Now, at the age of 49, I first discovered Wintersun, through Teemu joining Megadeth. I have been a fan of metal all my life. I cannot believe I never heard them before. Beeing a Scandinavian and all. Loneliness is a masterpiece. Its so powerful. It brings tears to my eyes, and fills me with emotions. I can't stop listening.
Wintersun is absolutely amazing . Glad you made this discovery . As a 30 year old thats been listening to wintersun for 16 years i will tell you that you will never get tired of it . They just announced a new album
Couldn't wait after the Ensiferum album Iron to see what Jari would do. Ensiferum had the same conundrum as Metallica had with James VS David; two strong headed composer with their own vision. Breaking point had to ensue in both cases. What brilliant, slow to come out but worth the wait, music Wintersun released!
This song was played at a funeral i attended. When this song started playing loud at the chapel, place with great acoustics. For the memory of our late relative. It was, and will always be one of the most powerful and moving experiences of my life. I knew this song before that, but i had to read the lyrics more closely. I was awestruck. This is a masterpiece. Thank you.
I lost my father 5 months ago. Wintersun has a handful of songs that f*ck me up pretty bad if my mind is focusing on the song. You know, listening at loud volume, alone, nothing distracting me from it. This is obviously one of those songs. I f*cking love Wintersun. The music can be overwhelming at times. Actually, I should say it can _feel_ a bit overwhelming at times.
In my opinion, this is the most beautiful and impactful song Wintersun has ever written. It will make you cry if anything is out of order in your life.
Couple years ago, I lost practically everything. My relationship after 15 years to been together ended in one night. I had to move out of our house. I lost my credibility and force to be homeless almost 4 months. I couldn't see my boys of age 3 and 5 for a many months. After fighting a many month, I fell down in to the depression. I lost the control of life, many of my friends left me, many of my relatives left me. I was a fucking wreck. But still I kept going on, for sake of my children. Now I am learning to live again. Wintersun music have helped me a lot. Thank you for the great art and keep up the brilliant work. Life is hard but you guys make it little bit easier...
This is a piece that you listen to a few times and then, when the time is right, come back to it and let the countless emotions it conveys get unleashed on to you, really feeling all that it is about. From that moment on, it will never be the same.
My times are behind me. But they never would have been without Wintersun, among others... I've been there, friend. Believe me. You *will* find inspiration. And, even if it takes a year like it took me, that inspiration will sparke all the changes in your life.
This song is exactly why I spend tons of money on audio eqipment. Listening to this in the pitch black of night with the subs purring away is what life is all about.
i'm ISOLATED person and this song is talking about my reality, thank you WINTERSUN for this masterpiece,,much Love from (Lonely girl in this wildness world)
I hope you will found friends and joy and you can enjoy life in its various forms! I myself like nature and paddling clear lakes. All the best to you! 🇫🇮🇺🇦
@@spikren "The trail in the snow disappears," meaning all traces of the person disappears from the world. It disappears from memory basically. This song is following Eternal Darkness (Autumn) which basically ends in death, and this song can be understood as the spirit passing through to the other side from the living world, a sort of ghost story, trapped (at least momentarily) between worlds echoing in the loneliness and sadness of a depressed person. You could also understand it as the last moments before death, after the violent Autumn you wake up again one last time in the cold wastelands wandering aimlessly with the last energy left before succumbing. You can also think of it as metaphorical of course, it basically captures depression, feeling lost and detached from the world, as if you're a ghost and nobody knows you exist, ever falling more into and alternate reality inside your mind. "am I finally home" can be understood as that feeling before death where your life flashed before your eyes and you hold on to dear memories. It can also be seen as accepting your own death and wondering if you will finally be at peace. Perhaps it implies heaven? It is vague and ambiguous, which makes it so good as lyrics, because people can relate and interpret the message from their own point of view and derive meaning from it even if the writer perhaps had other ideas. The theme of loneliness is pretty clear though.
This is by far the best song on the album and one of the best songs Jari has ever written. The atmosphere is just sublime and the singing, oh my God the singing, it's absolutely incredible. The chorus gives me chills and tears every time
Mika Tarkela Everybody has their own favorites.This is the best song in this album for me.I love it so much , I listen to it non stop.Jari sure knows how to mix the ingredients and turned his composition into a magnificient masterpiece that becomes a love potion for me. After I took it for the first time , I became obsessed , and there's no turning back for me........ Love you Jari !
