The Ballad of the Athenian - A Father's View Lyrics


I've found my treasure

one day I felt the joy

I've found my luck

in the eyes of my son

but as fast as he appeared

came the farewell

as fast as he approached

he had to leave me

Theseus!

Give me a sign!

I am standing upon the cliff

looking at the horizon

is it white or is it black?

I want to know

is my son a hero

or am I alone?

times are passing by

still there is no answer

times are running 'round me

I am standing still

the blue of the ocean

becomes the blue of the sky

the darkness from my soul

becomes the darkness of the night

is he alive?

is he dead?

a fathers burden / where are you?

sons legac / Theseus!

there is the ship

but what is this?

the sails...

no, this is the wrong colour

what has happened on Crete?

what has Minos done?

was he ripped apart by it,

the dreadfullness of a foolish wife?

my son,

no

King Aegeus, stroken by grief

fell to death in the blue sea

from now on it shall bare his name

in remembrance of the heir

who though came