Sonata Arctica - Caleb + Lyrics

[cooner9898]

beautiful piano intro but a kind of screwed up song

[KacieHoltzinger]

beautiful....and sad and tragic. What a masterpeice

[clubsandwich77]

My name is Caleb :(

[ErikTheSwiftv2]

Such a deep story in an awesome song. Sonata Arctica knows how to pull it off. Great song.

[Mabd2009]

how do i live without the ones i love?

[BurnedDown914]

My interpretation is that Caleb's mother hated his father. The father was abusive with Caleb and his mother so that's the first part of the story. His mother hated his father so much, that she turned Caleb in a person like his father ("He's the portrait of a man his mother drew to hate forever") so she could hate him, even when his father died. During his childhoood she was good with him, teached him good things, he wanted to "keep up the charade until the end" Thats it xD!

[BurnedDown914]

If someday I have a son, I'll name him Caleb. Such an epic name :D

[TheDarkMortality]

Caleb... One of those songs you both love and hate at the same time. You love it because it truly brings out the emotions of the actions, AND it sounds epic, but the message is so sad and dismal that it almost makes you sick emotionally... A hard song to describe, but no one can argue about the fact that it is a great song.

[7powermetal]

@TheDarkMortality Ur right, but there's still ppl who can dislike this song. JB-girls, f.ex :(

[relliksailsboats]

hahahaha this song is a discription of my life i am caleb

[RockmySoul11]

My interpretation of this song is that maybe the Caleb wasnt the biological son of his father: "His mother came up with such a clever way to save the day with a little white lie." And the father somehow knew it or had a clue and therefore hated him...And his mother couldnt get to love him for the same reason and calls him her "biggest shame" but yet wanted to "keep up the charade".

[evanescence9314]

@RockmySoul11 wow I had never looked at it this way! It's actually very interesting! That's very very likely :) you need many many thumbs up.

[RockmySoul11]

@evanescence9314 Thank you dear!! :)

[evanescence9314]

is it me who is hallucinating, or after Tony sings "in my suite in Hell..." around 4:13 there's an echo saying "Dana..Dana...Dana...". okay, it's just me hallucinating, but it sounds like it!

[imtkain]

@evanescence9314 He's certainly repeating something, but I'm pretty sure it's not Dana.

[minerva1210]

@evanescence9314 I think that he's saying "hell"

[7powermetal]

Such emotion, this song is a masterpiece.

[Neoximax]

Have you noticed how Sonata Arctica can make any subject matter into an epic masterpiece?

[pieman173]

my life story

[9999900004222]

I Love this song =)

[Purebonestorm]

is this song about an exercutionor and his son? sorry for poor spelling and if this question has already been answered, thanks

[Dare2bDumb]

@Purebonestorm its about an abusive father, a son, and his mother that lied to him and basically turned him into his father, just so she could hate him long after his real father died.

The story of Caleb continues in Don't Say a Word, The End of This Chapter, and Juliet.

[Purebonestorm]

@Dare2bDumb ahk cool as cheers

[thefallingdream]

I am ACTUALLY the Caleb this was written about. If you are curious as to how this song came about, you can message me and then message the band. they will tell you the same. Almost everyone commenting on this song is waaay off the mark. They just so happen to come across my story. It has nothing to do with ditching country service to Finland

[hitmanieves]

@thefallingdream i don't have any intentions on arguing or saying that your are or not the real caleb, as a matter of fact i believe that is possible. but the fact that sonata send the same history as you could easily means that they have already send it to you. but again i'm not saying is not you...

[thefallingdream]

@hitmanieves its not me, i just talk shit to watch people go crazy. although my name really is caleb. hahahaha. as ive said, elementary fun maybe, but worth it. you should see how many people actually fly off the handle over such remarks. die hard fans and such. i got plenty of emails over this comment. I was cussed out on 4 occasions for it. hahahaha. humans are so interesting....in a bad way MOST of the time. if u can turn bad times into entertainment, u will be happier. hahaha, cheers

[tomgynther]

@thefallingdream then you must be a naughty man scaring that poor woman in the song "The End of This Chapter"

[SuperrSparky]

@tomgynther Then screaming things at her in "Don't Say a Word" and trying to murder her in "Juliet" :P

[pipanakakka]

@tomgynther And the sick fuck in don't say a word

[thefallingdream]

@tomgynther LMAO!!! Well played... Although I am naughty, HA!

