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A FAIRY TALE [ Listen to the Song ]
Music and lyrics by Timothy Jon Berndt.
Keyboard arrangement by Ellen Doerfeld Coman.
Performed by Ellen Doerfeld Coman (keyboard) and Tim Berndt (acoustic guitar, vocals, additional keyboard).
Recorded and produced by Timothy Jon Berndt.
© 1988, 2017 Timothy Jon Berndt. All rights reserved.
Artwork © Tomasz Bidermann; used under license.
LYRICS
Shining thus was he, the knight
Reflections of gold on armored plate
And feeling thus was he, this night
Oceanic souled, no ebb of tide
On a quest through ancient dreams
No nobler cause had he
And from mighty castle walls
He watched the setting sun
And standing thus was he, the champion
Tall and proud, protector, defender, pride of the queen
And wielding thus was he, sword and shield
Swift and strong, he conquered all with no fear
But beneath the armored plate, he felt a tiresome weight
And with outstretched iron-clad hands
He tried to touch the earth again
And feeling thus was he, the knight
Oceanic souled, no ebb of tide
And up from ancient wellsprings, inside did he
Wage a war, this battleground his greatest feat
And as a crashing wave, he left the courtly gates
To chase a dimming sky
And on a mountain high, the sword he sheathed, cast down the shield
The mask removed, he faced the sun, and felt…
It's warmth again...