# Within Temptation

Within Temptation is a Dutch symphonic metal band, founded in 1996.

## Sourced

* "Obrigada!! ...It's the only word I know in Spanish!"
** Sharon den Adel, when playing live at Super Bock Super Rock 2006, Lisbon, Portugal
* "Merci Beaucoup!" (sounding Dutch instead of French)
** Sharon den Adel, AB Brussels
* "I'm feeling like a braad woerst"
** Sharon den Adel

## Song lyrics

All lyrics written by Sharon den Adel and Robert Westerholt, unless noted.

### Enter (1997)

* Come near me, enter my private chambers, I want to feel the warmth on my face, light-in darkness, lift me up from here. Give me you wings, to flee from my ivory tower.
** Enter, written by Robert Westerholt, Sharon den Adel, Richard Willemse
* After the cold darkness, in the heart of the forest, when birds are singing for the newborn sun,in the womb of the leaves, on the branches of the trees, lies a treasure in the morning: The Pearls of light.
** Pearls Of Light, written by Robert Westerholt, Sharon den Adel, Richard Willemse
* Is there a place deep within? A place where you hide your darkest sins?
** Deep Within

### Mother Earth (2000)

* She rules until the end of time She gives and she takes She rules until the end of time She goes her own way
** Mother Earth, written by Sharon den Adel
* When leaves have fallen And skies turned grey.
** Ice Queen, written by Sharon den Adel
* On behalf of her love She no longer sleeps Life had no longer meaning Nothing to make her stay She sold her soul away
** The Promise, written by Sharon den Adel
* I made a promise to revenge his soul in time I'll make them bleed down at my feet
** The Promise
* The Earth is our mother She gives and she takes She puts us to sleep and In her light we'll awake.
** Neverending Story, written by Sharon den Adel
* We'll all be forgotten There's no endless fame But everything we do Is never in vain
** Neverending Story
* We're part of a story, part of a tale Sometimes beautiful and sometimes insane No one remembers how it began.
** Neverending Story
* Please awake And see the truth He can only be If you believe what he tells you Remember who you are What you stand for And there will always be a way
** Deceiver of Fools, written by Sharon den Adel
* In my heart there is a place In my heart there is a trace Of a small fire burning A sheltering ray shines through this night Although it's small, it's bright But darkness is lurking
** Deceiver of Fools
* Don't you die on me You haven't made your peace Live life, breathe, breathe
** Dark Wings, written by Sharon den Adel
* Unicorns appear in her sight The fireflies lead her trough these woods at night In search of the legendary amulet And it's secret In the big oak there is a door Which will lead her To the wizard shore And she'll ask him For the wind to sail her home To the world where she belongs
** World of Make Believe, written by Sharon den Adel
* All my thoughts are with you forever, until the day we'll be back together.
** Bittersweet, written by Sharon den Adel

### The Silent Force (2004)

* See who I am, Break through the surface. Reach for my hand, Let's show them that we can Free our minds and find a way. The world is in our hands, This is not the end.
** See Who I Am
* Fear is withering the soul At the point of no return. We must be the change we wish to see.
** See Who I Am
* We just can't stop believing Because we have to try. We can rise above their truth and their lies.
* Stand my ground, I won't give in No more denying, I've got to face it Won't close my eyes and hide the truth inside If I don't make it, someone else will Stand my ground
** Stand My Ground
* Sparkling angel I believe You are my saviour In my time of need
** Angels
* Together in all these memories I see your smile All the memories I hold dear Darling you know I love you till the end of time
** Memories
* I'll find you somewhere I'll keep on trying Until my dying day
** Somewhere
* It's so easy to destroy and condemn the ones you do not understand. Do you ever wonder if it's justified?
** Destroyed

