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'''Hand of Sorrow''' is song by a Dutch gothic/symphonic metal band [[Within Temptation]] from their fourth album ''The Heart of Everything''.

According to the band's solist Sharon den Adel,
''"the lyrics of 'The hand of Sorrow' were inspired by Robin Hobb's '[[Farseer trilogy | The Farseer Trilogy]]'. It is the tale of [[FitzChivalry Farseer|Fitz Chivalry Farseer]]. The thing which inspired us was the feeling of being torn between your own dreams and higher goals in life and the sacrifices those goals take to achieve them. What also runs through this story are moral questions like 'is violence appropriate, just when it can prevent more violence".'' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_of_Sorrow Retrieved from Wikipedia] as the link to the original page doesn't seem to work anymore.)

<poem>
'''Hand of Sorrow'''
The child without a name grew up to be the hand
To watch you, to shield you or kill on demand
The choice he‚Äôd made he could not comprehend
His blood a grim secret they had to command
He‚Äôs torn between his honor and the true love of his life
He prayed for both but was denied

So many dreams were broken and so much was sacrificed
Was it worth the ones we loved and had to leave behind?
So many years have past, who are the noble and the wise?
Will all our sins be justified?

The curse of his powers tormented his life
Obeying the crown was a sinister price
His soul was tortured by love and by pain
He surely would flee but the oath made him stay
He‚Äôs torn between his honor and the true love of his life
He prayed for both but was denied

So many dreams were broken and so much was sacrificed
Was it worth the ones we loved and had to leave behind?
So many years have past, who are the noble and the wise?
Will all our sins be justified?

Please forgive me for the sorrow, for leaving you in fear
For the dreams we had to silence, that‚Äôs all they‚Äôll ever be
Still I‚Äôll be the hand that serves you
Though you‚Äôll not see that it is me

So many dreams were broken and so much was sacrificed
Was it worth the ones we loved and had to leave behind?
So many years have past, who are the noble and the wise?
Will all our sins be justified?
</poem>

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 The child without a name grew up to be the hand
 To watch you, to shield you or kill on demand
-The choice he‚Äôd made he could not comprehend
+The choice he'd made he could not comprehend
 His blood a grim secret they had to command
-He‚Äôs torn between his honor and the true love of his life
+He's torn between his honor and the true love of his life
 He prayed for both but was denied
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 His soul was tortured by love and by pain
 He surely would flee but the oath made him stay
-He‚Äôs torn between his honor and the true love of his life
+He's torn between his honor and the true love of his life
 He prayed for both but was denied
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 Please forgive me for the sorrow, for leaving you in fear
-For the dreams we had to silence, that‚Äôs all they‚Äôll ever be
+For the dreams we had to silence, that's all they'll ever be
-Still I‚Äôll be the hand that serves you
+Still I'll be the hand that serves you
-Though you‚Äôll not see that it is me
+Though you'll not see that it is me
 So many dreams were broken and so much was sacrificed

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Mervi: New page: '''Hand of Sorrow''' is song by a Dutch gothic/symphonic metal band Within Temptation from their fourth album ''The Heart of Everything''. According to the band's solist Sharon den A...