Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen Cabuli (born August 17, 1977, in Kitee, Finland… Read Full Bio ↴Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen Cabuli (born August 17, 1977, in Kitee, Finland), better known as Tarja Turunen (while she was vocalist of Nightwish) or simply Tarja, is a Finnish singer. Tarja began to study music at age six, and moved to the city of Kuopio at 18 to study at the Sibelius Academy. She married Argentinian businessman Marcelo Cabuli in early 2003.

She is the former lead singer of the Finnish band Nightwish which she founded along with Emppu Vuorinen and Tuomas Holopainen in 1996. After being expelled from the band in October 2005, Tarja Turunen is now devoting her time to her solo career under the stage name of Tarja.

During the spring of 2005, she prepared a collaboration with Germany's Martin Kesici, the duet Leaving You for Me, also accompanied by a video. On November 8th 2006, Tarja's first solo album, Henkäys Ikuisuudesta was released as a Christmas album.

Tarja's second solo album, My Winter Storm, was released in November 2007 and achieved gold status in Finland on the day of release. The album took the number 1 spot in the Finnish charts. Tarja also sings on track In The Picture, composed by Rage guitarist Victor Smolski, on Nuclear Blast Allstars' album 'Into The Light', 2007. In 2009, Tarja released a duet with Doro Pesch, the former vocalist for heavy metal band Warlock.

Tarja's third solo album, What Lies Beneath was released in Finland on September 1, 2010. The album sold around 1,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release, landing it position 24 on the Top New Artist Albums chart. This is the first album on which Tarja is credited for composition on every original track.

Official site: www.tarjaturunen.com

Leaving you for me featuring Martin Kesici
Tarja Lyrics

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I´m sitting here alone, what else could I have done?
I can´t regret ´cause I don´t even know what I did wrong
Freedom died with you
I´m searching for myself
I wanna feel alive

What about me?(echo)

Leaving you for me, (what about us)
Try to understand
That I´m only leaving you for me
(Are you trying to hurt me?)
Demons in my head
They won´t let go

Hiding from the truth
His strange trough his thoughts
I can go exploring every corner of his soul
Life has to go on
You'll still find your way
I wanna feel alive

(What about me)

Leaving you for me (what about us)
Try to understand
That I´m only leaving you for me
(Are you trying to hurt me?)
Demons in my head
They won´t let go

I've lock the door
Deep inside
Different memories
I've lock the door, deep inside,different stories...
Martin talking: What about you? What about me?

Leaving you for me (what about us?)
Try to understand
That I´m only leaving you for me
(Are you trying to hurt me?)
Demons in my head
They won´t let go

Leaving you for me (Tarja: Leaving you for me....)
(what about us)
Try to understand (Martin: Try to understand)
That I´m only leaving you for me
(Are you trying to hurt me?)
Demons in my head
They won´t let go

Ooooooh....
Martin: Are you trying to hurt me?

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Tarja's song "Leaving You for Me" featuring Martin Kesici expresses a feeling of confusion and a desperate need for personal liberation. The singer is sitting alone, unsure of what they have done wrong but unable to deny that their freedom has "died" in their current situation. They are searching for themselves and longing to feel alive. The singer seems to be caught between a sense of responsibility towards their partner and an intense need for personal fulfillment. Deep down, they know that they must leave their partner to explore themselves, but they fear that this decision will hurt the one they love.

The chorus repeats the phrase "Leaving You for Me," emphasizing the internal conflict of the singer. The demons in their head won't let go, and they feel trapped between their own desires and the fear of hurting someone else. The lyrics suggest that the singer has already locked away many memories and stories, buried deep inside themselves. They know that they must let go and move on for their own happiness, but it is not an easy decision to make.

Overall, the song speaks to the difficulty of breaking free from relationships that no longer serve us, even if it means hurting others in the process. It's a complex emotional struggle that many people can relate to on some level.

Line by Line Meaning

I´m sitting here alone, what else could I have done?
Tarja is alone and reflects on her actions - she did what she had to do and there is nothing else that she could have done differently.

I can´t regret ´cause I don´t even know what I did wrong
Tarja does not feel remorse for leaving because she doesn't believe that she did anything wrong, and therefore doesn't know what to regret.

Freedom died with you
Tarja feels like she lost her freedom when she was with her partner and leaving him is the only way for her to gain it back.

I´m searching for myself
Tarja is on a journey of self-discovery and is trying to find herself as an individual.

I wanna feel alive
Tarja wants to experience true happiness and excitement in life, and leaving her partner is a step towards achieving that.

What about me?(echo)
Tarja is questioning if her partner ever considered her needs and feelings in their relationship.

Leaving you for me, (what about us) Try to understand That I´m only leaving you for me (Are you trying to hurt me?) Demons in my head They won´t let go
Tarja is leaving her partner for her own well-being and is asking him to understand this. However, she is haunted by personal demons which make it difficult to fully let go.

Hiding from the truth His strange trough his thoughts I can go exploring every corner of his soul
Tarja could sense that her partner was hiding things from her and that his mind was a strange place. She wants to get to know him better and understand him more deeply.

Life has to go on You'll still find your way I wanna feel alive
Tarja acknowledges that life doesn't stop just because her relationship is over, and that her ex-partner will find his own way. She repeats her desire to feel alive and fulfilled.

Leaving you for me (what about us) Try to understand That I´m only leaving you for me (Are you trying to hurt me?) Demons in my head They won´t let go
Tarja is leaving her partner for her own personal growth and asks him to understand this. However, she is still struggling with her inner demons.

I've lock the door Deep inside Different memories I've lock the door, deep inside,different stories... Martin talking: What about you? What about me?
Tarja has locked away certain memories and stories deep within herself, likely as a form of protection. Martin then asks her about himself and his own feelings, indicating that he is also struggling in some way.

Leaving you for me (what about us?) Try to understand (Martin: Try to understand) That I´m only leaving you for me (Are you trying to hurt me?) Demons in my head They won´t let go
Tarja repeats that she is leaving for her own personal growth and asks Martin to try and understand this. She is still held back by her inner demons.

Ooooooh.... Martin: Are you trying to hurt me?
The song ends with a haunting vocalization from Tarja, and Martin once again questioning if Tarja is trying to intentionally hurt him in the process of leaving.

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