Blind Guardian

To France (Mike Oldfield cover)

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To France (Mike Oldfield cover) Lyrics

Taking on water,
Sailing a restless sea
From a memory,
A fantasy.
The wind carries
Into white water,
Far from the islands.
Don't you know you're
Never going to get to France.
Mary, Queen of Chance, will they find you?
Never going to get to France.
Could a new romance ever bind you?
Walking on foreign ground,
Like a shadow,
Roaming in far off
Territory.
Over your shoulder,
Stories unfold, you're
Searching for sanctuary.
You know you're
Never going to get to France...
I see a picture
By the lamp's flicker.
Isn't it strange how
Dreams fade and shimmer?
Never going to get to France...
I see a picture
By the lamp's flicker.
Isn't it strange how
Dreams fade and shimmer?
Never going to get to France...
Never going to get to France.
Never going to...
Never going to get to France.
Never going to...
Never going to get to France.
Never going to...

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arm On May 01, 2004

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2004-05-01 13:32:16

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by .ChildOfTheNight.

19y ago

Well...

This song is the best cover ever done in the history of music! Blind Guardian once again prove their brilliance, and their ability to play other varies of music! It's the only example I've ever seen of a cover being far better than the original!

It's... PERFECT!

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by preciousjerusalem

18y ago

yeah i agree im a huge bg fan, and this cover is amazing, im not being bias either

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by WickermanTheThird

16y ago

Got my schools quier to do this, were gonna enter it into a quier compatition (im well aware quier's spelt wrong)

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