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 Princess of Saba
Olympos Mons Lyrics
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You know what they say
A foreign princess so fair
Will steal your heart away
I'm lost and confused
It's driving me out of my mind
The taste of love fades too soon
Makes me wonder
Did I see
Glimpses of my destiny
Goodbye my friend I'm leaving soon
For the mountains of the moon
Until the end I'll be sad and blue
Crying over you
Passion and rage in my heart
In sacred harmony
There's no reason, no rhyme
It's just meant to be
You came with the moon
To wake me up with your light
Your wide open wounds
Bleed the blood of the night
I need a wonder
Not a dream
A moment in reality
Goodbye my friend I'm leaving soon
For the mountains of the moon
Until the end I'll be sad and blue
Crying over you
Sometimes wishes come true
I'm waiting patiently
For the final sign
An answer to my dreams
But something calls me to go
A whisper on the wind
Maybe it's you I don't know
But I can feel the change begin
I need a wonder
Not a dream
A moment in reality
Goodbye my friend I'm leaving soon
For the mountains of the moon
Until the end I'll be sad and blue
Crying over you
The Princess of Saba by Olympos Mons is a song about love and loss, as well as fate and destiny. The lyrics talk about a foreign princess who steals the heart of the singer, leaving him lost and confused. The taste of love is fleeting, and it has left him behind, wondering if what he saw were glimpses of his destiny. He is left saying goodbye to his friend, and he is leaving soon for the mountains of the moon, where he will be sad and crying over his lost love.
The lyrics show the deep passion and rage in the singer's heart, which is in sacred harmony despite there being no reason or rhyme. He describes how his love came with the moon, waking him up with her light, bleeding the blood of the night with her wounds. He needs a wonder, not a dream, a moment in reality which he hopes to find in his lost love.
The song talks about patience and waiting for the final sign, an answer to his dreams, but then something calls him to go, a whisper on the wind, which could be his lost love. It is not clear whether he will find what he is looking for, but he feels a change begin, which could be a new chapter in his life. The Princess of Saba is a song that tells a story of love, loss, and the search for destiny and fate.
Line by Line Meaning
I know a story so sad
I have knowledge of a tragic tale
You know what they say
You are aware of the common belief
A foreign princess so fair
There was a princess from a distant land, breathtakingly beautiful
Will steal your heart away
She will captivate your soul
I'm lost and confused
I feel disoriented and perplexed
It's driving me out of my mind
It's causing me to feel insane
The taste of love fades too soon
The feeling of love fades quickly
Leaving you behind
And leaves you feeling alone
Makes me wonder
It fills me with curiosity
Did I see
If I had caught a glimpse of
Glimpses of my destiny
A preview of what's to come in my life
Goodbye my friend I'm leaving soon
Farewell, my companion, I'm setting off soon
For the mountains of the moon
Towards the distant and unknown
Until the end I'll be sad and blue
Until the final days, I'll feel distraught and down
Crying over you
Weeping over your memory
Passion and rage in my heart
A fusion of intense drive and anger in my heart
In sacred harmony
In a harmonious but spiritual manner
There's no reason, no rhyme
It's inexplicable and unbound
It's just meant to be
It is simply fated
You came with the moon
You appeared under the moonlight
To wake me up with your light
To bring light into my life and awaken me from darkness
Your wide open wounds
Your exposed inner distress
Bleed the blood of the night
Drain out the essence of the darkness surrounding you
I need a wonder
I require a marvel
Not a dream
Not an illusion
A moment in reality
An event that really comes to pass
Sometimes wishes come true
Occasionally, our desires become real
I'm waiting patiently
I'm patiently waiting
For the final sign
For the ultimate symbol
An answer to my dreams
A response to what I've been yearning for
But something calls me to go
However, something urges me to move forward
A whisper on the wind
A message carried by the soft breeze
Maybe it's you I don't know
Perhaps it's you, but I'm uncertain
But I can feel the change begin
But I experience the start of transformation
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