1000 Years Away

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