@Slimebeast Pug. Maybe it all depends on a person's taste, but I found Jari's voice so mesmerizing the first time I heard them ("Land of Snow and Sorrow")
"2.Other Wintersun songs" I mean song, loneliness in general is never reason to live, rather a reason to suicide. But this song... its impossibly beautiful. The most beautiful song ever written
@@hightemplar7642 , A summer day alone in Finnish forest can be enjoyable experience. A winter night alone in northern Finland is priceless (Aurora Borealis and moon lighting snowy landscape)
Lyrics: Once I saw the light in your eyes but nothing will be any longer the way I remember. I've become someone else and I can't go back, I tried. I'm lost in the fields of snow far from home. Follow the coast under the frozen sky, with a growing sorrow in weary eyes. Swallow the ghost of the lucid dream, and silent will be the mournful sea. The sands of life covered in white from the darkest nights to the blinding light. I almost reached home, I was so close, but to be left alone is what hurts the most. Am I the only one awake, am I the one who is fading away? There was so much I wanted to say, do I have a reason anymore to stay? Washed away by the morning sun, hear the howling call from the other side. And so much was left undone, the weight of the world quietly crushed the dying light. Washed away by the frozen stars, feel the burning coldness of the falling snow. And one day when everything is gone the trail in the snow disappears. Am I finally home? Washed away by the morning sun, washed away by the frozen stars. And so much was left undone, one day everything is gone. Washed away by the morning sun, hear the howling call from the other side. And so much was left undone, the weight of the world quietly crushed the dying light. Washed away by the frozen stars, feel the burning coldness of the falling snow. And one day when everything is gone the trail in the snow disappears. Am I finally home?
How can a human being produce such perfection that this song is, from start to the end. Everything is just.. beyond perfect. I literally have no words.
I love the tone of the chorus. Yet sad it gives such a triumphant echo, acknowledging surviving something unfathomable that now makes you a new man. Acknowledging death and how close you are to death, and allowing that to empower you instead of being crushed by the dying light (the weight of the world being all the obligations you acknowledge you do not have the time to complete). The purifying force of winter is being related to the purifying force of death, returning you to an equal state among others,no longer alone, reunited and "finally home" with the ultimate source, reintegrated back into nature. These tracks are such a unique way of interpreting the seasons, Spring being about carrying the wounds of winter, yet to me this track is about celebrating surviving the winter by embracing the positive side of death. I know lyrically its not that "positive" but the music to me is too empowering not to think positively about the theme. Its not until your alone you know who to live for, its not until you near death that you know why to live.
This song has won my heart. Reminds me of the time in my childhood when I followed my bigger brother out into a blizzard to find a neighbor for help to get food. I sank in the snow and couldn't move. Miraculously he heard my cries and literally carried me through the snow back home. This song was how I felt before he found me.
This ballad is one of the most beautiful I've ever heard in my life... This composition becomes a very personal to me. It have discovered in me something new, completely unusual for mе. One evening, listening to this, truly beautiful song, I shed tears.. Wintersun, my big thanks to you for this masterpiece! I will never forget it.
Probably one of the best songs I heard in my life. No matter how many times I hear it, it gives me goosebumps. Jari, I salute you! I hope that you will create more melodic songs, not better than this one, because its impossible, but maybe as close to this as possible.
Dear Lord. This is sublime. Sons of Winter and Stars is my favorite "metal" song but this...this is absurdly good. I love the contrast of dirty and clear vocals, however, when Jari sings clear it is a singular experience when set in that tapestry of music. I am immensely grateful Wintersun is back.
Jari and his team..thanks...you give hope tp millions like me..who are lost ...probabaly are never gonna recover...but our hopes arw still very much alive...yea they are alive...we still breath..and our heart beats to your music and vocals and lyrics...awesome mates...universe bless these guys...they are stars ...a true shining stars...❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I can feel e emotion in this song, the pain, the loneliness, the sorrow. I dit cry the whole song. So powerfull. Specialy knowing when Jari wrote this. Its my favorite song, and second is Time. Hope he writes more songs and make new CD's. Doesn't matter how long we have to wait for it. He makes them special and the he want them to be. So it must be.
Thank you winter sun for this song. I’m in college right now thousands of miles away from home and i get a text from my girl saying she wants the relationship done. We have been together since middle school and i really thought she was the one. Since this break up I’ve been in a deep depression fighting depression and continuing my college education and push forward. Thank you wintersun. You get me through these tough times.
I have listened over 40 years heavy metal... This song is one of the most impressive for me... Maybe even number one in scene of heavy metal. Thank you :)
Bloody hell.... Ive been coming back to this so often for years now and just realised that I have not clicked the like button. Mesmerizingly Melancholic Masterpiece! Jari... Shine On You Crazy Diamond
This song must be the crown jewel in Jari's career. So many emotions, dreams, joys and sorrows meshed into one shape of glorious majesty. This song paints a sky of deepest blue upon a landscape of brightest white, the silent sleep of winter.
This song is very powerful, sorrowful , tearful and meaningful !! The music is melodic , melancholic ,majestic , fantastic , epic and terrific !! Your voice is beautiful , wonderful , lovely , gorgeous , full of emotions and devotions !! Jari........................................... I love you ........................ !!!!!!!!
Menetin kolme läheistäni viime vuonna ja olen kuunnellut tätä kappaletta monen monta kertaa, kun ikävä iskee. Musiikilla on parantava voima. Kiitos Jari!
