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
Secrets
Stream of Passion Lyrics
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Never meant to be heard
Tiny drops of fiery red
Will divide
And grow out of control
Every nightmare, every war
Awaits us at the door
Lift the burden, say the words
Until all our hope is gone
Secrets are tearing us apart
Whispers pounding in our ears
Broke into our silent dreams
Who's to blame, who's to believe?
Roll the dice...
Every nightmare, every war
Awaits us at the door
Secrets are poisoning our hearts
Lift the burden, say the words
Until all our hope is gone
Secrets are tearing us apart
Every nightmare, every war
Awaits us at the door
Secrets are poisoning our hearts
Lift the burden, say the words
Until all our hope is gone
Secrets are tearing us apart
The song "Secrets" by Stream of Passion is an emotional track about the dangers of keeping secrets and the negative impact it can have on our lives. The first verse explains that not all things are meant to be heard and that secrets can grow out of control like tiny drops of fiery red. The second verse talks about the consequences of keeping secrets, that every nightmare and war await us at the door, and how they can poison our hearts. The chorus urges us to lift the burden and say the words before all hope is gone, as secrets are tearing us apart. The third verse hints at how secrets can cause doubts and mistrust, as whispers pound in our ears and break into our silent dreams. The song ends by asking us to roll the dice and choose whether to keep the secrets or let them go.
Line by Line Meaning
Things unspoken, things unsaid
There are things that we keep to ourselves and never express verbally.
Never meant to be heard
These things we keep to ourselves are not meant to be known by anyone else.
Tiny drops of fiery red
These secrets are like small embers of fire that can grow and spread if left unchecked.
Will divide
These secrets have the power to create division between individuals or groups of people.
And grow out of control
If these secrets are not addressed, they can escalate and become uncontrollable problems.
Every nightmare, every war
The consequences of keeping secrets can result in disastrous outcomes.
Awaits us at the door
These outcomes are inevitable and are waiting for us to address the secrets we keep.
Secrets are poisoning our hearts
Keeping secrets is toxic and can have negative emotional effects on individuals.
Lift the burden, say the words
The way to alleviate the negative impact of keeping secrets is to share them and express them verbally.
Until all our hope is gone
If we continue to keep secrets and do not address them, it can lead to a sense of despair and hopelessness.
Secrets are tearing us apart
In the end, keeping secrets can cause division and destroy relationships.
Whispers pounding in our ears
The secrets we keep can be like a constant, nagging reminder that we need to address them.
Broke into our silent dreams
These secrets can even infiltrate our subconscious thoughts and disturb our sleep.
Who's to blame, who's to believe?
The longer we keep secrets, the more complicated and confusing the situation can become.
Roll the dice...
We must take a chance and trust that revealing our secrets will have a positive outcome.
Contributed by Jordyn V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.