This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
Who guards the truth
Oh lord most high
A frightened dove in a starless sky, oh-oh, oh oh oh
So high, most high, so high
Who hides the east from the blind man's eye
In the land of peace
Where the righteous cry, oh-oh, oh oh oh
So high, most high, so high
[Chorus:]
Where are the words of the king
Who moves the stars and then the sun
To the light where my spirit was born
Bring this wanderer home
While mercy sleeps in the hearts of liars
And the olive tree is consumed by fire, oh-oh, oh oh oh
So high, most high, so high
[Chorus]
Where are the words of the king
Who moves the stars and then the sun
To the light where my spirit was born
Bring this wanderer home, come on, come on, come on
When David's seed talks
Through his paper crown
And he spits hot steel
See all the kids fall down
Ohhh yeah, mmm
So high, most high, so high, Oh oh yeah
Oh oh
Come on, come on, come on [Repeat: x3]
Better hurry, hurry [Repeat: x2]
Most high, most high high high
Most high, so high, so high
So high
Oh lord most high
A frightened dove in a starless sky, oh-oh, oh oh oh
So high, most high, so high
Who hides the east from the blind man's eye
In the land of peace
Where the righteous cry, oh-oh, oh oh oh
So high, most high, so high
[Chorus:]
Where are the words of the king
Who moves the stars and then the sun
To the light where my spirit was born
Bring this wanderer home
While mercy sleeps in the hearts of liars
And the olive tree is consumed by fire, oh-oh, oh oh oh
So high, most high, so high
[Chorus]
Where are the words of the king
Who moves the stars and then the sun
To the light where my spirit was born
Bring this wanderer home, come on, come on, come on
When David's seed talks
Through his paper crown
And he spits hot steel
See all the kids fall down
Ohhh yeah, mmm
So high, most high, so high, Oh oh yeah
Oh oh
Come on, come on, come on [Repeat: x3]
Better hurry, hurry [Repeat: x2]
Most high, most high high high
Most high, so high, so high
So high
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how does it mock christianity??? i know plants stuff has always been mystical and stuff, but i dont see what u mean. Anyway if you go on youtube i found the video to this song its really, well very abstract. u can say page was a satanist or w/e...but no one really knows what those guys were really into,
but anyway this is a good album, any zeppelin fan should hear it, if bonzo was still around and jpj, ya'know it would be A Lot better, but oh well...its good enough and u can enjoy it on the musical surface...not much to make u return to it though
@rocknmetal4life I'm not religious at all, but it is pretty obvious.