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
The Art of Loss
Stream of Passion Lyrics
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Into my rear view mirror
At the darkened path
That left me broken and blind
I'll never know where it went wrong
So I won't try again
I'll surrender to the simple thought
She's the voice I hear
When slipping out of reason, she took from me the cause
I thought I'd never deny
I'll never know where it went wrong, I'll never try again
I've surrender to the simple thought
Of losing everything
I let you write into my dreams
Hoping you'd never walk away
And I blame you for it
I'll never know, I'll never know
I'll never try again
I'll surrender to the simple thought
Of losing everything
The lyrics in this song by Stream of Passion titled "The Art of Loss" are heartbreaking and represent the artist's pain of letting go of a love that they thought was going to be forever. The lyrics talk about looking back into the past at a dark path that left them shattered and unable to see. The artist acknowledges that they will never know where it all went wrong and so they have given up on trying to make things work. They have come to terms with the thought of losing everything which in this case includes the true love that they hoped would last forever.
The artist mentions a voice that they hear when slipping out of reason, that took away the core of their beliefs that they thought they would never lose. The pain of losing a loved one is so strong that it made them lose their grip on reality, as they struggle to come to terms with everything that is happening in their life, including the fact that they are losing their love.
The last verse mentions that the artist let the other person write into their dreams, with the hope that they would never walk away from the life that they had built together. Unfortunately, that dream was shattered, and they find themselves blaming the other person for it. However, in the end, they realize that they can never try again, and they accept that losing everything, including their love, is the simplest way to deal with the pain.
Line by Line Meaning
Take a long hard look
Examine deeply
Into my rear view mirror
Reflecting on the past
At the darkened path
The path that leads to darkness
That left me broken and blind
That caused me to be shattered and unable to see
I'll never know where it went wrong
I won't be able to understand the reason for the failure.
So I won't try again
I will not attempt to do it again.
I'll surrender to the simple thought
I will submit to the easy idea
Of losing everything
To let go of everything.
She's the voice I hear
The inner voice that I listen to
When slipping out of reason, she took from me the cause
When I lose my mind, please understand that it was she who pushed me away
I thought I'd never deny
I thought that there was nothing I would refuse
I'll never know, I'll never know
I'll never know, I'll never know
I let you write into my dreams
I allowed you to intertwine yourself in my dreams
Hoping you'd never walk away
With the hope that you would never leave me
And I blame you for it
And I hold you responsible for it
I'll never try again
I will not give it another try
I'll surrender to the simple thought
I will let go of everything
Of losing everything
To let go of everything
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: DAVY MICKERS, ERIC HAZEBROEK, JEFFREY REVET, JOCHEM JACOBS, JOHAN VAN STRATUM, JOOST VAN DEN BROEK, MARCELA BOVIO, STEPHAN SCHULTZ
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Very good song and performance indeed!!! Marcela shine as always!!!
She is amazing singer, happy to find her old band.
I saw her first time in the valley of the queens with Anneke and love her voice at once,i saw after with gentle storm again with Anneke and finally with maYan but i didn't knew her past.
Thank you my friend,i will have a very busy week with so many new bands.
mario mendoza
GENIAL MUSIC AND LYRIC
patyto brave
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