Wanderlust

Have you ever seen forests and hills?
A traveller once spoke
And in his eyes, there was a glint
Yet unknown feelings it evoked
He told me tales of places and times
Enchanted heart, a splinter in mind
With every word and with every smile
My past became a foolish waste of life.

A further day has been born in the night
And with it comes the change
My meditations enlightened my views
I'm longing for those lands so strange
Duty says: Attend to me!
You have your task, you must not flee!
But freedom cries: Let me out!
So in the end I leave without a doubt Defying the dreams I have
Into the light I go
May fortune be my friend.

On this journey, miles and miles
Where is my path?
What lies beyond these mountains
Framing my desire?
Oh, I won't return
Until foreign seems my homeland
And i've found
The end of wanderlust.

On the mantelpiece I left a note
Waving my fellows goodbye
They might even have liked to ensue
But that's not the gist of why And so I write this book on my own
Heading for the things yet to come
Gentle breeze, I close my eyes
I feel it now, my spirit starts to fly.

Defying the dreams I have...

On this journey, miles and miles...

And now I stand
Among the oaks of ancient times
And I begin to understand
The light in his eyes.

On this journey, miles and miles...