Ayreon - Across The Rainbow Bridge (Official Lyric Video)

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In honor of the 20th anniversary re-release of ‘Into The Electric Castle’ we proudly present you this cool lyric video for the newly mixed version of ‘Across the Rainbow Bridge’! It’s created once again by the amazing Wayne Joyner, I think it really captures the right mood. Hope you enjoy it too, despite that weird Hippie-dude :-)
LYRICS:
And now this Rainbow Bridge: an iridescent span of tears - so fragile and yet so strong. Will
it support your mortal shells? Or will you fall into the fiery brine below?
[knight]
I hark back to olden days
to her and her magic ways
two souls in harmony
in an endless sea
the cruel wings of destiny
carried you away from me
and left a heart unstilled
that never will be filled
[roman (chorus:)]
beyond these stygian skies our fortress lies
across the rainbow bridge
we'll span the sea of tears and conquer all our fears (inside)
forsake this mourning field and drop your shield
across the rainbow bridge
run to the other side where all our dreams abide
[knight]
I'd sacrifice my very life
to have you at my side
like a dream I see your face
through the misty haze
we were one amid the stars
and time never healed my scars
deep inside the sadness burns
I must return!
[roman (chorus)]
[hippie]
scarlet crimson rosy red
I must be dead
or stoned out of my head
orange yellow tangerine
the acid queen
in a psychedelic scene
ochre chestnut chocolate brown
I'm upside down
on a cosmic eiderdown
ivory milky chalky white, the stars ignite, I vanish in the light - that burns so bright
Step forward. Beyond lies your goal: the Electric Castle! The past is gone! Do you wish to
lapse in limbo forever? No! Be resolute.. There are trials ahead - and rewards for those who
strive: the Surreal Search endures...
[roman & knight]
run run the past is gone, it cannot be undone
run run the future is here, our fate is drawing near
[roman (chorus)]
#ayreon #arjenlucassen

[@TheBlindedLeader]

I demand an animated movie based around The Electric Castle and have it feature every song in it

[@benmech]

There actually WAS one many years back.

[@TheBlindedLeader]

Benjamin Adler And what is it called??

[@AceDroo]

From what I’ve gathered, there was an animated film adaption of ITEC that was being developed shortly after the success of the album, however it was cancelled after Arjen realised how expensive it was going to end up being.

[@aspyr5681]

I could write it but who the hell will produce it, a lot of work and no money involved haha

[@trzigweid]

No no no no no. The writing is already done. It just needs animation. Super music video like The Wall or Interstella-555.

[@lyndamorrison9373]

I got this album about 15 years ago and still love it, as well as Arjen's solo album

[@awesomebaby5684]

I have never seen this song before but it is the chosen song from God ❤❤❤

[@esauhernandez7]

Thanks Arjen it was worth waiting 20 years for a great video about this great song

[@carinasanper]

🖤 The past is done! Do you wish lapse in limbo forever? No, no, no! Be resolute there are trials ahead And rewards for those who strive The surreal search endures Run run run The past is gone, it cannot be undone. 🎶🎶🎶

[@ErgortanguperPolice]

Lucero SanPer one too many runs.

[@neblastein]

It's a good thing that lyric music videos have become popular on metal music. We do not see men running in forest nowadays.

[@ivangushkov3651]

He actually made himself into The Hippie, the absolute madman :D

[@andy.yarych]

So fragile and yet so strong...

[@darkbarash1]

Will it support your mortal shells?

[@wesliggett2454]

Everything this man does is genius. I’m always amazed at the stories so well told through beautiful prog. We are all missing RA though......

[@jerrylegion]

I remember buying this at Biebob's shop in Vorselaar. Damn I'm old.

