[00:27.30]The boy sits in a field tall grass above his head
[00:32.38]And he’s thinking of the path that his ancestors did tread
[00:36.66]And as he’s dreaming of the future a mist does descend
[00:41.23]And he wonders if this is the beginning or this is the end
[00:45.52]And out of the mist a tall creature does appear
[00:49.57]His eyes are wide and friendly, his face is full of years
[00:53.94]He says “we’re going on a journey in my hot air balloon
[00:58.23]And the time is now so we must get going soon”
[01:02.51]They flew over the houses and the streets they used to know
[01:06.82]Over trains going fast and people going slow
[01:11.37]There were snow on the mountains and boats on the sea
[01:16.16]And there were lovers in the forest carving their names into a tree
[01:20.33]The boys says “where are we going, where are we going to
[01:24.87]I’m scared of the future and I’m mildly scared of you
[01:29.67]The creature looked down and said “don’t be scared of the unknown”
[01:34.48]We’re going to a place in which I have grown
[01:38.26]With a sudden gush of wind the balloon fell from the sky
[01:42.57]And the boy shut his eyes and hoped he wouldn’t die
[01:47.12]The creature was calm, he had done this before
[01:51.66]So he landed the balloon and he opened the door
[01:57.12]The boy walked out and he couldn't believe his eyes,
[02:03.19]A flock of sheep was floating through the skies
[02:08.51]Followed by a shepherd going along for the ride
[02:14.08]The boy wondered what was going on
[02:20.38]So he walked through this land with the creature by his side;
[02:24.93]To his left was a painter, painting the tides,
[02:28.99]And to his right a pack of wolves did cry
[02:33.28]To the rise and fall of the moon
[02:37.06]And they entered the forest and the trees they hung low,
[02:41.11]Everything was dark and nothing there did grow
[02:45.42]Apart from a single yellow rose
[02:49.73]That the boy put in his hair
[02:53.53]And out of the forest, the snow it did fall,
[02:57.56]The creature held the boy away from the storm
[03:02.37]As out from the snow appeared an empty platform,
[03:07.19]And they waited patiently for a train
[03:11.93]And from far in the distance a train did arrive,
[03:16.24]A thousand polar bears were passengers inside
[03:20.82]And the creature said to the boy, "Are you ready for the ride?"
[03:24.88]And the boy said, "Yes, I think I am"
[03:28.68]So they sped through the hills and over mountains they did go,
[03:33.02]Over old wooden bridges withered from the cold
[03:37.83]And the boy stared out of the window
[03:42.11]And smiled at all he could see
[03:47.04]And they travelled through the desert to the setting sun,
[03:51.61]Over streams and rivers to where it all begun
[03:56.14]And through the wind and the rain until the days were done,
[04:00.19]They rode through the land
[04:04.73]And all of a sudden the train it did stop,
[04:10.29]The creature said to the boy, "This is where we both get off"
[04:15.62]And all the polar bears climbed to the top of the train
[04:21.69]To wave their goodbyes
[04:25.48]Alone they walked through a featureless land,
[04:30.32]No blade of grass, no grain of sand
[04:35.36]And on the horizon a great sea did stand,
[04:39.93]And creature said, "This is where I must go"
[04:45.99]And at the water's edge nothing more was said,
[04:51.05]The boy looked at the creature, not a single tear was shed
[04:56.63]And the creature laid his hand upon the boys head,
[05:02.70]And gave him a wink of his eye
[05:07.50]And the creature turned around and walked slowly to the sea,
[05:13.57]To go to a place where forever he would be
[05:18.16]And with one great leap he leapt into sea,
[05:25.51]And in the blink of an eye he was gone
[05:32.34]The boy stood still, alone now on the shore,
[05:38.55]He stared into the distance and hoped there would be more
[05:45.13]The yellow rose, it fell to the floor
[05:51.71]And drifted away on the wind