Across the Land
Harken past the hidden sun
past lands that clutch and tear and rend
Weary hobbits forced to run
through dismal lands that never end
I, the master of the band
must lead them where we strive to go
I hold their safety in my hand
My precious burden seems to grow
The Precious: but not in my eyes
The Ring I bear is more the pain
The hateful treasure I despise
around my neck upon its chain
Our Fellowship is down to two
the guilt hangs heavy in my mind
But I am sure, that if they knew
not one of them would stay behind
Boromir the man, and Strider
Gimli, Legolas the elf
Gandalf, wizard and White Rider
Pippin, Merry, Sam, myself
Seeking but to cast the Ring
Back in the fire from whence it came
The forge that only thought to bring
An evil without cause or name
I hate the Ring with all my heart
I hate what I came here to do
I was not asked to play this part
I asked for what I feared to do
The sun has gone and darkness falls
upon the land of lost and gone
But all the time my mission calls
I can do nothing -
naught at all
I can do nothing but go on
Harken past the hidden sun
past lands that clutch and tear and rend
Weary hobbits forced to run
through dismal lands that never end
I, the master of the band
must lead them where we strive to go
I hold their safety in my hand
My precious burden seems to grow
The Precious: but not in my eyes
The Ring I bear is more the pain
The hateful treasure I despise
around my neck upon its chain
Our Fellowship is down to two
the guilt hangs heavy in my mind
But I am sure, that if they knew
not one of them would stay behind
Boromir the man, and Strider
Gimli, Legolas the elf
Gandalf, wizard and White Rider
Pippin, Merry, Sam, myself
Seeking but to cast the Ring
Back in the fire from whence it came
The forge that only thought to bring
An evil without cause or name
I hate the Ring with all my heart
I hate what I came here to do
I was not asked to play this part
I asked for what I feared to do
The sun has gone and darkness falls
upon the land of lost and gone
But all the time my mission calls
I can do nothing -
naught at all
I can do nothing but go on
