Woods of Ypres - The Will to Give

One-Picture Video of Woods of Ypres' "The Will to Give". Enjoy.

As Requested By: mindtraveler2350

Encyclopaedia Metallum:
http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=1555

Main Website:
http://www.woodsofypres.ca/v2/

Myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/woodsofypres

Record Label - Krankenhaus Records:
http://www.krankenhaus.ca/

I had built up all of my hopes
and all of my plans.
Only to have them stand and cast
shadows of humiliation.

Days would pass, shadows would remain,
A reminder of all of my dreams.
I had to live humbled with,
The disappointment of what never

Came to be...

I vow from this day forward,
My grieving will be brief,
That I will continue to give to this world,
Knowing I may never receive.

I had come so far
Before being stripped
and sent back to the start.
It felt as though the air
was tearing me apart.
A hybrid of seasons had come.
It swept across the land.
It spared the lives of everyone else,
While it destroyed everything I had done.

The frost came in the night,
My progress immortalized.
All that I had left undone,
Would be forever, frozen in time.
I became known for this curse.
It happened throughout my life.
It needed to continue to occur,
In order to keep my legacy alive.

Before I knew my time had arrived,
It was already gone.
Cursing the cold winds of change,
My moment of peace was just the eye

Of the storm...

The will to live is easy.
You can exist without a care.
The will to die shows it meant so much,
That you couldn't have it, and you couldn't go on living without it.

The will to give makes the best of nothing.
It is a philosophy.
That states you will continue to give to this world,
Knowing you may never receive.

Satisfaction will come and in time
it will leave us unsatisfied.
As uncertainty returns,
Bringing back the excitement to our lives.
We can only enjoy so much
Stimulation...
Before we stop responding and become despondent again.

I had built up all of my hopes and all of my plans,
Only to have them stand and cast shadows of humiliation.
Days would pass shadows would remain,
A reminder of all of my dreams.
I had to live humbled with
The disappointment of what never came to be...

Those shadows still remain as landmarks of failed attempts.
In their shade I work away at building a tower of character.
One day it will be revealed and it will stand for many years,
Casting a shadow of its own and striking fear in hearts, as will I.

It is the discomfort that sets us apart,
That wakes us up, that puts us to sleep.
It is our pathetic moments,
Which make us desire to be great.
It is the starving itself
That makes us hungry to want more.
Over time as you learn to fall,
You'll rise to your feet faster than the time before.

Satisfaction is a peak on the verge of decline,
It will be over in the blink of an eye.
Take your time to feel every moment,
A gradual climb will let you enjoy it
For your life is measured,
By the degree of dynamic from your life to your death.
The wait is long and the wait goes on,
But it is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Through the crests and troughs,
I will have seen both sides.
By the Pursuit of the Sun and the Allure of the Earth,
I will have earned and spent my life.

The will to give...

There is no destination...
There is only the journey...

Album: Pursuit of the Sun & Allure of the Earth
Year: 2004

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[TheChristChris]

@KSCIAA Where do you find these great pictures? I would like some of them for myself :)

[KSCIAA]

@TheChristChris I find most of them through Google image searches while I receive others as contributions from generous users here on YouTube. And if you want any of them, just message me what you want along with an email address.

[froman182]

words cannot express how powerful this song is. The picture you posted is just as powerful. KSCIAA, you are a genius of music. You are by far my favorite user on youtube.

[KSCIAA]

Thanks. Good to know.

[fLexRefLex]

I can almost see those pines swaying gently in a cool autumn breeze...Awesome photography and song choice, as always KSCIAA.

[KSCIAA]

Thank you.

[cynics13]

"there is no destination... there is only the journey..."

Awesome Quote!!! thank you for posting all these amazing bands KSCIAA

and at the same time, curse you for making me want to spend entire paychecks on them =)

Cheers!

[Pezablez]

R.I.P. David, hope you are in a better place...

[thekillingfieldmusic]

RIP

[Northlandmonkey]

RIP David Gold :(

[ferdin12]

@KSCIAA I find them at death.fm

[Pezablez]

One of my favorite Woods of Ypres song. :D Really amazing lyrics also... \m/

[LOLWUT612]

i would like that pic as an wallpaper

[Tareq031]

"For your life is measured,

By the degree of dynamic from your life to your death.

The wait is long and the wait goes on,

But it is better to travel hopefully than to arrive." A quote that made my day. It's incredible how WoY's songs always have something to say, they're indeed full of philosophies.

[namdamada]

at about 1:00 when the sort of screamcome is:-

me: *falls off chair* fuck that's amazing

[achristyne]

He has a beautiful voice...