…An old man by a seashore at the end of day Gazes the horizon with seawinds in his face Tempest-tossed island seasons all the same Anchorage unpainted and a ship without a name Sea without a shore for the banished one…

…Make me wonder Make me understand Spark the light of doubt and a newborn mind Bring the vast unthinkable down to earth Always wary of a captive thought Beware the very first unkind word See who you are, where from…

…Beyond the horizon of the place we lived when we were young In a world of magnets and miracles Our thoughts strayed constantly and without boundary The ringing of the Division Bell had begun Along the Long Road and on…

…blasting whiplash Eyes are filled with lust to kill Beware, he's crying out your name Now the time has come when the Iron tears the heart And the trumpets will ring loudly as the stars are painted with blood Blazing fire under the moon burning taste of lead We'll ride forever 'Coz the Iron is stronger than death…

…warmed your toes In the horizon I see them coming for you The mermaid grace, the forever call Beauty in spyglass on an old man's porch The mermaids you turned loose brought back your tears At the end of the river the…

…with your sisters and brothers. You are my hope, my horizon, my anchor Would you give a promise: I'll see you, I'll hear you, and you are there when Those ships too, in the blue, will once appear When will the ships…