“The Shadows
Have Grown Longer”
Translated
lyrics of “Die Schatten werden länger” from the musical Elisabeth
Composer
(Original German): Michael Kunze
Time
for us to have our meeting
Time
to break these silent greetings
You
know me
Yes,
you know me
It
was then
You
were at world’s end
When
I made that fatal promise
To
always
Be
by your side
Oh,
it’s you I’ve not forgotten
My
friend, I call in suffocation
When
my fears are eating at me
I
come
When
you’re in need
The
shadows have grown longer
And
yet all are still just blind and mute
To
tunes of the Pied Piper
They
dance wildly ‘round a golden calf
The
shadows have grown longer
It
is five to twelve
The
time is almost here
Time
to see this cracking planet
If
I could just take the power
But
I can’t, I must resist it
They’ve
got me with my hands bound
What
could be worse now that you know?
You
stood by and watched it unfold,
Forced
to watch it take its own course
All
of this
Sickens
me
The
shadows have grown longer
For
the songs have all turned harsh and shrill
The
vicious circled narrows
But
they’ll only believe what they will
The
shadows have grown longer
It
is five to twelve
So
why are they so still?
What
could hold you back?
The
moment is not yet black
Don’t
let it pass
Do
it for your sake!
My
sake?
The
shadows have grown longer
What
must happen is always predestined
The
vicious circle narrows
All
the evil has to be resisted
The
shadows have grown longer
Kaiser
Rudolf will go forth and meet the time
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