White Pearl Black Oceans
Sonata ArcticaVersion1
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I was born and raised by the sea; shy yet proud,
learned to stay away from the crowd in my home, my lighthouse
101 steps, round and down..
New Years Eve, one night on the town can change one life into eternity..
All I could see- her eyes.. We got caught in the moment all of the night..
Taken beyond all lines.. In silence, leaving them all behind..
She had found the sails for the following night..
The town, for her, was getting way too small..
She promised to be mine.. Forever, for that one night..
Moments, passion, small defeats.. Concealed emotions found in me..
"You gave life to a brand new me.."
Crossing the wintry fields, the first hour of morning light
Warmed by the flame inside.. the lasting memory of the ending night..
I never had a chance to stop what hit me.. What broke my bones and mauled me
After hours of deep unwilling sleep in a cold shelter, fell back in the dark,
(hold/strum )
..and the hours of the day passed
A nightmare awakes me, blinking light
There's no guide- blind ships in the night!
Oh, blood red moon, eat away the night..
Darkness covers my lonely soul, no one to feed the dying light..
Good morn', oh dreadful day.. I prayed the moon had lit the sea instead of me
For the sails of night.. "Please tell me everything is alright.."
My voice in the room broke the silence.. everybody killed me with their eyes..
What I was to hear made the people cry- Impossible for me to keep the tears inside..
"All on the board the White Pearl have died!
Coastal reef has tolled their lives, and you are the light of the night!"
One thing I remember.. before I fell on the ground
Although I never saw the face.. a name was inked in his arm..
Love can be like poetry of demons, or maybe God loves complex irony?
The family name stated I had seen before.. Written on her front door!
"Silence in the courthouse!"
A presence in the room we both could feel-
The father of her unborn child and me!
..All on the board the White Pearl have died!
Coastal reef has tolled their lives, while I was the guide light!
Back in my tower, run, run, run-
Light is out, I hope to see black oceans beneath rise and swallow me!
One step will take me back inside, another sees my end!
No one can love a man who guarded the light (gaurded the light) one fateful night..
Flaming eyes I must confront before I am stated free..
Defining innocence is hell after all that has passed..
Building new walls inside my eternal night..
Although they took my heart and dried me up, sometimes I still bleed..
Show me the way, show me the way..
The light will show me a way on the grisly reefs
Too many dead ends I see
No soul can save me, the respect I lost.. The measure of a man..
10,000 steps down, round and round..
One night on the town (and I'm hell bound..)
Black oceans beneath..
..Come and swallow me!
(All on board the White Pearl have died..)
Coastal reef come claim my life,
Black oceans beneath, come and swallow me!
(My little tower, seal my fate..)
Help me pay back- End their hate..
Black oceans beneath, come and swallow me!
(One direction; down, down, down..)
Pitch black night for my old town
Black oceans beneath shall now swallow me..
"I hereby commit my body to the deep, to be turned into corruption,
looking for the resurrection of the body, when the Sea shall give up Her dead,
and the life of the world to come, through our Lord. Amen."
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Readable chord sheet for White Pearl Black Oceans by Sonata Arctica
I was born and [Bm]raised by the sea; shy yet [F#m]proud,
[D]learned to [A]stay a[G]way from the crowd [A]in [D]my home, my [F#m]lighthouse
[Bm]101 steps, round and [F#m]down..
[D]New Years [A]Eve, one [G]night on the town [A]can [D]change one [F#m]life into e[Bm]ternity..
[Bm] [F#m] [D] [A] [G] [A] [D] [F#m]
[Bm] [F#m] [D] [A] [G] [A] [D] [F#m]
[Bm]All I could see- her [D]eyes.. We got [Bm]caught in the moment [D]all of the night..
[Em]Taken beyond all [G]lines.. In [Em]silence, leaving them [G]all be[A]hind..
[Bm]She had found the sails for the [D]following night..
The [Bm]town, for her, was getting way too [D]small..
She [Em]promised to be [G]mine..[Em] Forever, [Asus4]for that one [A]night..
[G]Moments, passion, small defeats.. Con[Bm]cealed emotions found in me..
"[G]You gave [Em]life to a [D]brand new [A]me.."
[Bm]Crossing the wintry [D]fields, the first [Bm]hour of morning [D]light
[Em]Warmed by the flame in[G]side.. the [Em]lasting memory of the [G]ending [A]night..
