Events In The Elven Mirror (May End Up Truer Than They Are)
            (originally Objects In The Rear View Mirror (May Appear Closer Than They Are) by Meat Loaf)

            The Shire was pure and the fields were green
            And the Sun was brighter than it's ever been
            When I grew up with my best friend Pippin
            We were close as any cousins that you ever knew
           

            It was always summer and the future called
            We were ready for a pint and we wanted them all
            And there was so much left to drink
            And so much time to make it real
           

            But I can still recall the sting of all
            The tears when we returned
            The journey had changed us both
            I know I'll never know
            Why any king should die so young
           

            We were fighting, we were soldiers of Rohan
            We fought a war and we sure fought it well
            There are times I think I hear him rousing his troops in the Field
            I think he's always with me as I live my life
           

            But it was long ago and it was far away,
            Oh God it seems so very long
            And the Shire was overrun
            But the years had made us strong
            And events in an Elvish mirror
            May become truer than you want
            And events in an Elvish mirror
            May become truer than you want
            And events in an Elvish mirror
            May become truer than you want
            And events in an Elvish mirror
            May become truer than you want
           

            And when the Sun descended and the night arose
            I blew a horn and summoned everyone from home
            They were repressed and angry and determined
            And riled up by the promise of their own freedom
           

            There was one quick fight and we retook the Shire
            And Saruman failed to get any higher
            And Grima's eyes were blank
            As he stabbed him again and again and again
           

            I know I still believe he'd never let us be
            We had to live our lives ourselves
            So many threats and fears, it was a very long year
            Before we came into our own
           

            And though the nightmares should be over
            Some of the terrors are still intact
            I'll see that foul and vicious worm
            As he grabs the wizard from behind
            And then he pulls his arm back
           

            It was long ago and the times have changed,
            Oh God it seems so very long
            And the Shire was overrun
            But the year had made us strong
            And events in an Elvish mirror
            May become truer than you want
            And events in an Elvish mirror
            May become truer than you want
            And events in an Elvish mirror
            May become truer than you want
            And events in an Elvish mirror
            May become truer than you want
           

            There was a beauty living on the edge of town
            And she always looked up when I came around
            And she taught me everything I'll ever know
            About the mystery and the muscle of love
           

            The stars would glimmer and the moon would glow
            I'm in the fields with my Stella and I won't let go
            And the others all found their own girls and we
            Should be happy now
           

            Those were the rites of spring and we did everything
            There was salvation every night
            We got out dreams reborn and a house and lawn
            And everything is fin'ly right
           

            She used her body just like a bandage
            She used my body just like a wound
            I'll probably never know why she's so good to me
            But I can see her coming out of the kitchen now
            And the smell of mushrooms fills up the room
           

            But it was long ago and it was far away,
            Oh God it seems so very long
            And the Shire was overrun
            But the years had made us strong
            And events in an Elvish mirror
            May become truer than you want
            And events in an Elvish mirror
            May become truer than you want
            And events in an Elvish mirror
            May become truer than you want
            And events in an Elvish mirror
            May become truer than you want
            And events in an Elvish mirror
            May become truer than you want
            And events in an Elvish mirror
            May become truer than you want
           

            She used her body just like a bandage
            She used my body just like a wound
            I'll probably never know why she's so good to me
            But I can see her coming out of the kitchen now

CB