[@alexandrejarry]

Whenever I need to share my love for Arjen’s work and make someone listen to his music, this is the first song I play. Every single metal hippie time 😎

[@sbird7421]

Gosh, Damian Wilson's voice just blows me away every single time. So full of passion. I'm so glad he appears in so many of your albums! Also, I still think you're a musical genius, whatever you might think ;)

[@slrellison]

Weirdly reminiscent of classic ‘70s rock. Hadn’t caught that before.

[@zonta.Ivan.navarro]

run run run run run run

[@numanomiah]

I would honestly love an animated movie of all the songs of the album, that would be something for the ages

[@vyrdera]

That's the beauty. Let your mind create it's own tale. The theater of the mind wander.

[@IsDefinitelyHuman]

I wish I didn't find this when I was 20ish and instead when I was 8 when it came out. My parents would likely have been rocking out to it with me rather than hating it.

[@raissagomeslima]

Imagine a video game inspired by the album! :D

[@marcilliofagner3335]

@Aukhen, I always figure it out when I'm listening to Ayreon. I think Arjen could write books about his amazing stories.

[@nathanberry4849]

Open world sandbox RPG in the Ayreon Universe. Would play, and play, and play. Hell, with the Forever as a mechanic, you could have character death with consequence. You die/ fuckup, and that particular Forever is no longer able to influence that time-stream and has to either try again a generation later or get a someone else to pull strings to allow quicker re-incarnation. "You won't Remember, You won't Recall, I am only the air that you breathe after all"

[@friendofpelicantown]

or a vine!?

[@friendofpelicantown]

@Plastik-Rain indeed it would, indeed it would

[@rafaelbarbosacosta9365]

So great!

[@darkbarash1]

the first song i heard from this album i remember my brother play this in his room when i was a child and i fell in love with this song..... and with damian voice

[@thenightmare7316]

You should animate the song "Castle Hall" a song also from this album. it would be cool.

[@bernardlazare9424]

Amon Amarth song from the Versus The World Album, Across The Rainbow Bridge, Absolutely destroys this

I could not wait for hippie part:) great video

[@Adrianmartinyoutube]

I FUCKING LOVE YOU AND YOUR MUSIC!!!

[@GridIRONization]

I love how clear Forever sounds in this. Much easier to hear and understand.

[@RacingStripeAV]

I'm really digging the new mix.

[@hnulrich69]

20 years, how time flies - still a masterpiece!

[@Metalton95]

Still one of the most Abba-esque choruses I've heard in an Ayreon song, and I still fucking love that intro clean-riff.. ITEC really is the definitive Ayreon album, would love a version without the spoken intros, have heard them hundreds of times.

[@gabrielblacklock3921]

FINALLY I found another prog rock / metal band that isn't boring repetitive garbage. Been looking for a band like Haken, and it seems like I've found one.

[@stephrs1754]

I'm a relatively new fan, so I had never listened to the original release of this song/ album, but this song and video are FANTASTIC! I love all the colorful choices made. The visual impact made me so happy, and the message of the lyrics is very motivating! Thanks for sharing this with us (again lol)!

[@ThatOneRyanGuy]

You MUST listen to this album! And every Ayreon album. It's all incredible! =)

[@john_tann]

I'm in the same position being a new fan. Very impressive.

[@yasming3979]

More!!

[@quercusquercus532]

Stoned out of my head on 4/20, and I find this. Sidestep left, sidestep right. Run run. Drop my shield, today I Quest for the Bowl. Lifeforce Green, Later Fear! How have I never seen this??? And a whole opera awaits??? Ooh, nasty.

[@quercusquercus532]

I watched this 420 times before I learned Arjen is The Hippie. I had my suspicions on my first watch, but man, when I hit 4:58 and realized this was what I thought it was. The future is here indeed. Mind blown. I had to dust off some code I haven't touched in 6 months. The only way is onward. There is no turning back. Knightmare, for the SEO machine. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jabSan2dq8-faNE

[@jussikout1n]

Thank you, Arjen. The video is amazing. Ayreon, your solo project and Start One are regulars on my work playlist. The Ayreon Universe is one heck of a live show, too! Wish you all the best.

