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
Supremacy
Tarja Lyrics
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Your true emancipation is a fantasy
All the seas
Have risen up and overcome the brave
Greatness dies
Unsung and lost invisible to history
Embedded spies
You don't have long
I am on to you
The time, it has come to destroy
Your supremacy
You don't have long
I am on to you
The time, it has come to destroy
Your supremacy
Supremacy
is a song by Finnish singer Tarja Turunen. The lyrics in the song talk about the struggles of individual liberty and the suppression of freedom by authoritarian regimes. The song starts with the lines "Wake to see, Your true emancipation is a fantasy", which means that even though people believe that they have achieved true freedom, the reality is that they are still restricted by various factors.
The second verse talks about the suppression of greatness, where even though there are great people who have done incredible things, they remain unsung and lost to history. The line "Embedded spies, Brainwashing our children to be mean" refers to how authoritarian regimes control their citizens by manipulating their children through various forms, including education.
The chorus repeats the lines: "You don't have long, I am on to you, The time, it has come to destroy your supremacy." This signifies that the fight for freedom has begun, and it's just a matter of time before the authoritarians are defeated. The song speaks to the human spirit of rebellion and the need for people to speak out against oppressive systems.
Line by Line Meaning
Wake to see
Open your eyes and become aware of what is happening around you
Your true emancipation is a fantasy
The idea of being truly free from control or oppression is unrealistic
All the seas
Everything and everyone around us
Have risen up and overcome the brave
Those who try to resist or fight back are being defeated
Greatness dies
The potential for magnificent accomplishments is being lost
Unsung and lost invisible to history
These achievements are being ignored and forgotten by society
Embedded spies
Secret agents are hidden within our communities
Brainwashing our children to be mean
They are slowly manipulating and corrupting the younger generation
You don't have long
Time is running out for those in power
I am on to you
The truth is being revealed and those responsible will be held accountable
The time, it has come to destroy
It is now time to take action and remove those in control
Your supremacy
The power and dominance that has been held by a select few
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Written by: Matthew James Bellamy
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Ulrich Hartel
This song should definitely be choose for a James Bond
HeavyMetalHeathen09
After watching all of the Bond films this winter I can definitively confirm that this would make an excellent Bond theme.
Aline C.
My God what a voice !! Energizing!
GORF
you ain't lyin'
Andrew Yardley
I've always thought that Tarja and Muse are made for each other; it's long overdue for them to work together.
Hora do Café
This song has always been my favorite of the band Muse, and the band was also always one of my favorite. Tarja is my favorite solo singer, and this interpretation was very good, but somehow, I did not feel the same dramatical load of the Muse version. The letter is undeniable, I can't deny, and has fallen very well with her style.
GORF
She is by far my favorite..... no contest.
JesseJames
Just saw her live here in Mexico and came looking for the song afterwards...
Absolutely amazing. Her presence on stage was not at all diminished with just a crowd of 200 or so.
Yks Vaan
Liar. Come on, tell us how you really feel. It was 300.
Songfugel
I wish there'd be a duet with Muse and Tarja