Dream Child (A Christmas Dream) Lyrics by Trans-Siberian Orc

In the night
Was the dark
In the dark
Was the dream
In the dream
Was the Child
And myself
There unseen

In the book was the word
In the word there was truth
In the truth there was age
In the age there was youth

And I said to the Child
Do your hands they still bleed
After all of this time
Do you think there's still need
But the Child only smiled

And said not a word
And the snow it came down
As if it hadn't heard

And all that night the snow came down
To heal the scars our lives had found
And the dreams that lay broken

And there upon a bridge of dreams
Across the night we walked unseen
With no words ever spoken

And then on through that night
We did walk for a while
And our steps turned to blocks
And the blocks turned to miles

Then we followed a path
For as far as we could
Till we found ourselves there
In an evergreen woods

There were thousands of candles
Upon every tree
It was beautiful
But there was one mystery
For with all of those candles
You must understand
That the only one lit
Was now in that Child's hand

And there upon that Christmas scene
The candle wax of melted dreams
And the years they had taken

And as the snow did gently fall
He one by one relit them all
Till each dream was awakened

And there to that light
That young Child showed to me
All the things that he dreamt
All the things that might be
How for everything given
That something was gained
Strike one match in the dark
And all the world's not the same

And then I asked that Child
Why this night has a star
And he said, "So we'd know
That we could see that far"
And these candles are wed
To that distant star's light
And it all came to be
Upon that long winter's night
That long winter's night
That long winter's night
That long winter's night

And when I awoke, well the Child he was gone
But somewhere in my mind
I believe he lives on
And somewhere in my life
Between here and the end
On a long winter's night
I will dream him again

THEN SHE NOTICED ON SOME CHRISTMAS CARDS
A REDDISH PURPLE STAIN
WHERE SOMEONE HAD SPILLED SOME CHRISTMAS WINE
AND THERE IT HAD REMAINED

UNTIL THE HEAT FROM A RADIATOR
WHISTLING IN THE AIR
HAD CAUSED IT TO EVAPORATE
INTO AN ANGEL'S SHARE

In the night Was the dark In the dark Was the dream In the dream Was the Child And myself There unseen In the book was the word In the word there was truth In the truth there was age In the age there was youth And I said to the Child Do your hands they still bleed After all of this time Do you think there's still need But the Child only smiled And said not a word And the snow it came down As if it hadn't heard And all that night the snow came down To heal the scars our lives had found And the dreams that lay broken And there upon a bridge of dreams Across the night we walked unseen With no words ever spoken And then on through that night We did walk for a while And our steps turned to blocks And the blocks turned to miles Then we followed a path For as far as we could Till we found ourselves there In an evergreen woods There were thousands of candles Upon every tree It was beautiful But there was one mystery For with all of those candles You must understand That the only one lit Was now in that Child's hand And there upon that Christmas scene The candle wax of melted dreams And the years they had taken And as the snow did gently fall He one by one relit them all Till each dream was awakened And there to that light That young Child showed to me All the things that he dreamt All the things that might be How for everything given That something was gained Strike one match in the dark And all the world's not the same And then I asked that Child Why this night has a star And he said, "So we'd know That we could see that far" And these candles are wed To that distant star's light And it all came to be Upon that long winter's night That long winter's night That long winter's night That long winter's night And when I awoke, well the Child he was gone But somewhere in my mind I believe he lives on And somewhere in my life Between here and the end On a long winter's night I will dream him again THEN SHE NOTICED ON SOME CHRISTMAS CARDS A REDDISH PURPLE STAIN WHERE SOMEONE HAD SPILLED SOME CHRISTMAS WINE AND THERE IT HAD REMAINED UNTIL THE HEAT FROM A RADIATOR WHISTLING IN THE AIR HAD CAUSED IT TO EVAPORATE INTO AN ANGEL'S SHARE