Imaginaerum

Taikatalvi, an Elvish lullaby that came straight from Middle Earth. Calming music, and Marcos` hypnotic voice slowly gets  you into daydreaming. 

Then - Storytime - captures you, inviting you to adventure, to the unknown, forcing you to embrace your dream and explore it to it`s limits. 

All of the sudden, comes unexpected - on your road there`s wild river that you need to cross, and a pale light on the other side - Ghost River. Storm hits harder with every step you take on small, old, rotten bridge. Fear overrides you, but still, pale light on the other side is calling, and there`s no place to hide, no way back - you have to cross it... 

You made it to the other side. Sitting tired on the shores, you`re watching the sky clears, and stars appears one by one. The road ahead is covered with moonlight. Wet stones on the road sparkle, and the distance is calling you - Slow love, slow... 

With the ticking of the clock, the dawn comes, and then you get to see the landscape surrounding you for the first time. Beautiful nature, wounded by the last night`s storm, almost being able to hear it - I Want My Tears Back. 

Than beautiful landscape turns into dark forest, and with every step you take it becomes more and more dark, until tree branches cover the sky completely. Trying to get to the other end, you rush, making even more noise than that that old trees are making. Fear gets to you, and you start to imagine things that are not there, things that came from your childhood nightmares... Scaretale gets you, and you can`t escape it easily.

Once you made it to the brightest place in the middle of the forest, you sit to catch your breath, while your heart is pounding in the rhythm of Arabesque.

While resting, you see small path that seems less dark than the main road, and you decide to take it. The path leads pass the sea shores. On the horizon there`s a ship sailing away. Sea breeze caresses you. It`s time to Turn Loose The Mermaids. 

Without noticing, day slipped away, and another night is coming. Stars start to light the sky once more, and pale light that you once saw turns out to be lighthouse. You walk to it fallowing sea shore, watching the waves Rest Calm on the shores. 

Walking within your thoughts, unusual flock of birds caches your eye. They are moving south, or so it seems. All you recognized were  The Crow, The Owl And The Dove. 

And there you are. Standing in front of lighthouse. You reached your destination. It`s time for the Last Ride Of The Day. The old lighthouse door are half open, and you enter...

At first your step is uncertain while you climb the stairs to the top. Fear of unknown is getting to get to you. But you fight it, determined to find out why your road lead you there. At the top surprise awaits - the room of mirrors. Making you face your biggest fear - yourself. You reach back for the door, but they`re gone. Instead of them, a tombstone stands there - with your name on it! Below, stands carved Song Of Myself - the story of your life. You stand there, scared, reading it... It seems like it will never end, and everything`s there - every word you said, every thought you had...  Everything fades while you read, and you can hear only sound of sea, in the end that fades away too... And you realize that you`re gone... forever...

You wake up from your dream. Not knowing was it real or not. Feelings are still really strong, all the sights you saw are still colorful. You`re happy that all of that was just a dream, your own Imaginaerum... 

....Or was it?....