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Loneliness is such a amazing song! The acoustic version is even better imo, i can´t stop listening to it! Sad but also really beautiful and powerful at the same time
I find both versions highly enjoyable. I've definitely listened to them more than the other songs in the forest package. I second Richard's comment for the most part, although I think this version and the acoustic version both have elements that I kind of prefer to their counterparts, so they both keep drawing me back. The two versions are quite different to me in sound and emotional feeling. The acoustic version to me is more like a gentle, pure sadness (beautiful), whereas the album version is more distressed and despairing. They're different enough that I can listen to both of them a lot without feeling so much like I'm over-listening to the same song :D I appreciate them individually. I love songs with a powerful sort of feeling for want of a better way of putting it, and songs that feel like they express strong raw emotions, so Loneliness is one of my favourites now. Kiitos :D
I have probably heard this song a thousand times since it was released, and still I find myself getting goosebumps every time. I keep going back to this one when I have writers block because it paints the perfect picture of solitude and desolation in my mind, and the unmatched skill level that went in to composing this is very inspiring. Wintersun is honestly the most underrated band ever. I saw them last year at Bloodstock, and ended up getting permanent tinnitus on one ear because I lost my ear buds right before their show. But it was by far worth it!
I hate when they have the volume too loud in some music festivals It actually diminishes how much you can hear the individual instruments and turns everything into this muddled noise
This may sound silly, but I couldn't help but think of my recently departed 20 year old cat--whom I've known for the full 20 years of her life--as I listened to this song. Jari's powerful lyrics and especially his chorus brought back the tears. I still miss her so much. I'm currently caring for my elderly parents, and I know someday (perhaps even soon) I will return to this song with a renewed reason to shed tears...twice. I know this song will help get me through the pain. Kiitos, Jari. Thank you, Wintersun.
During the many many times I've listened to this album I feel like, in a sense, a part of me goes to this realm Jari and Wintersun have so masterfully depicted. If you think of “The Forest Seasons” album as representing the passing of an entire year marked by its changing seasons, then by now the amount of cumulative in album “years” worth of time spent in this realm while I've been listening feels as though it's approaching an entire lifetime. It's like this part of me has aged and matured during its time there, and now as if returning back to myself a little wiser and irreversibly changed by my experiences, I’m left with a profound sense that I've become something better than I was before.
That piercing vibrato falsetto from Jari commencing from 10:14 to 10:32 is penultimate pain, and the true masterpiece of this track. His emotions for his father rings ever so true here, and his pain is shared in likeness by so many. Wonderful artistry Jari, Bellissimo.
These days are lonely. I had a walk at nightfall, going where my footsteps would lead me. There was a cold wind, softly carrying the scent of winter. And this song echoed to my ears. Dear Loneliness. And I told myself that it was exactly, exactly what solitude felt like.
I love his cleans so much here, he has improved soo much. I wonder if he'll ever sing it live, or if we'll see a music vid of this song, who knows. I just really love his performance here. Probably my most fav track on the album since I have a soft spot for sad songs (like Time, Death and the Healing, etc, but this is the most touching of them all for me personally). We need that HQ fast..
My first time hearing his cleans was in like '06/'07 on Death and the Healing. It put me off to them for a few months and I came back only for the shred and drums. I now bask in his voice almost daily lol
I'm listening, I'm crying, I'm smiling, I'm listening, I'm crying, I'm smiling and over and over again .... I can not stop listening... What did he do to me? :)
What a song, theres no"extra riffs/solos"just fluent epicness all through. Jari's voice is so powerful in this piece. Just drink couple of beers, lay down and really listen to this song😄
This song is like inhaling the sorrow slowly in and out..there is so many layers ..someone close to you dies, nothing will never be the same..I am getting comfort from sadness of this song..just don't have words to express enough how powerful song this is to me..how deep it resonates in me..
Absolutely sublime. Jari’s vocals are so authentic and emotionally piercing. There’s something about the sound, maybe the guitar tone at points, maybe the way I can be lost in the music, it reminds me of older Mike Oldfield.
FROM MADRID: The most complete group of the moment. His songs are insurmountable and make my hair stand on end, his melodies, his voice, the chords and rhythms. They are incredible. I declare myself an unconditional fan of Wintersun. DESDE MADRID: El grupo más completo del momento. Sus canciones son insuperables y me ponen los pelos de punta, sus melodías, su voz, los acordes y los ritmos. Ellos son increíbles. Me declaro fan incondicional de Wintersun.
Just saw these guys live tonight.. WHAT A FUCKING PERFORMANCE!!!!!!! I had hardly listened to wintersun before this show I just knew they were pretty good, but easily one of the best live performances I’ve ever been to. These guys really go the extra mile.
Yeah, I barely knew who they were too and just heard a few songs and was impressed by what I heard so I went to see them live in Los Angeles in September on a Sunday. Best decision I've ever made. The show was so epic and was the first one where I literally teared up out of pure joy. Will never forget it.
