A Past and Future Secret

Infobox Single
Name = A Past and Future Secret
Artist = Blind Guardian
from Album = Imaginations from the Other Side


Released = February 6th, 1995
Recorded = Sweet Silence Studios
Genre = Power metal
Length = 18:10
Label = Virgin
Producer = Flemming Rasmussen
Reviews =
This single = "A Past and Future Secret"
(1995)
Next single = "Bright Eyes"
(1995)

"A Past and Future Secret" is the first single from German power metal band Blind Guardian, and the third track on their 1995 album "Imaginations From the Other Side". It is an acoustic song, and its guitarwork and lyrical themes strongly evoke the Arthurian legends cycle, the end of which it describes through the eyes of an observer. Specifically, it details the doom of Camelot and the destruction of King Arthur's dream at the Battle of Camlann, where the king and his bastard son Mordred slew each other. Mortally wounded, Arthur was borne away to Avalon, where he shall remain in healing until Britain needs him once more.

Track listing

# "A Past and Future Secret" – 3:47
# "Imaginations from the Other Side" – 7:18
# "The Wizard" (Uriah Heep cover) – 3:17
# "A Past and Future Secret" (Orchestra Mix) – 3:48

Lineup

* Hansi Kürsch – vocals and bass
* André Olbrich – lead guitar
* Marcus Siepen – rhythm guitar
* Thomen Stauch – drums