The Hidden Sky

Lyrics

[MEDE, spoken] Have you ever seen the sun, Ganil? [MEDE] I was still up north in Kelling Oh, my beautiful, backward town And I'm in my father's shop With the amulets And the fairy dust And the healing spells— And I hear the yells [PRIEST] Telerondé! An telerondé! [MEDE] Rushing out, I turn my face To the hidden sky Something big is taking place In the hidden sky There's a strange wind howling And the haze is battered thin And something warm comes drifting in From the hidden sky Casting shadows, kissing skin From the hidden sky And it's round and gleaming gold And I know now why we're told It's the holy face of God But it looks like fire Like a burning ball And it's rising higher in the sky And this may sound foolish But I was sure of something And I told my father Though he was not worth telling I said, "I'm after something And it's not in Kelling" [GANIL, spoken] What were you after? [MEDE, spoken] The same thing as you [GANIL, spoken] That may be true [GANIL] I was still a V-year prentice That was triple-I years ago In my cousin's shop at night With the wax and wicks And the perfume smells And the candlesticks And I hear the bells Rushing out, I turn my face To the hidden sky Something big is taking place In the hidden sky And the haze tears open Leaving bits like battle scars And all at once I'm counting stars In the hidden sky Counting C-X-L-V-I In the hidden sky And they're shining, bright and cold And I know now why we're told They're the lonely tears of God [GANIL] And they wink and shimmer [MEDE] And they wink and shimmer [GANIL & MEDE] And I wonder why As they cross The hidden sky In all its glory [GANIL] O, who am I? [MEDE] Who knows the story of [GANIL & MEDE] The hidden sky? [GANIL] Where am I going? [MEDE] Who knows the truth? [GANIL] Who is it showing me? [GANIL & MEDE] The hidden sky I will go faster [MEDE] I leave today [GANIL] I'll be a master Soon [MEDE] Soon [GANIL, MEDE & ENSEMBLE] Soon, soon, soon, soon [MEDE & ENSEMBLE] And it made me braver [GANIL & ENSEMBLE] And it made me taller [MEDE & ENSEMBLE] And it made me tremble [GANIL & ENSEMBLE] And it made me smaller [MEDE & ENSEMBLE] And it made me ramble [GANIL, MEDE & ENSEMBLE] And it made me laugh and cry [GANIL & MEDE, ENSEMBLE] And it made me holler (And it made me braver) And it made me quiver (And it made me taller) And it made me fearless (And it made me tremble) And it made me stumble (And it made me smaller) And it made me foolish (And it made me vanish) [GANIL, MEDE & ENSEMBLE] And it made me want to fly [MEDE & GANIL] Out of myself And into the hidden sky