Now, at the age of 49, I first discovered Wintersun, through Teemu joining Megadeth. I have been a fan of metal all my life. I cannot believe I never heard them before. Beeing a Scandinavian and all. Loneliness is a masterpiece. Its so powerful. It brings tears to my eyes, and fills me with emotions. I can't stop listening.
Wintersun is absolutely amazing . Glad you made this discovery . As a 30 year old thats been listening to wintersun for 16 years i will tell you that you will never get tired of it . They just announced a new album
Couldn't wait after the Ensiferum album Iron to see what Jari would do. Ensiferum had the same conundrum as Metallica had with James VS David; two strong headed composer with their own vision. Breaking point had to ensue in both cases. What brilliant, slow to come out but worth the wait, music Wintersun released!
Damn your an old man hahaa
fuck mustaine, he thinks teemu belongs to him now
This song was played at a funeral i attended. When this song started playing loud at the chapel, place with great acoustics. For the memory of our late relative. It was, and will always be one of the most powerful and moving experiences of my life. I knew this song before that, but i had to read the lyrics more closely. I was awestruck. This is a masterpiece. Thank you.
I lost my father 5 months ago. Wintersun has a handful of songs that f*ck me up pretty bad if my mind is focusing on the song. You know, listening at loud volume, alone, nothing distracting me from it. This is obviously one of those songs. I f*cking love Wintersun. The music can be overwhelming at times. Actually, I should say it can _feel_ a bit overwhelming at times.
Fins (I'm assuming your finnish based on your last name) know how to do funerals right! Sorry for your loss.
This never fails to make me cry
@@KorruptionOfLight Yeah. Anyone that's lost someone close.
This song will be played on my funeral.
It sucks that no one that I know would ever appreciate this music. Amazing song.
same lol
Exactly what I tell myself all the time!! I’ve had no one to share this type of music with in my life .
This is why we are all here for, internet nowadays is a way to share passions. You are not alone bro
Agreed… but mine will when it’s played at my funeral. :play it loud son:🤘
I like it.
In my opinion, this is the most beautiful and impactful song Wintersun has ever written. It will make you cry if anything is out of order in your life.
guess my life must be out of order then.. damn
1❤
@@rutgerhoutdijk3547 To be fair, no life is in perfect order
Couple years ago, I lost practically everything. My relationship after 15 years to been together ended in one night. I had to move out of our house. I lost my credibility and force to be homeless almost 4 months. I couldn't see my boys of age 3 and 5 for a many months. After fighting a many month, I fell down in to the depression. I lost the control of life, many of my friends left me, many of my relatives left me. I was a fucking wreck. But still I kept going on, for sake of my children. Now I am learning to live again. Wintersun music have helped me a lot. Thank you for the great art and keep up the brilliant work. Life is hard but you guys make it little bit easier...
Keep struggling for them, my friend
the same story ... go on fighting
Don't give up!
Same here, keep fighting like me and win!!!
Stay strong brother, I'm here for you.
This is a piece that you listen to a few times and then, when the time is right, come back to it and let the countless emotions it conveys get unleashed on to you, really feeling all that it is about. From that moment on, it will never be the same.
Yep! I've just had this revelation. This song had never been my favourite on the album until now.
Right there with you. Going through this exact feeling this week. Been listening to this daily.
Hey Wintersun,hey Jari ,all of this are keeping me alive in the darkest period of my life.
Just thank you,i will not give up
Same here man, you are not alone.
Same here! wintersun was a huge help during my dark times...
Same here dude ..
who wants to be my friend
My times are behind me.
But they never would have been without Wintersun, among others...
I've been there, friend.
Believe me.
You *will* find inspiration. And, even if it takes a year like it took me, that inspiration will sparke all the changes in your life.
There must be metal heaven. I've just been there for thirteen minutes
This song is exactly why I spend tons of money on audio eqipment. Listening to this in the pitch black of night with the subs purring away is what life is all about.
i'm ISOLATED person and this song is talking about my reality, thank you WINTERSUN for this masterpiece,,much Love from (Lonely girl in this wildness world)
I hope you will found friends and joy and you can enjoy life in its various forms! I myself like nature and paddling clear lakes. All the best to you! 🇫🇮🇺🇦
Are you an Indian??
Idem, stay strong i hope you'll find your tribe💫
Words will never describe how majestic this song is.
A true masterpiece.
Thank you Wintersun for this.
never.
Mais tellement
Oh my God, Jari's voice....
"The trail in the snow disappears, am I finally home??"
That one line is murderous.
The line is epic, it will echoes through the halls of eternity
And the feel the burning coldness of the falling snow at the end . Wow
What does he mean exactly by that?
