Nightwish - High Hopes

Beyond the horizon of the place
we lived when we were young
In a world of magnets and miracles
Our thoughts strayed constantly and without boundary
The ringing of the division bell had begun

Along the Long Road and on down the Causeway
Do they still meet their by the Cut.

There was a ragged band that followed in our footsteps
Running before time took our dreams away.
Leaving the myriad small creatures
trying to tie us to the ground
To a life consumed
by slow decay.

The grass was greener,
The light was brighter,
With friends surrounded,
The nights of wonder. Looking beyond the embers of bridges
glowing behind us
To a glimpse of how green it was on the other side
Steps taken forwards
but sleepwalking back again
Dragged by the force of some inner tide

At a higher altitude with flag unfurled
we reached the dizzy heights
of that dreamed of world

Encumbered forever by desire and ambition
There's a hunger still unsatisfied
Our weary eyes still straight to the horizon
Though down this road we've been so many times

The grass was greener,
The light was brighter,
The taste was sweeter,
The nights of wonder,
With friends surrounded,
The dawn mist glowing,
The water flowing,
The endless river,
Forever and ever...