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Dead Gardens Lyrics

Nightwish - Once
Artist
Album

Once

(2004)
TypeStudio Full-length
GenresSymphonic Metal, Power Metal
LabelsSpinefarm Records, Nuclear Blast Records, Roadrunner Records
Album rating :  90 / 100
Votes :  1
7. Dead Gardens (4:28)
Track rating :  85 / 100 Votes :  1 [ ]
The story behind the painting I drew is already told
No more tearstains on the pages of my diary
Tired but unable to give up since I'm
Responsible for the lives I saved

The play is done
The curtain's down

All the tales are told
All the orchids gone
Lost in my own world
Now I care for dead gardens

My song is little worth anymore
Time to lay this weary pen aside

The play is done
The curtain`s down

"Where are the wolves, the underwater moon
The elvenpath, the haven of youth
Lagoons of the starlit sea

Have I felt enough for one man's deed?
Or is it time to challenge the Ancient of Days
And let the virgin conceive"

All the tales...
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Once - Lyrics
Once - Album Credits
Members
  • Tarja Turunen : Vocals
  • Emppu Vuorinen : Guitars, Acoustic Guitar, Songwriting (track 6)
  • Marco Hietala : Bass, Vocals (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8, 11), Acoustic Guitar, Songwriting (tracks 8, 11)
  • Jukka Nevalainen : Drums, Percussion
  • Tuomas Holopainen : Keyboards, Piano, Lyrics, Songwriting
Additional musicians
  • Dave Stewart : Trombone (bass)
  • Paul Clarvis : Percussion (track 5)
  • Anthony Pleeth : Cello (solo) (track 10), Cello
  • Frank Ricotti : Percussion (tuned)
  • John Two-Hawks : Native American Flute, Vocals (track 5)
  • Chris Baron : Percussion
  • Stephen Henderson : Timpani
  • Sami Yli-Sirniö : Sitar (tracks 6, 9)
  • Skaila Kanga : Harp
  • Marc Brueland : Vocals (narration) (track 11)
  • Owen Slade : Tuba
  • David Vines : Trombone (bass)
  • Olli Halonen : Guitars (slide) (track 5)
  • Roger Harvey : Trombone
  • Mark Nightingale : Trombone
  • Richard Edwards : Trombone
  • Simon Gunton : Trombone
  • Andy Crowley : Trumpet
  • Derek Watkins : Trumpet
  • John Barclay : Trumpet
  • Nigel Black : French Horn
  • Mike Thompson : French Horn
  • Philip Eastop : French Horn
  • Richard Berry : French Horn
  • Paul Gardham : French Horn
  • Julie Andrews : Bassoon
  • Nick Bucknall : Clarinet, Clarinet (bass)
  • Chris Hooker : Oboe
  • Nina Robertson : Flute (piccolo)
  • Martin Loveday : Cello (solo) (track 6), Cello
  • Andy Findon : Flute
  • Sonia Slaney : Violin (track 6)
  • Chris Laurence : Double Bass
  • Mary Scully : Double Bass
  • Patrick Lannigan : Double Bass
  • David Ayre : Double Bass
  • Leon Bosch : Double Bass
  • Linda Houghton : Double Bass
  • Caroline Dale : Cello
  • Ben Chappell : Cello
  • Jonathan Williams : Cello
  • Dave Daniels : Cello
  • Robin Firman : Cello
  • John Heley : Cello
  • Peter Lale : Viola
  • Bruce White : Viola
  • Gustav Clarkson : Viola
  • Kate Musker : Viola
  • Edward Vanderspar : Viola
  • Tim Grant : Viola
  • Rachel Bolt : Viola
  • Zoe Lake : Viola
  • Don McVay : Viola
  • Gavyn Wright : Violin
  • Jackie Shave : Violin
  • Perry Montague-Mason : Violin
  • Chris Tombling : Violin
  • Dave Woodcock : Violin
  • Rita Manning : Violin
  • Warren Zielinski : Violin
  • Liz Edwards : Violin
  • Patrick Kiernan : Violin
  • Julian Leaper : Violin
  • Bogusław Kostecki : Violin
  • Kathy Shave : Violin
  • Mark Berrow : Violin
  • Cathy Thompson : Violin
  • Everton Nelson : Violin
  • Simon Fischer : Violin
  • Dermot Crehan : Violin
  • Eddie Roberts : Violin
  • Helen Parker : Choirs
  • Karen Woodhouse : Choirs
  • Michael Dore : Choirs
  • Cherith Millburn-Fryer : Choirs
  • Helen Brooks : Choirs
  • Sarah McGill : Choirs
  • Tom Pearce : Choirs
  • Susan Flannery : Choirs
  • Michael Clarke : Choirs
  • Helen Templeton : Choirs
  • Tessa Bonner : Choirs
  • Donald Greig : Choirs
  • Gerard O'Beirne : Choirs
  • Rosalind Waters : Choirs
  • Heather Cairncross : Choirs
  • Rachel Weston : Choirs
  • Hynynen : Harsh Vocals (track 7)
  • Andrew Busher : Choirs
  • Samantha Shaw : Choirs
Other staff
  • Tuomas Holopainen : Producer
  • TeeCee Kinnunen : Engineer, Producer, Recording Engineer
  • Mikko Karmila : Engineer, Mixing Engineer
  • James Collins : Engineer (orchestra)
  • Emppu Vuorinen : Additional Engineer
  • Aaron Price : Assistant Engineer
  • Mika Jussila : Mastering Engineer
  • Toni Härkönen : Photography
  • James Shearman : Conductor (orchestra, choir)
  • Gavin Wright : Orchestra Leader
  • Jenny O'Grady : Choirmaster
  • Simon Goldfinch : Assistance
  • Pip Williams : Arrangements (orchestra, choir)
  • Petteri Tyynelä : Layout
  • Markus Mayer : Cover Artwork
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