Back to Times of Splendor (Remastered 20th Anniversary Edition)
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I was halfway through the wheat, my golden foe
With his itching ears in the scorching heat
The weight of summer, a torment to my hands
Armed with a sickle I am out for his beguiling glance
Thought I heard a mare neighing from the creek
Where in every hour spared we anxiously would meet
Drunken whispers no one would hear
'Til the day when hordes of wasps poisoned every hour
Poisoned every hour so passed
She was faint as I when spoke to me
Reluctantly, words came through
Words of leaving here and leaving me
And her eyes grew bigger then
Bound in moonlit glittering
She Leaned to me and whispered tears into my ear
Well, I went to see the creek again
And many a day I'd stand at it's shorelines wondering
If it might be heading north
Through the timber, passed the lake and our chalet
Should have gone with her, should have gone with me
But I stayed when she begged me
To come with her, never to separate, never to be alone
And kept silent when I should have sung the song of heart
And remained loyal to the thief
There is a road that I must travel
Let it be paved or unseen
May I be hindered by a thousand stones
Still onward I'd crawl down on my knees
There is a road that I must travel
Let it be paved or unseen
May I be hindered by a thousand stones
Still onward I'd crawl down on my knees
At sudden swallows took upon the scene
Heralding what I could not have foreseen
A threat of rain on the dark horizon
A strong foreboding of a storm arising
And willows would roar, midges dazzled
Birches would sigh from painful lessons
Lessons they had learned in life
That every stem breaks if bent too far
If bent too far
Will I run for a shelter and quiver?
But I run away, be idle and shiver?
Will I run for a shelter and quiver?
But I run away, be idle and shiver?
When thunders pound so loud, pound the drums of warfare
Hungry clouds draw closer with reptile teeth as lightning
Is it the fear of the inevitable that is keeping me awaiting?
I am rigid as of reverence, still and enduring
I must have seen it coming (I must have seen it coming)
I must have seen it coming (I must have seen it coming)
I must have seen it coming
I must have seen it coming
I must have seen it coming
I must have seen it come
Oh my longing is neverending, time is so pale
So come with colors, paint it burning red
Oh I fear no more, I can see clearly now
The morning sun beyond the clouds
The morning sun beyond the clouds
And when the dark night seems endless
With only a quarter moon left to light
I'm longing back to times of splendor
Longing far away, from here
Oh, far away and back to you
I cycle back and forth dancing the betrayer's dance
For the last of all times, I swear
For the last damn time!
(Over and through)
(Over and through)
(Over and through)
(Over and through)
(Over and through)
(Over and through)
(Over and through)
(Over and through)
I am over and through with all your lectures
I know this is the right thing to do
Over and through with all you lectures
Well, I know this is the right thing to do!
If I don't leave now
I will be lost in the hot and burning dungeon
(In the hot and burning dungeon)
They have oh so (oh so)
Oh so thoroughly (oh so thoroughly)
Prepared for me to all, to all eternity
If I don't leave now I will be lost in the hot and burning dungeon
Hear her whispering feel my cheek ablaze
And take the first step of a thousand more to come
There is a road that I must travel
Let it be paved or unseen
May I be hindered by a thousand stones
Still onward I'd crawl down on my knees
There is a road that I must travel
Let it be paved or unseen
May I be hindered by a thousand stones
Still onward I'd crawl down on my knees (down on my knees)
With his itching ears in the scorching heat
The weight of summer, a torment to my hands
Armed with a sickle I am out for his beguiling glance
Thought I heard a mare neighing from the creek
Where in every hour spared we anxiously would meet
Drunken whispers no one would hear
'Til the day when hordes of wasps poisoned every hour
Poisoned every hour so passed
She was faint as I when spoke to me
Reluctantly, words came through
Words of leaving here and leaving me
And her eyes grew bigger then
Bound in moonlit glittering
She Leaned to me and whispered tears into my ear
Well, I went to see the creek again
And many a day I'd stand at it's shorelines wondering
If it might be heading north
Through the timber, passed the lake and our chalet
Should have gone with her, should have gone with me
But I stayed when she begged me
To come with her, never to separate, never to be alone
And kept silent when I should have sung the song of heart
And remained loyal to the thief
There is a road that I must travel
Let it be paved or unseen
May I be hindered by a thousand stones
Still onward I'd crawl down on my knees
There is a road that I must travel
Let it be paved or unseen
May I be hindered by a thousand stones
Still onward I'd crawl down on my knees
At sudden swallows took upon the scene
Heralding what I could not have foreseen
A threat of rain on the dark horizon
A strong foreboding of a storm arising
And willows would roar, midges dazzled
Birches would sigh from painful lessons
Lessons they had learned in life
That every stem breaks if bent too far
If bent too far
Will I run for a shelter and quiver?
