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
Still of the Night
Tarja Lyrics
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I hear the wolf howl, honey
Sniffing around your door
In the still of the night
I feel my heart beating heavy
Telling me I gotta have more
In the shadow of night
Telling me what's in store
My heart start aching
My body start a shaking
An' I can't take no more
Now I just wanna get close to you
An' taste your love so sweet
An' I just wanna make love to you
Feel your body heat
In the still of the night
In the still of the night
In the heat of the day
I hang my head down low
An' hide my face from the sun
Through the light of the day
Until the evening time
I'm waiting for the night to come
In the still of the night
In the cool moonlight
I feel my heart is aching
In the still of the night
In the still of the night
I hear the wolf howl, honey
Sniffing around your door
In the still of the night
I feel my heart beating heavy
Telling me I gotta have more
Now I just wanna get close to you
An' taste your love so sweet
An' I just wanna make love to you
Feel your body heat
In the still of the night
The lyrics of Tarja's song Still of the Night depict a passionate and intense desire for someone. The first verse describes the sensation of standing outside someone's door and hearing a wolf howl in the stillness of the night. The singer's heart is beating heavily, and she is driven to want more. The second verse sets the scene during the day, with the singer hiding from the sun and waiting for the night to come. When it finally does arrive, her heart is aching in the cool moonlight. The chorus repeats the intensity of her desires, wanting to get close to the person she desires, to taste their love, and to feel their body heat.
On one level, the lyrics could be interpreted as a simple love song or ode to physical passion. However, there is a deeper layer of meaning that suggests a primal, animalistic desire that cannot be contained. The wolf howling in the first verse symbolizes this desire, and the singer's reference to her body shaking and her heart aching conveys the sense of being overwhelmed by her urges. The repetition of the phrase "in the still of the night" creates a sense of urgency, as if the singer can no longer hold back her desires and must act on them immediately.
Overall, the lyrics of Still of the Night are a testament to the power of physical attraction and the intensity of desire that can arise in the darkness of night.
Line by Line Meaning
In the still of the night
During the quiet moments of the night
I hear the wolf howl, honey
I hear the wolf's howl, most likely a metaphor for danger or warning
Sniffing around your door
Appearing to be searching for something or someone
I feel my heart beating heavy
My heart is racing, most likely due to excitement or anticipation
Telling me I gotta have more
I feel like I need even more of what I desire
In the shadow of night
During the darkness of the night
I see the full moon rise
I notice the sight of the full moon as it appears
Telling me what's in store
Giving me a sense of what is to come
My heart start aching
My heart begins to feel pain or longing
My body start a shaking
I tremble or shake physically, most likely due to excitement or anticipation
An' I can't take no more
I cannot handle this feeling any longer
Now I just wanna get close to you
I have a strong desire to be near you
An' taste your love so sweet
I want to experience the sweetness of your love
An' I just wanna make love to you
I want to be intimate with you
Feel your body heat
I want to feel the warmth of your body
In the heat of the day
During the hot hours of the day
I hang my head down low
I feel ashamed or dejected
An' hide my face from the sun
I do not want to face or be seen by the sun's rays
Through the light of the day
During the brightness of the day
Until the evening time
Until the sun sets or it becomes night time
I'm waiting for the night to come
I am looking forward to the night time
In the cool moonlight
During the calming light of the moon
I feel my heart is aching
My heart feels pain or longing
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: DAVID COVERDALE, JOHN SYKES
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Berkay Sisman
In the still of the night
I hear the wolf howl, honey
Sniffing around your door
In the still of the night
I feel my heart beating heavy
Telling me I gotta have more
In the shadow of night
I see the full moon rise
Telling me what's in store
My heart start aching
My body start a shaking
An' I can't take no more
Now I just wanna get close to you
An' taste your love so sweet
An' I just wanna make love to you
Feel your body heat
In the still of the night
In the still of the night
In the heat of the day
I hang my head down low
An' hide my face from the sun
Through the light of the day
Until the evening time
I'm waiting for the night to come
In the still of the night
In the cool moonlight
I feel my heart is aching
In the still of the night
In the still of the night
I hear the wolf howl, honey
Sniffing around your door
In the still of the night
I feel my heart beating heavy
Telling me I gotta have more
Now I just wanna get close to you
An' taste your love so sweet
An' I just wanna make love to you
Feel your body heat
In the still of the night
DeltaCharlieHipHop
This woman is seriously my favorite vocalist of all time!!!!!!!
Mel Medina
This album was my favorite album of her solo career. And I love the cover <3
José Simões
A great cover from the great Whitesnake!!!
Nightwish13Ruin
LOVE!!! IT'S great that Tarja clearly loves 80s metal! And puts her own twist on her covers! YAY! love this and Poison!
cristian gabriel Veron
me encanta esta versión, de por si la canción era perfecta pero no puedo negarme a escucharla con esta hermosa voz, es una de mis favoritas del album^^ me mata la orquesta
Corn nugget
I would really love, to hear her and Rob Halford do a duet, could you imagine how powerful that would sound?
Gergana Atanasova
Amazing cover Tarja is wonderful !
Javier Domingo Collao
GRANDIOSAMENTE TARJA COMO SIEMPRE!!!
Ufologia Mundial Oficial
bandas como evanescence e novo nightwish concerteza devem estar com inveja pq esse album é perfeitoooo
Axel White
still of the night de whitesnake es mi canción favorita y esta versión es EPICA!