obsessed with Nightwish. :)

[devalo306]

this makes me cry...

Everything is just too beautiful and perfect to handle it.

Seriously, I fucking Love Tumas Mind.

[hilz4prez]

That dude on stilts is awesomely creepy.

[lahmarko]

Thank you for the awesome album! I just bought it from the local store and it is awesome! I'm a Christian though and in two songs there were small parts of lyrics that I did not like that much. But on the whole the album is great!

[IntoBlueMemories]

Awesome video. Best song on this album, definitely. Annette's a lot better in this vid than the DPP ones, imo.

[MrSteven125]

I am still trying to figure out what the lyrics mean..

[RosesofWillows]

@MrSteven125 Look up the video where Tuomas is doing a track-bytrack interview about this album. Storytime was supposed to be his version of music to some specific movie fight scene.......

[RosesofWillows]

@MrSteven125 Forget my last comment. It wasn't Stortime that is the fight scene.

My bad. xP

[MrSteven125]

@RosesofWillows Okay, alrdy forgotten xD

[lahmarko]

TOMORROW here in Finland! Gonna get the album!

[AliVanityAsylum]

The people lower down just need to shut up. This song is amazing and her voice is brilliant. You're just jealous.

[holypriests12]

2 days.

[RosesofWillows]

I'm REALLY looking forward to the movie, now!!

[Amroth92]

Why didn't they just add subtitles to the original video?

[RosesofWillows]

@Amroth92 i know! they could have just added this at the bottom of the first video!

[Talvenkuukuningatar]

I love this song! ♥

[TheAmaranthObsession]

they had to do this because it's freaking hard to get her! her English sucks!

[akatieor2]

The fact that Tuomas is the Phantom of the Opera is almost too hot to handle

[johandrea92]

@akatieor2 That..... is sooo true :)

[goidiotgo3]

:) i cant wait to see you guys in LA on january 21,2011! :)

[MultiKaChow]

wow, she sure enjoys that apple :D

[DaughterOfVampire]

5th December on pre-order. CAN'T FREAKING WAIT!

[loonaloonyluvgood]

limitless chest of tales sent me back to "dark chest of wonders"

[timmiaq]

Damn, that sure is their music alright :D

[gmukanica]

LOL Sometimes, while actually listening to MUSIC, I kinda regret that I don't give a crap neither about Anette, nor about Tarja. Otherwise I would've been able to fully participate in the whole war of the voices thing, like, by saying that they both suck quite big in comparison to Montserrat Caballé, per example rofl

[therionus]

And for the first time I will say this (I never thought I would say this thou). Tarja even if she has this amazing voice has nothing to do with Nightwish anymore. This new album was created around Anette and HER voice, not as the DPP was still made for Tarja's voice and it was the worst album in Nightwish history. They couldn't simply let go of Tarja (bye bye beautiful is a really good example). And now I was impressed that this album was made for Anetter and Anette alone. Tarja has her own band

[Eirinoulaki97]

yes I do miss Tarja, Yes, There was an era I 've been hating Annette, but...Well, she just isn't as unique as Tarja..she;s a good singer...and if it wasn't her, Nightwish would might have a worse singer...and since The other band members can go on with her and like her, I like her, They love this band more than anyone ellse, so they know what's best. Stop fighting<3 Greetings from Greece!PLEASE COME TO GREECE!!

[RosesofWillows]

14 more days for the U.S release. <3

[GinryuStargazer]

@RosesofWillows I thought U.S. didn't release til January!?

