This is the first song in my version of the 'Journey to the Centre of the Earth' story.
First of all I would just like to say that the most important thing to me is to have my music heard. My songs come from a very special place in my heart, and I
Story behind the song
Rick Wakeman's version of the story always impressed me so much growing up, that I thought I'd have a shot at it. I like to say that Rick Wakeman's version is for stadiums and my version is more suited for campfires. Either way. Both are inspiring settings.
Lyrics
Descend into the crater of Snaffells Jökull
over which the shadow of Scataris falls,
Before the kalends of July, bold traveller,
And you will reach the centre of the Earth.
I have done this...
Riding on the cold ground
Riding toward the mountain that we will go down
Scataris
The magic of light that we see
Somehow lights the distance between you and me
Scataris, brought me right to the edge
Feeling the ghost in your mind
The one that lay before you, and the one you leave behind
Scataris
Farther and farther I go
Blue sky gives way to the darkness below
Scataris, brought me right to the edge
No one traps the mountain
But the mountain may just trap you deep inside
As we journey downward
Farther into darkness from the light
Awake in the morning to see
A ceiling of stone projects a luminosity
Scataris
The sound of an underground stream
Plays on my mind like a memory from a dream
Scataris, brought me right to the edge
Miles of rope in my hand
Can one man climb downward, I think that he can
Scataris
Deeper and deeper we climb
And as we look upward we see what's behind
Scataris, brought me right to the edge
If you think that's backwards,
You haven't heard a single word I've said,
Forward the way back again
To the land of living from the dead.... Scataris.
