Sleeping Sun 2005 Lyrics
Nightwish
Lyrics
The sun is sleeping quietly
Once upon a century
Wistful oceans calm and red
Ardent caresses laid to rest
For my dreams I hold my life
For wishes I behold my nights
The truth at the end of time
Losing faith makes a crime
I wish for this night time
to last for a lifetime
The darkness around me
Shores of a solar sea
Oh how I wish to go down with the sun
Sleeping
Weeping
With you
Sorrow has a human heart
From my god it will depart
I'd sail before a thousand moons
Never finding where to go
Two hundred twenty-two days of light
Will be desired by a night
A moment for the poet's play
Until there's nothing left to say
I wish for this night-time
to last for a lifetime
The darkness around me
Shores of a solar sea
Oh how I wish to go down with the sun
Sleeping
Weeping
With you
I wish for this night-time
to last for a lifetime
The darkness around me
Shores of a solar sea
Oh how I wish to go down with the sun
Sleeping
Weeping
With you...
Song & Lyrics Facts
Nightwish's "Sleeping Sun" was released on August 25th, 2005 as part of their fifth studio album, Once. It was written by Tuomas Holopainen and sung by Tarja Turunen at the time.
The band Nightwish is a symphonic metal group from Finland that formed in 1996. This song is one of the most popular songs of the album and has been used for various movie trailers and other media outlets over the years. The lyrics describe a beautiful sunset with an emotional story about love and loss. It speaks of a sleeping sun which will never wake again, but its light still shines on us forever.