Noise
Nightwish Lyrics


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Crave the machine
Revere the screen
Zoom in for flak and misery
Bleed some pixels

Shoot yourself
Pose for the dead
Have a near-life experience
In a hot air matrix

Now you're a star
Vain avatar
Feeding the beast
In your loud Egoland

You have become
Tool of a tool
Digital ghouls
Telling you to
Shut up and dance

Color a yarn and the crowds will gather

Noise
From the sunless world
Your mirror is black, only a copy stares back
At a slave of brave new world
Noise
To decoy the human voice
Brain insomniac, paranoiac
Endless noise

Please love me
See how I bleed
Please endure
I have such empathy in me

Hum, noise, hum
Beautifully numb
Tapping the quiet air
To have a meaning

By a carrion
Sad hologram
Lost in the maze
The real and human feel

Sunset is free
From this deity
The Earth has a real voice
Go out and get in

(I will follow)

Color a yarn and the crowds will gather

Noise
From the sunless world
Your mirror is black, only a copy stares back
At a slave of brave new world
Noise
To decoy the human voice
Brain insomniac, paranoiac
Endless noise

Feast your eyes on the black mirror
Feed the beast, join the gathering, tell a tale
Feast of fears is drawing nearer

Feast your eyes on the black mirror
Feed the beast, join the gathering, tell a tale
Feast of fears is drawing nearer

Beyond the human horizon
Something terrifying sleeps

Noise
From the sunless world
Your mirror is black, only a copy stares back
At a slave of brave new world
Noise
To decoy the human voice
Brain insomniac, paranoiac
Endless noise





Endless noise
Endless noise

Overall Meaning

The song Noise by Nightwish addresses the dangers of modern technology and its effect on our society. The lyrics are bleak, painting a picture of people becoming enslaved to the digital world, feeding the beast of social media and the insatiable need for attention and validation. "Crave the machine, revere the screen" highlights the power that technology has over us, with the lines "shoot yourself, pose for the dead" referencing the obsession with selfies and the elevation of one's own image above everything else.


The chorus of "noise from the sunless world, your mirror is black, only a copy stares back at a slave of brave new world" is a clear reference to George Orwell's dystopian novel, 1984. The idea of a "brave new world" is also a reference to Aldous Huxley's novel of the same name, which portrays a world in which people are conditioned to accept their own oppression.


The song encourages us to break free from this digital slavery and embrace the real world with lines like "the Earth has a real voice, go out and get in" and "feast your eyes on the black mirror, feed the beast, join the gathering, tell a tale." It also warns of something terrifying sleeping "beyond the human horizon," perhaps alluding to the possibility of a technological singularity or artificial intelligence taking over.


Line by Line Meaning

Crave the machine
Desire to be part of the digital machine and its system.


Revere the screen
Hold the digital screen or device in high regard, worshipping its influence.


Zoom in for flak and misery
Focus on negativity and unpleasant content on social media platforms.


Bleed some pixels
Spilling one's emotions or personal information on the internet.


Shoot yourself
Take a self-portrait or a selfie photograph to share online.


Pose for the dead
Take a photo with a dead person, animal, or object to share on social media platforms.


Have a near-life experience
Engaging with the digital world more than with one's real-life experiences and surroundings.


In a hot air matrix
Being in a virtual reality bubble that is full of empty and meaningless content.


Now you're a star
Aspiring to be a celebrity virtually through social media platforms.


Vain avatar
One's online digital presence that is self-centered and ego-driven.


Feeding the beast
Providing content that feeds and satisfies the need for attention in others or the social media platform.


In your loud Egoland
Engaging in the narcissistic pursuit of virtual recognition, using digital platforms.


You have become
The change that has occurred within oneself after becoming caught up in the digital world.


Tool of a tool
Being used as an instrument to meet the needs of the digital world and being trapped in a cycle.


Digital ghouls
The intense obsession and compulsion of being online and engaging through social media platforms.