[darkmark61]

I am Caleb and this sounds about right to me

[katvert]

I Love and hate the feelings Sonata Arctica produce me >.< Damn songs that strike my heart and release my supressed emotion XD I really love them! 

[vampireshadow1990]

Man, if I ever get kids I want to name my son Caleb, I just love the name so much <3

[SuperWillie900]

3 people are the Father.

[Normalcheese]

HAHAHA my names Caleb!

[amarao77]

I've actually talked to Tony after a show. Yes, Jani not serving his military duties was only a small part of why they parted ways. But he told me it was more of a series of things than just that and didn't went into the details.

[thelivingbrain123]

If you look at the bottom right of album cover, there is an outline of a person's face. (Possibly Caleb's)

[SilentStormBand]

Kinda let down on the outro but the solo was totally amazing and should have been longer. =P

[ChienesSaventPas]

@SilentStormBand *agree

[wyctreman]

3:36 EPIC PART....

[Breuco]

5:00 hasta el final...

[magofelpanera]

a ok XD

[magofelpanera]

dove è il testo??,c'è scritto lyrics

[ItalianShinja]

@magofelpanera lol nelle informazioni..xD

[evilemonattack]

This song is amazing beyond belief

[1555658505]

AGUANTE CALEB

[EmberBurn333]

I love their songs! If you read all of the lyrics carefully, they all descibe and tell some really important situations and stories that can happen or have happended to all of us!

[SonataProFAN]

Muahahaah Funy doode

[Frankyavalone]

a thousand times better than the new album.

Sorry to say.

[MrFinlandian]

All Sonata is best,all songs from them!

Greetings from Finland !!

[losodioatodos360]

the solo is amazing!! :D

[LiThe96]

my favourites songs are shy,tallulah,fullmoon,shamanda­ile,letter to dana,flag in the ground,last amazin grays and the power of one

[pespiz2000]

@LiThe96 Replica and kingdom for a heart are great too, sweeeeeet metal

[Bugholeexcalibur]

@LiThe96

The End of This Chapter can whoop those anyday :))

[KibaNoKaze]

few more song's shy and tallulah are also very good >:3

[ravenslegacy]

Wonderfull song, great Lyriks, made me sad, but glad to be allive.

Greatings from Germany.

[metalmayhem007]

Just started listening to this band since yesterday , they are unique and sound very good :D

can any1 reccomend me any songs ?

[iippari]

almost every1 of their songs are at least worth of listenning :)

[metalmayhem007]

yeah i like nearly all the songs i've heard so far, not really into the slow songs (not my thing as i'm into fast paced stuff like thrash metal)

[sonataarctica777]

white pearl, black oseans=)

[lqleviathan]

The Last Amazing Grays, Flag in the Ground, Full moon, Paid in Full and In Black and white are my favorites

[Marcelolarsen]

paid in full, full moon, last drop falls, broken, ruins of my life, tallulah, wolf & raven, i could go on forever haha its an awesome band

[warlord070]

just listen from the first album to the last...every song has their unique style and thats what makes them an awesome band..

[KenMxRockero]

full moon, replica, power of one, victorias secret, the cage, the boy who wanted to be a real puppet, black sheep, 8th commandent, just to name a few, get all their albums you´ll like em, better yet look up Jani liimatainen, andall his projexts trust me, peace bro enjoy

[metalmayhem007]

thanks i've heard those, been listening to a lot of their stuff , not really into their new stuff yet though

[KenMxRockero]

yeah me either thats because theres no Jani influence he used to write most of the musci, which is who they got their sound, and they tried replacing him with this guy, whos more ofa shreadder no way its gonna be nearly as good

[BringerOfOmnipotence]

Yeah the only music i hate is country and rap everything else is pretty much awesome... I agree with Yamiimax every Sonata album has been musically and lyrically righteous in my opinion, and his i guess... :P

[kinoc12]

3:44-4:14...no words can describe the epicness of that verse

[ciluffo321]

fuck me

[ciluffo321]

caleb strode and jacob pickey are gay and they have sextuplets

[MuffinWithAnAxe]

2:26 - 2:55 ftw!

