A gypsy of a strange and distant time
Travelling in panic all direction blind
Aching for the warmth of a burning sun
Freezing in the emptiness of where he'd come from
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Left without a hope of coming home.
Speeding through a shadow of a million years
Darkness is the only sound to reach his ears
Frightening him with the visions of eternity
Screaming for the future that can never be
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Left without a hope of coming home.
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
A gypsy of a strange and distant time
Travelling in panic all direction blind
Aching for the warmth of a burning sun
Freezing in the emptiness of where he'd come from
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Left without a hope of coming home.
Left without a hope of coming home
Left without a hope of coming home



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  • +4
    General Comment

    Great song, severely underrated, such as most Moodies songs. I think people should listen to this song and other less-known songs, because in my opinon, they surpass such songs as Nights in White Satin by far. Nights in White Satin is still a great song, but to say it is the best is ignorance.

    Jkmuffon December 20, 2005   Link
  • +2
    General Comment

    Indeed, I would say this is the best Moodies song.

    Tom_And_Jerryon January 23, 2009   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    I would be surprised if this song was not about a satellite or space probe such as voyageur.

    Beerfishon May 07, 2009   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    I totally agree with you, TheNinth!!! I swear, I can't help but think about Doctor Who when I hear this song!

    Aiedailon December 15, 2011   Link
  • +1
    Song Meaning

    In order to understand this song, one must look at the theme of the album and a very historic event of that year of 1969 "One Giant Leap for Mankind". The whole album is about mankinds journey into space, inner and outter space. The Gypsy to me is the journey of a robitic deep space probe such as Voyger. Launched millions of years ago "without a hope of every coming home". It's sensors have stopped working millions of years ago, and is now "all direction blind". It now travels through cold, dark, and infinitly vast intersteller space alone "Left without a hope of every coming home".

    terrorpodon September 04, 2012   Link
  • +1
    Song Meaning

    I've always thought this song refers to a comet or asteroid. A comet is of course an insentient object, but in the song takes on human emotions. The writer imagines a mythological creature streaming across the universe, 'traveling in a panic all direction blind' and 'aching for the warmth of a distant sun'. Stars and planets are relatively fixed in position, but a comet, like a gypsy, is not fixed, but roams free across the galaxy.

    munderwood30on May 14, 2019   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    The song that first convinced me The Moody Blues is a great band. Well, "Nights in White Satin" did too but this one was a little cooler. Little did I know, there are a whole bunch of songs that support their greatness (e.g., "Never Comes the Day," "Your Wildest Dreams," "Blue World," "Question," "New Horizons," and "The Story in Your Eyes"). Now, after exploring most of their albums, I think it's fair to say that they are one of the best bands from that era.

    Spooky_Toothon April 08, 2023   Link
  • 0
    My Opinion

    I'm having a hard time convincing myself that it's NOT about Dr Who.

    TheNinthon October 08, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    The song is a Justin Hayward autobiography, "traveling in panic all direction blind", maybe influenced by certain substances.

    dhiles1on February 23, 2011   Link
  • 0
    Song Meaning

    Most all songs by Hayward or Lodge have some expression of their Christian faith. This is very clearly about Lucifer, who fell from Heaven and can never go back. This occurred untold millennia ago, hence "million years." He is now blind, cold and lonely because of what he has done. This fits very well with the theme of the entire album, which has many mentions of eternal things . . .

    Teryton April 30, 2011   Link

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