The video shooting of this song from the album Black Waltz marks the beginning of the characteristic facepaint and clothing of vocalist Johannes Eckerström and the Avatar crew, which is since then worn in photo shoots, videos and liveshows.
[Verse 1]
I entered the house on the hill one day
Trying my best just to get away
No one was home, but the voices were clear
They let me know I was welcome here
[Chorus]
Life is so wonderful
Life is so beautiful
Stay awhile
No one gets out alive
Life is so wonderful
Life is so beautiful
Just smile
No one gets out alive
[Bridge]
I walked through the halls of that haunted place
A whisper was leading me through the maze
Promising warmth, knowing my name
Knowing my reasons and why I came
[Verse 2]
A face in a painting looked down on me
Smiled at me, loving and tenderly
Reached out her hand, stroking my hair
Suddenly voices were everywhere
[Chorus]
Life is so wonderful
Life is so beautiful
Stay awhile
No one gets out alive
Life is so wonderful
Life is so beautiful
Just smile
No one gets out alive
Black Waltz was written by Jonas “Kungen” Jarlsby & Simon Andersson & Johannes Eckerström.
Black Waltz was produced by Tobias Lindell.
Avatar released Black Waltz on Mon Oct 24 2011.
The song has this dark circus feel to it in itself and meeting Bryce from Hellzapoppin gave us the golden opportunity to visualize it in a very cool way. As the lyrics in a way is about exploring one’s mind it felt really fitting to have some great artists explore what they could do with their bodie...