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
