Symphony X Candlelight Fantasia

Most melodic track from the divine wings of tragedy album



lyrics:

Just one more night,
one more score.
Another question in my mind.
can't take no more.
Kissing the tear from my face,
as they fall to the ground in the silence...

In twilight, and faded times.
Spirits cold, with no love.
Bells ring the lonely chime...
Candle fire...
These lit dreams can't burn alone...

Winds of change,
bring songs upon my memory.
An empty heart and soul intoxicates me.
This darkened page orchestrates my final destiny.
Not knowing what,
what tomorrow will bring

From within the mirror's eyes,
I'm forced to run away and hide.
I feel those mystic eyes subside,
and leave me blind.
Through passages in time,
A prisoner locked behind the door.
Lonely roses slowly wither and die.

I can't escape this captive misery.
Heart stone cold, under supremacy.
Thrown into a raging sea of tyranny.

Life's vile walls have tangled me in webs.
Eternally within my futures threads.
Play the violent strings of my symphony.

Transcend,
the absence of this fantasy.
Just another vision,
washed away with the tide.
No place for forgotten ones.
I cannot deny,
what lies beyond.
Beyond this fantasy

From within the mirror's eyes,
I'm forced to run away and hide.
I feel those mystic eyes subside,
and leave me blind.
Through passages in time,
A prisoner locked behind the door.
Lonely roses slowly wither and die.

From within the mirror's eyes,
I'm forced to run away and hide.
I feel those mystic eyes subside,
and leave me blind.
Through passages in time,
A prisoner locked bheind the door.
Lonely roses slowly wither and die.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Symphony
• Candlelight
• Fantasia
• progressive
• metal

[ScienceAperture]

For me, this and the title track are the absolute peak of their creativity.

[jebemumater666]

great music.. it's hard to get used to their new style.. i like the old albums better.

[apatheist89]

This song is about a talented artist that just does not get any credit with his work and when he dies all will be forgotten and his art will not live on. I hope Symphony X will not have that fate.

[twooffour]

@MALSTRUMX

... on the level of common trash metal.

Fenesta Vascia, as I said, is a popular Italian song from way back, and was good enough for Liszt to use in his Tarantella.

It's already impossible for me to "forget" about it because of that, but I've especially noticed how its "simplicity" in comparison to Liszt doesn't detract in any way, and is in a way more attractive than the transcription (which is, in turn, preferable in other aspects).

[twooffour]

@MALSTRUMX

Not sure why you're saying that - I was the one to say that this song wasn't "that impressive", so you're not contradicting what I said, you reinforce it :)

The Tarantella was played in a pretty fast tempo, the singer pulls off fast jawbreakers, the violinist plays rapid notes with harmonics manipulation... it's fairly "technical" by pop standards, which is not to say that is somehow stands out when it comes to "advanced folk music".

If I had to judge, I'd say somewhere...

[MALSTRUMX]

@twooffour Dont know why one would state such a thing about those videos, but have come to the conclusion you should not be enjoying this song. a big fan of symphony x i am not, i like this song until halfway when they abandon trying to be melodic, and it does not have complex 3 or 4 part counterpoint like bach, but as a composer myself i can state itsnot that hard to accomplish, just writing note that fit harmonically going in opposite direction.and yes i love bach's music, but am aware of more

[MALSTRUMX]

@twooffour You have a very particular taste and music. When i started reading your comments i felt that you sounded somewhat like myself in opinion. then i saw the videos you said should be viewed, i am a musician and have a vast love for prog, classical, world and folk music. The first video was not very tasteful or "advanced", the second video.. well i have already forgotten the melody for it was nothing special or worth banking in my musical memory

[HawthornWitch]

@knumorvid Sexy Norwegian voice orgy

[knumorvid]

@HawthornWitch both norwegians ! ;-D

[twooffour]

@Pokedrummer5

Oops, mixed up the links - Fenesta Vascia is the one "remembered" after centuries, as it's a popular Italian song ;)

Probably owes some of its fame to the fact that Liszt arranged it in his Tarantella, though.

[twooffour]

@Pokedrummer5

Who said that pop or folk music can't be advanced and difficult?

watch?v=WYlFxupY5YE

Or simply very good, and well remembered after centuries?

watch?v=Thy4nUUHc5I

Having that said, it won't be remembered "the same way" as the classical composers, as it is nowhere near the compositional complexity those guys achieved in their works (even though with Mozart, some of his lighter pieces are pretty simple, as well).

Not all prog rock, I'm talking about this song in particular.

[twooffour]

@Pokedrummer5

You shouldn't be comparing this to "Bach and Mozart" without first taking into account the countless other known, less known, and hardly known composers from those eras - even if just to avoid sounding cheesy ;)

I'll give this song more attention in short time, but I don't see what's so "complex" about it. It's not vapidly primitive, has an atmospheric background, very nicely intonated vocals and lead guitar.

Still, the harmony and structure are pretty simple and repetitive.