Tarja - Darkness Lyrics






I'm scared of swimming in the sea 
Dark shapes moving under me 
Every fear I swallow makes me small 
Inconsequential things occur 
Alarms are triggered 
Memories stir 

It's not the way it has to be 

I'm afraid of what I do not know 
I hate being undermined 
I'm afraid I can be devil man 
And I'm scared to be divine 
Don't mess with me my fuse is short 
Beneath this skin these fragments caught 

When I allow it to be 
There's no control over me 
I have my fears 
But they do not have me 

Walking through the undergrowth, to the house in the woods 
The deeper I go, the darker it gets 
I peer through the window 
Knock at the door 
And the monster I was 
So afraid of 
Lies curled up on the floor 
Is curled up on the floor just like a baby boy 

I cry until I laugh 

I'm afraid of being mothered 
With my balls shut in the pen 
I'm afraid of loving women 
And I'm scared of loving men 
Flashbacks coming in every night 
Don't tell me everything's alright 

When I allow it to be 
It has no control over me 
I own my fear 
So it doesn't own me 

Walking through the undergrowth, to the house in the woods 
The deeper I go, the darker it gets 
I peer through the window 
Knock at the door 
And the monster I was 
So afraid of 
Lies curled up on the floor 
Is curled up on the floor just like a baby boy 

I cry until I laugh





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  1. S.... M....

    Love it.

  2. r.... ....

    GRANDE MERDA!

  3. J.... N....

    she sings wonderfully here.. somehow i find she sings better on songs she has not written herself (wonder why) ..?? love her voice :)

  4. H.... J....

    Very Nice ,..

  5. F.... ....

    much better than the original version

  6. D.... B....

    I'm afraid of loving women
    And I'm scared of loving men

  7. 8.... ....

    Are these two singers?

  8. R.... W....

    Love this song,her version of it

  9. g.... m....

    una verdadera cagada. peter le da ochocientas vueltas

  10. R.... W....

    Love the way she does this song

  11. B.... B....

    Excellent. Like to see her work with Peter.

  12. M.... ....

    man this song is so intense for me i kinda have to stop listening to it.

  13. W.... L....

    So much better than the original version!

    W.... L....

    hi idiot

  14. W.... L....

    Fabulous! A cover so much better than the original song! Perfect!

  15. J.... O....

    Great singer, amazing Peter Gabriel song. Very bad cover. No real feeling, only that "drama" that doesn't match the song. Not even close to the "darkness" of the original one.

  16. A.... B....

    I hate cover

    A.... B....

    eat some more fecal matter

    A.... B....

    Apunkt Bpunkt Go die this is the best cover and she did much better than the original version

  17. �.... �....

    прости! пока анализ! вселенной делал за 10 лет в космосе без тела забыл твои координаты моим телом мой дед Николай ветеран ВОВ првил с2002 по 2012 год мы так в Беларуссии договорились так поступить я первый раз родился был маленький но шарил как взрослый мужик опытный да и деду хотелось молодость провести без войны а я всемогущ поэтому и устроил ему то что обещал и для меня поверь мне Тарьюша любовь важнее смерти хотя и там для меня нет ничего нового я по натуре своей воин создатель и любви у меня за все время всего существования миров созданных мною не было никогда настоящей как к тебе и дал себе зарок что если по прибытию в тело спустя 10лет не найду тебя на земле удйу совзрывом туда где начал создание чего-то нового но и пришлось все создавать заного за10лет создал ,тебя нашел, ты у меня оказалась молодцом ! и я тебе скажу так держать вперед мы ведь и должны жить нормально любовью:любовь есть и развитием: за10лет параллельной своей лаборатории я изобрел столько всего сейчас даже о такой скорости инета мечтают еще нерадившееся наше поколение и многом другом на теперь триллиарды лет вперед.🔔.

  18. E.... ....

    a fucking awesome song

  19. M.... M....

    I adore this track and this is a hella noble version, thanks for sharing! Brilliant vocals

  20. C.... G....

    hermosa

  21. T.... C....

    Disgusting version. Terrible

    T.... C....

    well that was constructive. Thanks for telling her exactly what she could have done better.

