08 - 09. Carried by the Wind / And The Druids Turn To Stone
\"It is the 6th century. This is where it all began. My tired body has passed away, but my Once-tortured spirit is finally free now. My name is... Ayreon. \"
[Arjen Lucassen]
I've crossed the edge where time disappears My life has been taken by the charm of the seer My conscience is clear, I committed no sin My spirit roams free now, carried by the wind
My mission has failed, the spell has been cast I wasn't the first one and I won't be the last This can't be the end, so let it begin My message will reach you, carried by the wind
Out here on Mars I now realize Mankind has vanished, tears fill my eyes There must be a world I can live in My spirit will find it, carried by the wind
The moon sheds no light on Salisbury plain The day turns to night and the bonfires cease burning
The druids gather round and the chants fill the air Their echoes resound and the living world stops turning
The magic words are spoken As we leave the plain in silence Now the circle stands alone And the druids turn to stone
The dawn shines its light on Salisbury plain The day floods the night with gilded rays of sunshine
The magic words were spoken As we left the plain in silence Then the circle stood alone And the druids turned to stone
The rising sun is dancing on the edges of the stones Casting shadows, creeping down the Avenue Into the heart of the sarsen trilithons
I marvel at this mystery, beholder of the stars A holy temple, a sacred burial ground Guarding well its secrets from us all
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