(©Aradia 2001)</p>

I cry, I mourn for my dearly loved<br>
A maiden bird never to be seen again<br>
Whispering is all that remains<br>
At the other side of twilight I'll wait</p>

And shall my hope thrive forth faith, and faith shall thrive forth hope<br>
As it ever and always does<br>
As it always does</p>

Over golden fields and harsh plains I look<br>
Shiny skies and gleaming streams<br>
Where all seems paradise, either a hoax<br>
But I dursn't to look back into the mirror</p>

The gladden fields stretch as far as they can<br>
But I never looked farther than the horizon<br>
And if I dare, whither then? I do not know<br>
I'll wait for you here, forever more</p>

Break the spell, release yourself<br>
And follow the path of the blind<br>
I'll never leave, for I shall wait for you<br>
Death has taken me too soon<br>
A ring of fire, a circle of steel<br>
Keeps us apart</p>

In the halls of Mandos I'll wait<br>
I will never leave 'till she has said goodbye</p>

Strange visions of lives past long forgotten and gone<br>
Remembering things of events not even mine<br>
Thought I had time to wait for you a little while more<br>
But it seems that I'm called to the mirror<br>
To the mirror<br>
To the other side</p>

Break the spell, release yourself<br>
And follow the path of the blind<br>
I'll never leave, for I shall wait for you<br>
Death has taken me too soon<br>
A ring of fire, a circle of steel<br>
Keeps us a-....</p>

Break the spell, release yourself<br>
And follow the path of the blind<br>
I'll never leave, for I shall wait for you<br>
Death has taken me too soon<br>
The last dragon tells its story<br>
I will be gone</p>

<b><u>Comments</b></u><br>
Artist Comment: "This song is my personal favorite. It has everything I wanted in it: Folk, a superb strong structure, a solo that I've invented and above all, a perfect story that is as strong as a mountain. Everything fits well with eachother. But amidst all this praising, there's only one 'but'... How can Jordi make a well-fitting scheme on the melodies (folk) which I have in my head? And how shall I pronounce the fifth sentence? There's too much spitting around with all the 'th'... The inspiration in this song comes from Kamelot, Sentenced (from the song 'Killing me, Killing you' and for a greater deal from Blind Guardian. To make some sort of tribute to Blind Guardian, I have inserted the sentence 'And follow the path of the blind'."</p>