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Great Romantics

from Great Romantics by Jeff Johnson

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Great Romantics
By Jeff Johnson
– Neuschwanstein & Hohenschwangau Castles
Füssen, Germany / August 1988

"The king was quite romantic."
That is what she said of him,
As she led us through the castle rooms of Hohenschwangau.

A prisoner of his musings,
A dreamer, more than royalty –
A traveler on a long, lost trail of shadow lands and fantasy.

And looking from this window at his castle on the hill,
I have a sense of what he dreamed, the vision survives still.

He was, after all, the great romantic.
He was, after all, the great romantic.

And all of us are dreamers,
As we stare into our mirrors,
Imagining we're someone that we never had a chance to be.

Watching from our windows,
Pulling strings, remote controlling,
Holding up the great facades that prop our lives with meaning.

And looking from our windows at his castle on the hill,
I have a sense of what he dreamed, the vision survives still.

We are, after all, just great romantics,
We are, after all, just great romantics.

When we lay awake at night staring at our ceiling full of stars,
Mystery and fabrication wage war on our ceiling full of stars.

We are, after all, just great romantics,
We are, after all, just great romantics.


– Sound effect: Chartres Cathedral / August 1990

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from Great Romantics, released March 15, 1991

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Jeff Johnson

ArkMusic recording artist, composer, producer, and Selah worship leader has released numerous solo recordings along with collaborations with Irish flutist, Brian Dunning inspired by Stephen Lawhead's novels and guitarist, Phil Keaggy. Jeff's latest release is EREMO, an ambient instrumental collaboration with Indie artist, John Van Deusen. ... more

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