Canciones para una vida - Sonata Arctica - Flag In The Ground

FLAG IN THE GROUND

 Como ya hemos dicho en alguna ocasión en nuestro blog, al hablar de Sonata Arctica siempre se recurre al primer disco, como punto comparativo de su obra, y eso es normal, aunque en ocasiones pueda resultar injusto, pero es que una obra de semejante calibre es algo difícil de igualar, incluso para ellos, y eso en un grupo puede resultar una pesada losa para toda una carrera. Para mi gusto es un poco lo que les ha sucedido a Sonata Arctica, ya que el éxito les llego en este su primer disco, inmediatamente, y el nivel en él demostrado ha sido muy difícil de mantener. Si a esto añadimos la continua experimentación que parecen buscar con su sonido estos músicos, se entiende que, partiendo de la extraordinaria calidad que atesoran, vayan cosechando tanto apasionados defensores de su música como vehementes detractores de la misma. Todos los que hemos seguido la carrera de esta banda sabemos del gusto de Sonata Arctica por hacer versiones de grupos consagrados y de canciones icónicas mediante la edición de EP's, ediciones especiales, bonus tracks o cualquier otro invento para aumentar sus ventas. En esta ocasión vamos a hablar de su sexta obra de estudio, "The Days of Grays", de 2009, un disco editado a través de "Nuclear Blast", el primero con el guitarrista Elias Viljanen y el primero desde el disco debut de la banda, "Ecliptica" de 1999, en el que el cantante Tony Kakko se encarga también de los teclados. según ellos mismos definen el disco, se trata de una obra un poquito más oscura y no tan compleja como su predecesora de 2007 "Unia". Quiero escoger de esta obra el segundo single, "Flag in the ground", de cuyo videoclip dejo un enlace a youtube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kObI4XuTR2o

PROLOGUE
"In the days when lands were few, and man sometimes had no chance but sell his soul to his landlord to make a living... In far and away country, they gave acres of land away for free, to all able to claim it... Ships sailed across the great seas, fortunes were made and dreams shattered... Sometimes couples were torn apart, for all they could afford... was one ticket."

Leaving my life behind
My young love and the unborn
Only have a lock of her hair...
and burning love inside

After forty work-filled days and sleepless nights,
the sails are lit by the lights of Boston
...and here we go...

Off the ship! Towards the adventure,
the one to define our lives.
Daily grind and a tiny room.

"I got here safe, Love.
I have an address, until spring, then I shall race for the land,
hope to hear from you soon..."

Her letter reads...

"Please let me know everything's alright
Thinking about you, 'though you're out of sight
every night, when I'm turning in, my tears find me.
Please hurry, dear, come back and rescue me..."

"Now that I have made the dollars we need for the dream.
The best horse I've ever seen,
a carriage and everything I need...
I will make my way to the great unknown
Every moment I wish you were here with me now...

"Please let me know everything's alright...."

"No, I'm not a stranger, among the people in here...
Yet I have never felt so alone...
At high noon the sound will boom,
and I will start racing for the
land we can call home."

"I stuck my...
flag in the ground, screaming 'n shouting,
I've never felt so proud, Love!
We are free from eternal serfdom!
I'm gonna bring you home, my light!"

"nine, eight, seven, six, counting the days. SOLO!"
"five, four, three, two, together forever! SOLO!"

I made my way into the great unknown
Land by the river, and a new built home.
I am the land and the land is me
Freedom is everything and we are free

I made my way into the great unknown
Land by the river, and a new built home.
Every night, when I'm looking at the full moon rising
I hold you and know that we are free... 

By Nash