@@spikren "The trail in the snow disappears," meaning all traces of the person disappears from the world. It disappears from memory basically. This song is following Eternal Darkness (Autumn) which basically ends in death, and this song can be understood as the spirit passing through to the other side from the living world, a sort of ghost story, trapped (at least momentarily) between worlds echoing in the loneliness and sadness of a depressed person. You could also understand it as the last moments before death, after the violent Autumn you wake up again one last time in the cold wastelands wandering aimlessly with the last energy left before succumbing. You can also think of it as metaphorical of course, it basically captures depression, feeling lost and detached from the world, as if you're a ghost and nobody knows you exist, ever falling more into and alternate reality inside your mind.
"am I finally home" can be understood as that feeling before death where your life flashed before your eyes and you hold on to dear memories. It can also be seen as accepting your own death and wondering if you will finally be at peace. Perhaps it implies heaven?
It is vague and ambiguous, which makes it so good as lyrics, because people can relate and interpret the message from their own point of view and derive meaning from it even if the writer perhaps had other ideas. The theme of loneliness is pretty clear though.
Ha - murderous, what a great way to describe it.
It is so sad because most of the people don't get how beautiful Wintersun is.
Its so sad because its about jaris feelings after his father passed away
This is by far the best song on the album and one of the best songs Jari has ever written. The atmosphere is just sublime and the singing, oh my God the singing, it's absolutely incredible. The chorus gives me chills and tears every time
Ilkka Pättikangas the chorus is pure magic
This was my least favorite song. Something about the clean vocals just sounds so disturbing. It is a good song anyways.
Mika Tarkela Everybody has their own favorites.This is the best song in this album for me.I love it so much , I listen to it non stop.Jari sure knows how to mix the ingredients and turned his composition into a magnificient masterpiece that becomes a love potion for me.
After I took it for the first time , I became obsessed , and there's no turning back for me........
Love you Jari !
I was not expecting this to be my favorite song, but holy shit when the album arrived it instantly stood out. This is an incredible masterpiece.
@Slimebeast Pug. Maybe it all depends on a person's taste, but I found Jari's voice so mesmerizing the first time I heard them ("Land of Snow and Sorrow")
Reasons to live:
1.Loneliness song
2.Other Wintersun songs
Frozen Heart Do you mean loneliness the song or loneliness in general...anyway, both for me.
"2.Other Wintersun songs"
I mean song, loneliness in general is never reason to live, rather a reason to suicide.
But this song... its impossibly beautiful. The most beautiful song ever written
True!
@@hightemplar7642 , A summer day alone in Finnish forest can be enjoyable experience.
A winter night alone in northern Finland is priceless (Aurora Borealis and moon lighting snowy landscape)
Pauli but y know that there is a difference bettween a night and many years being alone
I lost my father yesterday.
Thank you for this music.
Uh.. Sorry for ur lost
Did you find him?
May he Rest In Peace sister. Be strong
That sucks man..hang in there.
We're there for you.
Lyrics:
Once I saw the light in your eyes
but nothing will be any longer
the way I remember.
I've become someone else
and I can't go back, I tried.
I'm lost in the fields of snow
far from home.
Follow the coast under the frozen sky,
with a growing sorrow in weary eyes.
Swallow the ghost of the lucid dream,
and silent will be the mournful sea.
The sands of life covered in white
from the darkest nights to the blinding light.
I almost reached home, I was so close,
but to be left alone is what hurts the most.
Am I the only one awake,
am I the one who is fading away?
There was so much I wanted to say,
do I have a reason anymore to stay?
Washed away by the morning sun,
hear the howling call from the other side.
And so much was left undone,
the weight of the world quietly
crushed the dying light.
Washed away by the frozen stars,
feel the burning coldness of the falling snow.
And one day when everything is gone
the trail in the snow disappears.
Am I finally home?
Washed away by the morning sun,
washed away by the frozen stars.
And so much was left undone,
one day everything is gone.
Washed away by the morning sun,
hear the howling call from the other side.
And so much was left undone,
the weight of the world quietly
crushed the dying light.
Washed away by the frozen stars,
feel the burning coldness of the falling snow.
And one day when everything is gone
the trail in the snow disappears.
Am I finally home?
Magnificente
How can a human being produce such perfection that this song is, from start to the end. Everything is just.. beyond perfect. I literally have no words.
Not that I'm a superfan, but it's a real masterpiece that anyone who has a hand in it should be proud of. That's real art. Greetings from Russia.
Been listening to metal for 30 years. Never heard a masterpiece like this one.
I love the tone of the chorus. Yet sad it gives such a triumphant echo, acknowledging surviving something unfathomable that now makes you a new man. Acknowledging death and how close you are to death, and allowing that to empower you instead of being crushed by the dying light (the weight of the world being all the obligations you acknowledge you do not have the time to complete). The purifying force of winter is being related to the purifying force of death, returning you to an equal state among others,no longer alone, reunited and "finally home" with the ultimate source, reintegrated back into nature.