[@xXOphidianXx]

Gänsehaut pur.

[@luugo86]

Man this song comes alive @4:20 !! Great song

[@grahamesworld415]

One of my favorite songs from one of my favorite albums of all time.

[@DedieGnomes]

"That burns so bright" wow Good Trip, awesome video

[@abdulbuc7209]

1 person lapsed in limbo forever :(

[@ivandovranic1001]

Beyond the Golden Gate

[@Mordal1222]

@Plastik-Rain They fell into the fiery brine below.

[@alexblooming]

fantastic video for a fantastic song

[@BigSad20]

Thank you, Arjen. One of my favorite songs from this album.

[@Sciopticl]

That was absolutely gorgeous! This is one of my favourite tracks and it's so good to see a video for it.

[@haloa92]

beautiful colors! :)

[@StormdriverOne]

The like of which you have never seen!

[@michelboucqueau7098]

Thanks Arjen !!!

[@forestofthewolfofficial]

Really great Video Arjen. Long time Fan here writing his nonsense under the work of that weird "Hippie-Dude" which's Voice i really like too😋 Its a good idea to add the Characters to the Lyrics. This Video here is Beautiful done and the Album still on my Faves from you. Keep up the great Work 👍😊

[@SotosDTAce]

Amazing video for a great song. I really liked the pop up book section. By the way nice photo hippie Arjen. 🙂

[@LunaTempesta]

One of my favorite songs. I cant believe this song is from 1998, it aged really damn well.

[@alphaenemy]

One of the best songs on one of the best albums.

[@jamesnelson1169]

I love this album Arjen always takes you on a journey which is one of the reasons I love his music

[@jasona1000]

0:40 if only I could be so grossly incandescent *\[-]/*

[@mellowmike1101]

Holy cow. I can actually understand the whole 'Step Forward' section of the song. Well done on the new mix

[@TarksGauntlet]

And I literally just rebought Electric castle to replace the one I already had (It had seen better days.) Guess I'll be buying it again!

[@larsottosson8437]

Amazing as ussuall 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@wattenslaafje1825]

Thanks for giving memory lane a new lyric video transformation! Looking forward to the new editions later this year! (Kinda hoping for more lyric vid treatments of more golden oldies :-)

[@mik_stahlke]

Great song, great visuals, the pop-up book bits were a very nice touch

[@mikesolomon5584]

AH, so fun!

[@crabbitwife5463]

Nice. The only thing that I didn't like about Electric Castle was the pronunciation of ochre. Being British it grates on my ear that it is pronounced on the album as "ocree" when is should be "ocur". Not a big deal. Apart from that, it is my favourite album. :)

[@ErgortanguperPolice]

Still looks like it should be pronounced the way Sandra said.

[@Bolteus]

Arjen was mistaken. Lots of English 're's are pronounced 'er'. It's oh-ker. Like theatre, centre, litre, metre etc

[@Gandalfsdankstaff]

Mauricio José Osuna actually Sandra is right on this one

[@rikkinadir]

But.....the Hippie was "stoned out of his head".... so.......if he pronounced it flubblepub that would be OK too... just saying ....... (and yes I'm a Brit and yes it's pronounced 'Oak-Er'... when your straight.!.)

[@crabbitwife5463]

It's just a minor niggle. The only three words I know in Dutch is Amsterdam, Arjen and Lucassen. If I sung in Dutch every single word would be embarrassing. Same thing if I sung in English - I am Scottish, English is sometimes a struggle for me :) Looking forward to the new mix.

[@adamszreter700]

If you too have that "there should be one 'run run' less" feeling, just realize where the breaking point is - Run, run! Run run! The past is gone It cannot be undone, Run run! Only then it started to sound perfectly right to me ;)

[@ermannomialich5223]

Simply Amazing.😈 Ayreon all the life!!!.

