Utopia - Singring & The Glass Guitar Lyrics
(an electrified fairy tale)This is an electrified fairy tale. if youve never heard of an electrifiedFairy tale, just picture little fairies with wee tiny electric guitars.Once upon a time [not long ago] in a land not far from here, there was a placeCalled harmony. everyone in harmony was happy and this joie devivre wasGuarded by their invisible patron, the muse singring. but jealous forces, andThere are always jealous forces in such tales, have conspired to capture theSpirit, imprisoning it in [an instrument of glass, locking it in] a chest withFour keys, and casting the keys to the four corners of the earth so that onlyFour particularly brave and talented individuals might retrieve them. it isHere that our story begins.Theres a rumor I heard thats going round townSomeones captured singring, singringCome hear the news, come hurry on downDown to the old town squareThe announcer wipes at his eyes, hes trying to hideSee it in his face, tell by his expressionThe secret knowledge that claws to escape as he criedDay of infamy, someones captured singringDay of tragedy, someones captured singringNow what shall we do, what shall we do now?And if you take a look around, harmony is dyingSomeone trapped the spirit in a glass guitarAnd if you listen with your heart, you can hear it cryingFree me from my crystal prison in this glass guitarTheres a rumor I heard thats going aroundSomeones saving singring, singringCome hear the summons, hurry on downDown to the village greenAnd the spokesman speaks for us all, together we callBrave adventurers, warriors, and free menConquer self and so in the end save us allConquer earth and wind, conquer fire and waterBrave adventurers, come and save us allAnd if you fail to win the keys, harmony is dyingTrapped away forever in a glass guitarAnd if you listen with your heart, you can hear it cryingFree me from my crystal prison in this glass guitarHaving gathered on the green, the brave adventurers of the land march off inSearch of the keys. their quest leads them first to the rivers edge.Lead me to the waterPass me my flagon of wineI said show me to the waterQuick before I change my mindI go down to the river and bravely the rapids I rowOver the falls to the bottomless poolAnd its down to the bottom I goOnly one has the courage to dive into the river and brave the bottomless poolIn search of the first key.Let the four winds blow icy breath before meStorms will never keep me from the glass guitarHurricanes may scream, I will never feel ittil I find the key that leads me to the glass guitarOnly one has the courage to wander the desert [alone] and brave the eternalWinds in search of the second keyFire can never burn meFlames can not catch me - faster am iBlazes never faze meBarefoot I walk hot coals for a mileMy sword is tempered, my loins are girded in steelMake my way to the heart of the forest of flamesAnd if I do my best and dont stop to restI may pass the test and capture the key that opens the chestOnly one has the courage to make his way into the forest of flames and braveThe fire-breathing dragon in search of the third key.I will climb the face of the highest mountainWhilst singring calls crying from the glass guitarThough the earth may shake let the planet trembleSteady will I struggle onward to the glass guitarOnly one has the courage to climb to the top of the highest mountain in searchOf the fourth key.Having scaled the mountain and finding no key, the climber begins choppingMadly at the ground with his pickax, causing the mountain to split in two,Revealing the last key.Now in possession of all four keys, the brave adventurers march triumphantlyInto the valley of silence to open the chest, smash the glass guitar, and freeThe spirit of harmony.