These tracks are such a unique way of interpreting the seasons, Spring being about carrying the wounds of winter, yet to me this track is about celebrating surviving the winter by embracing the positive side of death. I know lyrically its not that "positive" but the music to me is too empowering not to think positively about the theme. Its not until your alone you know who to live for, its not until you near death that you know why to live.
This song has won my heart. Reminds me of the time in my childhood when I followed my bigger brother out into a blizzard to find a neighbor for help to get food. I sank in the snow and couldn't move. Miraculously he heard my cries and literally carried me through the snow back home. This song was how I felt before he found me.
Loneliness and Time are those songs that helped me a lot while having tough moments. Masterpieces. "Washed away, by the morning sun"
This was my mom's favorite song from you... Thank you for being a big part of our life, Jari.
This song plays on so many different emotional levels... Lyrics, acoustic parts, heavy sturdy overdriven parts .. It has everything.
This ballad is one of the most beautiful I've ever heard in my life... This composition becomes a very personal to me.
It have discovered in me something new, completely unusual for mе.
One evening, listening to this, truly beautiful song, I shed tears..
Wintersun, my big thanks to you for this masterpiece! I will never forget it.
I know what you mean...I had the same experience listening to The Ice Kings by Orden Ogan the first time!
Yah.. this Song hits way too close to home...
Probably one of the best songs I heard in my life.
No matter how many times I hear it, it gives me goosebumps.
Jari, I salute you!
I hope that you will create more melodic songs, not better than this one, because its impossible, but maybe as close to this as possible.
I don"t think Wintersun can ever beat this song as their best song ever, but I can't wait to see if it's possible
Their songs grow on one, new connections to be heard after x listenings...
Top-notch band
Dear Lord. This is sublime. Sons of Winter and Stars is my favorite "metal" song but this...this is absurdly good. I love the contrast of dirty and clear vocals, however, when Jari sings clear it is a singular experience when set in that tapestry of music. I am immensely grateful Wintersun is back.
A true masterpiece, from vocals, guitars to arrangements. The peak of creativity in metal nowadays.
Jari and his team..thanks...you give hope tp millions like me..who are lost ...probabaly are never gonna recover...but our hopes arw still very much alive...yea they are alive...we still breath..and our heart beats to your music and vocals and lyrics...awesome mates...universe bless these guys...they are stars ...a true shining stars...❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
4 Years later I'm still frequently listening to this song. There's just nothing else like it
I can feel e emotion in this song, the pain, the loneliness, the sorrow. I dit cry the whole song. So powerfull. Specialy knowing when Jari wrote this. Its my favorite song, and second is Time. Hope he writes more songs and make new CD's. Doesn't matter how long we have to wait for it. He makes them special and the he want them to be. So it must be.
Thank you winter sun for this song. I’m in college right now thousands of miles away from home and i get a text from my girl saying she wants the relationship done. We have been together since middle school and i really thought she was the one. Since this break up I’ve been in a deep depression fighting depression and continuing my college education and push forward. Thank you wintersun. You get me through these tough times.
Ill be rooting for you! you got this!
Wooh, sorry to all wintersun fans. But i did not known this band till today. This is fantastic. This song is Pure Poetry to my ears.
I discovered Wintersun last year and am now on a journey to listen to more similar bands and expand my metal collection.
This is my favorite song of the Forest Seasons!!!! It has something that I can't explain, it's Just beautiful!!!
Never before have I heard a song that I could listen to on repeat for hours at a time and still want more.
i couldn't get this out of my head for 2 weeks
If there really is a heaven, I want this song to be played when I enter it
'' Do i have a reason anymore to stay '' shivers everytime damn this masterpiece hits hard
This sounds like having one last dance while the world ends around you
This song is a masterpiece from start to finish
That atmosphere, those vocals are bloody amazing!
I am listening metal for more than 25 years and tonight l first listened to this masterpiece.One thing is for sure.THE BEST SONG EVER......
and Jari said the song silver leaves from Time II will be even more sadder and emotional than this. Just imagine :O
Nah he said this was the sadder one, Silver Leaves should be with a different mood.
Only Time will tell
Mihail Kondov Awesome man
no, silver leaves will be more beautiful and there is no such a sorrowfull song as winter jari said
Guess we'll find out in 2029
I've set my air conditioner to the lowest degree for getting the ultimate winter experience in a hot summer day.
I just open the window, it's cold(for summer) here in Northern Finland. It's like 13 Celsius.
and here I am in the middle of a heat wave in Croatia, 29 degrees right now. I swear I am moving to Finland.
36ºC in Spain right now... lets all go to Finland XD
31 Celsius here in Italy...I'm dying....
29 isnt a heatwave wtf u talking about, 41 in Hungary right now.. im already dead
I have listened over 40 years heavy metal... This song is one of the most impressive for me... Maybe even number one in scene of heavy metal. Thank you :)
"I almost reached home, I was so close."
Rest in peace Valfar. Gone, but not forgotten.
