One of my favourite prog songs. Seems like a bit of fey mysticism at first glance, but I think there's more going on here; note the lines about burning ground, drying rivers and "God of old, now broken and defaced". An early piece of apocalyptic environmentalism? Given their songs about animal cruelty ("Spirit on the Water") and pessimistic anti-war songs ("For No One), it doesn't seem so far-fetched. Whatever the case, it's a magnificent, pretty epic piece of music.
One of my favourite prog songs. Seems like a bit of fey mysticism at first glance, but I think there's more going on here; note the lines about burning ground, drying rivers and "God of old, now broken and defaced". An early piece of apocalyptic environmentalism? Given their songs about animal cruelty ("Spirit on the Water") and pessimistic anti-war songs ("For No One), it doesn't seem so far-fetched. Whatever the case, it's a magnificent, pretty epic piece of music.