SIMONE SIMONS - Cradle to the Grave ft. Alissa White-Gluz (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)

“Cradle to the Grave" is about the universal experience of navigating life's ups and downs and the quest for meaning and purpose. It views the human condition as one of struggle and resilience, where despite efforts to build and achieve, there's an underlying acceptance that life is brief, finite, and often cruel.

Simone Simons – Vocals
Alissa White-Gluz - Vocals
Arjen Lucassen – Guitars, Keyboards
Koen Herfst – Drums
Rob van der Loo – Bass
Jurriaan Westerveld - Cello

Lyrics by S. Simons and L. Linstruth, music by A.A. Lucassen

LYRICS
Cradle to the Grave

Born brave, then enslaved
we search for meaning, we cave
So cold, the tale unfolds
building our castles, just to watch them fall

and this is your life
We are born to dance in chains
to a symphony of pain
from cradle to the grave
Life’s a bitch, then you die
through the corridors of time
we struggle and we strive
from cradle to the grave
March in time in a line on the edge of this knife

Dark road, pay the toll
No star to guide us, we walk alone
Last stand, hand in hand
Follow the sorrow to a fate unknown

and this is your life
As life’s pages slowly turn
We live but never learn
From cradle to the grave
Life’s a bitch, then you die
Promised dreams, all destroyed
We walk into the void
From cradle to the grave
March in time in a line on the edge of this knife

From cradle to the grave
We are born to dance in chains
From cradle to the grave
Life’s a bitch, then you die
From cradle to the grave
to a symphony of pain
From cradle to the grave
March in time in a line on the edge of this knife

#simonesimons #alissawhitegluz #ayreon

[SoFiK-DP]

Red and Blue, fire and ice. Two different voices but both insane powerful. Nice!

[MajorHattery]

Love it. Always nice to hear Alissa's clean vocals, and everyone knows that Simone has a great voice as well. The harmonies and the contrast in the vocals is really well done. I also love the music video, it's use of color and contrast make it really eye-catching/visually interesting.

[darthyda]

I'm always ecstatic when Alissa gets to show off her absolute beautiful clean vocals. All the more so when paired up with one of the legends of the scene

[rapcoremanx]

Alissa doing clean vocals make me float

[gabrielferreiradejesus]

Alissa is like an angel and a demon in the same body. I love her clean vocals at the same amount that I love her growls! And Simone is just unreal! That's a 10/10 song! ❤🔥❤

[knight]

Amazing song and great video to go with it. It’s always a treat to hear Alissa sing clean vocals. Thank you for sharing this with us.

[ElRenecito]

Ayreon: Red Pill or Blue Pill
Fans: Both
Ayreon: There you go
Fans: Thank you!

[packgrog]

My first thought was "reminds me of Ayreon". Then I looked at who wrote the music and performed on the track and laughed. It freakin' *IS* Ayreon!

[wasichu]

Can't ever get enough of Alissa's clean vocals, the harmonies here are gorgeous.

[illiquidscooff]

Thank you universe for giving this world these goddesses! I'm already 53 years old. I've been in the metal world for about 40 years.

[miriamdenisserl]

No puedo dejar de escuchar esta canción ❤❤❤❤ 💙💙💙💙💙

[ernestoalvarez]

I love this collaboration. Two stunningly beautiful front women with iconic voices!

[yesicahuancaticona]

No lo puedo creer😮😮 mis dos nenas hermosas❤❤💙💙las amooo me

[Noobsaibot-ei]

Increible cancion, Alissa con simone simons😱❤❤increible colaboracion...por cierto hermosisimas voces

[imcherylynn]

I got to see these two live on the same night in 2010 - and it was the first time I ever heard Alissa.
Now I get to hear them sing together! Can’t wait!!

[cerberusshepard]

Alissa doing clean vocals is divine
Alissa doing them down & dirty vocals is also divine

[romadark]

OMG!! Simone Simons with Alissa White-Gluz!! Its greatiful. so beautifull. just extasy🖤💜💙❤

[andrewwhittaker]

These ladies are truly amazing and talented. It would be incredible if they were to go on tour with each other

[justinbeckett]

I have been following both of these ladies and their amazing musical careers for well over a decade.. This collaboration is ear candy, and the musical score is hauntingly Ayreon-esk, oh surprise!, I just looked at the musical credits.. Arjen Lucassen, you musical wizard you lol.

[RocioGauto-gkre]

If they visit Argentina together or separately, they should do a tango version of this song and at the same time play rock and it will sound so nice, and remember the originally eternal song... 😍🔥🔥❤💙❤💙❤🔥🔥😍