If I didn’t know better, I’d think it was Troy on his bouzouki. The verses have everything stripped back as usual, but a very twangy acoustic guitar is added as well. This isn't a slow ballad, but a power one. They sing the chorus together before the rest of the band comes and the song picks up in intensity. The melody played by Tuomas is one of his prettiest in the entire catalog. This song starts with nothing but Tarja and Tuomas together in harmony. “Ever dream of me?” This is a gut-wrencher, as it’s Tuomas saying “I know things have been bad between us, but do you still dream about me like I dream about you?”
Culminating in the ultimate question that anchors the song. The narrator is asking a lot of questions, deep questions, the kind you ask in your closest relationships. The song, to me, definitely comes across as a little possessive and pleading as well. Tuomas stated in End Of Innocence that this song was about the way he misses “a certain person.” That documentary was in 02-03, when Tarja was still in the band, but by this time the tension and estrangement between Tuomas and her had been increasing, so he may have been missing who she once was. It’s clearly about whoever Tuomas considers his muse as evidenced by the line “my songs can but borrow your grace.” That line and the very personal nature of the rest of the lyrics makes me lean heavily towards Tarja being the muse. The subject of the love letter painted by the lyrics is open to interpretation of course. This song is a love song, in a very idealistic and yet slightly pleading way. This song was also a bonafide single, charting and going platinum in Finland. Ever Dream is the fourth song from Century Child, and compared to the rest of the album, is surprisingly upbeat and idealistic. I hope you enjoy reading this journey as much as I did writing it, and I welcome any discussion, thoughts, and feedback.Įver felt away with me? Nightwish and Tuomas are not the sort of band to create stereotypical romantic songs, so when they do, it’s usually with their own flair and style. I’ll also talk about specific things within the song that catch my ear and timestamps to follow along. Welcome everybody to this in-depth look at the NW catalog! Over the next hundred(ish) days I’ll be talking about one song each day and delving into its composition and songwriting and offering my thoughts as well as assigning it an arbitrary rating and noting any specific live performances of note.
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