The name, Poets of the Fall, comes from the idea that two opposites form a whole, ie. there isn't one without the other. "Poets" here represent the positive side and "the Fall" the negative. Of course, when you join these two concepts, the "Poets" starts to sound just a tad mischievious as well... depends, of course, on how you perceive "the Fall". You might see it as a beautiful crisp season and the "Poets" are its insightful architects...
Among many others, the trio has received the following awards:
* Best Finnish Act at MTV Europe Music Awards 2006
* Best Finnish Music Video of all time in TV2's Musiikki-TV; two bronze Muuvi Awards and Best Music Video of 2006 at The Voice (video Carnival of Rust)
* Two Emma Awards (the Finnish Grammys) in 2005 - the best debut album and the best new act
* Best Finnish band at the NRJ Radio Awards 2006
* Commercial Radio Stations' Newcomer of the Year Award in 2005
The official website of the band is www.poetsofthefall.com.
Locking Up the Sun
Poets of the Fall Lyrics
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N' hope has been successfully undone
The question's burning on, where is it coming from,
No-one seems to know the monster born
It's a bad trip on a sinking ship, when no-one seems responsible
Scapegoat to rock the boat, yeah, we need someone expendable
Volunteers to face the fears, can we be sensible
Is there a hero somewhere, someone who appears and saves the day
Someone who holds out a hand and turns back time
Is there a hero somewhere, someone who will never walk away
Who doesn't turn a blind eye to a crime
They're locking up the sun, they have their chosen one,
You know this time they'll make him play along
They're taking to the arms, the fathers and their sons,
There's nowhere left to run and hide
It's a bad trip on a sinking ship, when no-one seems responsible
Scapegoat to rock the boat, yeah, we need someone expendable
Volunteers to face the fears, can we be sensible
And find a way to break the fall, find out the cure for all
Is there a hero somewhere, someone who appears and saves the day
Someone who holds out a hand and turns back time
Is there a hero somewhere, someone who will never walk away
Who doesn't turn a blind eye to a crime
And in the emptiness, there's a solution,
Just look within yourself for absolution
The song "Locking Up The Sun" by Poets of the Fall conveys a sense of hopelessness and fear towards a world where reason and hope have disappeared. The line "They're locking up the sun, the light of reason gone" suggests a dark and grim atmosphere where people are losing faith in their leaders and their ability to make the right decisions. The verse "No-one seems to know the monster born" emphasizes the sense of confusion and chaos that prevails in the world, where nobody seems to understand the source of the problems or how to tackle them.
The song also questions the idea of responsibility and accountability. The lines "when no-one seems responsible, scapegoat to rock the boat" reveal the tendency of people to shift blame onto others, and how this culture of blame creates a situation where nobody takes responsibility for their actions. The chorus "Is there a hero somewhere, someone who appears and saves the day" reflects the desire for a savior who can change the situation and make things better.
The song ends on an introspective note, where the solution to the problems lies within oneself. The line "Just look within yourself for absolution" suggests that one must take responsibility for their own actions and decisions, as the first step towards finding a solution. Overall, "Locking Up The Sun" highlights the need for responsibility, accountability, and self-reflection, to create a brighter future for all.
Line by Line Meaning
They're locking up the sun, the light of reason gone,
The powers that be are suppressing knowledge, and hope has run out.
N' hope has been successfully undone
Hope has become extinct.
The question's burning on, where is it coming from,
The source of our problems is unknown.
No-one seems to know the monster born
The cause of our issues remains a mystery.
It's a bad trip on a sinking ship, when no-one seems responsible
We're on a trajectory to chaos without a clear path to a solution.
Scapegoat to rock the boat, yeah, we need someone expendable
We're on the hunt for a fall-guy to bear the brunt of our problems.
Volunteers to face the fears, can we be sensible
Can we rally together a group of fearless people and sensitively address our issues?
And find a way to break the fall, find out the cure for all
Can we come together and find a way to heal our society?
Is there a hero somewhere, someone who appears and saves the day
Is there anyone who can step forward to be our savior?
Someone who holds out a hand and turns back time
Someone who can save the future from the sins of the past?
Is there a hero somewhere, someone who will never walk away
Is there anyone willing to stay with us through the tough times?
Who doesn't turn a blind eye to a crime
Who will confront injustice head-on?
They're locking up the sun, they have their chosen one,
The authorities have their puppet. They'll control them.
You know this time they'll make him play along
This time, there's no chance of the puppet resisting.
They're taking to the arms, the fathers and their sons,
They're recruiting every possible ally/
There's nowhere left to run and hide
There's no escape from their grasp.
And in the emptiness, there's a solution,
There's a way to solve these problems within ourselves.
Just look within yourself for absolution
To find a solution to the problems around us, we must first reflect on ourselves.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: MARKO SAARESTO, MARKUS KAARLONEN, OLLI TUKIAINEN
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OjisanBooty
I love seeing people discuss the meaning behind POTF's music. It's true poetry - there is never one TRUE meaning to a song. It's all about the person and what they get out of it and how they can relate to it. It's so great seeing so many different people's thoughts. POTF truly has an amazing fan following.
Toornap Tarraa
Poets of the fall is one of those 2000's rock band that didn't got cheesy at time or aged badly
Jmgjgdjd5
what about their newer music?
Psyche Pete's Channel
I have heard this song probably a hundred+ times, but now, listening to it after many years - it has a new significance to me - it seems to hint at the truth I found myself - that when it seems like "the ships is sinking", when it seems there needs to be a "hero to save the day", when people are "taking up arm" to fight something that seems threatening them outside of themselves... we can just find a solution in all the emptiness, because its inside us - it has always been there... we are just so obsessed with finding the heroes, villains, feeling like the ship is sinking, finding solutions to an emptiness, that is actually not outside at all ... we are so busy with the "problem" that we never realize it was never there. The problem IS us looking for the problem, instead of looking at the solution within.
Kyle Crane
17 years later this song still rocks.
Paradox Moon
14*
Fieth
@Paradox Moon The Album came out in 2006 afaik
Mohammad Sajjad
Who doesn’t turn a blind eye to a crime🥀🥀
it’s a Masterpiece 🖤🖤🔥🔥
mareekah
Heard it first time 9 years ago. Still sounds amazing. POTF never dies...
gamerogaitano11
It's definetly the best band I've ever listened to. I've known them since I was eleven years old, almost like seven years ago now, and though I've taken a look of many other bands I've never found anything like this. It's really a great pleasure for my ears to hear this song anywhere and at any moment. What I like the most is being able to "meet" people that listen to POTF too, coz' I live in Spain and here's not too much to see about this great artists. GREAT BAND!!