Solitary Ground (@epica fan cover) - Official video

*This was filmed some years before the COVID-19 crisis.*

This is the official music video for my fan cover version of "Solitary Ground" by the Dutch symphonic metal band @epica.

CREDITS
@simonesimonsofficial - lyrics, music
Mark Jansen - music
Coen Janssen - music
Ad Sluijter - music
@RuurdWoltring - arrangements, lead and backing vocals, whispers, recording, programming, production, mixing, mastering, engineering and filming
@Vocaloidyamaha - choir vocals
Bart Rook - video editing

LYRICS
Living at different places
Evading into various spaces
My compass has broken; I'm losing the way
An ongoing madness has led me astray

My past breathes down my neck
And it seems now that all I can do is
Go back to beginnings when all lay ahead
A fading illusion now plagues me instead

In me, there's still a place that fulfills me
A sanctity here that I call home and run to
When winter descends
If I try, can I find solid ground

I follow elusive paths
Oh, it seems they've been written in stone
And the door to a new life is closing so fast
Burning the bridges will not bring me back

In me, there's still a place that fulfills me
A sanctity here that I call home and run to
When winter descends
If I try, can I find solid ground

Spoken words:
EN: I know, that deep within me, there is a place, where I can hide from my past.
ES: Sé que en lo profundo de mí, hay un lugar donde puedo esconderme de mi pasado.
FR: Je sais qu'au plus profond de moi, il y a un endroit où je peux me cacher de mon passé.
NL: Ik weet dat er, diep in mij, een plaats is, waar ik me voor mijn verleden kan verbergen.
DE: Ich weiß, dass tief in mir ein Ort ist, wo ich mich vor meiner Vergangenheit verstecken kann.

In me, there's still a place that fulfills me
A sanctity here that I call home and run to
When winter descends
If I try, can I find solid ground

I know that in me, there's still a place that fulfills me
A sanctity here, that I call home and run to
When winter descends
If I try, can I find solid ground
Or am I just wasting time?

[RuurdWoltring]

*This was filmed some years before the COVID-19 crisis.*

This is the official videoclip for my fan cover version of "Solitary Ground" by the Dutch symphonic metal band Epica. It also samples the original orchestral version of the song, which even contains the whispered vocals of Amanda Somerville (Exit Eden).

CREDITS

Simone Simons - lyrics, music
Mark Jansen - music
Yves Huts - music
Coen Janssen - music
Ad Sluijter - music
Jeroen Simons - music
Ruurd Woltring - arrangements, lead and backing vocals, whispers, recording, programming, production, mixing, mastering, engineering and filming
VOCALOID (Yamaha) - choir vocals
Bart Rook - video editing

LYRICS

Living at different places
Evading into various spaces
My compass has broken; I'm losing the way
An ongoing madness has led me astray

My past breathes down my neck
And it seems now that all I can do is
Go back to beginnings when all lay ahead
A fading illusion now plagues me instead

In me there's still a place that fulfills me
A sanctity here that I call home and run to
When winter descends
If I try can I find solid ground
I follow elusive paths

Oh, it seems they've been written in stone
And the door to a new life is closing so fast
Burning the bridges will not bring me back

In me there's still a place that fulfills me

A sanctity here that I call home and run to
When winter descends
If I try can I find solid ground

Spoken words:
EN: I know, that deep within me, there is a place, where I can hide from my past.
ES: Sé que en lo profundo de mí, hay un lugar donde puedo esconderme de mi pasado.
FR: Je sais qu'au plus profond de moi, il y a un endroit où je peux me cacher de mon passé.
NL: Ik weet dat er, diep in mij, een plaats is, waar ik me voor mijn verleden kan verbergen.
DE: Ich weiß, dass tief in mir ein Ort ist, wo ich mich vor meiner Vergangenheit verstecken kann.

In me there's still a place that fulfills me
A sanctity here that I call home and run to
When winter descends
If I try can I find solid ground

I know that in me there still a place that fulfills me

A sanctity here, that I call home and run to
When winter descends
If I try can I find solid ground

Or am I just wasting time?

[tomberendsen]

Heel tof dat je chocomel als sponsor hebt weten te strikken Ruurd! Kan ook niet anders met zo’n goude keel!

[johntalentscout]

You are so good in singing. I love it.

[thugbodiandw]

Heerlijk nummertje & vette visuals

[johnvrieler]

Geweldig uitgevoerd en een vetgave Ruurd.., 👌🍀💪👊

[zweetketeltje]

Heel erg goed dit en wat een mooie videoclip. Het is zoals altijd van hoge kwaliteit! Gaaf man, echt heel mooi.

[parizeee]

Geweldig! Kippenvel! Prachtige video ik kan niks anders zeggen. Dit kan ik echt gebruiken in deze donkere covid-19 periode.

[thebrilliantbear]

Wow eindelijk weer een nummer met video erbij! Doet me afvragen of er nog meer unreleased nummers ergens in Ruurds gouden archief zijn opgeslagen. Een kijk naar het verleden die de toekomst vrede geeft

[michieljongste]

Gaaf Ruurd! Hierna een Slipknot cover?