Within Temptation
Dutch symphonic metal band
Within Temptation is a Dutch symphonic metal band, founded in 1996.
Sourced
edit- "Obrigada!! ...It's the only word I know in Spanish!"
- Sharon den Adel, when playing live at Super Bock Super Rock 2006, Lisbon, Portugal
- "Merci Beaucoup!" (sounding Dutch instead of French)
- Sharon den Adel, AB Brussels[specific citation needed]
- "I'm feeling like a braad woerst"
- Sharon den Adel[specific citation needed]
Song lyrics
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Let's show them that we can
Free our minds and find a way.
The world is in our hands,
This is not the end.
All lyrics written by Sharon den Adel and Robert Westerholt, unless noted.
- Come near me,
enter my private chambers,
I want to feel the warmth on my face,
light-in darkness,
lift me up from here.
Give me you wings,
to flee from my ivory tower.- Enter, written by Robert Westerholt, Sharon den Adel, Richard Willemse
- After
the cold darkness,
in the heart of the forest,
when birds are singing
for the newborn sun,in the womb of the leaves,
on the branches of the trees,
lies a treasure in the morning:
The Pearls of light.- Pearls Of Light, written by Robert Westerholt, Sharon den Adel, Richard Willemse
- Is there a place deep within?
A place where you hide your darkest sins?- Deep Within
Mother Earth (2000)
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She gives and she takes
She rules until the end of time
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- Mother Earth, written by Sharon den Adel
- When leaves have fallen
And skies turned grey.- Ice Queen, written by Sharon den Adel
- On behalf of her love
She no longer sleeps
Life had no longer meaning
Nothing to make her stay
She sold her soul away- The Promise, written by Sharon den Adel
- I made a promise to revenge his soul in time
I'll make them bleed down at my feet- The Promise
- The Earth is our mother
She gives and she takes
She puts us to sleep and
In her light we'll awake.- Neverending Story, written by Sharon den Adel
- We'll all be forgotten
There's no endless fame
But everything we do
Is never in vain- Neverending Story
- We're part of a story, part of a tale
Sometimes beautiful and sometimes insane
No one remembers how it began.- Neverending Story
- Please awake
And see the truth
He can only be
If you believe what he tells you
Remember who you are
What you stand for
And there will always be a way- Deceiver of Fools, written by Sharon den Adel
- In my heart there is a place
In my heart there is a trace
Of a small fire burning
A sheltering ray shines through this night
Although it's small, it's bright
But darkness is lurking- Deceiver of Fools
- Don't you die on me
You haven't made your peace
Live life, breathe, breathe- Dark Wings, written by Sharon den Adel
- Unicorns appear in her sight
The fireflies lead her trough these woods at night
In search of the legendary amulet
And it's secret
In the big oak there is a door
Which will lead her
To the wizard shore
And she'll ask him
For the wind to sail her home
To the world where she belongs- World of Make Believe, written by Sharon den Adel
- All my thoughts are with you forever,
until the day we'll be back together.- Bittersweet, written by Sharon den Adel
The Silent Force (2004)
edit- See who I am,
Break through the surface.
Reach for my hand,
Let's show them that we can
Free our minds and find a way.
The world is in our hands,
This is not the end.- See Who I Am
- Fear is withering the soul
At the point of no return.
We must be the change we wish to see.- See Who I Am
- We just can't stop believing
Because we have to try.
We can rise above their truth and their lies.
No more denying, I've got to face it
Won't close my eyes
and hide the truth inside
If I don't make it, someone else will
- Stand my ground, I won't give in
No more denying, I've got to face it
Won't close my eyes and hide the truth inside
If I don't make it, someone else will
Stand my ground
- Sparkling angel
I believe
You are my saviour
In my time of need
- Together in all these memories
I see your smile
All the memories I hold dear
Darling you know I love you till the end of time
- I'll find you somewhere
I'll keep on trying
Until my dying day- Somewhere
- It's so easy to destroy and condemn
the ones you do not understand.
Do you ever wonder if it's justified?- Destroyed
The Heart of Everything (2007)
edit- I, I've been waiting for someone like you
But now you are slipping away
- Would you mind if I killed you?
Would you mind if I tried to?- What Have You Done
- It tears me apart that you will never know but I have to let go.
- Open up your eyes
Save yourself from fading away now, don't let it go
Open up your eyes
See what you've become, don't sacrifice
It's truly the heart of everything- The Heart of Everything
- So many dreams were broken and so much was sacrificed
Was it worth the ones we loved and had to leave behind?
