Hello Mike! It makes me very happy to find other people that really appreciate beauty in certain forms of Human expression. Greetings from Buenos Aires!
From what I recall hearing, Katrine Stenbekk the singer said the song was about feeling the most alive when vulnerable and taking risks, just think of thrill-seekers for example. Sitting at the borders of safety, you are also at the borders of danger, and while you may recognize the dangers ("I see the forces, For what they truly are") it's when you face them that you feel alive ("Yet I'm reminded, Of my beating heart"). That feeling can be quite alluring, but the dangers - here portrayed by the ocean, nature and Mother Earth - they don't care about you at all, they'll chew you up and spit you out, therefore you have to be careful of them. While you may feel alive when exposing your vulnerabilities, you may also get hurt pretty badly. EDIT: I'd add to that that this feeling is a double-edged sword. When people are highly depressed, they tend to adopt self-destructive behaviours. They want to feel pain as to not feel so dead inside. This is perfectly illustrated in the video with the guy being saved from the sea, but running back to it even if he knows it will kill him.
Hey thanks for the great insight from what Katrine said and about depression, that's awesome! That was kind of what my interpretation was but articulated much better than me
In essence, this song is about witnessing your own vulnerability in comparison to the massive forces that move the world. The video tries to convey that feeling through several intertwining narratives. The video was made by the brilliant people in Ragnarok Film and we had a wonderful time shooting it and exploring the beautiful locations around central Norway.
I took this as more of mankind's primal roots. We're safe here on land, but the ocean somehow calls to us. We know its dangerous, but we can't resist. And no matter how much we love the sea, she'll never love us like we love her. And the sea shows no mercy.
This song like many can intentionally be interpreted in several ways. One way to look at theses lyrics is from the perspective of some Pagan religions, which we now know are just the forces of nature, we fear their destructive power but long for a greater meaning to life. Our knowledge makes us safer, but the longing for a purpose is real, our thoughts and prayers go unanswered, and yet there is no mercy from mother earth. Nature is the greatest power, but it doesn't love us back.
Hey my friend, no I have not checked out Brave New World live yet. Is there a specific one? I need to get Kalandra back on the channel soon. Some folks have asked me to check out the Helvegen cover as well
@@Yeedeed Hey, I forgot to ask if you're participating in Aurora's Birthday thing on Tuesday? I can't remember if I ever mentioned it to you. I told so many people, I can't remember. Many reactors will be reacting to Aurora on Tuesday for her 25th Birthday. Sorry if I already asked you
Love Kalandra! I wonder if you have heard Aurora? The vocals of the lead singer in Kalandra some times remind me of Aurora. If you have'nt you should check her out. Please react to her song Through the eyes of a child (live VEVO UK lift) It's heaven for a song 🙂 ruclips.net/video/CFzExUN1N8I/видео.html
One of my favorite songs! A spiritual journey for me personaly.
Amazing song!
This band is so undiscovered it's criminal.
There have been many times when listening to her that it almost brings me to tears. so clear, so perfect.. amazing band
Hello Mike! It makes me very happy to find other people that really appreciate beauty in certain forms of Human expression. Greetings from Buenos Aires!
From what I recall hearing, Katrine Stenbekk the singer said the song was about feeling the most alive when vulnerable and taking risks, just think of thrill-seekers for example. Sitting at the borders of safety, you are also at the borders of danger, and while you may recognize the dangers ("I see the forces, For what they truly are") it's when you face them that you feel alive ("Yet I'm reminded, Of my beating heart"). That feeling can be quite alluring, but the dangers - here portrayed by the ocean, nature and Mother Earth - they don't care about you at all, they'll chew you up and spit you out, therefore you have to be careful of them. While you may feel alive when exposing your vulnerabilities, you may also get hurt pretty badly.
EDIT: I'd add to that that this feeling is a double-edged sword. When people are highly depressed, they tend to adopt self-destructive behaviours. They want to feel pain as to not feel so dead inside. This is perfectly illustrated in the video with the guy being saved from the sea, but running back to it even if he knows it will kill him.
Hey thanks for the great insight from what Katrine said and about depression, that's awesome! That was kind of what my interpretation was but articulated much better than me
Incredible song. Listen to it non stop. Their cover of helvegen is worth a listen
In essence, this song is about witnessing your own vulnerability in comparison to the massive forces that move the world. The video tries to convey that feeling through several intertwining narratives. The video was made by the brilliant people in Ragnarok Film and we had a wonderful time shooting it and exploring the beautiful locations around central Norway.
I took this as more of mankind's primal roots. We're safe here on land, but the ocean somehow calls to us. We know its dangerous, but we can't resist. And no matter how much we love the sea, she'll never love us like we love her. And the sea shows no mercy.
So beautiful. Thanks for this, just found it.
Oh, I think the ancestors you are talking about are >us
It’s always hard to make the “right” decision, but it must be done or you go down with them.
This song like many can intentionally be interpreted in several ways. One way to look at theses lyrics is from the perspective of some Pagan religions, which we now know are just the forces of nature, we fear their destructive power but long for a greater meaning to life. Our knowledge makes us safer, but the longing for a purpose is real, our thoughts and prayers go unanswered, and yet there is no mercy from mother earth. Nature is the greatest power, but it doesn't love us back.
I love this one. Have you done "Brave new world" live version yet? I didn't see it
Hey my friend, no I have not checked out Brave New World live yet. Is there a specific one? I need to get Kalandra back on the channel soon. Some folks have asked me to check out the Helvegen cover as well
@@Yeedeed Live from Gildehallen is the one I like. Same venue as the "Slow motion" one you did. I think you'll really like this one
@@Yeedeed Hey, I forgot to ask if you're participating in Aurora's Birthday thing on Tuesday? I can't remember if I ever mentioned it to you. I told so many people, I can't remember. Many reactors will be reacting to Aurora on Tuesday for her 25th Birthday. Sorry if I already asked you
You did tell me, but its been a busy week with work and all, that I forgot! So thanks for reminding me! I will whip up something for that!
@@Yeedeed Glad I reminded you then. Thanks. I appreciate it
Where you wanna be in your lif?. Are you where you want to be? Should you stay or should you go?
Love Kalandra! I wonder if you have heard Aurora? The vocals of the lead singer in Kalandra some times remind me of Aurora. If you have'nt you should check her out. Please react to her song Through the eyes of a child (live VEVO UK lift) It's heaven for a song 🙂
ruclips.net/video/CFzExUN1N8I/видео.html
Hello friend, thank you for this request! I haven't heard of Aurora, but I will be happy to check her out!
@@Yeedeed cool 😊👍, was suposed to say "heaven for the ears" not song.
Hey, both Heaven for a song and heaven for the ears both work! Just a heads up, any VEVO video gets blocked, it will have a white film over it :(
@@Yeedeed no worries. Reaction videos are about the reactions. Seen the video tons of times.🙂
@@X_ch4ng3 Okay great, because it's next! lol
They used a vocoder
what is a vocoder?