Amaranth

Well as we've already established, Amaranth is a flower that represents eternity. I've realised that the whole of Dark Passion Play is stages in Tuomas' life that start with his death (The Poet and the Pendulum), and then slowly works its way backwards to times within his childhood (Meadows of Heaven). This gave me the idea that this song is a reference to Tuomas' attitude that the band was to exist eternally whether Tarja was in the band or not. This is reflected in the actual letter to Tarja firing her, where it says: "The band will always live on, as long as the fire burns." The first verse must describe Tuomas who has to me always seemed to be a lone wolf, even when he is part of the band - he writes the music and the lyrics, for one thing, without hardly any interruptions from anyone else. It also describes "war between him and the day" which must also describe his problems with Tarja. It could also describe all the "Tarja-hollics" who hated him for firing her. The chorus as well seems to describe the band which is a "snow-white sorrow" (could be referring to Ocean Soul - Century Child Album), and its eternal state of the "hiding amaranth". While "in a land of the daybreak" must mean the new era or the resolving of the hard times before Tarja was fired. "You believe but what you see, you receive but what you give." could also be a reference to the band - you receive but what you give is again Tuomas' attitude that the band's soul purpose was to entertain rather than get money for it. And I think the first line of this is stating the obvious to clarify that the listener is a normal human being, before advising them with the next line which is just the same sentence turned topsy turvy. The second verse reflects the original theme of the song before the lyrics were changed - reaching out. While this may be skeptical, it could be a reference to Anette as someone who "ever dares", since Anette was eventually originally turned down to be the new singer, but she sent in another recording and never gave up, making her the new singer as we all know. The middle part also mentions reaching and searching for "something untouched". This is hard to interpret - it could mean all sorts of things: a perfect singer/band/life or something personal that none of us will know about. "Hearing voices, sorrow, never-fading calling..." could mean that people have been trying to shape Tuomas' own life by advising him on which singer to pick or not firing Tarja etc. This of course would turn into sorrow, and if it is constant, it would become never-fading calling. The last chorus is a tone above the original key for the song, which I think proves Tuomas' determination to make the point that the band will remain eternal "as long as the fire burns".