There are three artists with the name Nightingale.

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Artist #1: Nightingale began in 1995 as a solo goth rock project of Dan Swanö, designed to explore his brief fascination with the genre, also evident on Edge of Sanity tracks such as "Sacrificed". The first album The Breathing Shadow was recorded and mastered by Swanö alone in the space of a week at his home Unisound studio.

The second album The Closing Chronicles was recorded in April 1996 with his brother Tom Nouga (real name Dag Swanö) acting as producer and contributing some guitar parts. It continues the conceptual storyline that began in The Breathing Shadow to the logical conclusion of the central characters death, as it was intended to be the last Nightingale album.

After this the band went on semi-hiatus, playing a couple of live concerts in small venues around Orebro with future permanent band member Erik Oskarsson on bass and Ari Halinoja playing the drums. The second concert, in October 1998 is remarkable because it marks one of the few times Edge of Sanity songs were performed live by Swanö, the band adding two lighter tracks to bulk out their set (Swanö scarcely performed live with Edge of Sanity, citing his inability to sustain death metal vocals for long enough).

The band returned to Unisound in April 1999 to expand upon a lost demo of the track 'I Return' recorded by Swanö and Nouga in September 1998. 2000's I is a prequel to the first two albums, half composed by Dan Swano and half by Tom Nouga, several of the tracks, such as Alonely and Dead or Alive being recycled by Nouga from previously abandoned projects and given new lyrics (the originals being both written in Swedish and outside the conceptual storyline).

For the recording of Alive Again in may 2002 (a sequel to the original "Breathing Shadow Trilogy" of I, The Breathing Shadow and The Closing Chronicles) the band was filled out with Tom Björn on drums and Erik Oskarsson returning as a permanent member. This record received the most critical acclaim yet upon its release in February 2003, partly owing to the increased exposure caused by their signing of a distribution deal with American label The End Records, and saw them play a string of live shows before travelling to Västerås in June 2004 to record Invisible, which is the band's first departure from their conceptual storyline approach, dealing with a wide array of topics from love to history. The band are currently preparing for their first major tour, after re-recording a set of tracks for a best-of album, Nightfall Overture, containing songs from their first four conceptual albums as well as an Edge of Sanity track and one new Nightingale song.

In 2006 the band had the honour to conclude the second and last day of the international progressive rock festival, InProg 2006. Later that year Dag stated on his website that he will no longer be using his alias Tom Nouga;

"In Sep-06 I decided to stop using the name Tom Nouga and play under my real name"

The band's latest album is White Darkness and it was released 4th of June, 2007.

Source: Wikipedia

Artist #2:Nightingale was formed in 1993 by Jeremiah McLane (accordion, piano), Keith Murphy (voice, guitar, mandolin, piano, foot percussion), and Becky Tracy (fiddle). The nightingale bird is a poetic figure that appears in traditional songs from many places including parts of Northern Europe, Canada and the United States. So the nightingale was an appropriate emblem for a band commited to drawing inspiration from a wide musical territory that includes Ireland, France, Scandinavia, Newfoundland and Quebec.

The band's first recording, The Coming Dawn was made in 1994, barely a year after the band's formation. It was produced by Pete Sutherland and it captured the fresh, raw energy of the band as well as establishing Nightingale's sophistication as players and arrangers of an eclectic mix of traditional music.

Less than two years later, the band took on a more ambitious recording project - Sometimes When the Moon is High, produced by Grey Larsen. The album was recorded in Joliette Quebec at the (just newly finished) studio of La Bottine Souriante pianist, Denis Frechette. More musically complex and more tightly arranged, this album won the band attention and praise from a wider audience.

Throughout this period, Nightingale travelled extensively playing concerts and dance events around the U.S. and also in Canada, the U.K., France and Denmark.

Nightingale's most recent recording - Three , released in June 2004. The CD was produced by Denis Frechette and recorded in Brattleboro, VT. It reflects Nightingale's past while also breaking new ground.

