Tobias Sammet’s Avantasia: The Scarecrow
Tobias Sammet’s Avantasia: The Scarecrow
Story [x]
The Scarecrow, also referred to as The Wicked Trilogy, is a story composed of three music albums by Tobias Sammet's rock opera project Avantasia. The story started with their 2008 release The Scarecrow and was concluded with their 2010 albums The Wicked Symphony and Angel of Babylon.
Plot
The story behind the Scarecrow albums is largely open to interpretation. Tobias Sammet has stated "I don't wanna ruin the myth. It's not possible to tell the story like a fairytale. I can't go "once upon a time" because it's not as simple as that. You don't have to understand the story, you have to feel it." The booklets of The Scarecrow and The Wicked Symphony provide an overview of the setting and protagonist and an interview in the special edition of "The Wicked Trilogy" details the characters portrayed by the guest musicians. The rest is left for the listener to interpret.
"The Scarecrow is a tragic story of a lonesome creature, emotionally isolated from his environment and suffering from a distorted sensory perception. His feelings for the love of his life unrequited, he sets off on a journey exploring the left-hand path, striving for inner peace, sloughing his way to approval and eventually facing temptation at the inner depths of the human soul..." - The Scarecrow booklet
"It's a tragedy about getting caught between two worlds. Here are the good intentions, visions, the dream of creating something divine and pure that is meant to result in love. And there you've got the demons that go along with the acclaim and approval that all of us vain and proud creatures mistakenly might call love sometimes...The scarecrow is you, the scarecrow is me..." - The Wicked Symphony booklet
Cast
Tobias Sammet - The Scarecrow / The Protagonist
Roy Khan - A psychiatrist treating the protagonist (1)
Jørn Lande - A Mephistopheles figure, the embodiment of vanity and temptation (2,6,8)
Michael Kiske - The mentor of the protagonist (2,3,5)
Bob Catley - The protagonist's good conscience (3,9)
Amanda Somerville - The unrequited love of the protagonist (5,11)
Alice Cooper - A tycoon who flogs off art to the desperate (7)
Oliver Hartmann - A man who introduces the protagonist to the dark side of life (listed as 'Fornication') (10)
Russell Allen - Inspiration
Ripper Owens - Fury
Klaus Meine - A glorious future vision of the protagonist
Andre Matos - Acedia, irresponsibility against yourself
Ralf Zdiarstek - The sheltering and healing aspect of fury
Jon Oliva - A loony ghost who sold his soul for eternal wealth long ago
Cloudy Yang - A character in a side story ("In reality, there are millions of scarecrows out there" - Sammet)
«Twisted Mind» (6:14)«Twisted Mind» (6:14)
[Psychiatrist:]
[Психиатр:]
One of a kind they say
Они говорят, что никогда не видели прежде
They've never seen before
Подобных ему,
Investigate the aberration
Исследуя отклонения
Disorder in the core
И нарушения в самой его сущности.
[Composer:]
[Композитор:]
I never tried to hide away
Я никогда не пытался скрываться
Or tried to keep your pace
Или вам подражать.
You walked me to the slaughter
Вы сами вели меня на убой
With a smile upon your face
С улыбкой на лице.
From the cradle to the madhouse
В психушку прямо из колыбели,
A twisted mind
Извращённый разум.
There's no way out of this hell
И нет спасения от этого ада
For twisted mind
Для извращённого разума.
There's no way out
Нет никакого спасения,
There's no way out
Нет никакого спасения.
[Psychiatrist:]
[Психиатр:]
You come to see the healer
Вы пришли сюда, чтобы встретиться с целителем,
So don't you be afraid
Так не стоит бояться.
They call me tranquilizer
Они называют меня Успокоением,
I'm here to isolate
И я должен изолировать вас от общества.
We paint in black and white and you're
Мы все раскрашены в чёрно-белое,
The dirty in between
А вы – грязное пятно где-то между нас.
Monstrosity of nature
Уродство природы,
A virulent disease
Страшная болезнь.
[Composer:]
[Композитор:]
From the cradle to the madhouse
В психушку прямо из колыбели,
A twisted mind
Извращённый разум.
There's no way out of this hell
И нет спасения от этого ада
For twisted mind
Для извращённого разума.
There's no way out
Нет никакого спасения,
There's no way out
Нет никакого спасения.
[Psychiatrist:]
[Психиатр:]
Can't you see – can't you see
Разве вы не видите – разве вы не видите,
That you are not like anyone
Что вы не такой как все?
You never see
Вы никогда не смотрели на всё это
Through anyone else's eyes
Чужими глазами, со стороны?
Who am I to certify
Кто я такой, что признавать
The sanity of twisted mind
Ваш извращённый разум вменяемым?
The victim of perception
Жертва своего острого ума,
A twisted mind
Извращённый разум.
Misprizing – Chastising
Недооценённый – наказанный,
Subhuman fragmentizing
Недостойный человеческого общества, отверженный.
Sensation – Aberration
Чувственное восприятие – отклонение,
Repulsive – Tantalizing
Отталкивающий – привлекательный.
Misprizing – Chastising
Недооценённый – наказанный,
Subhuman fragmentizing
Недостойный человеческого общества, отверженный.
Sensation – Aberration
Чувственное восприятие – отклонение,
Repulsive – Tantalizing
Отталкивающий – привлекательный.
[Composer:]
[Композитор:]
From the cradle to the madhouse
В психушку прямо из колыбели,
A twisted mind
Извращённый разум.
There's no way out of this hell
И нет спасения от этого ада
For twisted mind
Для извращённого разума.
There's no way out
Нет никакого спасения,
There's no way out
Нет никакого спасения.
From the cradle to the madhouse
В психушку прямо из колыбели,
A twisted mind
Извращённый разум.
There's no way out of this hell
И нет спасения от этого ада
For twisted mind
Для извращённого разума.
There's no way out
Нет никакого спасения,
There's no way out
Нет никакого спасения.
«The Scarecrow» (11:12)
«Shelter From The Rain» (6:09)
«Carry Me Over» (3:52)
«What Kind Of Love» (4:56)
«Another Angel Down» (5:41)
«The Toy Master» (6:21)
«Devil In The Belfry» (4:42)
«Cry Just A Little» (5:15)
«I Don’t Believe In Your Love» (5:34)
«Lost in Space» (3:53)