So many years have past, who are the noble and the wise?
Will all our sins be justified?
- All around me I see danger
And it's closing in on me
Every second I can hear it breathing
I can't stand the fear inside me
Cause it's leading me astray
And it will be my ending- Final Destination
- Don't tear me down for all I need
Make my heart a better place
- Give me strength to face the truth, the doubt within my soul
No longer I can justify the bloodshed in his name
Is it a sin to seek the truth, the truth beneath the rose?
Pray with me so I will find the gate to Heaven's door- The Truth Beneath the Rose
- Blinded to see the cruelty of the beast
It is the darker side of me
The veil of my dreams deceived all I have seen- The Truth Beneath the Rose
- Pray for me cause I have lost my faith in holy wars
Is paradise denied to me cause I can't take no more
Has darkness taken over me, consumed my mortal soul
All my virtues sacrificed, can Heaven be so cruel?- The Truth Beneath the Rose
The Unforgiving (2011)
edit- Oh, some may call it a curse
A life like mine
But others, a blessing
It’s certainly a lonely life
But a fulfilling one at best
It’s my cross to bear
And I bear it gladly
Someone has to take a stand against evil
Why should it not be me?- Why Not Me
- What did they aim for when they missed your heart?
- Shot in the Dark, Sharon den Adel, Robert Westerholt and Daniel Gibson
- I don’t care if I’m playing with fire,
I’m aware that I’m frozen inside.
I have known all along.- In the Middle of the Night, written by Sharon den Adel, Robert Westerholt and Daniel Gibson
- So much more going on, no denying,
But I know I’m not standing alone.- In the Middle of the Night
- No more tears, no, ‘cause nothing else matters,
I’ve been closing my eyes for too long.
Only vengeance will make me feel better,
There’s no rest 'til I know that it’s done.- In the Middle of the Night
- No more fear ‘cause I’m getting closer now
So unreal but I like it anyhow
- And I can’t live in a fairytale of lies
And I can’t hide from the feeling ‘cause it’s right- Faster
- I won't give in 'cause I'm proud of all my scars.
- Faster
It's the heat that makes you strong
'Cause you're born to live
and fight it all the way
You can't hide what lies inside you
It's the only thing you know
You'll embrace it and never walk away
- You can't live without the fire
It's the heat that makes you strong
'Cause you're born to live and fight it all the way
You can't hide what lies inside you
It's the only thing you know
You'll embrace it and never walk away- Iron
- Dreams are a drug here
They get in your way- Iron
- So much more that you've got now to fight for
But it still doesn't change who you are
There is no fear you'll ever give in to,
You're untouchable- Where Is the Edge, written by Sharon den Adel, Robert Westerholt and Daniel Gibson
- Life is gonna turn around.
- Sinéad, written by Sharon den Adel, Robert Westerholt, Daniel Gibson and Martijn Spierenburg
- I walk against the strain
Fight for what I believe in- Lost, written by Sharon den Adel, Robert Westerholt and Daniel Gibson
- Hope plays a wicked game with the mind.
- Lost
- And I don't wanna live in fear, but I can't change what's wrong.
- I Don't Wanna, written by Daniel Gibson, Robert Westerholt and Sharon den Adel
- Go forward,
No remorse,
Life will take its course.- The Last Dance, written by Martijn Spierenburg, Robert Westerholt and Sharon den Adel
- Hold on to memories,
See what lies ahead.
Life will go on and we are one
With every step you take.- The Last Dance
- I'm not fighting myself, will not follow
'Cause my choices are mine, it's my fate
And I'll never bow down from the sorrow
I'll face all that is coming my way- Let us Burn, written by Sharon den Adel, Robert Westerholt and Daniel Gibson
- We're fighting our fear of the silence
We're running through walls where they stand.- Let us Burn
- It's dangerous, it's what you like
It's what you'll die for to live this life
We're going on and we'll never stop
We're going on 'til worlds collide
- This is who we are
This is what we've got
No, it's not our paradise
- There comes a time to take a stand.
- Paradise (What About Us?)
- I'm hellbound in this life. Keep fighting the coldest wars.
- Silver Moonlight
Other
edit- Over the hills, lies a new beginning,
over the hills.
Over the hills, there is a way I know it,
over the hills.- The Other Half (of me), from the 1998 EP The Dance
- I will overcome,
your violence, their silence,
although
it can't be undone.- Overcome, a track from the 2004 single Stand My Ground