But I run away, be idle and shiver?
Will I run for a shelter and quiver?
But I run away, be idle and shiver?
When thunders pound so loud, pound the drums of warfare
Hungry clouds draw closer with reptile teeth as lightning
Is it the fear of the inevitable that is keeping me awaiting?
I am rigid as of reverence, still and enduring
I must have seen it coming (I must have seen it coming)
I must have seen it coming (I must have seen it coming)
I must have seen it coming
I must have seen it coming
I must have seen it coming
I must have seen it come
Oh my longing is neverending, time is so pale
So come with colors, paint it burning red
Oh I fear no more, I can see clearly now
The morning sun beyond the clouds
The morning sun beyond the clouds
And when the dark night seems endless
With only a quarter moon left to light
I'm longing back to times of splendor
Longing far away, from here
Oh, far away and back to you
I cycle back and forth dancing the betrayer's dance
For the last of all times, I swear
For the last damn time!
(Over and through)
(Over and through)
(Over and through)
(Over and through)
(Over and through)
(Over and through)
(Over and through)
(Over and through)
I am over and through with all your lectures
I know this is the right thing to do
Over and through with all you lectures
Well, I know this is the right thing to do!
If I don't leave now
I will be lost in the hot and burning dungeon
(In the hot and burning dungeon)
They have oh so (oh so)
Oh so thoroughly (oh so thoroughly)
Prepared for me to all, to all eternity
If I don't leave now I will be lost in the hot and burning dungeon
Hear her whispering feel my cheek ablaze
And take the first step of a thousand more to come
There is a road that I must travel
Let it be paved or unseen
May I be hindered by a thousand stones
Still onward I'd crawl down on my knees
There is a road that I must travel
Let it be paved or unseen
May I be hindered by a thousand stones
Still onward I'd crawl down on my knees (down on my knees)
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:55.84] I was halfway through the wheat, my golden foe
[01:00.01] With his itching ears in the scorching heat
[01:03.27] The weight of summer, a torment to my hands
[01:06.38] Armed with a sickle I am out for his beguiling glance
[01:09.86] Thought I heard a mare neighing from the creek
[01:13.29] Where in every hour spared we anxiously would meet
[01:16.67] Drunken whispers no one would hear
[01:20.05] 'Til the day when hordes of wasps poisoned every hour
[01:26.18] Poisoned every hour so passed
[01:34.94] She was faint as I when spoke to me
[01:37.52] Reluctantly, words came through
[01:40.13] Words of leaving here and leaving me
[01:42.29] And her eyes grew bigger then
[01:43.57] Bound in moonlit glittering
[01:45.15] She Leaned to me and whispered tears into my ear
[01:48.82]
[02:14.16] Well, I went to see the creek again
[02:16.55] And many a day I'd stand at it's shorelines wondering
[02:19.44] If it might be heading north
[02:21.50] Through the timber, passed the lake and our chalet
[02:24.96] Should have gone with her, should have gone with me
[02:27.81] But I stayed when she begged me
[02:29.77] To come with her, never to separate, never to be alone
[02:34.43] And kept silent when I should have sung the song of heart
[02:37.88] And remained loyal to the thief
[02:39.91] There is a road that I must travel
[02:43.05] Let it be paved or unseen
[02:46.43] May I be hindered by a thousand stones
[02:49.82] Still onward I'd crawl down on my knees
[02:53.26] There is a road that I must travel
[02:56.46] Let it be paved or unseen
[02:59.85] May I be hindered by a thousand stones
[03:03.31] Still onward I'd crawl down on my knees
[03:13.86]
[04:20.98] At sudden swallows took upon the scene
[04:24.13] Heralding what I could not have foreseen
[04:27.30] A threat of rain on the dark horizon
[04:30.43] A strong foreboding of a storm arising
[04:33.33] And willows would roar, midges dazzled
[04:36.47] Birches would sigh from painful lessons
[04:39.50] Lessons they had learned in life
[04:42.51] That every stem breaks if bent too far
[04:57.01] If bent too far
[05:10.42] Will I run for a shelter and quiver?
