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Dream Of The Archer Lyrics
Wayfaring warrior Soul - still wild
The archer stands
Arrow measured to the goal - sing of
Strong and living man
In his mind there is a vision wand'ring
Through the forest town
Telling of riches only given if through
The woods the way is found
Crying "ah! Beautiful dancers ...wake up
From your sleep!
Ahhh gentle romancers...drink of Love
So sweet!"
Treasure glowing in their eyes - Forest
Deepens dark their dream
"Keep to the pathway" he advise "the woods
Are more than they might seem"
"Heed you now the apparition bending never
Ending sounds
Call you into her mystery - are your eyes
Not sparkling now?"
Sighing "ahh! Take you no warning -
Make no foolish fight
Ahh, think not of morning - lie here
Through the Night!"
"Beauty take us!" they call "In my arms!"
They hear her say
Silken web falls - mist illusion rips away
"Helpless! Helpless!" now they scream
Helpless on the path he stands
And awakens from his dream singing string
Beneath his hand
Gentle archer ages old - release the aim
Free the goal
Roll your arrow to my Soul - release the aim
Free the goal
One of the best Heart songs ever! Brilliant mandolins especially during the "Sylvan Song" part. I think, along with the midieval imagery, the song is about an endless quest; kind of like the holy grail, a prise that is ultimately unattainable.
References to The Hobbit in this song. The misty mountains, the spiders and the webs in Mirkwood Forest. Also the line "Keep to the pathway" are the words Gandalf says to the hobbits before they enter Mirkwood.
I didn't even know they had a song about an archer, now I gotta go listen. D: The spun visions are jawesome.
the best heart song ever. this song is the reason that Nancy Wilson is my favorite guitarist, although is a mandolin.