[RosesofWillows]

@GinryuStargazer you're right, i eas looking at the wrong month! xDD

.......ugh! The album would have make a killer Christmas gift! D8>

[DemoraX]

peter pan?! no no no, this song has a HOOK! :)

hehe

cant get it out of my head :)

[Blocodents]

In Soviet Russia, the story reads you real

[crodrigoclima]

Nah, boring, boring... -_- I still think that Anette doesn't have half the voice necessary to acompany the band. It's not like I'm comparing her to Tarja - 'causa that would be unfair - it's just that Anette doesn't have the feeling or the ways of Nightwish. Sorry, but, as a long-term fan I did not feel a thing about this video. :/

[vietenamitra1]

@crodrigoclima if u didnt feel the thing don't f**king comment

[RosesofWillows]

Even with the lyrics, it's hard to keep up! xD

[RainbowColorWaffles]

I had a dream about how I thought the movie was gonna be the other day... all of it, from start to finish. (It had alot of Tuomas' ass in it. x] )

Then I woke up and remembered this video. I was wrong... so very wrong. xD

[GreeceOTOT]

@RainbowColorWaffles I had a dream about watching the movie too, well, i was actually watching a "behind the scenes" sort of thing. I really can't remember what the movie was about in my dream, but i do remember a kite flying through the blue sky, and other references of storytime. It's weird, i thought i was the only weird person that had dreams about Nightwish, thanks for not making me feel so alone.

[RainbowColorWaffles]

@GreeceOTOT Ha Ha No worries. They're on my mind alot. =)

[bbeitel]

Between this and the teasers for the rest of the album, I am anxiously awaiting my copy that I pre-ordered!

[RosesofWillows]

HA!!! I knew it was "a child-man's heart", but none of my friends believed me!! Well,... ha, i'm right! >:D

[MissMarjorie42]

Can anybody tell me why it still says imaginarium, when the title has been changed to imaginaerum? Do they mean the same thing or what?

[hilz4prez]

@MissMarjorie42 They probably had recorded it before they changed the name, and it would be too expensive or too much work to change one word.

[DarkSeraph01]

This album may just blow my brain up when I get it. Epic.

Nightwish all the way!

[pablo5937]

this is real music!

[gaynde1]

Anette is great. And the lyrics are just perfect. Most of the lyrics in this genre are pure BS. This song reminds me of Abba - in a positive and heavier sense.

[ColdWish86]

I hope that they will release the instrumental album...no Anette`s voice. I don`t have anything with her but I will enjoy much more only the instrumental songs...

[TalkingFoxGoddess]

I like how people are all like Tarja vs Anette and how is better. But I never hear people bitch about Sami Vänskä leaving.

[DarkCyradis]

@TalkingFoxGoddess No offense to Sami, but I think Marco kind of pwns at everything. XD

[TalkingFoxGoddess]

@DarkCyradis lol that may be true but I felt that Sami needed some pissed off fans too. XD

[erzsebethb]

i dont like this voice

[Killerthewolfdog]

@erzsebethb "WAAHHHH!!!! ANETTE SUX!!!111"

[WhiteSpartanWolf]

Hmmm... For all of you complaining about how the lyrics aren't as good anymore, or how they don't sound as good...

How about YOU go pick up a pen, some paper, and write out the lyrics, drum line, bass line, guitar line, choir's part, and everything else, since they're /obviously/ not doing it right.

[GinryuStargazer]

@WhiteSpartanWolf This should be teh top comment. These lyrics are stunning, and as a poet myself they kept one of the largest reasons for Nightwish remaining my favorite band for over five years.

[xskullxkissesx]

Nightwish for life, I LOVE this new track :D

[lovedream7]

I say... NIGHTWISH, this is the voice of every never-land, yours and mine...

[GerTodesengel]

why is there no fucking auto-replay?

[pedrantic]

I say Nightwish = Tuomas

[Bluekikki]

@pedrantic Indeed.<3

[Latexiiii]

Is it really empty CRIB of Peter Pan and not empty GRAVE of Peter Pan!? :D

[xskullxkissesx]

@Latexiiii It's the official lyrics so I'm pretty sure it's crib

[zumosmorph]

I'm actually kind of disappointed with this song. Maybe I'll like the rest of the album, though.

[marinrivera87]

Bravo ¡¡¡

[allroad666]

I love this song \m/

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