Out in the distance
There's so much gold
The treasure that I've found
Is more than enough

Far to be the hill we've to go
Over the mountain and seas
To the old hill
Where the old dragon sleeps

Blind in the dark dungeon's night
So God please take me away from here
And Gollum shows the way right out

I'm alive
The dying dragon brought trouble and pain
And horror to the halls of stone
I'll take the mighty stone
And leave the dwarves behind
Ice and fire and forest we passed
And horror in the halls of stone

Trolls in the dark
The dawn took them all
Caught in the wood
By the wooden kings' men
But now I'm alone
'Cause I've made up my mind

By the spell of gold
The king under the mountain
Will risk the great war
Oh what a fool

He's losing control
So I am trying to find a way
Blind in the dark dungeon's night
Then darkness comes from the northern side
And Thorin clears his mind


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The Bard's Song: The Hobbit Lyrics as written by Andre Olbrich Hans Juergen Kuersch

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    The song itself is actually based around the concept album that it appears in, Somewhere Far Beyond. Every song on the album is about a character who finds themself in a different world. Time What Is Time, for example, is about a man who finds himself in the Blade Runneresque setting.

    The Bard Song: In The Forest, is about each character from the songs on the album coming together for a meeting themselves. You can see them all on the front cover of the album. Clever, huh?

    Arolason March 30, 2003   Link

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