Bloody hell.... Ive been coming back to this so often for years now and just realised that I have not clicked the like button. Mesmerizingly Melancholic Masterpiece! Jari... Shine On You Crazy Diamond
All of their older songs were so good... and now the new ones keep getting better. How is this even possible?
This song must be the crown jewel in Jari's career. So many emotions, dreams, joys and sorrows meshed into one shape of glorious majesty. This song paints a sky of deepest blue upon a landscape of brightest white, the silent sleep of winter.
One of the greatest songs that will ever be made.
Saw this live 2 days ago and was easily the best live performance I’ve ever seen. He aces every note live sounds exactly like studio version
The kind of existentialism those southernes by the warm seas can't even imagine.
fucking tear up every single time I listen to this
Chills everytime... i live to listen this kind of music and feels
Same
This song is very powerful, sorrowful , tearful and meaningful !! The music is melodic , melancholic ,majestic , fantastic , epic and terrific !! Your voice is beautiful , wonderful , lovely , gorgeous , full of emotions and devotions !!
Jari........................................... I love you ........................ !!!!!!!!
Menetin kolme läheistäni viime vuonna ja olen kuunnellut tätä kappaletta monen monta kertaa, kun ikävä iskee. Musiikilla on parantava voima. Kiitos Jari!
Wintersun - Loneliness (Winter) Official Lyric Video. THE FOREST SEASONS NOW AVAILABLE IN WINTERSUN'S OFFICIAL BANDCAMP PAGE: wintersun.bandcamp.com
Who's enjoying the coldness of winter? Comment below! :)
When I heard the first snippet of the chorus in the first cf video... it was clear this was gonna be the best thing on TFS. And oh by it so is.
D. S. Yeah, it was incredibly powerful. I knew instantly it's going to be my new all time favourite song
Loneliness is such a amazing song! The acoustic version is even better imo, i can´t stop listening to it! Sad but also really beautiful and powerful at the same time
I find both versions highly enjoyable. I've definitely listened to them more than the other songs in the forest package. I second Richard's comment for the most part, although I think this version and the acoustic version both have elements that I kind of prefer to their counterparts, so they both keep drawing me back.
The two versions are quite different to me in sound and emotional feeling. The acoustic version to me is more like a gentle, pure sadness (beautiful), whereas the album version is more distressed and despairing. They're different enough that I can listen to both of them a lot without feeling so much like I'm over-listening to the same song :D I appreciate them individually.
I love songs with a powerful sort of feeling for want of a better way of putting it, and songs that feel like they express strong raw emotions, so Loneliness is one of my favourites now. Kiitos :D
I actually prefer the original version. I listen to it at least 10 times every day
I have probably heard this song a thousand times since it was released, and still I find myself getting goosebumps every time. I keep going back to this one when I have writers block because it paints the perfect picture of solitude and desolation in my mind, and the unmatched skill level that went in to composing this is very inspiring.
Wintersun is honestly the most underrated band ever. I saw them last year at Bloodstock, and ended up getting permanent tinnitus on one ear because I lost my ear buds right before their show. But it was by far worth it!
I hate when they have the volume too loud in some music festivals
It actually diminishes how much you can hear the individual instruments and turns everything into this muddled noise
I've just "discovered" Wintersun........brilliant..
I must agree with You. I support them by buying their songs. They are great.
Me too, a few months ago. It’s just amazing.
Me too i just dicovered the band and i feel stupid .from tunisia wintersun hope y be their one day
This may sound silly, but I couldn't help but think of my recently departed 20 year old cat--whom I've known for the full 20 years of her life--as I listened to this song. Jari's powerful lyrics and especially his chorus brought back the tears. I still miss her so much. I'm currently caring for my elderly parents, and I know someday (perhaps even soon) I will return to this song with a renewed reason to shed tears...twice. I know this song will help get me through the pain. Kiitos, Jari. Thank you, Wintersun.
Now this is what you call a musical masterpiece
During the many many times I've listened to this album I feel like, in a sense, a part of me goes to this realm Jari and Wintersun have so masterfully depicted. If you think of “The Forest Seasons” album as representing the passing of an entire year marked by its changing seasons, then by now the amount of cumulative in album “years” worth of time spent in this realm while I've been listening feels as though it's approaching an entire lifetime. It's like this part of me has aged and matured during its time there, and now as if returning back to myself a little wiser and irreversibly changed by my experiences, I’m left with a profound sense that I've become something better than I was before.
Awesome perspective. Makes me want to go listen to this album again several times over.
I want this beautiful song play in my funeral
You and I both!
i do as well
Same here
thats the first thaught i had while listening to this masterpiece
I everytime think about Sadness and Hate in this perspective
The way Jari sings “snow” at 11:09 always sends shivers through my body
Feel ya
me and you both
That piercing vibrato falsetto from Jari commencing from 10:14 to 10:32 is penultimate pain, and the true masterpiece of this track. His emotions for his father rings ever so true here, and his pain is shared in likeness by so many. Wonderful artistry Jari, Bellissimo.
