T. Hakola-words & music, vocals, guitar, Bénédicte Villain-violin, Matthieu Texier-guitar, Laureline Prod'homme- bass, Tatiana Mladenovitch-drums. Video features works by Akseli Gallen-Kallela, Igor Baranov, R.W. Ekman, Elina Brotherus, Ju Ming and live footage by Ronan Loup. <br /><br />ILMARINEN’S LAMENT <br /><br />Oh your eyes are so blue, they could double as diamonds, <br />cut a tango out of Turku and stand in for the sky <br />But your heart is so cold, it could storm troop Karelia, <br />put a plague on every house and a smile in every lie <br /><br />I forged you from magic metal, a molten stream made you flesh <br />Composed you fresh from the earth, from silver, love and gold <br />But your icy breath of sorrow has poisoned my tomorrow, <br />shot my veins full of venom, and stilled me with cold <br /><br />Oh my heart is so blue, it could cry you a river, <br />cry you a Kalevala, cry you this song <br />And my fingers are so frozen they could snap like carrots, <br />slap down the sun and make night all day long <br /><br />For your soul is so white, it could stand in for winter <br />fill in for the snow and see the wheat through to spring <br />Your sex is a stone and your blood will never sing <br />I made my hell when I made you and gave you that ring <br /><br />Yes, I gave you life, metal maiden, but you will not be my missus <br />so tearing the heart out of my chest now is my one and only wish <br />But my hands have gone numb from the ice in your kisses <br />so the sea will be my bride – I’ll lay me down with the fish
