OMG!
FIRST OF ALL,"ESPIRITUS" MEANS SPIRIT OR GHOST.
SECONDLY,SANCTUS MEANS THE SON,THE FATHER AND THE HOLY GHOST,SO PRACTICALY THIS IS ALL ABOUT CHRISTIANITY.
3.THEIR SONGS-WT-ARENT ABOUT WAR AND DESTRUCTION YOU...YOU....ANYWAY,BUT ABOUT THE MAN'S EVERYDAY DAY BATTLE TO ESCAPE THE DARKNESS,THE SATANS TEMPTATIONS AND THE PHYSICAL HEDONISMS,AND ACHIEVE ENLIGHTMENT AND INNER PEACE.AND OFC "RESTRAIN THE BEAST-WHICH BTW IS TEMPTATION AND SATAN ETC-WHICH DWELLS INSIDE".
A CONCLUSION THAT SAIS THAT THIS SONG IS AN ANTI-WAR SONG ITS VERYLOOOOWWW....
BUT OFC IM NO BETTER THAN YOU.I GOT INTO THE TEMPTATION TO CREATE AN ACCOUNT JUST TO SAY ALL THAT.AND I ACHIEVED....:HEDONISM.IT REALLY FEELS GOOD...DONT BELIEVE ME?SWEAR TO.....ΓΙΑΤΙ ΣΑΣ...
OH!AND PLEAZE PEOPLE DONT BE STUPID.THESE GUYS FROM WT ARE TRYING TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH,THE TRUTH YOU ARE ALL SEARCHING FOR BUT............DO NOT HAVE THE GUTS TO FIND IT,AND WHEN U FIND U ALL ARE SCARED AND TALK ABOUT USUAL THINGS LIKE:"OH THIS IS AN ANTI-WAR SONG" OR "NO NO,THIS IS ABOUT LOSING SOMEONE U LOVE"
WAKE UP U ROBOTS!
DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT THEY MEAN BY TELLING SOLEMN HOUR?DO U REALLY KNOW WHAT SOLEMN HOUR IS?WELL........BE CAREFUL.ULL SOON FIND OUT.IF U SEE CLEARLY.
YEAH,YEAH,IM A CRAZY MANIAC-PSYCHOPATH.OFC THATS WHAT U/WE ALL THOUGHT WHEN JESUS WAS HERE TO SPREAD THE WORD,SHARE...
OH!AND PLEAZE PEOPLE DONT BE STUPID.THESE GUYS FROM WT ARE TRYING TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH,THE TRUTH YOU ARE ALL SEARCHING FOR BUT............DO NOT HAVE THE GUTS TO FIND IT,AND WHEN U FIND U ALL ARE SCARED AND TALK ABOUT USUAL THINGS LIKE:"OH THIS IS AN ANTI-WAR SONG" OR "NO NO,THIS IS ABOUT LOSING SOMEONE U LOVE"
WAKE UP U ROBOTS!
DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT THEY MEAN BY TELLING SOLEMN HOUR?DO U REALLY KNOW WHAT SOLEMN HOUR IS?WELL........BE CAREFUL.ULL SOON FIND OUT.IF U SEE CLEARLY.
YEAH,YEAH,IM A CRAZY MANIAC-PSYCHOPATH.OFC THATS WHAT U/WE ALL THOUGHT WHEN JESUS WAS HERE TO SPREAD THE WORD,SHARE HIS SPEECH.ANYWAY.(OFC IM NOT TELLING IM JESUS.I THINK THE SMART ONES WILL GET THE MEANING)
Okay first off if you think this isn't an anti-war song and is about Jesus or something like that then you obviously haven't been listening to any other Within Temptation songs and haven't seen thier music video for The Howling. Second, Within Temptation is not a religious band. Just because they have one song called The Cross, with the mention of Judas once does not mean that every single one of their songs has something to do with God and Jesus and whatnot. I am not an anti-religious person, but religion does tend to frustrate me, especially religious people...