Source: http://www.nightingalevt.org

Artist #3: Nightingale, formed in 2003, is a project of Gaspard de la Nuit (Caspar Wijnberg, who stands for the 'night' in the band), singer Abigael Klumperbeek (that would be the "gale") and Eelco van Zanten. Their debutalbum "For A Change" is recorded in Wijnberg and Bas Bron (Bastian) their studio in Amsterdam. The music consists of melodic funkpop, comparable to Bastian.

Source: http://www.popinstituut.nl

Alonely
Nightingale Lyrics

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I'm all alone
Waiting for no one
I see the daylight fade away

I'm so afraid
I know you're around me
I hear you crying in the wind

If I could bring you back
If I had the power, I'd give you my world
And my life, you'd have it all
But life is not a game
And I know the rules and I know I must follow
them every single day

I feel that I'm loosing it all
There's nothing left to live for
I'm ending it all in my dreams
It always seems so easy in my sleep

I'm all alone
Waiting for darkness
I wish the sun would slip away

I still believe that you didn't leave me
I see your shadow in the haze

If I could have some peace
Ending the nightmare, closing the chapter
And join you in your sleep
But life is not a game
And I know the rules and I know I must follow
them every single day

I feel that I'm loosing it all
There's nothing left to live for
I'm ending it all in my dreams
And deep inside I knew

That there was one part of me
That tried to save you from yourself
The other let you go and I will

Never deny I was walking on the line of
Here and nevermore in selfish pride

Overall Meaning

"Alonely" by Nightingale is a poignant song about loneliness and loss. The lyrics express a deep sense of isolation, with the singer waiting for someone who may never come. The daylight is fading away, and the darkness of night is creeping closer, intensifying the feeling of loneliness. The singer is so afraid and can hear someone crying in the wind, reminding them of the pain they have experienced.

The song is about the struggle of dealing with loss, and the feeling of wanting to bring someone back, but knowing that life is not a game and the rules must be followed. The singer is losing everything and feels like there's nothing left to live for. They wish for peace and the ability to join their loved one in their sleep, but recognizing the importance of continuing to follow the rules of life and living.

The lyrics also touch on the conflict between trying to save someone and letting them go. The singer acknowledges that they were walking the line between the two, suggesting that they may feel a sense of guilt for not being able to save their loved one. Overall, "Alonely" is a song that explores the complex emotions of grief and the struggle to keep going even when life feels unbearable.

Line by Line Meaning

I'm all alone
Feeling lonely without anyone around

Waiting for no one
Not expecting anyone to come and join

I see the daylight fade away
Observing the sun setting and day coming to an end

I'm so afraid
Feeling scared and uncertain

I know you're around me
Sensing the presence of someone who may no longer be there

I hear you crying in the wind
Imagining the sounds of someone's tears in the breeze

If I could bring you back
Wishing to have the power to revive the lost person

If I had the power, I'd give you my world
Willing to do anything to bring back the lost person

And my life, you'd have it all
Willing to sacrifice oneself for the other person

But life is not a game
Realizing that life cannot be controlled like a game

And I know the rules and I know I must follow them every single day
Understanding that there are certain boundaries and regulations in life that must be followed

I feel that I'm loosing it all
Having a sense of loss and failure

There's nothing left to live for
Feeling hopeless and desolate

I'm ending it all in my dreams
Fantasizing about self-destruction

It always seems so easy in my sleep
Thinking that ending one's life is the simplest solution while dreaming

Waiting for darkness
Longing for the night and darkness

I wish the sun would slip away
Hoping for the sun to set and disappear

I still believe that you didn't leave me
Holding on to the hope that the lost person is still around

I see your shadow in the haze
Perceiving a faint image of the lost person in the mist

If I could have some peace
Wishing for inner peace and calmness

Ending the nightmare, closing the chapter
Putting an end to the torment and moving on

And join you in your sleep
Wanting to be reunited with the lost person in another realm

And deep inside I knew
Having a realization on a subconscious level

That there was one part of me
Being aware of a conflicting aspect of one's personality

That tried to save you from yourself
Striving to protect the other person from self-destruction

The other let you go and I will
Simultaneously accepting and denying the loss of the person

Never deny I was walking on the line of here and nevermore in selfish pride
Acknowledging the struggle of trying to move forward while holding onto the past

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