The roots of TSO are found in Savatage, a traditional heavy metal band that gradually progressed into a symphonic metal act. Savatage's rock operas, starting with STREETS, began the experimentation with what would become TSO culminating on the track "Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24)" from DEAD WINTER DEAD. This track was a minor hit for the struggling band, and demonstrated that there might be an audience for the symphonic metal approach to holiday themes.
The concept for a band playing Christmas carols in a rock opera style was not received warmly by the industry, but quickly proved a success with adults as well as young people. In the recording studio, Trans-Siberian Orchestra uses a full 60-piece orchestra and a choir.
As of 2004, their touring band included 14 vocalists, 14 musicians, and 2 narrators. Trans-Siberian Orchestra released their debut album Christmas Eve and Other Stories in 1996, and it remains their best-selling album. Their 1998 release The Christmas Attic was similarly a concept album with a Christmas theme. In 2000, they released their first non-Christmas album, Beethoven's Last Night. Beethoven's Last Night is a concept album about Ludwig van Beethoven's last night on earth, during which he meets Mephistopheles (possible Satan, or one of his underlings).
After a few years of touring, they returned to the studio with another full-length album, Lost Christmas Eve, and the accompanying DVD/3-CD release The Christmas Trilogy, which contained all three of their Christmas albums to date.
During their winter tours of 2005 and 2006, the band had announced that they were working on the new album, set to release later that year (this was said both years). During the summer of 2007, the official myspace for TSO stated that they were recording, with the expression 'inspired'. Finally, on October 27, 2007, the long awaited new album (and second non-Christmas) arrived "Night Castle". The album is another concept album, spanning 2 cd's, and is the telling of the story of a soldier's experience during the Killing Fields of the Khmer Rouge. As always, it's about faith, hope, fate and the inherent belief that there is good in all people. The album was received with mixed reviews, from the praise of the band's fans, to the near burning of albums by those that are less than receptive to the album. Along with the songs for the story, the album also includes 4 tracks that are not part of the story, and yes, it features the band's rendition of "Carmina Burana (O Fortuna)", performed as a preview by the band during their winter tours, as well as one cover of a Savatage song.
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After The Fall
Trans-Siberian Orchestra Lyrics
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Only time
Could never take me away from you
And why
Should it try
Time never cares just what we do
And gazes down
Dropping its moments all around
And if I could wish upon that star
I would find what you dream
And then ask god to grant it
I wanted
To say this
Long before this dark would fall
At night I
Would pray this
Then wonder if god heard at all
For the chances I've had are now long gone
And that star is no longer wished upon
For on this night it seems too far away
Try
I have tried
To pretend that I don't care
But then
Sleep arrives
And in every dream I find you there
But I don't want the past to be my life
And I don't want to live inside the night
But I don't want to see your shadow fade
So I sleep and I dream
Though I don't understand it
I wanted
To say this
Long before this dark would fall
At night I
Would pray this
Then wonder if god heard at all
For the chances I've had are now long gone
And that star is no longer wished upon
For on this night it seems too far away
You can live your life in a thousand ways
But it all comes down to that single day
When you realize what you regret
What you can't reclaim but you can't forget
If I could just fall back into my life
And find you there inside this night
And let eternity just drift away
The lyrics to Trans-Siberian Orchestra's song After The Fall express the pain and longing of losing someone dear to you. The singer addresses time, acknowledging that no matter how much time passes, it can never take them away from their loved one. Time doesn't care about what we do, it just passes by, dropping its moments all around us. The singer expresses their desire to wish upon a star to find out what their loved one dreams of and pray to God to grant it. However, the chances they had to make things right are now long gone, and that star they wished upon is now too far away.
The singer continues to express how they try to pretend that they don't care about what happened, but in their dreams, their loved one is always there. They don't want to live inside the night or see their loved one's shadow fade, but they don't understand why they continue to dream about them. The singer then reflects on how we can live our lives in a thousand ways, but in the end, it all comes down to that single day when we realize what we regret, what we can't reclaim, but we can't forget. The singer wishes they could just fall back into their life and find their loved one, and let eternity just drift away.
In conclusion, After The Fall is a poignant expression of loss, regret, and the longing for someone dear to you. The lyrics remind us that time can never take away the memories we have of our loved ones, and no matter how much we try to forget, they will always be a part of us.
