Stratovarius is a Finnish power metal band that formed in the summer of 1984. Unbreakable is a single from Stratovarius’s fourteenth studio album, Nemesis, released on 22 February 2013.
I started listening to the band around 1998 and became a super fan. Loved their music, they were, and still are, extraordinarily skilled musicians and I loved that they wrote some of their lyrics on environmental topics. I got the chance to see them live in Chile, in 1999. Amazing experience. At that time I was super obsessed with power metal bands, and I got to see most of them, at their peak (Rhapsody, HammerFall, Shaman, Helloween, Blind Guardian).
By the time Timo Tolkki (guitar) left the band, I was listening to heavier stuff, some thrash, black, and death bands. So I didn’t keep up with them.
From time to time, I returned to listen to my favorite songs from Stratovarius, as a matter of nostalgia. Until they returned to Chile in 2019 (they have played a lot of times here). So, in order to go to see them (another incredible show) I started to listen to their recent works, and this song, in particular, caught my attention, Unbreakable. Still, it is my favorite song (of their recent, post-Tolkki albums).
Generally, my favorite songs are positive and uplifting, and this song fulfills these requirements. Being an older fan of the band, I still missed their former members, but Matias, Rolf and Lauri are so talented, and seemed so nice, that now I love this formation too.
The song speaks about being aware that our time is always running up. It doesn’t stop, so we might as well do something with our life, and not let anything stop us. Love the guitar solo by Matias and the video has live footage of the band.
Line up
- Timo Kotipelto – singer
- Matias Kupiainen – guitar
- Jens Johansson – keyboards
- Rolf Pilve – drums
- Lauri Porra – bass
Lyrics
We still keep believing in white and comforting lies.
When it’s our turn, together we stay stronger
We lay still and silent and watch how our world burns for eternity.
You carry me away, ’til ‘morrow we’re unbreakable
I hold my breath and wait, this moment is unbreakable
I can feel it deep within my heart and my soul
You make me whole.
I want to live this second forever
Always together, forevermore.
I hold my breath and wait.
Reckless wheel of life, we see how years keep flying by
I never really cared until I opened my eyes.
The final day awaits, and the firestorm’s getting closer
Under falling stars we will seal our fate for eternity.
You carry me away, ’til ‘morrow we’re unbreakable
I hold my breath and wait, this moment is unbreakable
I can feel it deep within my heart and my soul,
You make me whole.
I want to live this second forever,
Always together, forevermore.
I hold my breath and wait ’til the end, until ‘morrow we’re unbreakable.
You carry me away, ’til ‘morrow we’re unbreakable
I hold my breath and wait, this moment is unbreakable
I can feel it deep within my heart and my soul,
You make me whole.
I want to live this second forever
Always together, forevermore.
We are stronger than ever, always together, forevermore.
We are stronger than ever, always together, forevermore.
I hold my breath and wait ’til the end, until ‘morrow we’re unbreakable.