Top Songs By Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Performer
Paul O'Neill
Electric Guitar
Robert Kinkel
Keyboards
Jon Oliva
Keyboards
Johnny Lee Middleton
Bass Guitar
Christian James
Background Vocals
Danielle Landherr
Background Vocals
Marni Elliot
Background Vocals
Al Pitrelli
Electric Guitar
Dave Wittman
Drums
Dorothy Lawson
Cello
Garo Yellin
Cello
Jonas Tauber
Cello
Anthony Piccolo
Choir Conductor
Adrian Ross
Choir
Caroline Ross
Choir
Evan Maltby
Choir
Jacob Ashworth
Choir
Mikhail Koffman
Choir
Sebastian Perez
Choir
Jeff Plate
Drums
Chris Caffery
Guitar
Mark Ferris
Viola
Mark Wood
Viola
Denis Stillwell
Violin
Laura Seaton-Finn
Violin
Mary Rowell
Violin
Paul Woodiel
Violin
Todd Reynolds
Violin
Dave Diamond
Vocals
Doug Thoms
Vocals
Guy Lemmonnier
Vocals
Jamie Torcellini
Vocals
Jody Ashworth
Vocals
Patti Russo
Vocals
Sylvia Tosun
Vocals
Zak Stevens
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Paul O'Neill
Composer
Robert Kinkel
Songwriter
Dr. Clement Kuen
Translation
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Paul O'Neill
Producer
Robert Kinkel
Additional Engineer
Dave Wittman
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
(BEETHOVEN)
What good this deafness
That my whole life I have dread
What good this deafness
With these voices in my head
What good this deafness
If this prattle I must hear
if I were blind I'm sure they wouldn't disappear
(TWIST)
Did you really want to believe what you're saying
Did you really want to be here alone
Have I interrupted a moment of praying
While your life's decaying
Your sins are they weighting
While you've been carving your stone
All on your own
Did you really want to sit here in silence
Could it be that brooding is part of your art
Is it an extension of artistic license
A moody defiance
Of all of life's tyrants
While you've been searching your heart
Alone with us in the dark
(Beethoven implores the spirits to leave him alone, but Twist tells him that as shadows they only exist by the light that Beethoven's life has cast and as that light is fading, it is only natural that they should cling to its last moments of illumination. As the clock strikes midnight their conversation is suddenly interrupted by the appearance of Mephistopheles. His presence causes all the other spirits to shrink silently back to the corners of the room.)
(Mephistopheles informs Beethoven that he has come to collect the composer's soul. Faced with eternal damnation, the terrified composer claims that it cannot be his time, that he has yet to complete his Tenth Symphony. Mephistopheles looks at the manuscript and then with seemingly uncharacteristic generosity, offers to give him as much additional time as he needs, but only if he will tell him what parts he plans to add or change. Beethoven is forced to admit that it is his masterpiece and he would not change a single note. His bluff called, Beethoven still can not believe that this is how his life must end. Mephistopheles assures him that not only is it so, but his reaction is the nearly universal response from every man who is about to be condemned to hell. But he then tells Beethoven he is a very fortunate man, for he has decided to offer the maestro something very rarely offered to humans at the end of their time, a second chance, a possible way out of his most unfortunate dilemma.)
Writer(s): Dp, Paul O'neill, Robert Kinkel
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