Line by Line Meaning
Time
The abstract concept of time
Only time
Nothing but time
Could never take me away from you
Cannot separate me from you
And why
And for what reason
Should it try
Would it even attempt
Time never cares just what we do
Time is indifferent to our actions
It just sits on a star
Time is represented as sitting on a star
And gazes down
Looking down upon us
Dropping its moments all around
Dispersing its moments everywhere
And if I could wish upon that star
If I could make a wish on that star
I would find what you dream
I would discover your desires
And then ask God to grant it
And then beseech God to make it happen
I wanted
I desired
To say this
To articulate this
Long before this dark would fall
Well before the encroaching darkness
At night I
During nightfall I
Would pray this
I used to offer a prayer
Then wonder if God heard at all
Then I would question if God listened
For the chances I've had are now long gone
Opportunities I had are now lost
And that star is no longer wished upon
And that star is no longer sought after
For on this night it seems too far away
For it appears too distant on this night
Try
I attempt
I have tried
I have endeavored
To pretend that I don't care
To feign my lack of concern
But then
However
Sleep arrives
I fall asleep
And in every dream I find you there
And you are present in every dream I have
But I don't want the past to be my life
But I do not wish my life to be my past
And I don't want to live inside the night
Nor do I want to exist within this darkness
But I don't want to see your shadow fade
But I do not want your presence to diminish
So I sleep and I dream
Thus, I slumber and dream
Though I don't understand it
Even though I don't comprehend it
You can live your life in a thousand ways
Life can be lived in countless manners
But it all comes down to that single day
It boils down to that specific day
When you realize what you regret
When recognizing what you rue
What you can't reclaim but you can't forget
What cannot be retrieved, but also can't be ignored
If I could just fall back into my life
If I could regress into my past
And find you there inside this night
And find your presence in this darkness
And let eternity just drift away
And let eternity slip away peacefully
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JOHN OLIVA, JOHN N. OLIVA, PAUL O'NEILL, PAUL F. O'NEILL
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After the fall Lyrics
[THERESA]
TIME
ONLY TIME
COULD NEVER TAKE ME AWAY FROM YOU
AND WHY
SHOULD IT TRY
TIME NEVER CARES JUST WHAT WE DO
IT JUST SITS ON A STAR
AND GAZES DOWN
DROPPING ITS MOMENTS ALL AROUND
AND IF I COULD WISH UPON THAT STAR
I WOULD FIND WHAT YOU DREAM
AND THEN ASK GOD TO GRANT IT
I WANTED
TO SAY THIS
LONG BEFORE THIS DARK WOULD FALL
AT NIGHT I
WOULD PRAY THIS
THEN WONDER IF GOD HEARD AT ALL
FOR THE CHANCES I'VE HAD ARE NOW LONG GONE
AND THAT STAR IS NO LONGER WISHED UPON
FOR ON THIS NIGHT IT SEEMS TOO FAR AWAY
TRY
I HAVE TRIED
TO PRETEND THAT I DON'T CARE
BUT THEN
SLEEP ARRIVES
AND IN EVERY DREAM I FIND YOU THERE
BUT I DON'T WANT THE PAST TO BE MY LIFE
AND I DON'T WANT TO LIVE INSIDE THE NIGHT
BUT I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOUR SHADOW FADE
SO I SLEEP AND I DREAM
THOUGH I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT
I WANTED
TO SAY THIS
LONG BEFORE THIS DARK WOULD FALL
AT NIGHT I
WOULD PRAY THIS
THEN WONDER IF GOD HEARD AT ALL
FOR THE CHANCES I'VE HAD ARE NOW LONG GONE
AND THAT STAR IS NO LONGER WISHED UPON
FOR ON THIS NIGHT IT SEEMS TOO FAR AWAY
YOU CAN LIVE YOUR LIFE IN A THOUSAND WAYS
BUT IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THAT SINGLE DAY
WHEN YOU REALIZE WHAT YOU REGRET
WHAT YOU CAN'T RECLAIM BUT YOU CAN'T FORGET
IF I COULD JUST FALL BACK INTO MY LIFE
AND FIND YOU THERE INSIDE THIS NIGHT
AND LET ETERNITY JUST DRIFT AWAY
Hyena Edits
People who only know TSO for their Christmas music don't know what they're missing!
BH
How true! TSO is more than just Christmas music. As a result of Savatage's collaborations with TSO, I have started listening to their music as well. I love TSO's DVDs and the poetic stories written inside the jackets of their ADs. Awesomel
MrBoeskool
I love Patti Russo,what a voice,such an underrated singer
NatBat Lightwood
I must buy this album. How am I only just discovering this album it's amazing.
djpaige3
I LOVE this song! TSO is AWESOME!
VRychenrollV
The one fault that I have with seeing TSO live is they slow everything down by a beat instead of letting the song flow, otherwise I love everything that they do
Shane LaRene
a great song, but live with Chloe's vocals....easily one of my fav TSO songs
Caroline Wright
My fav song on this CD. Love love love!!!
carterspencer
i love this song. i think this should be a wedding song :D
bpgable17
I want this played at my funeral...