Within Temptation is a Dutch rock band founded in April 1996 by vocalist Sh… Read Full Bio ↴Within Temptation is a Dutch rock band founded in April 1996 by vocalist Sharon den Adel and guitarist Robert Westerholt. The band went through numerous style changes, blending various genres throughout its career. Their debut album Enter and early singles were in vein of gothic metal. From Mother Earth (2000) album onwards, the band shifted to symphonic metal genre, which brought Within Temptation to popularity. Their recent albums, starting with The Unforgiving (2011), lean towards alternative rock and synth rock . In an interview, den Adel described her band's style as symphonic rock with various influences. In another interview, den Adel stated that "We consider ourselves more an atmospheric melodic symphonic metal/rock band... In my opinion, we are not a gothic band but we have gothic elements".

After the release of their debut album Enter in 1997, the band became prominent in the Dutch underground scene. It was not until 2001 that they became known to the general public, with the single "Ice Queen" from their second album Mother Earth, which reached No. 2 on the Dutch charts. This was followed by the band winning the Conamus Exportprijs, a Dutch music award, four years in a row, and a fifth in 2016. Their next albums The Silent Force (2004) and The Heart of Everything (2007) debuted at No. 1 on the Dutch charts and expanded their international recognition. In 2008, they released Black Symphony, a live album recorded with the Metropole Orchestra. This was followed in 2009 by An Acoustic Night at the Theatre, another live album, this time with acoustic renditions of the songs.

The band's fifth studio album, The Unforgiving, was released in March 2011 and was one part of a transmedia effort, alongside both a comic book series and a series of short films that together encompass a story. The album saw the band increasingly venturing on new musical territories outside symphonic metal. Their sixth studio album, Hydra, was released in early 2014 in Japan, Europe, and the United States. The album advanced the band's exploration of new musical genres and features guest appearances from various artists: Finnish singer Tarja Turunen, who appears in the lead single "Paradise (What About Us?)"; Howard Jones, former vocalist of American metalcore band Killswitch Engage; Dave Pirner, lead vocalist of American alternative rock band Soul Asylum; and American rapper Xzibit. The band had extensive airplay on BBC Radio 2 in the United Kingdom with one of the songs from the album, "Whole World Is Watching" featuring Pirner.

Their latest studio album, Resist, was released in February 2019 and incorporates influences from other musical styles such as industrial and EDM. By 2016, the band had already sold more than 3.5 million albums worldwide.

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Studio albums
Enter (1997)
Mother Earth (2000)
The Silent Force (2004)
The Heart of Everything (2007)
The Unforgiving (2011)
Hydra (2014)
Resist (2019)
Bleed Out (2023)

Another Day
Within Temptation Lyrics

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I know you are going away
I take my love into another day
In my thoughts, you're with me
Fell in love with your ways

I know you are going away
Leads my heart into a daze
I know you are going away

Leaves a void in my heart and soul

I know you are going away
I take my love into another day
In my thoughts, you're with me
Fell in love with your ways

I know you are going away
Leads my heart into a daze
I know you are going away
Leaves a void in my heart and soul

Wherever you are, whatever you do
I feel the walls surrounding you
Wherever you are, whatever you do
I know you're independent
But I'm trying to get through to you

Wherever you are, wherever you are
Don't you know, it all depends on you
Ooh, you, you

I know you are going away
Lead my heart into a daze

I know you are going away
Leave a void in my heart and soul

Overall Meaning

Within Temptation's song "Another Day" is a heart-wrenching ballad that speaks to the universal experience of longing for a loved one who is leaving. The lyrics are straightforward and poignant, describing the singer's emotions as they face the prospect of being separated from someone they love. The repetition of the lines "I know you are going away" and "Leads my heart into a daze" emphasizes the singer's sense of confusion and disorientation in the face of this imminent loss.

What makes this song especially moving is the way it conveys both the depth of the singer's love for the person who is leaving and their recognition of the fact that they can't hold onto them. The line "In my thoughts, you're with me / Fell in love with your ways" speaks to the power of memory and how we carry people with us even when they're gone. At the same time, the lines "Wherever you are, whatever you do / I feel the walls surrounding you" convey the sense of helplessness that can come with loving someone who is determined to leave.

As the song goes on, it becomes clear that the singer is trying to reach out to the person who is leaving, to bridge the distance that is growing between them. The lines "I know you're independent / But I'm trying to get through to you" express the singer's desire to connect, even as they recognize that it may not be possible. By the end of the song, the singer is left with a "void in [their] heart and soul" that speaks to the lasting impact of this loss.

Line by Line Meaning

I know you are going away
Leads my heart into a daze

I take my love into another day
Moving on with my love, despite the difficulties

In my thoughts, you're with me
Remembering you always, even though you're gone

Fell in love with your ways
Always admired and loved the way you were

Wherever you are, whatever you do
No matter where you go or what you do with your life

I feel the walls surrounding you
I sense the obstacles and challenges you face

Wherever you are, whatever you do
No matter where you go or what you do with your life

I know you're independent
I know you can take care of yourself

But I'm trying to get through to you
I want to communicate with you, despite the distance and differences

Wherever you are, wherever you are
No matter where you go, or where you are now

Don't you know, it all depends on you
Remember, it's all up to you to make your own choices