Light And Shadow

Taken from the album "Borderland" (September 26th, 2025)
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"I threw my brains into the closet and went with the flow - without stressing about opinions. I didn't want to repeat the old, nor copy what we already have done. When I heard Tomi's final vocal parts, I realized that "Light and Shadow" is the perfect starter for getting to know Amorphis' „Borderland" album!" - Santeri Kallio

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Music by Santeri Kallio
Lyrics by Pekka Kainulainen
Recorded, mixed & mastered by Jacob Hansen at Hansen Studios, Denmark
Video produced by Ingo Spoerl / Omni Sensus Media

AMORPHIS are:
Tomi Joutsen - Vocals
Esa Holopainen - Lead Guitar
Tomi Koivusaari - Rhythm Guitar
Santeri Kallio - Keyboards
Olli-Pekka Laine - Bass
Jan Rechberger - Drums

Lyrics:

Kneeling by the side of a stream
I bowed to the clear waters
Shadows danced in the deep
Sparkle of gold on the surface
The brook babbled and shone
As light and shadow slithered

I spread my arms and clenched my fists
I listened and I closed my eyes
To recognize the balance
I recalled the words of ancient seers
The council of the dead
The advice of the living
I raised my hands, unclenched my fists
The shadow slithered away

Dazzling in its shining green
A living tree was drawn
With specks of light and streaks of shadow
Seizing the light in my hand
I weighed the shadow in another
Heavy as a mountain they were
Each lighter than a feather

I spread my arms and clenched my fists
I listened and I closed my eyes
To recognize the balance
I recalled the words of ancient seers
The council of the dead
The advice of the living
I raised my hands, unclenched my fists
The shadow slithered away

Rising up to stand once more
So tiny under the great trees
I spied the treetops high above
The meander of their branches

I spread my arms and clenched my fists
I listened and I closed my eyes
To recognize the balance
I recalled the words of ancient seers
The council of the dead
The advice of the living
The light took wing and flew
The shadow slithered away

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