[05:15.93] But I run away, be idle and shiver?
[05:34.80] Will I run for a shelter and quiver?
[05:40.99] But I run away, be idle and shiver?
[05:59.76] When thunders pound so loud, pound the drums of warfare
[06:06.17] Hungry clouds draw closer with reptile teeth as lightning
[06:11.94] Is it the fear of the inevitable that is keeping me awaiting?
[06:17.21] I am rigid as of reverence, still and enduring
[06:34.18] I must have seen it coming (I must have seen it coming)
[06:39.11] I must have seen it coming (I must have seen it coming)
[06:44.63] I must have seen it coming
[06:47.14] I must have seen it coming
[06:49.75] I must have seen it coming
[06:52.32] I must have seen it come
[06:56.15]
[09:11.15] Oh my longing is neverending, time is so pale
[09:17.49] So come with colors, paint it burning red
[09:21.14] Oh I fear no more, I can see clearly now
[09:28.27] The morning sun beyond the clouds
[09:39.36] The morning sun beyond the clouds
[09:52.89] And when the dark night seems endless
[09:58.13] With only a quarter moon left to light
[10:02.87] I'm longing back to times of splendor
[10:07.67] Longing far away, from here
[10:12.15] Oh, far away and back to you
[10:17.15]
[10:52.86] I cycle back and forth dancing the betrayer's dance
[11:00.90] For the last of all times, I swear
[11:04.47] For the last damn time!
[11:08.13] (Over and through)
[11:09.70] (Over and through)
[11:11.68] (Over and through)
[11:13.25] (Over and through)
[11:15.02] (Over and through)
[11:16.61] (Over and through)
[11:18.56] (Over and through)
[11:20.42] (Over and through)
[11:21.58] I am over and through with all your lectures
[11:26.21] I know this is the right thing to do
[11:29.17] Over and through with all you lectures
[11:33.18] Well, I know this is the right thing to do!
[11:48.90] If I don't leave now
[11:53.88] I will be lost in the hot and burning dungeon
[12:01.20] (In the hot and burning dungeon)
[12:03.84] They have oh so (oh so)
[12:07.31] Oh so thoroughly (oh so thoroughly)
[12:11.22] Prepared for me to all, to all eternity
[12:28.59] If I don't leave now I will be lost in the hot and burning dungeon
[12:35.60] Hear her whispering feel my cheek ablaze
[12:38.65] And take the first step of a thousand more to come
[12:41.05] There is a road that I must travel
[12:44.15] Let it be paved or unseen
[12:47.65] May I be hindered by a thousand stones
[12:50.79] Still onward I'd crawl down on my knees
[12:54.22] There is a road that I must travel
[12:57.42] Let it be paved or unseen
[13:00.83] May I be hindered by a thousand stones
[13:04.28] Still onward I'd crawl down on my knees (down on my knees)
[13:14.53]
[01:00.01] With his itching ears in the scorching heat
[01:03.27] The weight of summer, a torment to my hands
[01:06.38] Armed with a sickle I am out for his beguiling glance
[01:09.86] Thought I heard a mare neighing from the creek
[01:13.29] Where in every hour spared we anxiously would meet
[01:16.67] Drunken whispers no one would hear
[01:20.05] 'Til the day when hordes of wasps poisoned every hour
[01:26.18] Poisoned every hour so passed
[01:34.94] She was faint as I when spoke to me
[01:37.52] Reluctantly, words came through
[01:40.13] Words of leaving here and leaving me
[01:42.29] And her eyes grew bigger then
[01:43.57] Bound in moonlit glittering
[01:45.15] She Leaned to me and whispered tears into my ear
[01:48.82]
[02:14.16] Well, I went to see the creek again
[02:16.55] And many a day I'd stand at it's shorelines wondering
[02:19.44] If it might be heading north
[02:21.50] Through the timber, passed the lake and our chalet
[02:24.96] Should have gone with her, should have gone with me
[02:27.81] But I stayed when she begged me
