It all started with Ayreon's frontman Arjen Anthony Lucassen being impressed by a recording he received from Marcela Bovio, the lead singer of Elfonía. She had joined a contest for guest artists on the new Ayreon album. She won this competition and can be heard on Ayreon's The Human Equation singing the part "Wife". Arjen wanted to create more music with Marcela after the Ayreon album was finished, so he created a new band.
Arjen also selected Lori Linstruth, Johan van Stratum, Davy Mickers, and Alejandro Millán, and started Stream of Passion. Their first release was Embrace the Storm. Because the members lived thousand of miles apart (The Netherlands, Sweden, and Mexico), the album was mostly written over the internet.
For the following tour Marcela brought her sister Diana Bovio as background singer. Diana also appeared on the single Out In The Real World and the live CD/DVD Live In The Real World.
On 4 March 2007, Arjen said in an interview on his website that he was going to quit the band: Because I will be fully concentrating on the new Ayreon for at least the next year, I have no more time for SoP, so I quit the band. It would be unfair to have them wait until I'm ready, especially now things are going so well for SoP. Arjen also stated that SoP would continue without him.
A few days later, a message on the Stream of Passion website said that Lori and Alejandro also had decided to leave the band and focus on their own personal lives and musical projects. The message on the website stated that this is not the end of the band, and the remaining members are already busy writing music for a new album.
From 2007 on, the band consisted of vocalist, lyricist, and violinist Marcela Bovio, bassist Johan van Stratum, keyboardist Jeffrey Revet, guitarist Eric Hazebroek, guitarist Stephan Schultz, and drummer Martijn Peters.
In April of 2016 the band announced via Facebook that they would be separating at the end of the year.
Albums:
2005 - Embrace the Storm
2009 - The Flame Within
2011 - Darker Days
2014 - A War Of Our Own
Singles:
2005 - Wherever You Are
2006 - Out in the Real World
2010 - Spark
Live Albums:
2006 - Live In The Real World (CD and DVD)
2016 - Memento (CD and DVD)
Official site: www.streamofpassion.com
Reborn
Stream of Passion Lyrics
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where have your angels gone?
How did constant aggression
bury away your charm?
Your features keep on changing,
and I can't recognize
the drive I used to know,
the passion in your eyes
De la ceniza tu voz renacera,
una promesa
que no se rompera
Break through the darkness,
break through the madness.
You used to be enchanting,
your future wide and bright,
and who would speak your name
would carry your flag with pride.
How have the demons tainted you,
how have we grown apart;
but your skies will remain
the colors of my heart
I'll wait across the water
for you to step into the light.
I'll wait across the water
for you to come and find me.
In Stream of Passion's song "Reborn", the lyrics speak to someone who has lost their inspiration and passion in life. The song starts with the question "Where is your inspiration, where have your angels gone?" suggesting that the person has lost their creative drive and their muse. The next line asks how this happened, reflecting on the constant aggression that has buried away their charm. The singer then goes on to express their confusion as they can't recognize the person anymore. They used to know their drive and passion, but now it seems lost.
The chorus introduces hope and optimism as the lyrics say that "From the ashes your voice will be reborn, a promise that won't be broken". This suggests that even though the person has lost their inspiration and drive, they can still find it again and be reborn. The singer then urges the person to "break through the darkness, break through the madness" to find their way out of the problems that are holding them down.
The second verse starts with a flashback to the person's past where they used to be enchanting with a wide and bright future ahead of them. Anyone who spoke their name would carry their flag with pride. However, demons have tainted the person, and they have grown apart from the singer. Despite this, the singer's heart holds the memories of the person's skies, which will remain the colors of their heart. The song ends with the singer waiting across the water for the person to step into the light and find them once again.
Line by Line Meaning
Where is your inspiration,
What has happened to the spark that used to drive you?
where have your angels gone?
What happened to the people or things that used to inspire you?
How did constant aggression
How did continuous hostility or conflict
bury away your charm?
cause you to lose your attractiveness or appeal?
Your features keep on changing,
You continue to transform your innate qualities
and I can't recognize
And I'm unable to identify
the drive I used to know,
the motivation that I was familiar with
the passion in your eyes
The enthusiasm or spirit that used to shine in your eyes
De la ceniza tu voz renacera,
From the ashes, your voice will be reborn,
una promesa que no se rompera
a promise that will not be broken
Break through the darkness,
Find a way to overcome the gloom,
break through the madness.
Break through the insanity.
You used to be enchanting,
You used to have an enchanting quality,
your future wide and bright
Your future was once full of potential and brightness
and who would speak your name
And those who would mention your name
would carry your flag with pride.
Would regard it as an honor to do so.
How have the demons tainted you,
How have internal or external forces corrupted you,
how have we grown apart;
How have we become distant from each other;
but your skies will remain
But the beauty and wonder you carry inside
the colors of my heart
will always influence and inspire me
I'll wait across the water
I'll wait on the other side of the waterway
for you to step into the light.
For you to find a way to emerge from the darkness and shine again.
I'll wait across the water
I'll wait on the other side of the waterway
for you to come and find me.
So you can reconnect with me and we can grow together again.
Contributed by Brooklyn V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Soyyek
how can this have only 9k views? this piece is amazing!!
Mosychuk2112
I find this track breathtaking, trumps many of my favorites from other bands. Everything I look for in this genre packed into 3 minutes and 40 seconds.
helldrenn
My absolute favorite from this album! Beautiful song!
Nova Verse
I dont know if its just me, or is there something nostalgic about this song?. Like something ive heard similair, but not in the same fashion.. quite weird. The song itself is great! :)
Viviana Landazuri
Che rola hermosa! !
Muhammed Muayad
this band deserves more recognition
Meldelen
Qué canción tan bonita, Dios mío...
Ben Straylight
I could not agree more.
Andre Rodrigues
First XD