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
Medusa
Tarja Lyrics
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I will show you
The island of the roses
Come to love me
I will play you
With fearless temptation
Taste the sweet wine from my lips
Face your virgin bride without a veil
And I will forgive you all your sins
Dance with me the dance of fire
Feel our worlds colliding
Join me in my cold desire
Last for you to see will be my eyes
A beautiful evil cursed with heart of stone
Feed my hunger with your kiss
Taking a life tonight is mine alone
Give me a luscious sigh of bliss
Dance with me the dance of fire
Feel our worlds colliding
Join me in my cold desire
Last for me to see will be your eyes
Come to see me
You will find my
Truth in the reflection
Come to love me
I will call you
The daughter of the darkness
Come to see me
You can call me
The daughter of the darkness
Come to love me
I will play you
With fearless temptation
Come to see me
You will find my / I will find your
Truth in the reflection
Come to love me
I will have you suffer in perfection
The lyrics to Tarja's song "Medusa" tell a story of a seductive and dangerous woman who invites the listener to come and see her. She promises to show them the island of roses and play with them with fearless temptation. The singer implores the listener to close their eyes and taste the sweet wine from her lips, all while facing their virgin bride without a veil. She says she will forgive them all their sins if they dance with her the dance of fire and feel the worlds colliding. However, the listener should beware of her cold desire, as the last thing they will see will be her eyes. The singer refers to herself as the daughter of darkness and invites the listener to find her truth in the reflection and love her while she causes them to suffer in perfection.
The song seems to be about the power dynamic between the singer and the listener. She is in control, luring them in with promises of paradise and tempting them with her beauty, but ultimately causing them pain. The island of roses represents the idyllic paradise that the singer wants to create for the listener, but it is clear that it is a trap from which there is no escape. The singer is portrayed as an evil figure with a heart of stone who feeds on the desire and affection of others.
Overall, "Medusa" is a dark and seductive song that explores themes of power and temptation. The lyrics invite the listener to indulge in their deepest desires, but warn of the consequences that come with giving in to them.
Line by Line Meaning
Come to see me
I invite you to come to me
I will show you
I'll reveal something to you
The island of the roses
A metaphorical place of beauty and danger
Come to love me
I request your love
I will play you
I will manipulate you
With fearless temptation
With seduction and boldness
Close your eyes and leave the empty grail
Abandon your emptiness and surrender to me
Taste the sweet wine from my lips
Experience pleasure from me
Face your virgin bride without a veil
Confront your innocence with me
And I will forgive you all your sins
I offer you redemption through me
Dance with me the dance of fire
Join me in a risky yet alluring dance
Feel our worlds colliding
Experience a clash of passion
Join me in my cold desire
Embrace my unfeeling longing
Last for you to see will be my eyes
I'll be the final thing you see
A beautiful evil cursed with heart of stone
I am an attractive but cruel being
Feed my hunger with your kiss
Satisfy my desire with your touch
Taking a life tonight is mine alone
I am in control and responsible for tonight's actions
Give me a luscious sigh of bliss
Let me experience your pleasure
Last for me to see will be your eyes
You'll be the last thing I see
You will find my
You'll discover
Truth in the reflection
The truth about me, reflected back at you
I will call you
I'll address you as
The daughter of the darkness
You are part of the dark world I inhabit
You can call me
You may refer to me as
I will have you suffer in perfection
I will make you suffer in an exquisite way
Contributed by Maria F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Anna Rubičová
Tarja is an absolutely amazing singer
larry zigler
And much much more !!!!!!
Anderson Motta Rodrigues
Que lindo ❤
Franck M.
Amazing Tarja ❤
Richard Morton
great music and a fantastic voice, 🤟🤟🤟🤟🌹🌹🌹🌹❤
Natalia Turunen
Minha Música preferida <3
Тарья Ниеминен
Концертные версии всегда такие живые!
Beorn The Bear.
Tarja loves when her fans enjoy her performances, and I can really see her glow here. She and the band do a perfect job again. This may be an odd question, but are those Alumitone pickups on the guitar?
Daniel Menezes
🤘❤️🤘
larry zigler
The SPELLBINDER and her fabulous band 💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!