[BloodElvis]

After I've listened to ALL of your Sonata Arctica videos, I got a new favourite band!! =D

[zuhead100]

this song is so awesome I listened to it 10 times and if anyone says this song is boring well to hell with them

[yamiimax]

yeah i must listen to it few times to understand the greatness of this album but Winterhearts Guild is still my fav album of Sonata

just my opinion but i think all album of Sonata have nearly the same level of creativity (musically and lyrically) to make this band unique

[MudTide1993]

New album in September I think...soon anyway. :D

[yamiimax]

yeah single comes out now... today^^

oh must look^^

[ChronosTheDemon]

3:44  to 4:14 = <3 Tony has the greatest voice ive ever heard

[LordPetee]

tony said that in the next album "the stalker we've known as Caleb returns to meet his maker"

i'm quite curious about it.

[baterosinalma]

caleb is the father but later on when the son becomes like the father he becomes caleb himself

[baterosinalma]

Just turn his head when the kid is still and has a weak neck.

man that is a hard thing to say in a song and is not even death metal

[yamiimax]

lol i dont understand this sentence in the song can you explain?

[baterosinalma]

it means he want to break his neck

[yamiimax]

so i guess you like death metal too?

Its hard to understand this sentance clearly

im not really like death metal but i really hate black metal

[baterosinalma]

didnt mean nothing like that even thought i do like any thing like that i meant that impliing somthing like kiling a child in its sleep is something strong to say

[vallecaucano114]

why hate black metal? theres no point in hating an entire sub genre of music especialy with bands like hate forest as shining examples of the excellence that black metal has

[yamiimax]

yeah its wrong hating something i just ignore this sub genre i like melodic metal and i know that folk, pagan and viking metal has black elements but folk/pagan/viking sounds melodic same as i do not like pure death i also dislike (pure) black but i kinda like melodic death^^

[katvert]

@yamiimax It isn't wrong to hate someting, it's a feeling, a perspective; what is wrong is to use that hate as an excuse for our conscience to allow us to do stupid thins such as hurting people, lying, or believieng we have right to destroy whatever is that that we hate.

[NativeSamurai8]

I believe caleb is the father and the boy. the boy took his fathers name.

[yamiimax]

i cant help me it remind me of this amok runnings these days

[Nessie0Loves0Jacob]

i like this, its a bit different, but ya know. i get who is who, and i like the sotry behind it. its nice. and the reaction to the question was completly uncalled for. i seriously dont understand why people cant just be nice to someone else?

[JaniLiimatainenFan]

Is Caleb the father or the boy?

[JaniLiimatainenFan]

I see. But saying "fuck" three times in a sentence is more of a sign of idiocy than asking a normal question about lyrics

[RavenHinamori]

@JaniLiimatainenFan Do you know why Jani left the band?

[Naresomez]

@RavenHinamori

Wasn't it something about skipping out on mandatory military service?

[DancingInDreamWorld]

@Naresomez He didn't do his civil duty to Finland or something...

[kysennah]

Yes, I also think your reaction is really stupid, 'cause I think there isn't only one way to understand a song. Your truth is not the truth for everyone, so close your mouth

[shseat]

"Known to us from this day on like his father, Caleb"

Caleb is the father.

[CellPhoneMern]

no Caleb is the son, but they named him after his father.

[Saaharaa]

I love this song <3

[sonatanighwish]

I remember the sillent hill whit this song

[Kr0n808]

Silent hill??? WoW, you mean the film or the games???

[sonatanighwish]

the game , on special the origins only the intro

[sonatanighwish]

the game origins

[BaalsBrother]

I got silent hill origins :D

[steffy1992]

4:14 the first part of the 'solo' is awesome :3