Everytime I wanna cry, i'm come here. This song... no words can explain! Perfect!
This song always hits me right in the depths of my soul! I could listen to it on repeat
1 million times just by me!!!
This Song makes me wanna die alone in the snow, it's so beautiful. Can't stop listening for 2 weeks or so. Absollutly a masterpiece.
Like Bakken died in a snowstorm black metal dude
Masterpiece indeed
SAme
Can listen to it till death
@@TheOriginalFishPond thought i was the only one picturing stuff like this....
My own cabin in snow coated woods.
One of the best songs I've ever heard since The Power Of One by Sonata Arctica
These days are lonely. I had a walk at nightfall, going where my footsteps would lead me. There was a cold wind, softly carrying the scent of winter. And this song echoed to my ears. Dear Loneliness. And I told myself that it was exactly, exactly what solitude felt like.
Best Wintersun song, probably my favorite song of all time too.
Good grief, the chorus is murdering my soul. :| Best melody I've heard in... a REALLY long time.
I love his cleans so much here, he has improved soo much. I wonder if he'll ever sing it live, or if we'll see a music vid of this song, who knows. I just really love his performance here. Probably my most fav track on the album since I have a soft spot for sad songs (like Time, Death and the Healing, etc, but this is the most touching of them all for me personally). We need that HQ fast..
My first time hearing his cleans was in like '06/'07 on Death and the Healing. It put me off to them for a few months and I came back only for the shred and drums. I now bask in his voice almost daily lol
Well according to a friend of mine who's going to summer breeze: Wintersun will also do acoustic sessions. So they probably will play this song.
Really glad to hear that! Thanks for the info.
Skolmr They played this song live in Finland last week!
Yes they already played it live. Damn I love this album so much. Great atmosphere, the emotions in loneliness are so overwhelming
My companion for long journey. I think it's the time to repay and to give an appreciation to such great piece of art; a magnificent voice.
There is not one moment in this song that I don’t love . So beautiful
I'm listening, I'm crying, I'm smiling,
I'm listening, I'm crying, I'm smiling and over and over again ....
I can not stop listening...
What did he do to me? :)
Is this what perfection sounds like?
What a song, theres no"extra riffs/solos"just fluent epicness all through. Jari's voice is so powerful in this piece. Just drink couple of beers, lay down and really listen to this song😄
I am finally home, when I listen to this music...
This song have that timeless vibe on it, i can already imagine listening to this in years ahead. Beautiful song 👍
This song is like inhaling the sorrow slowly in and out..there is so many layers ..someone close to you dies, nothing will never be the same..I am getting comfort from sadness of this song..just don't have words to express enough how powerful song this is to me..how deep it resonates in me..
Absolutely sublime. Jari’s vocals are so authentic and emotionally piercing.
There’s something about the sound, maybe the guitar tone at points, maybe the way I can be lost in the music, it reminds me of older Mike Oldfield.
This song healed my anxiety i had for so many years. I always listen to this when i need therapy of some kind.. Very uplifting for ur soul
This song is so awesome. My personal favorite from The Forest Seasons!
One of Finland's Finest!! Killer Band/Song!!
This song brought winter in this hot summer day
Yup ! It brought snow into my room everytime I hear it !
FROM MADRID: The most complete group of the moment. His songs are insurmountable and make my hair stand on end, his melodies, his voice, the chords and rhythms. They are incredible. I declare myself an unconditional fan of Wintersun. DESDE MADRID: El grupo más completo del momento. Sus canciones son insuperables y me ponen los pelos de punta, sus melodías, su voz, los acordes y los ritmos. Ellos son increíbles. Me declaro fan incondicional de Wintersun.
same bro its the goosebump he takes me on a journey through all of my wildest fantasies from my imagination
I’m in tears.
still a masterpiece in 2024 💓
Thank you for creating this masterpiece. From your Norwegian Brothers of Metal we salute you 🤘🏻
A piece of art.
Finally, finally my ears get to transfer this masterpiece to my heart and soul.. ♥
Just saw these guys live tonight.. WHAT A FUCKING PERFORMANCE!!!!!!! I had hardly listened to wintersun before this show I just knew they were pretty good, but easily one of the best live performances I’ve ever been to. These guys really go the extra mile.
Yeah, I barely knew who they were too and just heard a few songs and was impressed by what I heard so I went to see them live in Los Angeles in September on a Sunday. Best decision I've ever made. The show was so epic and was the first one where I literally teared up out of pure joy. Will never forget it.
One of the best songs I have ever heard in my life.
Masterpiece! Never had such goose bumps in strongest winter ...
I have finally found the song that will be played at my funeral.
Me too
the song should be Astronomia
This Song ist so Epic, so deep, so poetic and Heartbreaking. It ist the purest Metal Emotion , its the cold Winter and the loneliness
The melody travels through me...the darkness becomes a wave...washes over me and out. Thank you for this beautiful music.