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.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Within_Temptation
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)
Edge of the World
Within Temptation Lyrics
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Make it all beautiful?
Can I carry it, carry it, carry it now?
The truth can't bare the sunlight
You're afraid for the day it does
Hell when I told you so
I got burn, burn, burned again
Heaven forbid that my heart is forsaken
Hope in the end truth prevails
I'm gonna run to the edge of the world
Run to the edge of the world
Feel that I'm gonna get home if I try
I'm gonna run to the edge of the world
Run to the edge of the world
Need to find my way home, home
He earns fire as a God
But I believed in your heart
And I'm leaving you, leaving you, leaving you now
The truth can't bare the sunlight
And don't pretend to be my guide
Heard you said you'd change it over
But I got burn, burn, burned instead
Heaven can wait 'cause my soul is forsaken
Hope in the end truth prevails
I'm gonna run to the edge of the world
Run to the edge of the world
Feel that I'm gonna get home if I try
I'm gonna run to the edge of the world
Run to the edge of the world
Need to find my way home, home
I'm gonna run to the edge of the world
Run to the edge of the world
Feel that I'm gonna get home if I try
I'm gonna run to the edge of the world
Run to the edge of the world
Need to find my way home, home
Just to fall out, no more rain
Once upon a time
The lyrics of Within Temptation's song Edge of the World serve to convey the inner struggle of a person fighting for their beliefs and truth in a world that does not always embrace or understand them. The opening lines, "Can I swallow the soil, make it all beautiful?" suggests a desire to make everything right and find beauty even in the darkest places. However, this struggle is met with resistance, as the truth is often hidden in the shadows, where it cannot face the harsh light of day. The fear of rejection and persecution is prevalent as demonstrated by the lines, "The truth can't bear the sunlight, you're afraid for the day it does."
Despite these fears, there is a yearning to find a way back home that is expressed in the chorus. The repetition of "I'm gonna run to the edge of the world, run to the edge of the world, need to find my way home, home" highlights this need to return to oneself and find peace in the midst of chaos. The last lines, "Just to fall out, no more rain, once upon a time" suggest a hope for a new beginning or the end of something that has caused pain.
Overall, Edge of the World is a powerful track that explores themes of truth, faith, and the struggle to overcome fear and find one's way back home.
Line by Line Meaning
Can I swallow the soil
Make it all beautiful?
Can I carry it, carry it, carry it now?
Is it possible for me to take in all the pain and make it beautiful? Can I carry it all right now?
The truth can't bare the sunlight
You're afraid for the day it does
Hell when I told you so
I got burn, burn, burned again
The truth is too harsh to reveal right now, you're scared of what will happen when it's out in the open. I was burned before when I tried to tell you the truth.
Heaven forbid that my heart is forsaken
Hope in the end truth prevails
I hope my heart never becomes forgotten, and I hope that in the end, the truth will succeed.
I'm gonna run to the edge of the world
Run to the edge of the world
Feel that I'm gonna get home if I try
I'm gonna run to the edge of the world
Run to the edge of the world
Need to find my way home, home
I will go as far as the edge of the world if I have to, to find my way back home.
He earns fire as a God
But I believed in your heart
And I'm leaving you, leaving you, leaving you now
He may be like a God who can bring fire, but I trusted your heart. Now I have to leave you.
The truth can't bare the sunlight
And don't pretend to be my guide
Heard you said you'd change it over
But I got burn, burn, burned instead
The truth cannot be exposed right now, and you cannot act as my guide. I heard you say you would change, but I was hurt again.
Heaven can wait 'cause my soul is forsaken
Hope in the end truth prevails
Even if Heaven has to wait, I hope the truth will be victorious, because my soul cannot be abandoned.
Just to fall out, no more rain
Once upon a time
Now there is nothing left but falling out, no more hope for reconciliation. At one time, it was a different story.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JUNO JIMMINK, ROBERT WESTERHOLT, SHARON DEN ADEL
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