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)
Mother Earth
Within Temptation Lyrics
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Rivers and mountains she creates
But you'll never know
The next move she'll make
You can try
But it is useless to ask why
Cannot control her
She goes her own way
She rules until the end of time
She gives and she takes
She rules until the end of time
She goes her own way
With every breath
And all the choices that we make
We are only passing through on her way
I find my strength
Believing that your soul lives on
Until the end of time
I'll carry it with me
Once you will know my dear
You don't have to fear
A new beginning always starts at the end
Until the end of time
She goes her own way
The lyrics of Within Temptation's Mother Earth explore the power and complexity of nature. The opening lines of the song describe the beauty and majesty of the natural world, with reference to the birds, butterflies, rivers, and mountains that surround us. However, there is a sense of unpredictability and capriciousness in the lyrics that suggests that we can never truly understand or control Mother Earth. The phrase "you'll never know the next move she'll make" implies a sense of danger or uncertainty that is always present when dealing with nature.
The song goes on to explore the idea that we are all just passing through, briefly inhabiting the Earth before moving on. The lyrics suggest that our individual experiences and choices may seem significant to us, but in the grand scheme of nature, they are ultimately insignificant. The idea of our souls living on after our physical bodies have passed is also touched on in the lyrics, suggesting a deeper meaning to our connections to nature.
The final lines of the song are perhaps the most poignant: "Once you will know my dear / You don't have to fear / A new beginning always starts at the end / Until the end of time / She goes her own way." These lyrics encapsulate the idea that, while we may not understand or control Mother Earth, we can trust in her cycles of death and rebirth.
Line by Line Meaning
Birds and butterflies
Mother Earth creates various living beings.
Rivers and mountains she creates
Mother Earth also creates landscapes, like rivers and mountains.
But you'll never know
Humans cannot fully comprehend and predict Mother Earth's actions.
The next move she'll make
Mother Earth acts in mysterious ways.
You can try
Humans attempt to understand and control nature.
But it is useless to ask why
But it is usually futile and impossible to understand why things happen in nature.
Cannot control her
Humans cannot completely control Mother Earth.
She goes her own way
Mother Earth has her own path and cannot be directed by humans.
She rules until the end of time
Mother Earth is the ultimate authority and will continue to exist infinitely.
She gives and she takes
Mother Earth provides for her living beings but also takes back from them.
With every breath
Humans are connected with and dependent on Mother Earth for their survival.
And all the choices that we make
Humans have the power to make decisions that can affect Mother Earth positively or negatively.
We are only passing through on her way
Human beings are temporary residents in Mother Earth's world.
I find my strength
The singer finds hope in believing in a soul's existence beyond death.
Believing that your soul lives on
The idea of an afterlife gives the singer comfort and motivation to carry on.
Until the end of time
The artist will remember and honor souls forever.
I'll carry it with me
The artist will always remember loved ones and their souls.
Once you will know my dear
The singer assures someone that they will understand and embrace the idea of reincarnation and the cycle of life.
You don't have to fear
The singer wants to assure someone that death is a natural part of the cycle of life.
A new beginning always starts at the end
Death can mark the beginning of a new cycle of life.
Until the end of time
Souls continue to exist and be remembered forever.
She goes her own way
Mother Earth follows her own path and cannot be controlled by anyone.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: AUGUSTINUS H.R.G. EIKENS, OSCAR C. HOLLEMAN, RENE J. MERKELBACH, ROBERT WESTERHOLT, SHARON J. DEN ADEL
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Birds and butterflies
Rivers and mountains she creates
But you'll never know
The next move she'll make
You can try
But it is useless to ask why
Cannot control her
She goes her own way
She rules until the end of time
She gives and she takes
She rules until the end of time
She goes her own way
With every breath
And all the choices that we make
We are only passing through on her way
I find my strength
Believing that your soul lives on
Until the end of time
I'll carry it with me
Once you will know my dear
You don't have to fear
A new beginning always starts at the end
Until the end of time
She goes her own way
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<3
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I still LOVE IT in 2021
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Of course! ♥
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i will never get over how beautiful this song is, i havent heard it in maybe ten years and now put it on and instantly started crying <3
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@MOTHER EARTH
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This is one of the most beautiful songs in the history of symphonic metal
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No, it isn't
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