Field Of Innocence

[AeternusAmatorius]

As the years pass by before my face
[totus desiderabilis]
As wars rage before me
Finding myself in these last days of existence
This parasite inside me I forced it out
In the darkness of the storm
[Iesu, Rex amirabilis]
Lies an evil
But it's me

Where did we get this bit of information? I hear something slightly different.

[DarkFlare89]

Field Of Innocence

-Located on the album(s): "Origin" as Track #6
-BMI Work #6966945
-Length Time: 5:13
-Acoustic Version Available? [NO]
-Live Version Available? [NO]

Lyrics:

0:00 - 0:25

Iesu, Rex amirabilis

I still remember the world
From the eyes of a child
Slowly those feelings
Were clouded by what I know now

0:58 - 1:05

Where has my heart gone (gone)
An uneven trade for the real world
Oh I, I want to go back to
Believing in everything and knowing nothing at all

1:30 - 1:35

I still remember the sun
Always warm on my back (Ooohhh)
Somehow it seems colder now

Where has my heart gone (gone)
Trapped in the eyes of a stranger
Oh I, I want to go back to
Believing in everything

Iesu, Rex admirabilis,
Et triumphator nobilis,
Dulcedo ineffabilis,
ineffabilis, totus desiderabilis.

"As the days pass by,
Before my face,
(totus desiderabilis)
As wars rage,
Before me,
Finding myself,
In these last days of existence,
This parasite inside me,
I forced it out,
In the darkness of the storm,
(Iesu, Rex amirabilis)
Lies an evil,
But it's me."

3:28 - 3:39

Where has my heart gone (gone)
An uneven trade for the real world
Oh I, I want to go back to
Believing in everything

Oh where, where has my heart gone
Trapped in the eyes if a stranger
Oh I, I want to go back to
Believing in everything

4:35 - 4:41

I still remember

4:47 - 4:55

Iesu, Rex amirabilis

5:01 - 5:13

Song:

Some Things To Think About/Debate Over

-This song was NOT played live in Birmingham NEC, UK in 2004. For some reason, there was an EvRumor that it was.

-Suvi Petrajajvri, Sara Moore, Catherine Harris and Samantha Strong are the vocal ensemble on this song.

-If you've ever wondered what the Latin is, wonder no more:

- In 'Field Of Innocence', there is a Catholic Latin verse from "Iesu, Dulcis Memoria", which says: "Iesu, Rex admirabilis, et triumphator nobilis, dulcedo ineffabilis, totus desiderabilis", which translates as: "O Jesus, King most wonderful! Thou Conqueror renowned, thou sweetness most ineffable, in whom all joys are found". "Iesu, Rex Admirabilis" is part of the hymn "Iesu, Dulcis Memoria" which is attributed to St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153). This hymn was used at Matins for the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus, which was celebrated on the Sunday between the Circumcision and Epiphany, or failing such a Sunday, on January 2. In the liturgical revisions of Vatican II, the feast was deleted, though a votive Mass to the Holy Name of Jesus had been retained for devotional use. With the release of the revised Roman Missal in March 2002, the feast was restored as an optional memorial on January 3.

It is part of a Palestrina called Iesu, Rex Admirabilis. In the arrangement in the song, there is some overlapping singing and the pronunciations are based off of Catholic Latin and not classical. In addition, words are blended together to sound more ethereal.

Yeah, it's part of a Latin hymn called "Iesu, Dulcis Memoria."

IESU, Rex admirabilis
et triumphator nobilis,
dulcedo ineffabilis,
totus desiderabilis.

Quando cor nostrum visitas,
tunc lucet ei veritas,
mundi vilescit vanitas,
et intus fervet caritas.

Iesu, dulcedo cordium,
fons vivus, lumen mentium,
excedens omne gaudium
et omne desiderium.

Iesum omnes agnoscite,
amorem eius poscite;
Iesum ardenter quaerite,
quaerendo inardescite.

Te nostra, Iesu, vox sonet,
nostri te mores exprimant;
te corda nostra diligant
et nunc, et in perpetuum. Amen.
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Translation:

O JESUS, King most wonderful!
Thou Conqueror renowned!
Thou Sweetness most ineffable!
in whom all joys are found!

When once Thou visitest the heart,
then truth begins to shine;
then earthly vanities depart;
then kindles love divine.

O Jesu! Light of all below!
Thou font of life and fire!
surpassing all the joys we know,
and all we can desire.

May every heart confess Thy name,
and ever Thee adore;
and seeking Thee, itself inflame
to seek Thee more and more.

Thee may our tongues for ever bless;
Thee may we love alone;
and ever in out lives express
the image of Thine own. Amen.

The Latin chanting repeated throughout the song was not written by Evanescence. It is a snippet from the song "Morning Hymn" from the Preludium of the Broadway version of Sound of Music.

SOURCE

-This is Ben's favorite song from Origin. Apparently, this song was inspired by the poem he wrote, which is that thing that is being said in the middle (read by Ben).

163. techn9ne - What is your favorite song from Origin ?

field of innocence

Do you know whats the man saying in FIELDS OF INNOCENCE?

ben wrote a poem that the song is based on, and he is the one reading it in the background. i think that's how it went down. i have no clue now what the words were though.

SOURCE

-The intro to this song is a sped up version of the song "Demise."

Demise, the third and final part of Eternal, when listened to in fast foreward (easiest in Quicktime Player) you can hear is the intro to Field's of Innocence. This doesn't work in WMP. Just thought it was something cool...

THANKS to DoubleA for the lyrics and the videos are from FallenEvArmy!

[marycourage]

I relate so much to this song. it's almost crazy

[mydnyghtamethyst]

Song of my life. (One of them anyway haha)

[Deleted]

Only song from Origin I like! Makes the others sound like raw teenage angst freshly oozing from a pimple the night of the prom.... It isn't perfect, far from it, but dem chords in the chorus are flawless.