There's a bridge made of light
That crosses between death and life
Where shadows walk in the sun
And desperate lovers run
One day a child and an angel
Stood on either side
Of a magic river
That there was no crossing
But as they tried
The water began to rise
Then they raised their eyes

And as the river fell away
They built a bridge across forever
Between tomorrow and today
There is a bridge across forever

I've had this dream all my life
That doesn't live in black and white
It has no end it just begins
In distant sands and magenta winds
And my love she is standing by the side
Of a magic river that there is no crossing
Maybe someday when our spirits begins to rise
And light fills our eyes

We will meet again someday
On the bridge across forever
I know that we will find our way
To the bridge across forever
Between tomorrow and today
There is a bridge across forever
I know that we will find our way
To the bridge across forever.


Lyrics submitted by Idan

Bridge Across Forever Lyrics as written by Ronnie Samoset Matraca Maria Berg

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    Beautiful song.

    2006200720082009on October 25, 2006   Link
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    Love lost and then found. Or faith that it is now there, on the other side of the bridge

    squirtaciouson April 21, 2007   Link
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    The bridge is the passage across the "magic river" to heaven at our death. There's no reuniting with his lost love until he sees her again there.

    SkyPyroon January 11, 2008   Link
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    astounding...so beautiful.......the lyrics and music speak for themselves

    johnnyobreadisleaon July 14, 2012   Link

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