Telling you to
Being ordered or influenced to do something against one's desires by the digital world and culture.


Shut up and dance
Conforming to the desires of the digital world and culture, even if it goes against one's beliefs or desires.


Color a yarn and the crowds will gather
Create engaging and captivating content for the social media world, and the online public will assemble.


Noise
The endless chatter and information overload that occurs in the digital world.


From the sunless world
A digital existence without natural light or human connection.


Your mirror is black, only a copy stares back
The reflection of oneself being blank and void, only reflecting a replica of others' content and ideas.


At a slave of brave new world
Being mentally enslaved to the digital world, succumbing to its culture and ways of thinking and living.


To decoy the human voice
Using digital means to imitate or divert the natural voice of humanity.


Brain insomniac, paranoiac
The digital world affects one's mental and psychological well-being, causing insomnia and paranoia.


Endless noise
The constant and relentless information, beliefs, and culture in the digital world.


Please love me
Desperately seeking the approval and recognition of others in the digital world.


See how I bleed
One's digital or social media content full of emotional distress or pain.


Please endure
Asking others to stomach and overlook one's unpleasant online behavior or content.


I have such empathy in me
Claiming to empathize with others online, while still engaging in divisive and harmful behavior.


Hum, noise, hum
The constant buzzing and distraction of the digital world, never letting one's mind rest.


Beautifully numb
Feeling disconnected and apathetic towards reality as one becomes more engrossed in the digital world.


Tapping the quiet air
Filling the silence and natural stillness by engaging with the digital world.


To have a meaning
The search for purpose and relevance in the digital world and existence.


By a carrion
Being surrounded by death and decay, as the digital world offers a form of death to true human connection and spirit.


Sad hologram
The digital world offers an unsatisfying and shallow replica of reality, leaving one feeling empty and unfulfilled.


Lost in the maze
Feeling trapped and directionless in the digital world, unable to find one's way out.


The real and human feel
The desire and need for genuine human connection and emotion in a world devoid of reality and true feeling.


Sunset is free
True beauty and natural wonder cannot be found in the digital world, but in the real, physical world around us.


From this deity
Separating oneself from the worship of the digital world as a new godlike entity.


The Earth has a real voice
Nature and the physical world offer a real voice and wisdom that the digital world cannot replicate.


Go out and get in
Urging the listener to break free from the digital world and engage with the real world around them.


Feast your eyes on the black mirror
Glorifying the digital screen or device as a source of entertainment and stimulation.


Feed the beast, join the gathering, tell a tale
Contributing content to the digital world, joining the masses, and sharing one's own story or perspective online.


Feast of fears is drawing nearer
The digital world offers a source of danger and fear, drawing closer as one becomes more engrossed in it.


Beyond the human horizon
The dangers of the digital world lying beyond one's current understanding or knowledge.


Something terrifying sleeps
The hidden and dangerous aspects of the digital world that lurk beneath the surface.


Endless noise
The constant and relentless information, beliefs, and culture in the digital world.


Endless noise
The constant and relentless information, beliefs, and culture in the digital world.




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Tuomas Holopainen

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LYRICS

Crave the machine
Revere the screen
Zoom in for flak and misery
Bleed some pixels

Shoot yourself
Pose for the dead
Have a near-life experience
In a hot air matrix

Now you're a star
Vain avatar
Feeding the beast
In your loud Egoland

You have become
Tool of a tool
Digital ghouls
Telling you to
Shut up and dance

Color a yarn and the crowds will gather

Noise
From the sunless world
Your mirror is black, only a copy stares back
At a slave of brave new world
Noise
To decoy the human voice
Brain insomniac, paranoiac
Endless noise

