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Nightwish Lyrics Quiz

Nightwish is one of the greatest metal bands out there, and they're one of my all-time favorites. Your job, by taking this quiz, is to match the lyrics to their appropriate song title, and vice-versa. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by artichokie. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
artichokie

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
246,727

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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562

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Question 1 of 10

1. What lyrics are in the song, "Live To Tell The Tale"? Hint

None of you understand and it doesn't matter to a broken marionette like me.

You fought, we lost; not the war, but an unfair fight. Sceneries painted beautiful in blood.

You fool, you wanderer; you challenged the gods and lost.

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

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Question 2 of 10

2. Name the song: "All of my songs can only be composed of the greatest of pains, every single verse can only be born of the greatest of wishes." Hint

Beauty of the Beast

White Night Fantasy

Beauty and the Beast

Astral Romance

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Question 3 of 10

3. What lyrics are in the song, "Romanticide"? Hint

Happy hunting, you double-faced carnivore.

Old loves, they die hard; old lies, they die harder.

We used to swim the same moonlight waters oceans away from the wakeful day.

Touch me with your love, and reveal to me my true name.

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Question 4 of 10

4. Name the song: "We never owed you anything. Our only debt is one life for our mother." Hint

Live To Tell The Tale

Creek Mary's Blood

Sleeping Sun

Planet Hell

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Question 5 of 10

5. What lyrics are in the song, "Wish I Had An Angel"? Hint

Enchantress came to me and said, "Meet me at the lake tonight."

The music is dead, the amen is said.

The feel is gone, yet you ain't gonna see me fail. I am the decadence of your world.

Prepare to hate me, fall when I may. This night will hurt you like never before.

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Question 6 of 10

6. Name the song: "Even in your pride, I never blamed you." Hint

Dead To The World

The Carpenter

Two For Tragedy

Wanderlust

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Question 7 of 10

7. What lyrics are in the song, "Nemo"? Hint

The once and forever bloom gone with my sins.

A lady with a violin playing to the seals hearken to the sound of calling.

Faith brought me here; it's time to cut the rope and fly.

Still I write my songs about that dream of mine, worth everything I may ever be.

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Question 8 of 10

8. Name the song: "The Child will be born again, that siren carried him to me." Hint

The Forever Moments

The Siren

Ghost Love Score

Beauty and the Beast

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Question 9 of 10

9. What lyrics are in the song, "Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan"? Hint

Ikij�rvelt� turvatuulta k�y matka vuorten taa.

Luojani, luoksesi anna minun tulla siksi miksi lapseni minua luulee.

Mi yececa hehaka kin yelo, na, ni yececa sunkmanitutankapi.

On the savannah a lion licks a wounded gnu; to honor this moment, even the heavens cease.

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Question 10 of 10

10. Name the song: "The pain ain't hurting me, but the love that I feel when you hold me near." Hint

Away

Higher Than Hope

Forever Yours

Angels Fall First

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What lyrics are in the song, "Live To Tell The Tale"?

Answer: None of you understand and it doesn't matter to a broken marionette like me.

"You fool, you wanderer; you challenged the gods and lost" is from the song "Planet Hell". "You fought, we lost; not the war, but an unfair fight. Sceneries painted beautiful in blood" belongs to the song "Creek Mary's Blood". "My song is little worth anymore. Time to lay this weary pen aside" belongs to "Dead Gardens"

2. Name the song: "All of my songs can only be composed of the greatest of pains, every single verse can only be born of the greatest of wishes."

Answer: Beauty of the Beast

Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band formed in 1996 in the town of Kitee.

3. What lyrics are in the song, "Romanticide"?

Answer: Happy hunting, you double-faced carnivore.

"We used to swim the same moonlight waters oceans away from the wakeful day" is from the song "Ghost Love Score". "Old loves, they die hard; old lies, they die harder" is from the song "Wish I Had An Angel". "Touch me with your love, and reveal to me my true name" is from the song "Nemo".

4. Name the song: "We never owed you anything. Our only debt is one life for our mother."

Answer: Creek Mary's Blood

From 2001 until 2005, the band consisted of five members: bassist and vocalist Marco Hietala, pianist and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, lead vocalist Tarja Turunen, drummer Jukka Nevalainen, and guitarist Emppu Vuorinen. However, in fall of 2005, Tarja Turunen was asked to leave by her fellow members out of their concern that her husband and commercial interests had changed her attitude towards the band.

5. What lyrics are in the song, "Wish I Had An Angel"?

Answer: Prepare to hate me, fall when I may. This night will hurt you like never before.

"Enchantress came to me and said, 'Meet me at the lake tonight'" comes from the song "White Night Fantasy". "The feel is gone, yet you ain't gonna see me fail. I am the decadence of your world" is from the song "Romanticide". "The music is dead, the amen is said" belongs to the song "Romanticide".

6. Name the song: "Even in your pride, I never blamed you."

Answer: Two For Tragedy

Tuomas Holopainen is the writer of most of the band's lyrics and musical scores. He says he gets most of the inspiration for Nightwish's songs from film music.

7. What lyrics are in the song, "Nemo"?

Answer: The once and forever bloom gone with my sins.

"Still I write my songs about that dream of mine, worth everything I may ever be" comes from the song "Ghost Love Score". "Faith brought me here; it's time to cut the rope and fly" belongs to the song "Dark Chest Of Wonders". "A lady with a violin playing to the seals hearken to the sound of calling" is from the song "The Siren".

8. Name the song: "The Child will be born again, that siren carried him to me."

Answer: Ghost Love Score

Categorizing the band has always been a controversial thing. They have been labeled as anything from gothic metal to symphonic metal to power metal. Tuomas Holopainen once described Nightwish's music as "melodic heavy metal with a female singer".

9. What lyrics are in the song, "Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan"?

Answer: Luojani, luoksesi anna minun tulla siksi miksi lapseni minua luulee.

The song "Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan" is sung in Finnish. "Ikij�rvelt� turvatuulta k�y matka vuorten taa" comes from the song "Lappi (Lapland)". More specifically, it is from the first part of "Lappi", which is entitled, "Er�maaj�rvi". It is the only part of that song that is not in English. "Mi yececa hehaka kin yelo, na, ni yececa sunkmanitutankapi" is from the song "Creek Mary's Blood".

At the end of the song, there is a poem recited that is told in Lakotan. "On the savannah a lion licks a wounded gnu; to honor this moment, even the heavens cease" is from the song "Return To The Sea".

10. Name the song: "The pain ain't hurting me, but the love that I feel when you hold me near."

Answer: Higher Than Hope

In 1996, when the band was formed, it only consisted of pianist and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen, and vocalist Tarja Turunen.

Source: Author artichokie

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