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Slaying the Dreamer

Nightwish

Rock

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Marko Hietala

Bass Guitar

Tuomas Holopainen

Tuomas Holopainen

Keyboards

Erno Vuorinen

Guitar

Jukka Antero Nevalainen

Jukka Antero Nevalainen

Drums

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Tuomas Holopainen

Tuomas Holopainen

Composer

Erno Vuorinen

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Tuomas Holopainen

Tuomas Holopainen

Producer

Mikko Karmila

Mixing Engineer

Tero Kinnunen

Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I'm a priest for the poorest sacrifice

I'm but a raft in a sea of sorrow

Sorrow and greed

[Verse 2]

You bathed in my wine

Drank from my cup, mocked my rhyme

Your slit tongues slicked my aching wounds

[Verse 3]

Put a stake

Through my heart and drag me into sunlight

So awake

For your greed as you're slaying the dreamer

[Verse 4]

Swan song for the wish of night

God, it hurts, give a name to the pain

Our primrose path to Hell is growing weed

[Verse 5]

Put a stake

Through my heart and drag me into sunlight

So awake

For your greed as you're slaying the dreamer

[Verse 6]

Blame me, it's me

Coward, a good for nothing scapegoat

Dumb kid livin' a dream

Romantic only on the paper

[Verse 7]

Tell me why

You took all that was mine

Stay as you lay

Don't lead me astray

Tell me why

You took all that was mine

Stay as you lay

Don't lead me astray

[Verse 8]

Wake up, mow the weed

You'd be nothing without me

Take my life if you have the heart

Heart to die

[Verse 9]

You bastards tainted my tool

Raped my words, played me fool

Gather your precious glitter and leave me be

[Verse 10]

The Great Ones are all dead

And I'm tired too

I truly hate you all

[Verse 11]

I hate you all

Written by: Erno Vuorinen, Tuomas Holopainen

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