a thousand years have come and gone
time has passed me by,
stars stuck in the sky,
[h=@sooyster4033]3[/h]3 months ago
[COLOR=var(--yt-spec-text-primary)]When the lyrics don't start for a full five minutes, you know you're in for a treat[/COLOR]
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[h=@Goawaydude]3[/h]2 months ago
[COLOR=var(--yt-spec-text-primary)]Great minds think alike[/COLOR]
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[COLOR=var(--yt-spec-text-primary)]they were in no RUSH to start the lyrics[/COLOR]
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[h=@catephish]3[/h]1 month ago
[COLOR=var(--yt-spec-text-primary)]if only i had a buck for every time i introduced nice songs to music normies and they ask one minute into the instrumental intro "when does the song start?"[/COLOR]
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEuOoMprDqg
To seek the sacred river Alph
To walk the caves of ice
To break my fast on honey dew
And drink the milk of paradise
I had heard the whispered tales
Of immortality
The deepest mystery
From an ancient book, I took a clue
I scaled the frozen mountain tops
Of eastern lands unknown
Time and man alone
Searching for the lost, Xanadu
Xanadu
To stand within the pleasure dome
Decreed by Kubla Khan
To taste anew the fruits of life
The last immortal man
To find the sacred river Alph
To walk the caves of ice
Oh, I will dine on honey dew
And drink the milk of paradise, oh, paradise
A thousand years have come and gone
But time has passed me by
Stars stopped in the sky
Frozen in an everlasting view
Waiting for the world to end
Weary of the night
Praying for the light
Prison of the lost, Xanadu
Xanadu
Held within the pleasure dome
Decreed by Kubla Khan
To taste my bitter triumph
As a man, immortal man
Never more shall I return
Escape these caves of ice
For I have dined on honey dew
And drunk the milk of paradise, whoa, paradise
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To seek the sacred river Alph
To walk the caves of ice
To break my fast on honey dew
And drink the milk of paradise
I had heard the whispered tales
Of immortality
The deepest mystery
From an ancient book, I took a clue
I scaled the frozen mountain tops
Of eastern lands unknown
Time and man alone
Searching for the lost, Xanadu
Xanadu
To stand within the pleasure dome
Decreed by Kubla Khan
To taste anew the fruits of life
The last immortal man
To find the sacred river Alph
To walk the caves of ice
Oh, I will dine on honey dew
And drink the milk of paradise, oh, paradise
A thousand years have come and gone
But time has passed me by
Stars stopped in the sky
Frozen in an everlasting view
Waiting for the world to end
Weary of the night
Praying for the light
Prison of the lost, Xanadu
Xanadu
Held within the pleasure dome
Decreed by Kubla Khan
To taste my bitter triumph
As a man, immortal man
Never more shall I return
Escape these caves of ice
For I have dined on honey dew
And drunk the milk of paradise, whoa, paradise
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- This song is based on an unfinished poem called Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, who started writing it while under the influence of drugs. Once the effects of the drugs wore off, he was unable to complete it. Rush have never been known to use illegal substances, however.
- This features one of the longest instrumental intros ever recorded. The total time of the song is 11:06, and slightly more than half of this time is used in the intro before any lyrics come in. >>
- In Coleridge's poem, Xanadu is the fictional name of the land where Khubla Khan ordered the dome to be built: "In Xanadu did Kubla Khan a stately pleasure dome decree." Coleridge goes on to describe the dome as a "Miracle of rare device, a sunny pleasure dome with caves of ice." The notion of the "Man from Porlock" is a famous yet unsubstantiated tale offered by Coleridge himself to explain why his poem is unfinished. Many in the literary world believe the tale to be a fabricated explanation. There was even a poem written by a contemporary of Coleridge titled The Man From Porlock which refutes the incident. No one will ever know the truth about the visitor who supposedly interrupted Coleridge's inspiration during his crafting of one of the greatest unrevised first drafts in history.
- The legend of Xanadu is related to a number of myths and legends going back to the prehistory of Asia (and in fact through out the Americas) specifically that of Shamballa. There was a movement in the time of Coleridge to explore these legends, in doing so we are tapping into the universal consciousness, an ability that the members of Rush seem to be quite adept. >>
- The video shows Geddy Lee playing a double neck guitar, with the top portion being a bass and the bottom being a regular 6-string electric guitar. He plays the bottom portion during the very end of the song, which is also seen during the video. >>
- Geddy Lee played rhythm guitar on this song.
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His original manuscript spells the name "Cubla Khan" and the place "Xannadu".
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