Event Horizon
Stratovarius 2011 Lyrics

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Warning! Event horizon ahead. Warning!

Standing outside
In darkness my breath is steaming
The skies open wide
I hear the silent screaming

Deep in the dark, somewhere in space

Spinning around, leaving no trace

Nothing escapes
And the boundaries been breached
All matter and shape
Destination's reached

The star dies, collaping in its core
End of the journey, it won't be seen anymore

I can see the point of no return
And when the light is slowly turning to red
Life gives away, there's no concern
A force that carries the event horizon lies ahead

Alert! Destination's reached

I can see the point of no return
And when the light is slowly turning to red
Life gives away, there's no concern
A force that carries the event horizon lies ahead

I can see the point of no return
And when the light is slowly turning to red
Life gives away, there's no concern
A force that carries the event horizon lies ahead

Warning! Imaginable impact. Please evacuate immediately.
Counting... 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

Overall Meaning

"Event Horizon" is a song by Finnish power metal band Stratovarius, released in 2011. The song draws its lyrics from the scientific theory of the same name, which describes a point of no return in space beyond which nothing, including light or matter, can escape the gravitational pull of a black hole. The song gives us a first-person point of view of someone witnessing this phenomenon.

The song opens with a warning of an approaching event horizon, with the singer standing outside in darkness and hearing a "silent screaming." The lyrics then go on to describe the science behind it, with the singer noting how all matter and shape are inevitably drawn in and that the star dies as a result. The repeated chorus repeats the aforementioned imagery of reaching a point of no return and a force carrying them towards the imminent event horizon.

The song concludes with an imaginary warning of an "imaginable impact" approaching and a countdown to evacuate immediately.

Overall, "Event Horizon" is an atmospheric and powerful song that marries heavy riffs with evocative lyrics that convey a sense of awe at the vastness of the universe and the inescapable nature of its natural laws.

Line by Line Meaning

Warning! Event horizon ahead. Warning!
An alert that the point of no return has been reached, any further approach could be disastrous.

Standing outside In darkness my breath is steaming The skies open wide I hear the silent screaming
The singer is standing outside in the cold darkness, and he feels the vastness of space, hearing the noiseless screaming of the universe.

Deep in the dark, somewhere in space Spinning around, leaving no trace
In the darkness of space, objects move around each other, leaving no visible trail behind them.

Nothing escapes And the boundaries been breached All matter and shape Destination's reached
Objects get trapped beyond a point of no return as the gravitational pull becomes too strong for anything to escape from, and it leaves behind all forms of matter.

The star dies, collaping in its core End of the journey, it won't be seen anymore
A star dies in its own core, and its visible matter will be gone from this point onwards.

I can see the point of no return And when the light is slowly turning to red Life gives away, there's no concern A force that carries the event horizon lies ahead
The singer realizes that from hereonwards, there's no turning back, and the red light indicates the presence of a force that lies past the event horizon.

Alert! Destination's reached I can see the point of no return And when the light is slowly turning to red Life gives away, there's no concern A force that carries the event horizon lies ahead I can see the point of no return And when the light is slowly turning to red Life gives away, there's no concern A force that carries the event horizon lies ahead
The singer senses that they have reached beyond the point of viable retreat, and he repeats his realization that a force exists beyond the event horizon.

Warning! Imaginable impact. Please evacuate immediately. Counting... 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
There's a call to action to evacuate since an impact that imagination unable to predict is imminent.

Contributed by Levi R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.

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