In early 2010 vocalist Ian E.Highhill posted on myspace saying.
Olympos Mons will play their last gig on 30.1.2010 in Ekenäs, a nearby town
to their hometown Hanko. The reason for the split up is part personal problems
and part due to some band members lack of interest in committing themselves
enough to the band.
Still, some of us like myself will continue in other projects so watch
out for us you have not seen the last of us yet!
Some further biographic information from their website (http://www.olymposmons.com/):
"It was neither the alcohol nor their similar band backgrounds which brought the guitarist Jari Sundström and singer Ian E. Highhill together on a concert evening in a small town in Finland in 2002. It was the passion for melodic, symphonic metal music and one which led the two experienced musicians to the important decision of founding a band with the name of OLYMPOS MONS (the highest mountain on Mars and the largest volcano in our own solar system). It was a decision which would make waves in the world of heavy metal. Thanks to their yearlong activities in various bands they certainly had the right stuff. Jari Sundström feels just as much at home in the world of classical music as he does in rock and metal, has been composing songs for many years and his aggressive style of playing guitar has made him a popular figure on the local scene. For his part, Ian E. Highhill has a voice of exceptional range and is known both as a composer and as the author of dark, romantic lyrics."
The Price
Olympos Mons Lyrics
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And a new day's breaking through
I find myself walking this same old road
Some shadows are still dancing
To a music never ending
Among them walks a man with a heavy load
It's the game he has to play
Nothing new, he's getting old
He lives from day to day
It's the price we pay
For every single day
We got to push to make the big wheel turn
Neither black nor white
Just another shade of grey
If you reach the sky the sun will make you burn
I am singing out my sadness
As the morning mist arise
Let the sun come melt my pain again
In the sunshine of tomorrow
There's a promise I've been told
About a future wrapped in golden chains
He's only doing what he's been told
It's the game he has to play
Nothing new, he's getting old
He lives from day to day
It's the price we pay
For every single day
We got to push to make the big wheel turn
Neither black nor white
Just another shade of grey
If you reach the sky the sun will make you burn
"The Price" by Olympos Mons is a song that talks about the struggles of everyday life and the sacrifices that we have to make in order to survive. The song begins with the mention of a new day, and the fact that despite starting anew, the singer finds himself walking down the same old road. Some shadows are still dancing, to a music never-ending, and among them walks a man with a heavy load. This man is only doing what he's been told, it's the game he has to play, nothing new, and he's getting old. He lives from day to day.
The chorus uses a metaphor of a big wheel that has to be pushed in order to turn, and this wheel represents the daily grind of life. The singer says that it's the price we pay for every single day. We have to push ourselves to keep going, to keep the wheel turning, and this is neither black nor white, just another shade of grey. If you reach the sky, the sun will make you burn. In the second verse, the singer sings out his sadness as the morning mist arises, hoping that the sun will come and melt his pain again. He talks about a promise he's been told, a future that's wrapped in golden chains, but he still keeps pushing along, like the man with the heavy load.
In essence, the song talks about how life can be tough, and we have to pay a price to survive, but there's always a ray of hope that keeps us going. The big wheel keeps turning, and we have to make the most of what we've got. The song uses vivid imagery and metaphor to convey this message.
Line by Line Meaning
When the morning mist is fading
In the early hours of the day when the fog is clearing up
And a new day's breaking through
As the sun rises to bring in a new day
I find myself walking this same old road
Traversing the usual path with no changes in sight
Some shadows are still dancing
A few remnants of past events still lingers on
To a music never ending
To a tune that never seems to stop playing
Among them walks a man with a heavy load
In the midst of all that, there's a man carrying a significant burden
He's only doing what he's been told
He's only following orders given to him
It's the game he has to play
It's the only game left for him to participate in
Nothing new, he's getting old
There's nothing new in his life, and he's getting weary of it
He lives from day to day
He's just surviving from one day to another
It's the price we pay
This is the cost we have to bear
For every single day
For every single day of our lives
We got to push to make the big wheel turn
We have to work hard to make progress happen
Neither black nor white
Not an either-or situation, but rather a complex one
Just another shade of grey
It's just another complex and ambiguous situation to deal with
If you reach the sky the sun will make you burn
If you aim too high, you'll get burned by the sun
I am singing out my sadness
Expressing my sadness through song
As the morning mist arise
As the fog lifts up in the air
Let the sun come melt my pain again
Let the sunlight ease my pain away
In the sunshine of tomorrow
In the bright and hopeful future
There's a promise I've been told
There's an assurance that has been given to me
About a future wrapped in golden chains
A future full of great opportunities and fortune
Contributed by Isabella P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
[] Dark_Necrofear []
This is one of the greatest songs I've ever heard it would be better if you uploaded this with lyrics but great song thanks for uploading this
Lord Tchort
So underrated
Joel Nilsson Hedekäll
1485 views. I cannot comprehend this.