Swallow the Sun was formed in early 2000 by Juha Raivio, joined soon by Pasi Pasanen came along (both had played in Plutonium Orange). They rehearsed a couple of songs, one of them being "Through Her Silvery Body" which would end up on their first demo, Out of This Gloomy Light. In 2001 Markus Jämsen, whom Raivio and Pasanen already knew from their earlier bands, joined as a second guitarist, and Mikko Kotamäki from Funeris Nocturnum as singer; then Aleksi Munter (keyboards) and Matti Honkonen (bass), also of Funeris Nocturnum, joined the band. In the spring of 2002 they started arranging songs for the demo, which was recorded in January 2003 at Sam's Workshop with Sami Kokko, who also mixed the demo.
A record deal with Firebox Records was signed a few months after the recordings of the demo, and Swallow the Sun entered studio at late July 2003. During the following three weeks they recorded their debut album, The Morning Never Came.
In February 2005, Swallow the Sun released their second album, Ghosts of Loss. Their single, "Forgive Her..." gained 4th place on the Finnish Top 20 singles chart in its first week of release, and stayed on the charts for 6 weeks. Their album entered the charts as well: #8 in between Gwen Stefani and System of a Down.
During the year 2006 they signed to Spinefarm Records and did a small European tour. In January 2007 they released their third album, Hope, which includes a cover version of the Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus song "Alavilla mailla" (which they translated into "These Low Lands") as a bonus track on the digipack edition, sung by Tomi Joutsen, the frontman of fellow Finnish metal band, Amorphis. There is also a guest appearance by Jonas Renkse of Katatonia on the song "The Justice of Suffering". They went on a US tour with Katatonia, Scar Symmetry and Insomnium in late 2007.
In September 2008, they released an EP called Plague of Butterflies. In October, they announced a December tour of the UK of ten live shows supporting Apocalyptica.
On May 18, 2009 Swallow the Sun announced that Kai Hahto of Wintersun will be joining to fill the void left by former drummer Pasi Pasanen. Swallow the Sun confirmed on 12 June that their next album would be entitled New Moon and is being produced by Jens Bogren, they also stated that Kai Hahto would be doing the drums on this album.
Emerald Forest and the Blackbird is their fifth studio album. The album was released February 1, 2012, by Spinefarm Records. It was also released on limited LP on both green and white vinyl by Svart Records.
Official site: http://www.swallowthesun.net
Hearts Wide Shut
Swallow the Sun Lyrics
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the only words I learned to know.
Be still my bleeding heart, while I hold my breath
and wait for it to pass, but it never will, never has.
Your loving light will only wake them,
make them appear from their hiding.
Would you make them disappear?
I crossed the oceans of tears
and sacrificed all these hearts
on the altar of you.
But these same ghosts will haunt me
until my last days,
one by one risen from their graves
telling me I'm not worth being forgiven
for the all hearts wide shut.
The white veil falls upon your face
covering the scars and tears.
And as you walk down the aisle
the marble steps end, and you fall.
I won't be there to save you;
I'll let you fall, just like the others before.
I crossed the oceans of tears
and sacrificed all these hearts
on the altar of you.
But these same ghosts will haunt me
until my last days,
one by one risen from their graves
telling me I'm not worth being forgiven
for the all hearts wide shut.
"Hearts Wide Shut" by Swallow the Sun is a song that reflects the feelings of a person who has been hurt by love but continues to hold on to it, despite being haunted by the memories of a past love. The lyrics talk about the pain and sorrow that love causes and how it leaves people with nothing but memories of things that could have been. The vocalist uses words of sorrow to talk about a love lost and the hopelessness of the situation.
The lyrics suggest that the love that the singer holds is not reciprocated, and their heart continues to bleed. They wait for the pain to pass, yet it seems that it never will, and the memories will continue to haunt them forever. The song speaks of the ghosts of past relationships that will always haunt the singer, telling them they are not worth being forgiven for the hearts that were left wide shut. The song suggests that the singer will never be able to move on from the hurt they have experienced, and the pain of love will continue to haunt them.
Line by Line Meaning
Talk to me with words of sorrow,
Communicate with me using words of grief,
the only words I learned to know.
Because that’s the only language that speaks to me.
Be still my bleeding heart, while I hold my breath
Suppress the pain in my heart, while I hold my breath.
and wait for it to pass, but it never will, never has.
And wait for it to go away, but it never goes, it never did.
Your loving light will only wake them,
Your affectionate spark will only bring them to life,
make them appear from their hiding.
It will make them visible from their hiding places.
Would you make them disappear?
Would you make them vanish?
But no one can, not even you.
But no one can, not even you.
I crossed the oceans of tears
I crossed deep waters of sadness
and sacrificed all these hearts
and gave away all these hearts (sacrificed in the sense of losing)
on the altar of you.
to love you unconditionally.
But these same ghosts will haunt me
But these same memories will torment me
until my last days,
until the end of my days,
one by one risen from their graves
each one resurfacing from their past
telling me I'm not worth being forgiven
reminding me I’m not deserving of forgiveness
for the all hearts wide shut.
for sealing off all my heart from everyone including myself.
The white veil falls upon your face
The white veil drops onto your face
covering the scars and tears.
Covering the wounds and tears
And as you walk down the aisle
And while you’re walking down the aisle
the marble steps end, and you fall.
you reach the terminus of the marble steps, and you lose your footing.
I won't be there to save you;
I will not be there to rescue you;
I'll let you fall, just like the others before.
I will let you plummet, just like the others before.
Contributed by Lincoln Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Arafel
Talk to me with words of sorrow
The only words I learned to know
Be still my bleeding heart, while I hold my breath
And wait for it to pass, but it never will, never has
Your loving light will only wake them
Make them appear from their hiding
Would you make them disappear?
But no one can, not even you
I crossed the oceans of tears
And sacrificed all these hearts
On the altar of you
But these same ghosts will haunt me
Until my last days
One by one risen from their graves
Telling me I'm not worth being forgiven
For the all hearts wide shut
The white veil falls upon your face
Covering the scars and tears
And as you walk down the aisle
The marble steps end, and you fall
I won't be there to save you;
I'll let you fall, just like the others before
I crossed the oceans of tears
And sacrificed all these hearts
On the altar of you
But these same ghosts will haunt me
Until my last days
One by one risen from their graves
Telling me I'm not worth being forgiven
For the all hearts wide shut
ed74 nagrom
I've been listening to STS for a couple of years and they are by far my favorite band, but this album isnt on spotify so I hadn't really checked it out. I had listened to each song for 10 seconds or more on YouTube and nothing caught my attention. I downloaded these videos on my phone a few weeks ago and there isnt 1 song on it I dont like. I love how unpredictable the flow of their songs are. True masters
Антон Сычёв
Great lyrics. As always.
lourek
Love it <3
Lucarloro
Very good. love Swallow the Sun.
locust7777
3:08 🖤
Lalo Muniz
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