[02:29.77] To come with her, never to separate, never to be alone
[02:34.43] And kept silent when I should have sung the song of heart
[02:37.88] And remained loyal to the thief
[02:39.91] There is a road that I must travel
[02:43.05] Let it be paved or unseen
[02:46.43] May I be hindered by a thousand stones
[02:49.82] Still onward I'd crawl down on my knees
[02:53.26] There is a road that I must travel
[02:56.46] Let it be paved or unseen
[02:59.85] May I be hindered by a thousand stones
[03:03.31] Still onward I'd crawl down on my knees
[03:13.86]
[04:20.98] At sudden swallows took upon the scene
[04:24.13] Heralding what I could not have foreseen
[04:27.30] A threat of rain on the dark horizon
[04:30.43] A strong foreboding of a storm arising
[04:33.33] And willows would roar, midges dazzled
[04:36.47] Birches would sigh from painful lessons
[04:39.50] Lessons they had learned in life
[04:42.51] That every stem breaks if bent too far
[04:57.01] If bent too far
[05:10.42] Will I run for a shelter and quiver?
[05:15.93] But I run away, be idle and shiver?
[05:34.80] Will I run for a shelter and quiver?
[05:40.99] But I run away, be idle and shiver?
[05:59.76] When thunders pound so loud, pound the drums of warfare
[06:06.17] Hungry clouds draw closer with reptile teeth as lightning
[06:11.94] Is it the fear of the inevitable that is keeping me awaiting?
[06:17.21] I am rigid as of reverence, still and enduring
[06:34.18] I must have seen it coming (I must have seen it coming)
[06:39.11] I must have seen it coming (I must have seen it coming)
[06:44.63] I must have seen it coming
[06:47.14] I must have seen it coming
[06:49.75] I must have seen it coming
[06:52.32] I must have seen it come
[06:56.15]
[09:11.15] Oh my longing is neverending, time is so pale
[09:17.49] So come with colors, paint it burning red
[09:21.14] Oh I fear no more, I can see clearly now
[09:28.27] The morning sun beyond the clouds
[09:39.36] The morning sun beyond the clouds
[09:52.89] And when the dark night seems endless
[09:58.13] With only a quarter moon left to light
[10:02.87] I'm longing back to times of splendor
[10:07.67] Longing far away, from here
[10:12.15] Oh, far away and back to you
[10:17.15]
[10:52.86] I cycle back and forth dancing the betrayer's dance
[11:00.90] For the last of all times, I swear
[11:04.47] For the last damn time!
[11:08.13] (Over and through)
[11:09.70] (Over and through)
[11:11.68] (Over and through)
[11:13.25] (Over and through)
[11:15.02] (Over and through)
[11:16.61] (Over and through)
[11:18.56] (Over and through)
[11:20.42] (Over and through)
[11:21.58] I am over and through with all your lectures
[11:26.21] I know this is the right thing to do
[11:29.17] Over and through with all you lectures
[11:33.18] Well, I know this is the right thing to do!
[11:48.90] If I don't leave now
[11:53.88] I will be lost in the hot and burning dungeon
[12:01.20] (In the hot and burning dungeon)
[12:03.84] They have oh so (oh so)
[12:07.31] Oh so thoroughly (oh so thoroughly)
[12:11.22] Prepared for me to all, to all eternity
[12:28.59] If I don't leave now I will be lost in the hot and burning dungeon
[12:35.60] Hear her whispering feel my cheek ablaze
[12:38.65] And take the first step of a thousand more to come
[12:41.05] There is a road that I must travel
[12:44.15] Let it be paved or unseen
[12:47.65] May I be hindered by a thousand stones
[12:50.79] Still onward I'd crawl down on my knees
[12:54.22] There is a road that I must travel
[12:57.42] Let it be paved or unseen
[13:00.83] May I be hindered by a thousand stones
[13:04.28] Still onward I'd crawl down on my knees (down on my knees)
[13:14.53]