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Описание: This is my fan cover version of "Paradise (What About Us)" by ‪@wtofficial‬ and ‪@tarjaofficial‬

BACKGROUND ON THE ORIGINAL VERSION OF THE SONG
At the end of May 2013, the band members of Within Temptation started the process of finalization of the song vocal lines. Next month, the band went on to record the first music video for the new album. On 12 July 2013, the band released a teaser trailer of the upcoming music video, but without any names revealed. Next month, the band announced the title of the lead single, in which was called “Paradise (What About Us?)”, also uploading a teaser trailer revealing some of the song lyrics and a guitar solo in anticipation for the release. During the recording process of the song, the band came to a point of confusion in which they couldn’t decide how to mix it, so the song was sent to several different mixers for the band’s to choose the better one. They wanted a mix that was “pumping, heavy, big and melancholic” at the same time, and to make sure that nothing was left missing on the song. According to lead vocalist Sharon den Adel, the early idea was to put “a swingy dance beat with rap in all verses” but the band disliked the result because it led to a place “a bit too much out of our comfort zone”, and then they led it to a well-known territory, transforming the song into a “big symphonic, and heavy guitar cranking song”.

In early August, the band started to post one picture per day of the video, or its behind the scenes, via their official Facebook account, until the official release of the video. Ideas for the music video came up in May, and den Adel was responsible for the video style and clothing. On 13 September, the band officially announced that Tarja Turunen would also appear on the song as guest vocalist. About the invitation, Turunen stated that it was “wonderful that they thought of [her]” and that she “truly appreciates the invitation and the opportunity to work with them”. On working with Tarja, den Adel stated that they “immediately clicked, not only creatively but personally. […] it felt completely natural that [they] would do this together!”. According to den Adel, the song is based on the speech given by retired four-star general Peter van Uhm on 4 May 2013 (Remembrance of the Dead), which addressed the importance of not thinking only of ‘yourself’ or ‘them’, but ‘us’.

EXTRA
For this fan cover version of the original song, the voice model of Sharon den Adel (generated by Martin Kaisler): https://www.weights.com/user/clrzh7uy...) was used.

CREDITS
⁃ Robert Westerholt (Within Temptation) - songwriting
⁃ Sharon den Adel / ‪@myindigo6783‬ (Within Temptation) - songwriting, female vocals (AI)
⁃ Martijn Spierenburg (ex-Within Temptation) - songwriting
⁃ ‪@RuurdWoltring‬ (that’s me) - arrangements, clean lead vocals, clean backing vocals, death growls, harsh screams, recording, programming, production, mixing, mastering, engineering

TEMPO
135 BPM

GENRE(S)
Symphonic Metal

LYRICS
[Intro (instrumental)]

[Verse 1-1 (clean vocals)]
There’s no sense, the fire burns
When wisdom fails, it changes all
The wheel embodies all that keeps on turning

[Verse 1-2 (harsh vocals)]
Blood-red skies, I feel so cold
No innocence, we play our roll
The wheel embodies all, where are we going?

[Pre-Chorus (clean vocals)]
All in all, you expect the wise to be wiser
Fallen from grace and all in all
I guess we should have known better, ‘cause…

[Chorus 1 (clean vocals)]
(SCREAMS: What about us)
What about us, isn’t it enough?
No, we're not in paradise
(GRUNTS: This is who we are)
This is who we are, this is what we’ve got
No, it’s not our paradise
(GRUNTS: But it’s all we want)
But it’s all we want, and it’s all that we're fighting for
(SCREAMS: And it’s all that we’re fighting for)
Though it’s not paradise
(SCREAMS: Though it ain't no paradise)

[Verse 2-1 (clean vocals)]
You and us, or I and them
There comes a time to take a stand
The wheel is watching all, it keeps on burning

[Verse 2-2 (harsh vocals)]
The venom works, it's like a curse
A Trojan horse, when will we learn?
The wheel embodies all that keeps returning

[Repeat Pre-Chorus Once]

[Repeat Chorus 1 Once]

[Solo (Instrumental)]

[Solo (Vocal)]

[Solo (Guitar)]

[Chorus 2 (clean vocals)]
What about us, isn't it enough
No we're not in paradise
This is who we are, this is what we've got
No, it's not our paradise
But it's all we want, and it's all that we're fighting for

[Repeat Chorus 1 Once]

[Outro 1 (clean vocals)]
What about us, what about us
What about us, isn't it enough

[Outro 1 (clean vocals)]
What about us, what about us
What about us, isn't it enough

[Outro 2 (clean vocals)]
What about us, what about us
(GRUNTS: What about us)
What about us, isn't it enough
(SCREAMS: Isn't it enough)

[Outro 2 (clean vocals)]
What about us, what about us
(GRUNTS: What about us)
What about us, isn't it enough
(SCREAMS: Isn't it enough)