Please love me
See how I bleed
Please endure
I have such empathy in me

Hum, noise, hum
Beautifully numb
Tapping the quiet air
To have a meaning

By a carrion
Sad hologram
Lost in the maze
The real and human feel

Sunset is free
From this deity
The Earth has a real voice
Go out and get in

Color a yarn and the crowds will gather

Noise
From the sunless world
Your mirror is black, only a copy stares back
At a slave of brave new world
Noise
To decoy the human voice
Brain insomniac, paranoiac
Endless noise

Feast your eyes on the black mirror
Feed the beast, join the gathering, tell a tale
Feast of fears is drawing nearer

Feast your eyes on the black mirror
Feed the beast, join the gathering, tell a tale
Feast of fears is drawing nearer

Beyond the human horizon
Something terrifying sleeps

Noise
From the sunless world
Your mirror is black, only a copy stares back
At a slave of brave new world
Noise
To decoy the human voice
Brain insomniac, paranoiac
Endless noise

Endless noise
Endless noise



@jorluo

There was somewhere this comment by Venomous Tongue. Quotation: BEST COMMENT , that can help you understand the messages hidden in this video (Kai Klomann comment):

King Troy is wering a crown made out of Cranes, an oilrig etc. symbolizing the Conercens ruling over us all. He is wearing golden plateau shoes, which symbolizes that his status and hight is only build on his money. Later he stands up from a golden Throne (Toilet) well that speaks from his self .

The People with the Phones including Kai and Emppu are barefoot and hooded, like medieval monks, which symbolizes that there social media is like religion for them, but seamingly at random some times it backfires and one of them gets singled out.

Floor is wearing a Cage skirt and trapping "baby floor" in it symbolizes the over protective parents who "abuse" their children to accomplish that in life what they self wished for but they couldn't .

Marco is a Sales man from the Pharma Industrie selling us supplements that do nothing for us but feed there greed, and in the end get angry and depressed over it.

The blond girl (Jessica Edström) symbolizes the youth and beauty craze .

Tuomas has the role of an eco activist who demonstrates for nature just to been seen by it to be a better person, but in his private bathroom he bathes very happily in the polluted water with his rubber duck doing nothing of that what he posted in the media .

The newborn babe, is strapped in to an Mini TV, getting indoctrinated and covered by the medial noise for his whole life (as we see when the tv on the head of the old man goes black an he dies) and all this happening over and over on countless altars while out side the real world dawns in an nother beautfull and peacefull sunrise.



@Cam_Bi

"Noise"

Crave the machine
Revere the screen
Zoom in for flak and misery
Bleed some pixels
Shoot yourself
Pose for the dead
Have a near-life experience
In a hot air matrix
Now you're a star
Vain avatar
Feeding the beast
In your loud Egoland
You have become
Tool of a tool
Digital ghouls
Telling you to
Shut up and dance!

Color a yarn and the crowds will gather

Noise
From a sunless world
Your mirror is black, only a copy stares back
At a slave of brave new world
Noise
To decoy the human voice
Brain insomniac, paranoiac
Endless noise

Please love me
See how I bleed
Please endure
I have such empathy in me
Hum, noise, hum
Beautifully numb
Tapping the quiet air
To have a meaning
By a carrion
Sad hologram
Lost in the maze
The real and human feel
Sunset is free
From this deity
The Earth has a real voice
Go out and get in
(I will follow)

Color a yarn and the crowds will gather

Noise
From a sunless world
Your mirror is black, only a copy stares back
At a slave of brave new world
Noise
To decoy the human voice
Brain insomniac, paranoiac
Endless noise

Feast your eyes on the black mirror
Feed the beast, join the gathering, tell a tale
Feast of fears is drawing nearer

Feast your eyes on the black mirror
Feed the beast, join the gathering, tell a tale
Feast of fears is drawing nearer

Beyond the human horizon
Something terrifying sleeps

Noise
From a sunless world
Your mirror is black, only a copy stares back
At a slave of brave new world
Noise
To decoy the human voice
Brain insomniac, paranoiac
Endless noise

Endless noise
Endless noise



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Have a nice tour and lots of fun.

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