The Islander

Dark Passion Play

2007

Arr. by SnowWhiteSiren

Nightwish

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SnowWhiteSiren 2013

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An old man by a sea shore

at the end of day

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sea winds on

his face.

Tem -pest

tossed is- land,

ga -zes the ho -ri -zon with

sea -sons all

the

same,

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an - cho -rage un -pain -ted and a

ship wi - thout a

name.

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Sea wi -thout a shore for

the va -nished one un - heard,

he li -ghtens the bea - con, light

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at the end

of world,

sho -wing the

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way,

li -ghting hope in their

ones and their tra - vels home -ward from a - far.

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go,

so long a -

This is for long for - got - ten

cry - ing the tears he left be -hind long a -

go.

Ho - ri - zon's

the

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light at the end of the world.

hearts,

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The

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al - bat -ross is fly- ing,

ma -king him day dream,

the time be -fore he ba - came one

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of the

world's un - seen.

child -ren in

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life gave him

it all,

an island

the fields,

Prin -cess in a to - wer,

of the u - ni - verse.

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Now his love's a memo - ry,

the world.

he sets the sails one last time say -ing

sea -bed far

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be - low,

grass still in his feet and a smile be - neath his brow.

An -chor to the wa - ter,

the fog,

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fare -well to

a ghost in

This is for long for -

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got - ten

light at the end of the world.

Ho - ri - zon's

cry - ing the tears he left be -hind long a-

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go,

so long a -

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go.

96

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This is for long for - got - ten

light at the end of the

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world.

Ho - ri - zon's

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so long a -

cry - ing the tears he left be -hind long a - go,

go.