Ayreon Beyond the Last Horizon Lyrics

Ready for the enemy
Hungry for the battle
Fighting hard for victory
In the army of the king

Armed with shield and sword we mounted our horses
Leaving on a sacred quest
On our way to fight the holy war

They attacked from different sides
Hard pressed with numbers
We could not even run nor hide
We had to stand and fight
Then I felt a blade of steel penetrate my armour
I did not dream the pain was real
As I went down I knew my time had come

And then he rode into the night towards that eerie distant light
That seemed to charm him
Until he came to a road that disappeared
Beyond the last horizon
He knew there'd be no way back
Once he had vanished in the blackness of infinity
And so he gathered all his strength
Not to descend into the valley of death
Into the valley of death

I opened up my weary eyes
The haze slowly lifted
The mighty roar of battle cries
Stopped ringing in my ears
I gazed upon a friendly face
He carried me to safety
I told him of this frightening place and
Of my journey back from the other side
And then they rode into the night
Towards that eerie distant light that
Seemed to charm him
A force so seductive and yet so
Destructive and cruel
Until he came to a road that
Disappeared beyond the last horizon

He knew there'd be no way back
Once he had vanished in the blackness of infinity
And so he gathered all his strength
Not to descend into the valley of death
Into the valley of death

I followed that road to the edge of
Eternity he knew there'd be no way
Back once he had vanished in the
Blackness of infinity
I fought for my life for I had to survive
The ordeal
And so he gathered all his strength
Not to descend into the valley of death
Into the valley of death