Okay first off if you think this isn't an anti-war song and is about Jesus or something like that then you obviously haven't been listening to any other Within Temptation songs and haven't seen thier music video for The Howling. Second, Within Temptation is not a religious band. Just because they have one song called The Cross, with the mention of Judas once does not mean that every single one of their songs has something to do with God and Jesus and whatnot. I am not an anti-religious person, but religion does tend to frustrate me, especially religious people like you, who try to find God and redemption and all that other shit in everything. Third, Towards the End was very obviously an anti-war song. Go read those lyrics and tell me I'm wrong. I dare you. The song The Heart of Everything is about freedom. Yeah that may not have anything to do with war, but when they incorporate this song into that album along with The Howling, which, by the way, the video is very obviously anti-war with how it shows everything happy and beautiful and then suddenly everything is in ruins? What do you call that?
wow i hate ppl like AHAHAA. They r so annoying. this song has to do with war and how ppl keep repeating mistakes form the past. it is saying tht if we don't start to realize what is going on then history is going to repeat itself. it's about things like the holocaust and hitler and stalin and such basically WAR and stupid things tht have occured in the past tht could've been prevented.
wow i hate ppl like AHAHAA. They r so annoying. this song has to do with war and how ppl keep repeating mistakes form the past. it is saying tht if we don't start to realize what is going on then history is going to repeat itself. it's about things like the holocaust and hitler and stalin and such basically WAR and stupid things tht have occured in the past tht could've been prevented.
I think you're all missing the basic picture. You can argue that this is "anti-war" or you can just say that it is about war, because it quite obviously has something to do with that (considering it has recordings of Churchill in the background). But when I heard this song and studied the lyrics, I personally felt it connected very well to the Holocaust - it's all a matter of perspective. There is truth in every myth, and therefore a little truth behind every perspective as well. You can call someone stupid and sound stupid yourself or you can really...
I think you're all missing the basic picture. You can argue that this is "anti-war" or you can just say that it is about war, because it quite obviously has something to do with that (considering it has recordings of Churchill in the background). But when I heard this song and studied the lyrics, I personally felt it connected very well to the Holocaust - it's all a matter of perspective. There is truth in every myth, and therefore a little truth behind every perspective as well. You can call someone stupid and sound stupid yourself or you can really listen and evaluate what they say and then give them your reasoning and support for what you believe. And therefore I do so below:
If I were to state my judgments (ahem not "opinions") on the meaning behind "Our Solemn Hour", I would say this song is somewhat a plea to God for help. "Sanctus Espiritus" means "Holy Spirit", therefore I interpret the chorus line as saying "God please be with me in this time of suffering" or something to that effect. But don't label things as "religious" or "non-religious" and get mad at people for assuming such because - duh - it's what's written and therefore has some meaning there. Just because something is "religious", does not mean there is no relevance. Even as an Atheist, does one not feel helpless at times? Not in control of one's destiny? And that's where the plea comes in. "Why is this happening to me? Do I deserve this?" These are feelings that pertain to everyone because they are very real. sighs There is so much symbolism in this song... so much. I could dissect every line and stanza and find meaning. Any reader can apply those meanings however they might want to - that's the beauty of writing in general, whether it be literature or song lyrics. It lends itself to the reader and teaches many lessons with perhaps one original moral behind it. But all in all the specific format of the song leans towards World War II. Plus Within Temptation is a Dutch band so I am assuming there are personal feelings mixed into the meaning there. Anyways, that's all what I have deduced from close studying. Feel free to comment and share your judgments on the aforementioned analysis :)
So, Latin, then: 'Sanctus' is 'holy', and I gather that 'espiritus' is 'Breath'.
Is that Churchill in the background, then - given the general lyrical overtones? A plea for delivery from the insanity of war, and war-makers?
OMG! FIRST OF ALL,"ESPIRITUS" MEANS SPIRIT OR GHOST. SECONDLY,SANCTUS MEANS THE SON,THE FATHER AND THE HOLY GHOST,SO PRACTICALY THIS IS ALL ABOUT CHRISTIANITY. 3.THEIR SONGS-WT-ARENT ABOUT WAR AND DESTRUCTION YOU...YOU....ANYWAY,BUT ABOUT THE MAN'S EVERYDAY DAY BATTLE TO ESCAPE THE DARKNESS,THE SATANS TEMPTATIONS AND THE PHYSICAL HEDONISMS,AND ACHIEVE ENLIGHTMENT AND INNER PEACE.AND OFC "RESTRAIN THE BEAST-WHICH BTW IS TEMPTATION AND SATAN ETC-WHICH DWELLS INSIDE". A CONCLUSION THAT SAIS THAT THIS SONG IS AN ANTI-WAR SONG ITS VERYLOOOOWWW.... BUT OFC IM NO BETTER THAN YOU.I GOT INTO THE TEMPTATION TO CREATE AN ACCOUNT JUST TO SAY ALL THAT.AND I ACHIEVED....:HEDONISM.IT REALLY FEELS GOOD...DONT BELIEVE ME?SWEAR TO.....ΓΙΑΤΙ ΣΑΣ...
