(ŠThesilée 2002)

O little one, what have I done?
My crimes I dare not speak.
I wished to guard you anywhere,
But I have proved too weak.
I can't forget your frightened eyes,
I heard you call my name.
I wished to be a hero,
But now I die of shame.

And now I'm hiding in the shadows, I am hiding from your eyes,
I am hiding in the water, I am hiding from my lies.
I'm a miserable creature and my face you will not know
But I've vowed an oath of honour that I'll go
Wheree'er you'll go.

My friends of late I have betrayed
I even don't know why.
I've brought dishonour to my land
And knew I had to die.
But when I stood to end my fate
I got a cunning plan:
Why die a rueful traitor,
When I can live a man?

So when I met that hairless brat
I killed it with a strike.
Then in my robes I clad it
So we would look alike.
My hair and beard I all shaved off
And stuck it to his head,
Then left it there a-laying :
My friends should think me dead.

So late that night I did decide
To swim behind your boat.
You'll never recognize me:
I look like Mr Toad.
I cannot say I like this life,
I'm full of bitterness.
But still it's fun to roll my eyes
And snarl, and hiss my "s"

Comments
Artist Comment: "A song inspired by 'The Lord of the Rings' by J.R.R. Tolkien. I've always loved Boromir. And Gollum as well ... 'Hiding Hiding' has been recorded live at the 2002 FilkContinental in Freusburg, with me playing guitar and singing the lead vocal and Silva playing the mandolin, doing background vocals. Maybe the song will appear on the con CD, but if yes, it will take a while (they are still cutting the tapes of the 2000 con). We're also planning to put the song onto our second album if there'll ever be one, but that, too, is part of the distant future."