[@aziidio]

I was just humming this to myself today! Great video.

[@cygnusinfinity5126]

Well this was a pleasant Surprise in an otherwise awful day thank you Arjen I really needed this

[@Becix157]

My fav song of the album i think

[@simena0910]

Arjen! Eres el mejor!! 😍😍 el Rey! El Amo! El Dios!!

[@JaguarProg]

Oh my god i was so surprised to see this! AAAAAA YOU ARE THE BEST.

[@alekseizaitsev58]

I really like this song! The intro reminds me of Dio’s live performance of „The Sacred heart“. Just love those vibes!

[@nicholasellis4597]

This had so much work put into it. It's absolutely gorgeous. Love it!

[@pobesnelikrastavac1]

Arjen is genius!

[@Adam-hs9ft]

Not gonna lie this isn't the song I was looking for but I like it

[@therobbersdaughter2700]

I just realised that I really need to listen to this Album again...

[@johnbeard9985]

Liking the new mix, nice and clear sounding.

[@squirrelsadoc]

Magic in its purest vibrant form!

[@whowantsabighug]

The Roman played to win in this one.

[@Lusak1]

Wow. This is simply amazing! Thank you Arjen for the best space opera in history, and thank you Wayne Joyner for the most beatiful clip on KZbin.

[@theboneyardstation]

Second favorite on the album

[@Calumetto]

Wow, wow, wow! Loved that SO much! ••• Thank you. Peace! (-:

[@Roland1984]

Amazing video! Thank you for sharing. Hugs from Italy!

[@minilover01]

One of my favourite songs off the album! Brilliant!

[@louisg7062]

God dammit give the graphist an award. Long to begin, but great !

[@MrSporksen]

I fail to see how anyone can dislike this. What the hell is wrong with those people :o.

[@thomasineallen4723]

Awesome

[@seanmanaloto9223]

Happy 20 years to one of my favorite works from you, Arjen! This reminds me of my intention to create fanart drawings of the characters and some scenes from this album. Might get to that soon. :) Cheers!

[@SimonReinsch]

Man, I wish i could buy that book!

[@erikrevier4053]

Sounds amazing, can't wait to hear the remastered version of Amazing Flight! One of my favorite songs!

[@aceofhearts1232]

I think i watched the hippie part about 6 times - love it!

[@BitterblossomMusicArt]

Finally you get the production value you always deserved! We are happy for you, Arjen. Love from Germany!

[@mportal1753]

We were there in Tilburg great concert.

[@inflames2112]

Arjen. Bring Jon Anderson of yes in ! Would be huge voice addition

[@AlexandrosLouziotis]

It is amazing!!!! Can't wait for the new release to come home!!!!!

[@lordclown1187]

Dope!

[@bocote3119]

If a videogame of the electric castle is made, I hope cdproject red makes it!

[@jacobantony1040]

So poetic..

[@larrywolf2509]

One of my favorites! I play it so much!

[@angelmoonbabydivineguidanc3119]

Epicness, I love this! 🖤❤💜🌈🌟😘

[@NumberSpace]

That hippie looks very, very familiar...

[@thinkagain9315]

Thanks Arjen! You never stop the awesomeness, it seems!

[@Vick_Viper]

this video is phenominal, knocking it out of the park with this album dude

[@GlowingHorror]

WOAH Those acoustic guitars in the chorus have really been put forward in the mix, really dig it!

[@timothyissler3815]

This sounds like Ronnie James Dio meets Rush. Awesome.

[@jasperblackcrow6180]

What a trip! :D

[@allieliliaflower]

bruh this is so cool and trippy and i am in LOVE! awesome stuff arjen!!!

[@JenyaThe1st]

4:14 - that breakdown tho)) I am always waiting for this part in this song :)

[@ZeWekThor]

Looking forward to hearing this live ;)

[@mickangelo6464]

Wowewwwwwwwwwww this is awesome !!!!!!!!!