At the moment Dark Sarah is making its first studio album. The musical style will combine elements of film music and metal music. Heidi has announced several guest musicians like Manuela Kraller (Xandria), Inga Scharf (Van Canto), Kasperi Heikkinen (U.D.O, Merging Flare), Jukka Koskinen (Wintersun, Amberian Dawn) and Heikki Saari (Naildown, Tuoni) to feature on her first album. She has already released the first song and a music video called ”Save me”. Song is written by Emy Frost.
Heidi:” This is a dream come true to me and the sky is the only limit for what I can do from now on, I will use the whole range of my creativity. I´m going to search for my boundaries, both musically and mentally. I´m also going to include my instrument, the piano, to Dark Sarah´s music, it has been accumulating dust for too long and I believe it is time for it too. The birth of Dark Sarah came along with the first lyrics I wrote for this new project. The idea suddenly struck me with with the force of lightning and everything became really clear. I started to write a story about Dark Sarah herself, and the idea of the split personality of Sarah represents the battle of light and dark in her mind and I will try to bring that set-up to music too. So far I have been an interpreter for other peoples´s music as I like the variety that comes along with the possibility to choose interesting songs that tickle my lyrical imagination best. But his time I´m also going to do some co-writing.”
Heidi:” I have been really fortunate since I have found the best partners to work with. I needed a lot of support and guidance to start everything from scratch by myself. The first thing I did, after deciding to start working on a solo project, early 2012, was to call Mikko P.Mustonen (Pathos Music, Finland). I had always admired his master work in making digital orchestrations. We started to build up the project musically quite shortly after that. I want to thank him for his dedication, hard work, knowledge and artistic point of view. You are a gift Mikko! I also contacted the wonderful Markus Nieminen of Routafilmi, Finland to make a music video to the song ”Save me”. The song itself is really film-esque and I thought it was a perfect song for a video. I´ve always dreamed of creating a musical package where everything is really designed to support each other and here we had the opportunity. I opened up the story behind the lyrics to Markus and he filled it with his vision perfectly. So far, this has been a great, great adventure already! The music video itself was filmed in early November in Ylöjärvi, Finland just before the first snow. We had a professional, hard working film and prop team. Thank you Markus and Voionmaan opisto!”
And this is where the story of Dark Sarah begins!
Fortress
Dark Sarah Lyrics
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I'm trapped in here in a fortress you created and locked me in
I talk to myself, I hide in the corner, I'm delusional like sedated.
I'm trapped in here in this fortress you created and locked me in.
Sarah…
Release me, release me from your cage,
Release me from this rusted cage, you have to let me go
I'm not your property! I'm dying here!
I follow my footsteps wet on the floor, they're changing to blood trailed marks.
What I've done, you must tell me because I'm losing it, I don't dare to find out!
I don't know this person, who's that in the mirror, those fierce staring eyes reflecting.
I'm trapped in here in this fortress you created and locked me in.
Release me, release me from your cage,
Release me from these chains you created!
Release me from this rusted cage, you have to let me go
I'm not your property! I'm dying here!
The lyrics to "Fortress" by Dark Sarah describe a person who is trapped in a fortress that was created for them and locked from the outside. The lyrics convey the feeling of panic, isolation, and desperation that the person experiences as they realize that no one can hear them when they scream. They describe the person's struggle to free themselves from their captor's chains and escape the fortress.
One can sense the fear and paranoia that the person is experiencing by the way they talk to themselves and hide in the corner, feeling almost delusional like they have been sedated. The person tries to follow their own footsteps on the wet floor, which slowly turns into blood trailed marks, possibly suggesting that they are losing their mind or that something terrible has happened. They are afraid to face the reality of what they might have done.
In the chorus, the person speaks directly to their captor, asking them to release them from the fortress and the chains that they have created. They plead to be seen as an individual and not as someone's property. The lyrics offer a strong message of resistance and independence, urging the captor to recognize that their actions are causing harm to another person.
Overall, the lyrics to "Fortress" effectively communicate the feelings of fear and confusion that one might experience when someone else has taken control of their life, and their desperate attempts to break free.
Line by Line Meaning
I lie awake, no one can hear me, no one can hear when I scream.
I am alone and desperate, pleading for someone to hear my cries for help.
I'm trapped in here in a fortress you created and locked me in
You have created this prison for me, leaving me alone and helpless to escape.
I talk to myself, I hide in the corner, I'm delusional like sedated.
I have lost touch with reality and am slowly descending into madness and despair.
Release me, release me from your cage,Release me from these chains you created!Release me from this rusted cage, you have to let me goI'm not your property! I'm dying here!
I am begging you to set me free from this place, to let me go and live my own life. You cannot continue to control and abuse me, for I am a person deserving of freedom and happiness.
I follow my footsteps wet on the floor, they're changing to blood trailed marks.
I am haunted by memories of what I have done, terrified to confront the truth of my actions.
What I've done, you must tell me because I'm losing it, I don't dare to find out!
I am plagued by guilt and uncertainty, desperate for answers but too afraid to face the consequences of my past.
I don't know this person, who's that in the mirror, those fierce staring eyes reflecting.
I don't recognize myself anymore, I have been worn down and broken by your abuse and manipulation.
Contributed by Annabelle S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.