I [Bm]never had a chance to stop what [D]hit me.[Bm]. What broke my bones and [D]mauled me
After [Em]hours of deep unwilling [G]sleep in a cold [Em]shelter, fell back [G]in the [A]dark,
(hold/strum [A])
..and the hours of the day passed
A [Am]nightmare awakes me, blinking [Em]light
[C]There's no [G]guide- blind [F]ships in the night!
[G]Oh, [C]blood red [Em]moon, eat away [G]the night..
Darkness covers my lonely [Bm]soul, no one to feed the dying [Em]light..
[Em] [Am] [G] [D] [Em] [Am] [G] [D]
[Em] [Am] [G] [D] [Em] [Am] [G] [D]
Good [Em]morn', oh dreadful [G]day.. I prayed the [Em]moon had lit the [G]sea instead of [Am]me
For the sails of [C]night.. "Please [Am]tell me every[C]thing is al[D]right.."
My [Em]voice in the room broke the [G]silence.. [Em]everybody killed me with their [G]eyes..
What I [Am]was to hear made the [C]people cry- Im[Am]possible for me to keep the [C]tears [D]inside..
"[Am]All on the board the White Pearl have [Em]died!
[C]Coastal [G]reef has [F]tolled their lives, [G]and [C]you are the [Em]light of the [Am]night!"
One [G]thing I remember[Em].. before I [G]fell on the ground
Al[Am]though I never saw the [C]face[Am].. a name was [C]inked in [D]his arm..
[Em]Love can be like poetry of [G]demons, or [Em]maybe God loves complex iro[G]ny?
The [Am]family name stated [C]I had seen be[Am]fore.. [C]Written on her [D]front door!
"[Am]Silence in the courthouse!" [D] [Em] [C] [G] [D] [B7]
A [Am]presence in the room we [D]both could [Em]feel-
The [C]father [G]of her [D]unborn [B7]child and [Am]me!
..[Am]All on the board the White Pearl have [Em]died!
[C]Coastal [G]reef has [F]tolled their lives, [G]while [C]I was the [Em]guide light!
[Am]Back in my tower, run, run, [Em]run-
[C]Light is [G]out, I [F]hope to see [G]black [C]oceans be[Em]neath rise and [Bm]swallow me!
[Bm] [F#m] [D] [A] [G] [A] [D] [F#m]
[Bm] [F#m] [D] [A] [G] [A] [D] [F#m]
[Bm] [C] [F#] [Bm]
[Bm] [C] [F#] [Bm] [F#] [Bm]
[Bm]One step will take me back in[C]side, another sees my [F#]end!
No one can love a man who [Bm]guarded the light ([G]gaurded the l[C]ight) one fateful night..
Flaming [F#]eyes I must confront be[Bm]fore I [F#]am [Bm]stated free..
Defining innocence is [C]hell after all that has [F#]passed..
Building new walls in[Bm]side [G]my eternal [C]night..
Although they took my [F#]heart and dried me [Bm]up, some[F#]times [Bm]I still bleed..
[F#]Show me [Bm]the [Em]way, show me the [F#]way..
The light will [Bm]show me [A]a way [D]on the grisly [F#]reefs
Too many [Bm]dead [G]ends I [Em]see [F#]
No soul can [Bm]save me, the [A]respect I [D]lost.. The measure of a man..
[Em] [Am] [G] [D] [Em] [Am] [G] [Am]
[Em] [Am] [G] [D] [Em] [Am] [G] [Am]
[Am] [Dm] [C] [G] [Am] [Dm] [C] [Dm]
[Am] [Dm] [C] [G] [Am] [Dm] [C] [Dm]
[Bm]10,000 steps down, round and [F#m]round..
[D]One [A]night on the [G]town (and I'm [A]hell [D]bound..) [F#m]
Black oceans beneath..
..Come and [Bm]swallow me! [F#m]
(All on board the White Pearl have died..)
[D]Coastal [A]reef come [G]claim my life,
[A]Black [D]oceans be[F#m]neath, come and [Bm]swallow me! [F#m]
(My little tower, seal my fate..)
[D]Help me [A]pay back- [G]End their hate..
[A]Black [D]oceans be[F#m]neath, come and [Bm]swallow me! [F#m]
(One direction; down, down, down..)
[D]Pitch black [A]night for [G]my old town
[A]Black [D]oceans be[F#m]neath shall now [Bm]swallow me..
[Bm] [C] [F#] [Bm] [G]
[C] [F#] [Bm] [F#] [Bm]
"I hereby commit my body to the deep, to be turned into corruption,
looking for the resurrection of the body, when the Sea shall give up Her dead,
and the life of the world to come, through our Lord. Amen."