… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least two bands named Secret Garden or Secret Gardens.
(1) Secret Garden is an Irish-Norwegian duo playing New Instrumental Music, also understood by some as Neo-classical music.
It features the Irish violinist Fionnuala Sherry and the Norwegian composer/pianist Rolf Løvland. Secret Garden has sold over 3 million albums and won the Eurovision Song Contest for Norway in 1995, with the composition Nocturne. It was the first and only time to date that a predominantly instrumental piece has won the Eurovision Song Contest, although a few Norwegian language lyrics were included to ensure that the entry adhered to the contest's rules. In addition Rolf Løvland also co-wrote the song La det swinge (Let it swing) that secured Norway its first Eurovision Song Contest victory in 1985.
Their success at Eurovision spearheaded the success of their first album Songs from a Secret Garden. It sold a million copies around the world going platinum in Norway and Korea, gold in Ireland, Hong Kong and New Zealand and spending two years in the Billboard New Age charts in 1996 and 1997. Barbara Streisand adapted Heartstrings from this album as the song I've Dreamed Of You on her A Love Like Ours album. She also used Heartstrings in her wedding to James Brolin.
The album White Stones followed in 1997 also making the top ten on Billboard New Age charts. Dawn of a New Century in 1999, Dreamcatcher in 2001 and Once In a Red Moon also enjoyed success around the world including reaching top ten on the Billboard.
Their most famous song You Raise Me Up, performed by Brian Kennedy has been recorded by more than a hundred other artists including Josh Groban and Westlife.
Secret Garden has released a Dreamcatcher: Best Of for its tour through Australia and New Zealand in 2004. It reached the top of the Australian New Age charts and the ARIA top 50 album charts.
Rolf Løvland won the price of years line-price in Spellemann 2007. In that same year, the album Inside I'm Singing was released.
Their official site can be found at www.secretgarden.no
Secret Garden's albums (in chronological order):
Songs from a Secret Garden (1996)
White stones (1997)
Dawn of a New Century (1999)
Dreamcatcher (2001)
Once in a Red Moon (2002)
Dreamcatcher: Best Of (2004, Australia)
Earthsongs (2005)
Inside I'm Singing (2007)
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(2) Secret Gardens is a post-rock band based out of New York and led by Greg Almeida. They have released two full-length albums, Tundra (2021) and their most recent release, everbloom (2022). Their debut EP, Verão, was released in 2019.
Verão (2019)
Tundra (2021)
everbloom (2022)
Greg Almeida has described these albums as part of an ongoing series of four planned records sonically representing the seasons. The latest, everbloom, is the spring installment in this series and features guest vocals from Andrew Wells (Eidola).
Where In The World
Secret Garden Lyrics
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Of a carriage, then a train
Still my mind will not accept that
In your grave you must remain
I hear your voice, then turn and
See a stranger's form and face
Must I wander on tormented
Place to place to place to place
Wher can I go that you won't find me
Why can't I find a place to hide
Why do you want to chase me, haunt me
Every step you're there, beside me
Where in the world, tell me, where in the world
Can I live without you love
Where on the earth, tell me, where on the earth
Can I stay now that you are gone
Why did I have to meet you, love you
Why can't I rid you from my mind
Why did you have to want me
Won't you let me put my life behind me
How in the world, tell me, how in the world
Can I live without your love
Why on the earth, tell me, why on the earth
Should I stay now that you are gone
Now that you are
(spoken) Lily, is that... you?
The lyrics of Where In The World by Secret Garden tell the story of a person who is struggling to come to terms with the loss of a loved one. The first verse opens with the person seeing their loved one in a window of a train, but then realizing that they are dead and buried. Despite this knowledge, the person can't shake the feeling of their loved one's presence and hears their voice, even in the form of a stranger's face. This sense of torment is reflected in the haunting refrain of "Where in the world, tell me, where in the world can I live without your love?" The second verse echoes the same sense of loss and desperation, with the person questioning why they had to meet and love their loved one in the first place, and wishing they could forget about them and move on.
The spoken part at the end seems to suggest that the person is still holding onto the hope that their loved one is still alive, even if they know deep down that it's not true. The use of the name Lily adds another layer of emotion, suggesting that this may be a personal experience of the songwriter.
Line by Line Meaning
Now I see you in the window
I catch a glimpse of you in the window
Of a carriage, then a train
You travel away in either a carriage or a train
Still my mind will not accept that
My mind refuses to believe that
In your grave you must remain
You are no longer alive and buried in the grave
I hear your voice, then turn and
I hear the sound of your voice, but then
See a stranger's form and face
I see a stranger's face and features
Must I wander on tormented
Do I have to keep wandering in torment
Place to place to place to place
From one place to another and repeat
Where can I go that you won't find me
Is there a place where you can't reach me?
Why can't I find a place to hide
Why can't I find a place where I can be safe?
Why do you want to chase me, haunt me
Why are you pursuing and bothering me?
