Countless seemed to be the days Until his return Ceaseless semmed to be his way But still the thousand fires burn So he beheld one day His long - desired journeys end Still the singing called him to stay Oh, it was the place where it all began Strange eyes looked up As he stepped into the light All friends were gone (he's still alone) Betrayed by the course of time (He's lost in time) "From afar I come - in place ans in time I saw the strongholds of the old ones Once I sat here by a fire My heart in flames but now they're waned and gone" Calm spread out it's wings and his hoar voice Pierced the night and the light inside of them Deep were his words, the songs to sang And long his story to tell But each a word would be carved deep in their minds Now the alst words are said And slowly dawns a new day The guise of the wise fades away Aye, they should remind the words And the things they saw As a stranger sang for them his lays from afar