OMG! FIRST OF ALL,"ESPIRITUS" MEANS SPIRIT OR GHOST. SECONDLY,SANCTUS MEANS THE SON,THE FATHER AND THE HOLY GHOST,SO PRACTICALY THIS IS ALL ABOUT CHRISTIANITY. 3.THEIR SONGS-WT-ARENT ABOUT WAR AND DESTRUCTION YOU...YOU....ANYWAY,BUT ABOUT THE MAN'S EVERYDAY DAY BATTLE TO ESCAPE THE DARKNESS,THE SATANS TEMPTATIONS AND THE PHYSICAL HEDONISMS,AND ACHIEVE ENLIGHTMENT AND INNER PEACE.AND OFC "RESTRAIN THE BEAST-WHICH BTW IS TEMPTATION AND SATAN ETC-WHICH DWELLS INSIDE". A CONCLUSION THAT SAIS THAT THIS SONG IS AN ANTI-WAR SONG ITS VERYLOOOOWWW.... BUT OFC IM NO BETTER THAN YOU.I GOT INTO THE TEMPTATION TO CREATE AN ACCOUNT JUST TO SAY ALL THAT.AND I ACHIEVED....:HEDONISM.IT REALLY FEELS GOOD...DONT BELIEVE ME?SWEAR TO.....ΓΙΑΤΙ ΣΑΣ ÎΟΙΑΖΕΙ ΚΙΟΛΑΣ??ΠΑΙΖΕΙ ÎΑ ΛΕΩ ΚΑΙ ΨΕΜΑΤΑ.ΧΑ!
OH!AND PLEAZE PEOPLE DONT BE STUPID.THESE GUYS FROM WT ARE TRYING TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH,THE TRUTH YOU ARE ALL SEARCHING FOR BUT............DO NOT HAVE THE GUTS TO FIND IT,AND WHEN U FIND U ALL ARE SCARED AND TALK ABOUT USUAL THINGS LIKE:"OH THIS IS AN ANTI-WAR SONG" OR "NO NO,THIS IS ABOUT LOSING SOMEONE U LOVE" WAKE UP U ROBOTS! DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT THEY MEAN BY TELLING SOLEMN HOUR?DO U REALLY KNOW WHAT SOLEMN HOUR IS?WELL........BE CAREFUL.ULL SOON FIND OUT.IF U SEE CLEARLY. YEAH,YEAH,IM A CRAZY MANIAC-PSYCHOPATH.OFC THATS WHAT U/WE ALL THOUGHT WHEN JESUS WAS HERE TO SPREAD THE WORD,SHARE...
OH!AND PLEAZE PEOPLE DONT BE STUPID.THESE GUYS FROM WT ARE TRYING TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH,THE TRUTH YOU ARE ALL SEARCHING FOR BUT............DO NOT HAVE THE GUTS TO FIND IT,AND WHEN U FIND U ALL ARE SCARED AND TALK ABOUT USUAL THINGS LIKE:"OH THIS IS AN ANTI-WAR SONG" OR "NO NO,THIS IS ABOUT LOSING SOMEONE U LOVE" WAKE UP U ROBOTS! DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT THEY MEAN BY TELLING SOLEMN HOUR?DO U REALLY KNOW WHAT SOLEMN HOUR IS?WELL........BE CAREFUL.ULL SOON FIND OUT.IF U SEE CLEARLY. YEAH,YEAH,IM A CRAZY MANIAC-PSYCHOPATH.OFC THATS WHAT U/WE ALL THOUGHT WHEN JESUS WAS HERE TO SPREAD THE WORD,SHARE HIS SPEECH.ANYWAY.(OFC IM NOT TELLING IM JESUS.I THINK THE SMART ONES WILL GET THE MEANING)
Okay first off if you think this isn't an anti-war song and is about Jesus or something like that then you obviously haven't been listening to any other Within Temptation songs and haven't seen thier music video for The Howling. Second, Within Temptation is not a religious band. Just because they have one song called The Cross, with the mention of Judas once does not mean that every single one of their songs has something to do with God and Jesus and whatnot. I am not an anti-religious person, but religion does tend to frustrate me, especially religious people...
