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Add Your New Review About The Song The Reviews about Run For A Fall (page 1/1) ------ performed by Epica So Close and Yet So Far | Reviewer: Jeff Mullen | 4/10/2008 This song is actually a good barometer of the group that made it. The music is simply astounding, and Simone Simmons' voice is so beautiful--she has such amazing pitch control even at full volume--that it's scary. But the lyrics are flawed and the singing technique that Simmons uses makes it hard to understand what she's saying. Copies of the lyrics that I got from other internet sources lead me to believe that this song had its heart cut out in post production. There are extensions to the lyrics that almost make sense. As they are, however, the lyrics fail to make a single, simple statement; the rhyme scheme has no coherence and there's just plain too much use of passive voice. The words come off as something put together in a couple of hours just to get it out the door. I'm working on a rewrite (which, in all probability, nobody will ever see). The music behind the lyrics is a sharp contrast to this. It is masterfully put together to show Epica's smooth synthesis of what some would consider disparate musical elements. The melody is simply beautiful, and the band does an awesome job of turning a power ballad into a miniature Rock Opera. Like the band that did it, "Run for a Fall" has some great elements, but needs a little more work. Both can be awesome. Add Your New Review About The Song