Within Temptation's Light Can Only Shine In The Darkness

This has been out for a while now, but don’t think for a second that I took it for granted! I was just waiting for the weather to be just right so that I could more fully immerse myself in it. And now it is.

As usual, Within Temptation doesn’t disappoint when it comes to soulful art. I still find myself at a loss for words to describe what it does to my spirit and how much it requires it. I don’t always realize how deprived it is until, suddenly, I get to indulge in this kind of energy.

I love everything about this music video. All that it captures. The numerous scenarios, the wandering around and through them, the painful and heavy loneliness carried within and shown on the outside, the bitter, the sweet, and the bittersweet moments. While the lyrics may be simple, short and to the point, pictures speak a thousand words. And so, you wonder what each line could be hiding or pointing toward. The many ways they could be interpreted.

It is hauntingly beautiful yet also crudely real. Sometimes we lose others and sometimes we are lost. Or the other way around (they lose us and they are lost). However, when bonds are undeniable, the connection and more can remain.

Definitely more profoundly meaningful than you’d assume at first glance…