A Storm To Come

There's a land I'll take you to 

A land where imagination rules 

Take you away from here 

Where Angels fear to tread 

Where wrong is right instead



We don't care what they say 

A blazing star light ahead 

We are floating away 

What they don't have is what we'll get



A land of imagination



Do you remember us, remember us at all 

remember us at all



Peer, do you remember us, remember us at all 

remember me at all



[MESSENGERS] 

Winds of the world unite in grief 

Black and heavy rain 

ordered to this very place in time 

To sweep the withered leaves 



A storm to come 

A storm is near 

Join in or hide in fear 

RakkaTakka RakkaTa 



[THE GRIEFING PARTY] 

Mercy be with us and peace within, 

granted by the one who is and who was 

and who eternally will be, 

our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Amen 



[MESSENGERS] 

Winds of the world unite in grief 

Black and heavy rain 

ordered to this very place in time 

sweep the withered leaves 



A storm to come 

The storm is near 

Join in or hide in fear 

RakkaTakka RakkaTa 



[PRIEST (Button-Maker)] 

Lord, grant us your unquestioning mercy 

Lord, look upon us with your eternal grace 

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, 

I will fear no evil for thou art with me. 

Thy rod and thy staff comfort me. 



And it is written by the Prophet Jesaja: 

Behold, I will send a messenger, John, 

to prepare the way of the Lord. 



We come from dust, 

We return to dust. 

John Gynt, rest in peace



In Nomine Patre et Filii 

et Spiritus Sancti, Amen.



[PEER (adult)] 

Staring into this deep black pit 

In his hand a pile of dust 

not understanding it 

One loving look, the last



My father was a gambler 

And we were his final bet 

Once he put his cards on the table 

our destiny was met 



Father where’re you going now 

why did you gamble our luck away 

no love for us, for me 

too easy to betray? 



Soon he will go his own way 

deal the cards of his own play 

Father, thank you for Nothing! 

John Gynt rest in peace!



[MESSENGERS] 

Winds of the world unite in grief 

Black and heavy rain 

ordered to this very place in time 



A storm to come 

The storm is near 

Come along or run in fear 

RakkaTakka RakkaTa



[PEER (adult)]

Please mother what’s going on 

They’re supposed to be our friends 

why don’t they help us 

instead they kick us out 



Justice rules from above 

No money no love 

It is as simple as that 

Just do not look back 



Building a fortress around my heart 

with friends of my own creation 

never will betrayal form part 

in my demon nation 



[ÅSE] 

Everything I will endure 

suffer without lamentation 

humility will be my cure 

I will not plead 

I will not question 



for my son 

just for him 

from now on every year 

eternal winters long 



like a word 

like a breeze 

like a song 



[PEER] 

Mother? Mother!



[MESSENGERS] 

Winds of the world rejoice 

Black and heavy rain 

ordered to this very place in time 



A storm to come 

The storm is here 

Come along or run in fear 



The elementary force 

Ruthless, unafraid 

We are the rulers of the world 



A storm to come 

The storm is here 

Come along or run in fear



[PEER (young adult)] 

So I spread my wings out wide 

Over mountain‘s ridge the storm I ride 

dragons, demons, faithful friends 

know them at my side 



Thus I make the world my subject 

ruthless, unafraid 

And I play for my own sake 

the very game which I create 



I know you and your games 

yet I accept but rules to my aims 



And so I spread my wings out wide 

Over mountain‘s ridge the storm I ride 

dragons, demons, faithful friends 

know and trust them at my side 

I subject the world to my rule 

ruthless and unafraid 

And I play for my own sake 

the very game which I create 



I know you, I know your games 

I accept but rules to my aims 



This is how I make the world my claim