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PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Gathering
The Gathering
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Anneke van Giersbergen
Anneke van Giersbergen
Lyrics
F. Boeijen
F. Boeijen
Composer
Franciscus Johannus Maria Boeijen
Franciscus Johannus Maria Boeijen
Lyrics
Hugo Prinsen Geerligs
Hugo Prinsen Geerligs
Composer
Hans Rutten
Hans Rutten
Composer
Jelmer Wiersma
Jelmer Wiersma
Composer
René Rutten
René Rutten
Composer

Lyrics

It has always been in the back of my mind
Dreaming about going through the corners of time
I always wanted to fly
In strange machines
I wanna do centuries in a lifetime
And feel it with my hands
Touch the World War II and Cleopatra
Flying
Could it be that my dream would come true?
Building a machine that would actually do
What I want it to do
Russian Revolution, let's do that in one day
Beethoven and Gershwin, I think that would be okay
More than anything I wanna fly
In strange machines
I wanna do centuries in a lifetime
And see it with my eyes
Watch Jesus rise if he ever did
Flying
Disconcerting to see the sun arc in less than a minute
To see a snail race by
My flowers flinging wide their petals to embrace the new day
I wanna do centuries in a lifetime
And feel it with my hands
Touch the Renaissance and Chaka Khan
Flying
Written by: A. V. Giersbergen, F. Boeijen, Hendrikus G J Hans Rutten, Hugo Prinsen Geerligs, Jelmer Wiersma, Rene C F J Rutten

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