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    Posted: September 14 2020 at 16:19

..I've long considered Hotel California to be a really great rock song. And I also consider it to have some of the best lyrics ever written. First because the lyrics inspire you to create your own mental images, of what's happening throughout the song. But also because the lyrics are wide open for personal interpretation.

..I could also say this about Stairway To Heaven. I've always thought of it as a great rock song. But I also think that it has great lyrics, that are also open to personal interpretation.

..I'm mentioning these two songs because they're widely known. And I would like to hear from anyone about any personal stories about these two songs. About any personal interpretations of any of the lyrics. And also tell me about any prog songs, that you think have a similar quality of composition and lyrical content.
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Anything by Rush. Smile
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"I hope I die before I get old"
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Almost every Roger Waters-led Pink Floyd song... Certainly all of Meddle, Dark Side, WYWH, Animals, The Wall
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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Anything by Rush. Smile
Yep. Freewill is classic. XTC, Freak Kitchen, The Police/Sting, Steely Dan, Todd, and Big Big Train have great lyrics.
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Thick as a Brick and A Passion Play, even though some people considered them quite obscure (specially A Passion Play), they contain quite a lot of great poetry that blends well with the music, and is subject to your own interpretation. 
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Cold and misty morning, I heard a warning borne in the air
About an age of power no one had an hour to spare
Where the seeds have withered, silent children shivered, in the cold
Now their faces captured in the lenses of the jackals for gold

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So much prog has a lot of lyrical beauty and mystique to offer. It would be a fool's task to try to account for it all. But of course there are some which invariably stand out. 

Peter Gabriel both in Genesis and as a solo artist is a master of lively storytelling and fantastic imagery. I point to Supper's Ready (of course) and Family Snapshot...and yeah In Your Eyes. Love that song.

Neil Peart is of course my favorite lyricist of all time. There's not much substantial to say about him that hasn't been said many times, so I'll just mention a couple creme de la creme lyrics: Entre Nous, Bravado, Marathon, 2112, and The Garden

Kerry Livgren of Kansas is particularly interesting in his lyrical dealings with faith, but otherwise another great lyricist. The Wall comes immediately to mind, as well as Portrait (He Knew), and of course Carry On Wayward Son.
Porg for short. My love of music doesn't end with prog! Feel free to discuss all sorts of music with me. Odds are I'll give it a chance if I haven't already! :)
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Originally posted by Grumpyprogfan Grumpyprogfan wrote:

Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Anything by Rush. Smile
Yep. Freewill is classic. XTC, Freak Kitchen, The Police/Sting, Steely Dan, Todd, and Big Big Train have great lyrics.

Also early Marillion. I prefer the H era of Marillion but don't pay to close attention to the lyrics. I think the lyrics were great in the Fish era though. Also, Echolyn.
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I know a lot of PAers think that they are cheesy, but I really enjoy Ayreon's albums for the lyrics and story telling.  Especially, The Human Equation. 

And of course, I am all for mentioning Rush.  
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I consider Jon Anderson of Yes to be one of the greatest poets of the English language!  I put him up with great romantic poets like Shelley, Keats etc.  

TFTO has some of his greatest work, this is from "The Revealing Science of God" 

Dawn of light lying between
A silence and sold sources
Chased amid fusions of wonder
In moments hardly seen forgotten
Colored in pastures of chance
Dancing leaves cast spells of challenge
Amused but real in thought
We fled from the sea whole
Dawn of thought transferred through moments
Of days under searching earth
Revealing corridors of time provoking memories
Disjointed but with purpose
Craving penetrations offer links
With the self instructors sharp
And tender love as we took to the air
A picture of distance
Dawn of our power we amuse
Re descending as fast as misused
Expression, as only to teach love as
To reveal passion chasing
Late into corners, and we danced from the ocean
Dawn of love sent within us
Colors of awakening among the many
Won't to follow, only tunes of a different age
As the links span our endless caresses
For the freedom of life everlasting.....
I am not a Robot, I'm a FREE MAN!!
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Originally posted by Grumpyprogfan Grumpyprogfan wrote:

Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Anything by Rush. Smile
Yep. Freewill is classic. XTC, Freak Kitchen, The Police/Sting, Steely Dan, Todd, and Big Big Train have great lyrics.
In addition, I would add Van der Graaf Generator / Peter Hammill. And of course, The Who / Pete Townshend.
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Originally posted by MortSahlFan MortSahlFan wrote:

Almost every Roger Waters-led Pink Floyd song... Certainly all of Meddle, Dark Side, WYWH, Animals, The Wall

I would add 'The Division Bell' also, sir. Has some fantastic lyrics.
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I personally love Steven Wilson's lyrics, anything on the classic VDGG albums, Belew's lyrics are always interesting, and the cringeworthy gush you get from Dream Theater's!
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Originally posted by cstack3 cstack3 wrote:

I consider Jon Anderson of Yes to be one of the greatest poets of the English language!  I put him up with great romantic poets like Shelley, Keats etc.  

TFTO has some of his greatest work, this is from "The Revealing Science of God" 

Dawn of light lying between
A silence and sold sources
Chased amid fusions of wonder
In moments hardly seen forgotten
Colored in pastures of chance
Dancing leaves cast spells of challenge
Amused but real in thought
We fled from the sea whole
Dawn of thought transferred through moments
Of days under searching earth
Revealing corridors of time provoking memories
Disjointed but with purpose
Craving penetrations offer links
With the self instructors sharp
And tender love as we took to the air
A picture of distance
Dawn of our power we amuse
Re descending as fast as misused
Expression, as only to teach love as
To reveal passion chasing
Late into corners, and we danced from the ocean
Dawn of love sent within us
Colors of awakening among the many
Won't to follow, only tunes of a different age
As the links span our endless caresses
For the freedom of life everlasting.....


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I'm also a massive Jon Anderson mark, as it is. I'm one of the few that actually prefer his amigious, mystical rantings! There's lucidity in these words, I swear! Tongue.

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Summer Song (in the Autumn)

Summer song in the autumn, for you didn't catch
the colour of the falling leaves.
So many words have been spoken which you
didn't understand and so couldn't believe.
And the song that you're humming is yesterday's tune -
Someone who you love is leaving you.
You walking in sunshine by the sea with gull crying overhead;
but now the skies are cloudy, and the love you had is dead.
And the water recedes from the farthest dunes -
Someone who you loved is leaving you.
You remember the happiness you had
as you laughed along in the sun
but now your eyes are coming dull,
there's a numbness on your tongue....
You look out at the water which is calling you
over the wind,
then you throw aside your handbag and slowly
walk right in.
And tomorrow you'll be in yesterday's news:
someone who you loved has left you

Peter Hammill
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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Anything by Rush. Smile

This.
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Originally posted by Boboulo Boboulo wrote:

"I hope I die before I get old"
A Who quote? Yes, it is Svetonio!
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The lyrics of Ian Anderson are superb. Witty, biting and literate. Not just anyone could write a full album satirization of medieval mystery and passion plays with allegorical asides, smatterings of Latin, references to obscure 15th century Everyman poems, and can rattle off a line such as:

And your little sister's immaculate virginity 
Wings away on the bony shoulders 
Of a young horse named George
Who stole surreptitiously 
Into her geography revision.
The examining body examined her body....
...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined
to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology...
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John Lennon - Imagine. Lyrics are outstanding. Also, Bob Dylan penned many great lyrics.
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