1000 Years Away lyrics

A little manchild
High up at the window
His trembling feet at the line
Hey little manchild
Do you see the people?
From high above they`re so kind
Do you see the ravens?
It`s you whom they`re calling
`Come fly with me
We keep on wandering
And all the sorrows
Are simply staying here`

Fly with me over all nights and days
To the eternal place
Thereto where all are going
1000 years away
1000 years away

A little manchild
Lies there on the road
Why in God`s name?
Hey little manchild
Do you see the people?
From down below they`re so plain
Do you hear the ravens?
It`s you whom they`re calling
`Come fly with me
And all in morning all will be forgotten
And you were never here`

Fly with me over all nights and days
To the eternal place
Thereto where all are going
1000 years away
You`ll be seeing where it`s all begun
Who makes the world go round
There where we all meet one day
1000 years away
1000 years away

On the 7th of December, 1995, around 6:30 PM,
Peter flew with the birds. He was eleven years old.
In that same month, a further 3 children flew like Peter.
In the following year, 33 more followed.
Peter had many friends.
In his last letter he said good-bye to all of them.
Also to his mother - but not to his father...
Due to the impact with the ground, at the post-mortem,
Peter`s body showed no sign of the terrible mistreatment he had suffered.
Later, in tears, his mother said that Peter - wherever he may now be -
Need no longer live in fear of his drunken father