Bless the Child
Nightwish Lyrics

I was born amidst the purple waterfalls
I came into this world in a location of regal beauty and natural grace.

I was weak, yet not unblessed
Though I may have felt fragile, I was still gifted with blessings.

Dead to the world
I felt disconnected from everyone and everything around me.

Alive for the journey
Despite my detachment, I was excited to experience the twists and turns of life.

One night I dreamt a white rose withering
In my dreams, I saw a symbol of purity fading away.

A newborn drowning a lifetime loneliness
I perceived an infant as being overwhelmed by an overwhelming lack of companionship.

I dreamt all my future. Relived my past
Through my dreaming, I was able to glimpse both what's to come and what's already transpired in my life.

I witnessed the beauty of the beast
In my dreams, I experienced something that was conventionally thought to be ugly but was, in reality, full of magnificence.

Where have all the feelings gone?
I was left wondering why people seem increasingly emotionless.

Why has all the laughter ceased?
I observed an absence of mirth around me and wondered why joy is lessened.

Why am I loved only when I'm gone?
I lamented the realization that people often only appreciate individuals after they are no longer around.

Gone back in time to bless the child
I wished to go back in time to offer blessings to someone younger and in need of positive encouragement.

How can I ever feel again?
I felt disenchanted with the world and didn't know how to recover a sense of wonder and excitement.

Given the chance would I return?
I wondered whether I would jump at the chance to re-experience life if it ever presented itself.

Think of me long enough to make a memory
I desired for others to remember me through their memories of shared experiences and quality time together.

Come bless the child one more time
I begged for another chance to offer words of kindness and positivity to someone vulnerable and impressionable.

I've never felt so alone in my life
I felt abandoned and isolated to a degree greater than ever before.

As I drank from a cup which was counting my time
I realized that my own mortality was quickly approaching and I was running out of time to experience life's pleasures.

There's a poison drop in this cup of man
I believed that life was inherently tainted by something dangerous - either human nature or the world's evils.

To drink it is to follow the left hand path
I pondered that consuming the hopelessness I encountered would drag me down a dark and dangerous path.

Why is the deadliest sin,
I questioned why loving someone with all my being is considered something that will ultimately bring destruction.

Now unblessed, homesick in time,
I now felt like I had no blessings and no place in the current world.

Soon to be freed from care, from human pain
I took some solace in the idea that death would eventually offer a release from suffering.

My tale is the most bitter truth
I saw my story as one of the most confronting and difficult to swallow truths.

Time pays us but with earth & dust
I reflected that time will eventually turn us all into nothing more than dirt and memories.

And a dark, silent grave.
The ultimate destination of life - darkness, stillness, and isolation.

Remember, my child
I left an intriguing note of advice to whoever stumbled upon it.

Without innocence the cross is only iron,
I argued that the most important element of the Christian story is lost if innocence is not at its core.

Hope is only an illusion
I despaired at the idea of hope being nothing more than a concept with no grounding in reality.

And the ocean soul's
I then made a connection to a previous piece of the song.

Nothing but a name
I ended with a bleak and hopeless note - that even the beauty of the soul is just a hollow word.

The child bless thee
A note of hope or benediction, wishing blessings on the listener.

And keep thee forever
I conclude with a more heartfelt sign-off, praying for the listener's eternal well-being.