Music by Emiliana Torrini from The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

This is an example of muses gone wild. I was listening to the soundtrack and this song struck me as being very applicable to Crais. The more I thought about it, the more I realized how similar these two are. If you do not know what happens in The Return of the King there are spoilers below. I'll put the rest of the discussion after the lyrics.

The tone of this song is very sorrowful and reflects the relationship Crais and Talyn had with the others.

Where once was light
Now darkness falls
Where once was love
Love is no more

Don't say - goodbye
Don't say - I didn't try

These tears we cry
Are Falling rain
For all the lies
You told us
The hurt, the blame

And we will weep
To be so alone
We are lost
we can never go home

So in the end
I’ll be - what I will be
No loyal friend
Was ever there for me

Now we say - goodbye
We say - you didn't try
these tears you cry
Have come too late
Take back the lies
The hurt, the blame

And you will weep
When you face the end alone
you are lost
you can never go home

you are lost
you can never go home

Okay here's the similarities I found between Crais and Gollum. Neither one of them was trusted, though they were reluctantly accepted by the 'heroes'. Both of them helped the heroes accomplish their mission. Both had their own reasons for doing what they did. Both ended up 'sacrificing' themselves to accomplish said mission. Tragic heroes both. Just some random musing from and overactive imagination.

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Also by LT Garrix : Back in Black, Hero of the Day, Farscape - Cry, I'm Going Slightly Mad, Flirtin' With Disaster, Unbelievable, Driven Under, Peacekeeper, Boadicea, Book Of Days, They're Coming To Take Me Away, Headstrong, Let It Be, Blurry, The Riddle, Oh Yeah, Falcon in the Dive, We Can Be Heroes, Deuces Are Wild, Bad Boys, My Sacrifice, Ecstasy of Gold, Haunted, Don't Worry, Be Happy, Dazed and Confused, Yesterday, Blaze of Glory, Non Nobis, Spookshow Baby, TNT, Star Wars Meets Farscape, Girl on Fire, Dirty Deeds, War Pigs

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Reviews

Elf	22nd March 2006
*sigh* I?m so sorry for poor Sm?agol. This song is great!

Psycho	25th September 2005
I recently found out I could sing and I started with Lord of the Rings music. This is one of the ones that I sing all the time. But I never thought about the fact the Crais and Gollum are mostly the same.

charlotteblue05	24th July 2005
wow! love the song...i love her actually. she's got a great voice, so i'm glad you did that video. very nice.

Hannah	2nd April 2005
I love this song, its so haunting and beautiful at the same time. I sing to it all the time

Cynthia	29th November 2004
I love this song!!!!!! I sing it and play it on the piano every day!!!!

Sailoraeryn	8th January 2004
Wow! that was amazing. Beautiful and haunting, you really captured the depth Crais' characture had. The perfect song for both Crais and Gollum. You made Crais' sacrifice at the end even more poignant and sad. Simply breathtaking Garrix, great job. ^-^

GalaxyJool	30th December 2003
omg! i never thought to compare the two! the similarities are there though! very good!

Sarah	27th November 2003
Wonderful. A great choice of song and a nicely put together video.

auroraSun	20th November 2003
I loved the musical choice. You really captured Crais tortured sould which Lani played so well.

SETI_fan	7th November 2003
*shiver* Haunting. A good choice for Crais, Garrix. There's such a darkness, a regret around this song. The last lament of one who lived among evil and died in the good. The line that especially gets to me is the "you are lost, you can never go home." Wow.

Skippy Doo	7th November 2003
I'm not sure I've ever thought about Crais along these lines. This was a very interesting vid. It really made me think.

Hank	7th November 2003
One difference between Crais and Gollum: I doubt we'll miss Gollum after ROTK. Crais, though... You just remind me how interesting, how dramatic and how ultimately tragic a figure he is. And Emiliana Torrini has such a haunting voice. A perfect accompaniment to Captain Crais's ultimate sacrifice.

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