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