The guys were also a part of the heavy metal band Wizzard at the same moment, releasing two albums and touring (and partying) heavily. After Wizzard faded out, time had come to put in another gear. The line up had in the past years had grown with Jalasmäki (then bassplayer) and Kautonen (guitar).
The Dream Domain promo was recorded in the end of 2001 with Karttunen and Holopainen in the studio, and with some help from another old friend, Mr. Kärkkäinen on additional keyboards. Before the studio, as they still had no permanent drummer, the band finally got the brainstorm to ask their old friend Jukka Nevalainen of Nightwish to join them. He answered with a loud ”YES” instantly and the recordings for our debut Into The Silence could begin. The album was recorded at the legendary SundiCoop Studios in Savonlinna by Tuomo Valtonen and later mixed at Finnvox in Helsinki by Mr. Mikko Karmila. All the keys were still played by Mr. Holopainen. The album itself was released in the year of 2003. After the release of the debut album the band is hard at work, rehearsing and working to make it happen where it counts, in front of the live audience.
Magdalene
Sethian Lyrics
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On lucid borders of the night
Watching as everything will fall apart
I know this is for real
The only thing that's left for me
The broken hopes calling from yesterday
I would have such sights to show you now
See me crash and burn
I have seen
My Magdalene
Walk With Thee, Forever in The Cold
As I have seen
My Magdalene
Walk With Thee, Forever, Ever in The Cold
Lie under cold blue stars again
I see all that could have been
Watching as everything has come apart
I know this is for me
The rite of fall to feed the need
The human nature falling on misery
The song "Magdalene" by Sethian is about a person who is struggling with their own sins and their morality. The lyricist is detailing how they keep sleeping with the same sin, they accept the fact that things will fall apart and they feel like the broken hopes of yesterday are calling for them. They realize that there's nothing left for them but to continue with their destructive behavior. The lyrics "I would have such sights to show you now/Let my soul be heard/See me crash and burn" are a desperate plea to be seen and acknowledged, even if it means they have to hit rock bottom in the process.
The chorus of the song features the character's Magdalene, someone who the singer has already lost, and who they believe is walking with the forces of evil in the cold. The singer wishes they could have showed Magdalene something beautiful and real while they were still alive, which would have given life a more meaningful purpose.
In the second verse, they are once again under the cold blue stars, expressing their regrets and their struggles with everything coming apart. They know that the only thing that would satisfy their need is to continue to fall into their own self-destructive behavior. In the end, the singer realizes that their own human nature is falling into a state of misery, and they feel like there is no escape from it.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm sleeping with this sin again
Once again, I am indulging in my sinful ways.
On lucid borders of the night
In the liminal space between dream and reality, I find myself.
Watching as everything will fall apart
I observe as all things inevitably come to an end.
I know this is for real
I am aware that this is the truth.
The only thing that's left for me
All that remains is the broken pieces of my hopes and dreams.
The broken hopes calling from yesterday
The shattered remnants of what used to be call out to me from the past.
I would have such sights to show you now
If only you were here to witness the things I have seen.
Let my soul be heard
May my innermost thoughts and feelings be expressed and acknowledged.
See me crash and burn
Witness my downfall as I self-destruct.
I have seen
I have witnessed and experienced.
My Magdalene
My partner, my beloved.
Walk With Thee, Forever in The Cold
May we be together always, even in the harshest of conditions.
Lie under cold blue stars again
Once again, I find myself in a place of solitude and loneliness.
I see all that could have been
I am aware of all the missed opportunities and what might have been.
The rite of fall to feed the need
The act of falling serves to appease my inner desires and cravings.
The human nature falling on misery
As humans, we are destined to suffer and experience pain.
Contributed by Hunter V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.