Glad Tidings Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Hal Boutham 

Cover art for Glad Tidings lyrics by Van Morrison

My favorite from "Moondance." The album liner gives the 2nd and 3rd lines as: "And it looks like you kids will stay Christmas It demands that you travel the distance." It's about looking forward to a visit, but mostly I love individual lines rather than "understanding" it as a clear story. The princess awakens, the knights step forward... Don't read between the lines, meet them halfway, And expect them to rise for the occasion.

The melody is both propulsive and soaring, and the word's flash semi-random mythic images. It works for me.

@Hal Boutham My SECOND favorite from "Moondance." My favorite has to be "Into the Mystic."

@Hal Boutham My SECOND favorite from "Moondance." My favorite has to be "Into the Mystic."