Okay first off if you think this isn't an anti-war song and is about Jesus or something like that then you obviously haven't been listening to any other Within Temptation songs and haven't seen thier music video for The Howling. Second, Within Temptation is not a religious band. Just because they have one song called The Cross, with the mention of Judas once does not mean that every single one of their songs has something to do with God and Jesus and whatnot. I am not an anti-religious person, but religion does tend to frustrate me, especially religious people like you, who try to find God and redemption and all that other shit in everything. Third, Towards the End was very obviously an anti-war song. Go read those lyrics and tell me I'm wrong. I dare you. The song The Heart of Everything is about freedom. Yeah that may not have anything to do with war, but when they incorporate this song into that album along with The Howling, which, by the way, the video is very obviously anti-war with how it shows everything happy and beautiful and then suddenly everything is in ruins? What do you call that?
wow i hate ppl like AHAHAA. They r so annoying. this song has to do with war and how ppl keep repeating mistakes form the past. it is saying tht if we don't start to realize what is going on then history is going to repeat itself. it's about things like the holocaust and hitler and stalin and such basically WAR and stupid things tht have occured in the past tht could've been prevented.
wow i hate ppl like AHAHAA. They r so annoying. this song has to do with war and how ppl keep repeating mistakes form the past. it is saying tht if we don't start to realize what is going on then history is going to repeat itself. it's about things like the holocaust and hitler and stalin and such basically WAR and stupid things tht have occured in the past tht could've been prevented.
That guys trolling aside, "Sanctus Espiritus" does mean "Holy Spirit."
That guys trolling aside, "Sanctus Espiritus" does mean "Holy Spirit."
I think you're all missing the basic picture. You can argue that this is "anti-war" or you can just say that it is about war, because it quite obviously has something to do with that (considering it has recordings of Churchill in the background). But when I heard this song and studied the lyrics, I personally felt it connected very well to the Holocaust - it's all a matter of perspective. There is truth in every myth, and therefore a little truth behind every perspective as well. You can call someone stupid and sound stupid yourself or you can really...
I think you're all missing the basic picture. You can argue that this is "anti-war" or you can just say that it is about war, because it quite obviously has something to do with that (considering it has recordings of Churchill in the background). But when I heard this song and studied the lyrics, I personally felt it connected very well to the Holocaust - it's all a matter of perspective. There is truth in every myth, and therefore a little truth behind every perspective as well. You can call someone stupid and sound stupid yourself or you can really listen and evaluate what they say and then give them your reasoning and support for what you believe. And therefore I do so below:
If I were to state my judgments (ahem not "opinions") on the meaning behind "Our Solemn Hour", I would say this song is somewhat a plea to God for help. "Sanctus Espiritus" means "Holy Spirit", therefore I interpret the chorus line as saying "God please be with me in this time of suffering" or something to that effect. But don't label things as "religious" or "non-religious" and get mad at people for assuming such because - duh - it's what's written and therefore has some meaning there. Just because something is "religious", does not mean there is no relevance. Even as an Atheist, does one not feel helpless at times? Not in control of one's destiny? And that's where the plea comes in. "Why is this happening to me? Do I deserve this?" These are feelings that pertain to everyone because they are very real. sighs There is so much symbolism in this song... so much. I could dissect every line and stanza and find meaning. Any reader can apply those meanings however they might want to - that's the beauty of writing in general, whether it be literature or song lyrics. It lends itself to the reader and teaches many lessons with perhaps one original moral behind it. But all in all the specific format of the song leans towards World War II. Plus Within Temptation is a Dutch band so I am assuming there are personal feelings mixed into the meaning there. Anyways, that's all what I have deduced from close studying. Feel free to comment and share your judgments on the aforementioned analysis :)