Brightman has received over 180 Gold and Platinum sales awards in over 40 different countries around the world and is the only artist to hold #1 spots on the Billboard Classical and Dance charts simultaneously, her other achievements feature her ranking by the Recording Industry Association of America as the best-selling female classical artist of the twenty-first century and a Guinness World Record for the success of “Time to Say Goodbye,” the best-selling single in German recording history.
She has established herself as the world's biggest selling soprano of all time, She has sold 78 million albums worldwide, including 40 million copies of the soundtrack of The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical), 26 million albums, over two million DVDs and 10 million copies of the single " Time to Say Goodbye "as a soloist.
She made her debut as a dancer in troupes such as Hot Gossip and later released a string of disco singles. She was a musical theatre performer and partner of theatre composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom she originated roles including Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera.
After her divorce, Brightman became a crossover artist with former Enigma producer Frank Peterson. Her style, a blend of classical vocals and pop-inspired instrumentation and arrangement, earned her further success.
She is often cited as the woman who paved the way for other international success stories such as Il Divo, Andrea Bocelli and Josh Groban. She is said to be worth as much as £30m (about US$49m).
Until The End Of Time
Sarah Brightman Lyrics
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Seven seas
A thousand nights and one, and forty more
In fantasy
The prophecy in destiny was falling
Calling
Falling
And calling out to me
And will we find our destination
Within a time of resignation
A night of poetry and motion
At 69, until the end of time
If I were God and ruled the world
I'd spin a wheel of dreams
Of waking in paradise
And shadows in between
The prophecy in destiny was falling
Calling
Falling
And calling out to me
And will we find our destination
Within a time of resignation
A night of poetry and motion
At 69, until the end of time
Was there in a moment in madness
And then a momentary sadness
A night of poetry and motion
All at 69, until the end of time
The lyrics of Sarah Brightman's "Until The End Of Time" provide a glimpse into a fanciful journey. The first verse describes that the song's protagonist has been on a journey around the world, traversing the seven seas for eighty days and having a thousand nights of fantasy. The verse concludes with the singer describing the "prophecy in destiny" falling and calling out to her.
The second verse is the singer's musings about how things would be different if she were God and ruled the world. She would create a world of dreams but acknowledge that there would still be shadows in between. The verse concludes with the singer again describing the "prophecy in destiny" falling and calling out to her.
The chorus of the song asks if she will find her destination within a time of resignation and hopes for a night of poetry and motion. The song concludes with the singer reflecting on brief moments of madness and sadness and reminiscing about a fruitful night of poetry and motion.
Line by Line Meaning
Around the world in eighty days we sailed the
Seven seas
We embarked on a journey that took us across the globe, covering seven expansive bodies of water.
A thousand nights and one, and forty more
In fantasy
We spent countless evenings living in a world of imagination for a period of over forty days.
The prophecy in destiny was falling
Calling
Falling
And calling out to me
The prediction of fate was crumbling and beckoning me to heed its call.
And will we find our destination
Within a time of resignation
A night of poetry and motion
At 69, until the end of time
Will we finally reach our intended end while surrendering to our circumstances, experiencing a night of artistic expression and movement, at the age of 69 until eternity?
If I were God and ruled the world
I'd spin a wheel of dreams
Of waking in paradise
And shadows in between
If I had divine power and control, I would create dreams that involve both heavenly bliss and darker moments of contemplation.
Was there in a moment in madness
And then a momentary sadness
A night of poetry and motion
All at 69, until the end of time
We experienced a period of irrationality followed by a fleeting moment of sorrow, only to end the night with artistic expression and movement, at the age of 69 until the end of time.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: FRANK PETERSON, LUKAS HILBERT, SARAH BRIGHTMAN
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