    T.... C....

    It’s is amazing you fucking stupid ass. You should burn in hell

  22. M.... L....

    <3 a la mierda todos , Tarjista por siempre!!!!

  23. j.... ....

    not sure how i feel about this cover... but big props to her for picking it to cover!

    j.... ....

    jobriathboy omg fuck just enjoy it or shut the hell up

  24. j.... c....

    Amaizing voice...

  25. E.... ....

    Thank you Tarja and company for taking a dump on one of the most well-produced songs ever.
    I heard they're butchering Sky Blue next.

    E.... ....

    the dump is in your mouth

    E.... ....

    Esteban You have ear cancer

  26. m.... b....

    Tarja must apologize to PETER GABRIEL for this awful cover!! She doesn´t feel a word of the song, simply disgusting!!

    m.... b....

    +morgana brian "awful" you say? I don't know what you felt when you listened to this song, but I do feel power and feelings on this cover. An amazing cover, I would say.

    m.... b....

    Madness ...

    m.... b....

    +Yuri Charaja That cover jsut better than original and Peter love this version. Morgan have a prob. to say that!

  27. S.... N....

    Powerful cover.

    BRAVO!

  28. L.... N....

    I am one of the few that actually likes Still of the night and Poison's covers, if she likes the songs, she goes ahead and covers them, she is free now. However, this Peter Gabriel cover man, fuck... this is the shit. She blew me away singing this live, it is really a change for her and she nailed the song, dark and melancholic just like the lyrics..
    I really think that she is now prepared to compose an entire album all by herself. Only thing I could point out is that live she sings it even darker and lower and that is even better than on the album. Congratulations Mrs Turunen you deserve all the recognition for all your hard work, it paid off.

    L.... N....

    @Ligeia Noire I as well like her evolution but I'm not so sue about the covers. They're excellent but I think it shows some kind of incapacity to create her own music, up to a point, and thus she ends up to the covers which are in safe zone, something that already exists.

    L.... N....

    @Bobby Truck Bobby she needs small steps, she is smart, she is not going to go and do everything all by herself and fall flat on her ass, she has no experience as a composer, so she works hard, she asks for help, she learns, she makes mistakes and learns again, that's how you grow as a composer, so these covers are a must have for me, they teach her and most of all they give her pleasure. I like that, no one does that, you know, including one favourite cover in an album. Hope she keeps on doing it, It is not like she lacks songs, this new album she has more than enough for two albums already. I loved Darkness it was perfect. now i wonder which one will be next.

    L.... N....

    Seriously, I absolutly love the early work of Peter Gabriel(not to say all his work) and this is just a perfect match

    L.... N....

    @Dominique Adam I had no idea, this was his because this is not the idea I have of him...

  29. M.... G....

    What a massacrer. No, sorry, I don't agree. This is terrible. 

    M.... G....

    Thanks but no thanks.

    M.... G....

    Manon Gustave Your face is terrible makes me wanna throw up ugly bitch

  30. W.... C....

    brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  31. c.... ....

    genial .... as always ....

  32. O.... ....

    Repetitive. 

    O.... ....

    Oroborus That’s how she likes it you stupid bitch

    O.... ....

    That’s how the original version is dumb ass

  33. S.... ....

    This is the best song she's ever made period

    S.... ....

    Its a song by Peter Gabriel :D

    S.... ....

    Well since it's a cover she didn't really "make it", did she?

  34. N.... M....

    Mi Favorita (k)

  35. L.... C....

    Every fear I swallow makes me smaller..

    L.... C....

    Every fear I swallow makes me small

    L.... C....

    Every fear I swallow makes me small

  36. T.... B....

    I love covers, but this is absolute trash.  Please, don't get me wrong - Tarja has a beautiful voice. However, she lacks the timing Peter provides in the original, which is a linchpin to the songs structure.  The production of her version feels rushed, and overall makes the song just seem like filler for the album.  Call me crazy, but version is quite sub-par.

     After listening to it a second time - I found she falls flat as well during the bridge.  This could be purposeful, but very bush-league.

