Discover the story of the song > Lord of the Rings – Blind Guardian

The song is about a character in a story who is feeling down because of an evil ring that can enslave all other rings. He knows that there are three rings for the elves and nine for humans, but seven belong to dwarves and one to the dark lord. He travels to a dark land called Mordor, threatened by Sauron's spell, to destroy the one ring and save the world. The chorus and post-chorus talk about the character slowing down and reflecting on his journey, while the outro simply references the "Lord of the Rings".