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The boy sits in a field, tall grass above his head And he′s thinking of the path that his ancestors did tread And as he's dreaming of the future, a mist does descend And he wonders if this is the beginning or is this the end? And out of the mist a tall creature does appear His eyes are wide and friendly, his face is full of years He says, "We′re going on a journey in my hot air balloon And the time is now, so we must get going soon" And they flew over the houses and the streets they use to know Over trains going fast and people going slow There was snow on the mountains and boats on the sea And there were lovers in the forest, carving their names into a tree And the boys says, "Where are we going, where are we going to? I'm scared of the future and I'm mildly scared of you The creature looked down and said, "Don′t be scared of the unknown We′re going to a place in which I have grown" And with a sudden gush of wind the balloon fell from the sky The boy shut his eyes and hoped he wouldn't die The creature was calm, he had done this before So he landed the balloon and he opened the door The boy walked out and he couldn′t believe his eyes SongtexteA flock of sheep were floating through the skies Followed by a shepherd going along for the ride The boy wondered what was going on So he walked through this land with the creature by his side To his left was a painter, painting the tides And to his right a pack of wolves did cry To the rise and fall of the moon And they entered the forest and the trees they hung low Everything was dark and nothing there did grow Apart from a single yellow rose that the boy put in his hair And out of the forest, the snow it did fall The creature held the boy away from the storm As out of the snow appeared an empty platform And they waited patiently for a train And from far in the distance a train did arrive A thousand polar bears were passengers inside And the creature said to the boy, "Are you ready for the ride?" And the boy said, "Yes, I think I am" So they sped through the hills, and over mountains they did go Over old wooden bridges withered from the cold And the boy stared out of the window and smiled at all he could see And they travelled through the desert to the setting sun Over streams and rivers to where it all begun And through the wind and the rain until the days were done They rode through the land And all of a sudden, the train it did stop The creature said to the boy, "This is where we both get off" And all the polar bears climbed to the top of the train To wave their goodbyes Alone, they walked through a featureless land No blade of grass, no grain of sand And on the horizon, a great cedar did stand And the creature said, "This is where I must go" And at the waters edge, nothing more was said The boy looked at the creature, not a single tear was shed And the creature laid his hand upon the boy's head And gave him a wink of his eye And the creature turned around and walked slowly to the sea To go to a place where forever he would be And with one great leap, he leapt into sea And in the blink of an eye, he was gone The boy stood still, alone now on the shore He stared into the distance and hoped there would be more The yellow rose fell to the floor And drifted away on the wind Aus Songtexte Mania