    T.... B....

    It is not an easy song to cover. I think she did a really good job considering that but still it is not my favourite song of the album. I like her heavier covers waaay better. (Yes, I like Poison LOL)

    T.... B....

    I really like it, I dare say I prefer her version to the original. I just think you saying her version is trash was a bit harsh because it is a cover, so it is her perspective of the song, if it was meant to be like the original there was no point in covering it, right?

    T.... B....

    its actually funny all what you've said it was tarja's intention from the the very begining 1.- change of the tempo, she wanted to rush this version even tho she likes the original she didnt wanted to sing it like the original (you've got to remember this is a cover it's pretty much her own interpretation).
    2.- "very bush-league" she's a big fan of bush lol

    T.... B....

    I think it is very difficult to judge covers fairly because it's hard to rid yourself of the bias caused by the version you heard first, and your preferred artist and genre.

    I heard Darkness in the context of Tarja's album and was both surprised and fascinated by it. It sounded unusual for Tarja, but then, the whole album contains unusual elements and is rather daring, so it doesn't stick out all that much. In fact, it fits so well into the album that I didn't even immediately grok it was a cover when I looked into the booklet and saw Peter Gabriel listed as the songwriter; my first thought was that he wrote it for her. I know, stupid. But I believe the precise fact that (unlike her other covers) it isn't obvious that it is a cover means something positive, as in she made it her own.

    Later I heard Peter Gabriel's original and it didn't do much for me. Admittedly, I have listened to it only once so far. But I felt it was too slowly paced, quiet and sparsely arranged. For better or worse, Tarja's take on the song is simply easier to listen to, catchier. I really love Tarja's voice, but I enjoy PG's voice a whole lot, too, and I listen to a lot of progressive rock and other more "difficult" music, so I don't think I'm overly biased against him.

    I'm not saying Tarja's approach is better. I guess you could say by making it faster, heavier and more accessible she missed the point of the song – fair enough. I just happen to enjoy it more this way, while the original failed to pique my interest. Call me superficial or a philistine all you want. I actually lean a bit elitist, admittedly, but that doesn't mean I don't appreciate a "populist" approach to music at all, not in the least. I mean, I have no illusions about Nightwish and Tarja solo, I realise very well that even in their most unorthodox moments this is still, after all, very accessible music.

    T.... B....

    her best cover so far, even better live, I also like this one more than the original I have to confess.

  37. N.... R....

    esta hermosa, hojala la subtitulen al castellano tambien

    N.... R....

    Nightwish Rhapsody apende inglés mejor.

  38. c.... ....

    Her best cover ever !

    c.... ....

    so beautyfull voice!!

    c.... ....

    Yes yes yes

  39. A.... B....

    So beautiful! Tarja really overtopped herself with this new album.

  40. G.... C....

    beautiful song!!!

  41. N.... E....

    I'm afraid of being mothered
    With my balls shut in the pen
    I'm afraid of loving women
    And I'm scared of loving men
    Flashbacks coming in every night
    Don't tell me everything's alright

  42. w.... ....

    Heard Lou Reed's cover of Solsbury Hill. Disgusting. This one is brilliant. Great work Tarja.

  43. T.... A....

    I love this song♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

  44. Z.... R....

    Old school! Mejor que la versión original.

  45. A.... ....

    This cover is awesome! *-*

  46. K.... ....

    "some people" have no taste in music whatsoever... that's why... this cover is amazing PERIOD

  47. K.... ....

    it's an awesome cover for me i don't know why some people think it's horrible cover

  48. B.... B....

    Darkness! Beneath the billows having vainly striven indignant and impetuous, roared to feel swift and steady motion of the tune! But Lady Tarja, in the calm depths her way could take, were in the bright bowers immortal forms abide beneath the waltering of the restless tide! Brilliant!

  49. T.... s....

    gracias! :D , esperaba a que subieran esa canción hace mucho , Te amamos Tarja! xD

  50. T.... C....

    Thanks for this perfection,my beautiful Tarja ! ♥

  51. s.... ....

    I have my fears, but they do not have me ♪