Every step you're there, beside me
You're always by my side, everywhere I go
Where in the world, tell me, where in the world
Where can I find a place, any place
Can I live without you love
Where I can live my life without your love
Where on the earth, tell me, where on the earth
Where should I settle, now that
Can I stay now that you are gone
You are no longer with me
Why did I have to meet you, love you
Why did I have to meet and love you?
Why can't I rid you from my mind
Why can't I forget about you?
Why did you have to want me
Why did you have to fall for me?
Won't you let me put my life behind me
Can't you let me live my life without you?
How in the world, tell me, how in the world
How can I manage to live
Can I live without your love
Without your love, which now ceased to exist
Why on the earth, tell me, why on the earth
Why would I keep living on this earth,
Should I stay now that you are gone
Now that you are gone from my life
Now that you are
You are not here
(spoken) Lily, is that... you?
Is that you, Lily? (spoken)
Contributed by Makayla T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Frankie DeRiso
Now I see you in the window
Of a carriage, then a train.
Still my mind cannot accept that
In your grave you must remain.
I hear your voice then turn and
See a stranger's form and face.
Must I wander on tormented
Place to place to place to place!
Where can I go that you won't find me?
Why can't I find a place to hide?
Why do you have to chase me, haunt me?
Every step there beside me.
Where in the world, tell me, where in the world
Can I live without your love?
Why on the earth, tell me why on the earth
Should I stay now that you are gone?
Why did I have to meet you, love you?
Why can't I rid you from my mind?
Why did you have to want me?
Won't you let me put my life behind me?
How in the world, tell me how in the world
Can I live without your love?
Why on the earth, tell me, why on the earth
Should I stay now that you are gone?
Now that you are
Alicia Ballesteros-Mitchell

ARCHIBALD:
Now I see you in the window
Of a carriage, then a train.
Still my mind cannot accept that
In your grave you must remain.
I hear your voice then turn and
See a stranger's form and face.
Must I wander on tormented
Place to place to place to place!
Where can I go that you won't find me?
Why can't I find a place to hide?
Why do you have to chase me, haunt me?
Every step there beside me.
Where in the world, tell me, where in the world
Can I live without your love?
Why on the earth, tell me why on the earth
Should I stay now that you are gone?
Why did I have to meet you, love you?
Why can't I rid you from my mind?
Why did you have to want me?
Won't you let me put my life behind me?
How in the world, tell me how in the world
Can I live without your love?
Why on the earth, tell me, why on the earth
Should I stay now that you are gone?
Now that you are...
[spoken]
Lily, is that you?
Julia Rush
Beautifully performed in Hickory, NC, by Lee Whittington Ousley and Dustin Ousley, accompanied by John Coffey. A magnificent song, followed by "How Could I Ever Know".
Catriona Keating
This is a brilliant song....
Interstate 20-11
I just saw a college production of this musical last night, and because I have to write a reaction paper on something I see live (and this was my choice), I mean to watch it again tomorrow.
Frankie DeRiso
Now I see you in the window
Of a carriage, then a train.
Still my mind cannot accept that
In your grave you must remain.
I hear your voice then turn and
See a stranger's form and face.
Must I wander on tormented
Place to place to place to place!
Where can I go that you won't find me?
Why can't I find a place to hide?
Why do you have to chase me, haunt me?
Every step there beside me.
Where in the world, tell me, where in the world
Can I live without your love?
Why on the earth, tell me why on the earth
Should I stay now that you are gone?
Why did I have to meet you, love you?
Why can't I rid you from my mind?
Why did you have to want me?
Won't you let me put my life behind me?
How in the world, tell me how in the world
Can I live without your love?
Why on the earth, tell me, why on the earth
Should I stay now that you are gone?
Now that you are
MrShaun42088
"OH My Love! How can you leave me in this world without a light, the sun is gone and here I stand alone and blind lost in a never ending night"
Alicia Ballesteros-Mitchell

ARCHIBALD:
Now I see you in the window
Of a carriage, then a train.
Still my mind cannot accept that
In your grave you must remain.
I hear your voice then turn and
See a stranger's form and face.
Must I wander on tormented
Place to place to place to place!
Where can I go that you won't find me?
Why can't I find a place to hide?
Why do you have to chase me, haunt me?
Every step there beside me.
Where in the world, tell me, where in the world
Can I live without your love?
Why on the earth, tell me why on the earth
Should I stay now that you are gone?
Why did I have to meet you, love you?
Why can't I rid you from my mind?
Why did you have to want me?
Won't you let me put my life behind me?
How in the world, tell me how in the world
Can I live without your love?
Why on the earth, tell me, why on the earth
Should I stay now that you are gone?
Now that you are...
[spoken]
Lily, is that you?
Kendall Atkins
Am I the only one who thinks of Severus and Lily with these two?
RC
Ok
Raizen R 238
You are. Archibald here isn't a creepy magical "Nice Guy" who torments his crush's orphan child because Ew James.
Vellaris
I'm think about "Lily 's eyes" MMV