### The Heart of Everything (2007)

* I, I've been waiting for someone like you But now you are slipping away
** What Have You Done
* Would you mind if I killed you? Would you mind if I tried to?
** What Have You Done
* It tears me apart that you will never know but I have to let go.
** Frozen
* Open up your eyes Save yourself from fading away now, don't let it go Open up your eyes See what you've become, don't sacrifice It's truly the heart of everything
** The Heart of Everything
* So many dreams were broken and so much was sacrificed Was it worth the ones we loved and had to leave behind? So many years have past, who are the noble and the wise? Will all our sins be justified?
** Hand of Sorrow
* All around me I see danger And it's closing in on me Every second I can hear it breathing I can't stand the fear inside me Cause it's leading me astray And it will be my ending
** Final Destination
* Don't tear me down for all I need Make my heart a better place
** All I Need
* Give me strength to face the truth, the doubt within my soul No longer I can justify the bloodshed in his name Is it a sin to seek the truth, the truth beneath the rose? Pray with me so I will find the gate to Heaven's door
** The Truth Beneath the Rose
* Blinded to see the cruelty of the beast It is the darker side of me The veil of my dreams deceived all I have seen
** The Truth Beneath the Rose
* Pray for me cause I have lost my faith in holy wars Is paradise denied to me cause I can't take no more Has darkness taken over me, consumed my mortal soul All my virtues sacrificed, can Heaven be so cruel?
** The Truth Beneath the Rose

### The Unforgiving (2011)

* Oh, some may call it a curse A life like mine But others, a blessing It’s certainly a lonely life But a fulfilling one at best It’s my cross to bear And I bear it gladly Someone has to take a stand against evil Why should it not be me?
** Why Not Me
* What did they aim for when they missed your heart?
** Shot in the Dark, Sharon den Adel, Robert Westerholt and Daniel Gibson
* I don’t care if I’m playing with fire, I’m aware that I’m frozen inside. I have known all along.
** In the Middle of the Night, written by Sharon den Adel, Robert Westerholt and Daniel Gibson
* So much more going on, no denying, But I know I’m not standing alone.
** In the Middle of the Night
* No more tears, no, ‘cause nothing else matters, I’ve been closing my eyes for too long. Only vengeance will make me feel better, There’s no rest 'til I know that it’s done.
** In the Middle of the Night
* No more fear ‘cause I’m getting closer now So unreal but I like it anyhow
** Faster
* And I can’t live in a fairytale of lies And I can’t hide from the feeling ‘cause it’s right
** Faster
* I won't give in 'cause I'm proud of all my scars.
** Faster
* You can't live without the fire It's the heat that makes you strong 'Cause you're born to live and fight it all the way You can't hide what lies inside you It's the only thing you know You'll embrace it and never walk away
** Iron
* Dreams are a drug here They get in your way
** Iron
* So much more that you've got now to fight for But it still doesn't change who you are There is no fear you'll ever give in to, You're untouchable
** Where Is the Edge, written by Sharon den Adel, Robert Westerholt and Daniel Gibson
* Life is gonna turn around.
** Sinéad, written by Sharon den Adel, Robert Westerholt, Daniel Gibson and Martijn Spierenburg
* I walk against the strain Fight for what I believe in
** Lost, written by Sharon den Adel, Robert Westerholt and Daniel Gibson
* Hope plays a wicked game with the mind.
** Lost
* And I don't wanna live in fear, but I can't change what's wrong.
** I Don't Wanna, written by Daniel Gibson, Robert Westerholt and Sharon den Adel
* Go forward, No remorse, Life will take its course.
** The Last Dance, written by Martijn Spierenburg, Robert Westerholt and Sharon den Adel
* Hold on to memories, See what lies ahead. Life will go on and we are one With every step you take.
** The Last Dance

### Hydra (2014)

* I'm not fighting myself, will not follow 'Cause my choices are mine, it's my fate And I'll never bow down from the sorrow I'll face all that is coming my way
** Let us Burn, written by Sharon den Adel, Robert Westerholt and Daniel Gibson
* We're fighting our fear of the silence We're running through walls where they stand.
** Let us Burn
* It's dangerous, it's what you like It's what you'll die for to live this life We're going on and we'll never stop We're going on 'til worlds collide
** Dangerous
* This is who we are This is what we've got No, it's not our paradise
** Paradise (What About Us?)
* There comes a time to take a stand.
** Paradise (What About Us?)
* I'm hellbound in this life. Keep fighting the coldest wars.
** Silver Moonlight

### Other

* Over the hills, lies a new beginning, over the hills. Over the hills, there is a way I know it, over the hills.
** The Other Half (of me), from the 1998 EP The Dance
* I will overcome, your violence, their silence, although it can't be undone.
** Overcome, a track from the 2004 single Stand My Ground

## External links

* Official website