Avantasia is a German supergroup metal opera project created by Tobias Samm… Read Full Bio ↴Avantasia is a German supergroup metal opera project created by Tobias Sammet, vocalist of the band Edguy. It has been characterized as a rock opera, as it features the contributions of various vocalists and musicians and it consists of concept albums. Conceived in 1999 as studio-only, two-album project, Avantasia has since released seven other studio albums and has toured the world multiple times. It can be divided into four periods of activity. The first, 1999–2002, saw the release of a self-titled single and the full-length albums The Metal Opera and The Metal Opera Pt. II. The second, 2006–2011, consists of the EPs Lost in Space Part I & II and The Wicked Trilogy, composed of the albums The Scarecrow, The Wicked Symphony and Angel of Babylon. The third, 2013–2016, includes the albums The Mystery of Time and Ghostlights. The fourth period, 2019–2022, comprises the albums Moonglow and A Paranormal Evening with the Moonflower Society.

Some of the guest vocalists and musicians that have been featured on Avantasia are Michael Kiske, Jørn Lande, Alice Cooper, Klaus Meine, Dee Snider, Hansi Kürsch, Jon Oliva, Biff Byford, Joe Lynn Turner, Tim "Ripper" Owens, Geoff Tate, Kai Hansen, Rudolf Schenker, Bruce Kulick, Sascha Paeth, Eric Singer, Bob Catley, Roy Khan, Russell Allen, Timo Tolkki, Rob Rock, David DeFeis, Andre Matos, Sharon den Adel, Floor Jansen, Ralf Scheepers, Marko Hietala, Arjen Anthony Lucassen, Henjo Richter, Markus Grosskopf, Jens Johansson, Eric Martin, Ronnie Atkins, Oliver Hartmann, Mille Petrozza, Candice Night and Amanda Somerville.

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Studio albums
The Metal Opera (2001)
The Metal Opera Pt. II (2002)
The Scarecrow (2008)
The Wicked Symphony (2010)
Angel of Babylon (2010)
The Mystery of Time (2013)
Ghostlights (2016)
Moonglow (2019)
A Paranormal Evening with the Moonflower Society (2022)

Memory
Avantasia Lyrics

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Oh, I dare not to sleep anymore
'Cause I see her face in every nightmare
In all the windows of my haunted house
And when I dream a dream of flowers
I wake up in my hand a bloody rose

'Blood shall come upon you'
So she spoke to me

Never knew she'd come back
Now she's on my dreams

From the faces in my dream
From an evil memory
As foretold in their prediction
From the faces in my dream

They are coming back for me
As it was told in their prediction
Is it just a dream
Or just a wicked memory ... Oh

Now I see her coming on her besom...
The smell of brimstone
And the mark of the beast
From the open window
Is it just a dream
As she's pulling out the dagger to stab
A thousand times into my hurting breast

Wake up from the nightmare
Screaming when I see her stand
with the face of Jakob
A bloody dagger in her hand

From the faces in my dream
From an evil memory
As foretold in their prediction
From the faces in my dream
They are coming back for me
As it was told in their prediction
Is it just a dream

Maybe his conscience
Will send him a dream in his dreams
If I only knew - oh Anna -
If his soul also came free
Or maybe if Jakob
Would talk to the bailiff for you
I can't come for you

I don't know how many souls were set free
To start a rebellion, don't know if I'll still have to flee

Oh that faces in my dream...

From the faces in my dream
From an evil memory...

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Avantasia's song Memory describe the experience of an individual who is haunted by the memories of a past event, possibly involving a loved one who has passed away. In the song, the singer is unable to sleep because he sees the face of his beloved in every nightmare. He describes his haunted house where every window reminds him of his painful memories. The singer is haunted even in his dreams of flowers, which turn into bloody roses when he wakes up.

Line by Line Meaning

Oh, I dare not to sleep anymore
I'm afraid to sleep because I have nightmares

'Cause I see her face in every nightmare
The face of someone I fear is always in my nightmares

In all the windows of my haunted house
My house is haunted and I see the face in every window

And when I dream a dream of flowers
Even when I dream of something pleasant like flowers

I wake up in my hand a bloody rose
I wake up holding a symbol of death - a bloody rose

'Blood shall come upon you' So she spoke to me Never knew she'd come back Now she's on my dreams
Someone told me that blood would come upon me, and now that person haunts my dreams

From the faces in my dream From an evil memory As foretold in their prediction From the faces in my dream
The faces in my dreams remind me of a bad memory that was predicted to come true

They are coming back for me As it was told in their prediction Is it just a dream Or just a wicked memory ... Oh
The people in my nightmare are returning for me like they said they would - I don't know if it's real or just a bad memory

Now I see her coming on her besom... The smell of brimstone And the mark of the beast From the open window Is it just a dream As she's pulling out the dagger to stab A thousand times into my hurting breast
In my dream, I see her flying on a broomstick, smelling like sulfur, and with a mark of the devil. She comes through my window and stabs me with a dagger.

Wake up from the nightmare Screaming when I see her stand with the face of Jakob A bloody dagger in her hand
I wake up screaming when I see her with the face of someone I know, Jakob, holding a bloody dagger

Maybe his conscience Will send him a dream in his dreams If I only knew - oh Anna - If his soul also came free Or maybe if Jakob Would talk to the bailiff for you I can't come for you
Maybe Jakob will have nightmares and feel guilty. I wish I knew if his soul was free. Maybe he could help you, Anna, but unfortunately, I can't come for you.

I don't know how many souls were set free To start a rebellion, don't know if I'll still have to flee
I don't know how many escaped souls were set free and could start a revolution. And I don't know if I'll have to run away too.

Oh that faces in my dream...
Those faces in my dream...

From the faces in my dream From an evil memory...
I can't escape the faces from my dream and the bad memory

Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: GREGORY STEPHEN PERKINS, MURRAY CHARLES PATERSON

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