Morten Harket-Fra Templet (lyrics)

Fra Templet-Morten Harket · Øivind Varkøy · Georg Johannesen Poetenes Evangelium ℗ 1993 Kirkelig Kulturverksted Released on: 1993-11-08 Producer, Additional Engineer: Erik Hillestad Arranger: Kjetil Bjerkestrand Recording Engineer, Mixing Engineer: Jan Erik Kongshaug Additional Engineer: Ulf Holand Mastering Engineer: Cutting Room, Stockholm Photo: Switzerland, October, 2023 ------------------------------------------------------- FROM THE TEMPLE I dreamed I was 12 When the stars stopped screaming Half the moon disappeared behind a line of clouds And the stones danced around the snowdrifts No one dares to say the name of the color of blood out loud And your skin will not dare to creak At the altar where the cows give empty milk In the lunar strip I dreamed I was 12 When I returned from the temple Father and mother were scared They asked where I came from I dreamed that I answered them Out of nowhere and now I'm just a kind stranger And now I'm under the shadow of wings Something that doesn't exist