Said the Stranger Songtext
von Pattern‐Seeking Animals

I closed my eyes so I might see
Beyond what is and what will be
While on the path to destiny

I passed a pilgrim on the way
A roaming seeker gone astray
He wished me peace through troubled days

Thunder in the gloaming, rolling louder as
The absent clouds and rain reveal
A growing choir of tone-deaf broken souls
They sing familiar songs once sacred
Groaning voices melodies profane from
Dark and distant planes, they rage out of control

Said the stranger
If you listen to the wind
You just might hear the sound of
Heaven′s orchestra begin


Said the stranger
Now the journey starts again
You will find the map within
Simply listen to the wind
Said the stranger

Said the stranger

Whoa, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh
Whoa, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

The stranger said that when you're dead
You′re never really gone
The stranger said that when you're dead
Your soul still lingers on

Maybe I'll be proven wrong
But truth be told, I have my doubts
For now the flame of life burns strong
Until the day it flickers out

There′s a storm that′s coming
There's a storm that′s coming
There's a storm that′s coming
There's a storm that′s coming

Said the stranger
If you listen to the wind
You just might hear the sound of
Heaven's orchestra begin


Said the stranger
Now the journey starts again
You will find the map within
Simply listen to the wind