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Gazing past the planets,
Looking for total view,
I've been laying here hours.
You've got to make the journey,
Out and in.
Wonders of a lifetime,
Right there before your eyes.
Searching with this life of ours,
You've got to make the journey,
Out and in,
Out and in.
If you think it's a joke,
That's alright, do what
You want to do.
I've said my piece
And I'll leave it all
Up to you.
Wonders of a lifetime,
Right there before your eyes.
Searching with this life of ours,
You've got to make the journey,
Out and in,
Out and in.
If you think it's a joke,
That's alright, do what
You want to do.
I've said my piece
And I'll leave it all
Up to you.
Gazing past the planets,
Looking for total view,
I've been laying here hours.
You've got to make the journey,
Out and in.
Out and in.
Out and in.
[etc]
Looking for total view,
I've been laying here hours.
You've got to make the journey,
Out and in.
Wonders of a lifetime,
Right there before your eyes.
Searching with this life of ours,
You've got to make the journey,
Out and in,
Out and in.
That's alright, do what
You want to do.
I've said my piece
And I'll leave it all
Up to you.
Right there before your eyes.
Searching with this life of ours,
You've got to make the journey,
Out and in,
Out and in.
That's alright, do what
You want to do.
I've said my piece
And I'll leave it all
Up to you.
Looking for total view,
I've been laying here hours.
You've got to make the journey,
Out and in.
Out and in.
[etc]
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Submitted by
weezerific:cutlery On Jan 06, 2002
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The Moodies came out with this album right after Neil Armstrong's first walk on the moon (1969). They were awed and intrigued by this great accomplishment, and the album very deliberately questions whether or not this achievement will lead to a better world, now that "we have learned to play with fire." The song "Out and In" is in part another homage to the lunar landing, BUT it is also a warning: Traveling OUT into space will not lead to a better world unless we also travel INWARD to find "total view." Alternative meaning: This is a song about LSD and tripping. I believe the lyrics are by Mike Pinder, who also wrote the Moodies' famous salute to Timothy Leary ("Timothy Leary's dead...no, no, no, no he's outside, looking in...").
You are correct that Mike Pinder wrote "Out and In" but wrong about "Legend of a Mind" --the song about Timothy Leary. That song was written by Ray Thomas.
You are correct that Mike Pinder wrote "Out and In" but wrong about "Legend of a Mind" --the song about Timothy Leary. That song was written by Ray Thomas.
The part where he's asking if "will you think it's a joke?" kind of lets me understand he's talking about extra terrestrial life as well, and how many make a mockery of those who believe in the possibility of its existence.
I think there is a fair amount of Moody songs that is trying the convince the listener to do drugs. Lyrically, they sound like it's encouraging the listener to think beyond their body and mind, and I do believe they are, but with psychoactive substances as a vessel.