Lord of Light schijnt gebaseerd te zijn op Roger Zelazny’s gelijknamige roman, maar het verband tussen de tekst van deze song en Zelazny’s klassieke sf-vertelling over moderne Westerlingen die het hindoeïsme gebruiken om de bevolking van een hele planeet onder de duim te houden, is mij eerlijk gezegd niet duidelijk. Maakt verder natuurlijk ook niet uit: draai een vette joint, strek je uit op de bank en geniet van dit klassieke staaltje space rock van Hawkwind.
The elements that gather here
Upon this hill shall cast no fear
Lines that march across the world
Travel which no man has ever heard
Moon that shines its beam so bright
Stones that measure the silvery light
Of energy that travels here
It happens on the seventh year
A day shall come, we shall be as one
Perhaps to die, it has begun
From the realms beyond the sun
Here our lifetime has begun
What can I be?
What can I be?
What can I see?
What can I see?
What can I see?
What can I see?
Will it be me?
Will it be me?
What can I see?
What can I see?
What can I see?
What can I see?
What can I see?
What can I see?
What can I see?
What can I see?
What can I see?
What can I see?
What can I see?
What can I see?
What can I see?
The elements that gather here
Upon this hill shall cast no fear
Lines that march across the world
Travel which no man has ever heard
Moon that shines its beam so bright
Stones that measure the silvery light
Of energy that travels here
It happens on the seventh year
A day shall come, we shall be as one
Perhaps to die, it has begun
From the realms beyond the sun
Here our lifetime has begun
Flying is trying is dying
Flying is trying is dying
Flying is trying is dying
Flying is trying is dying
The elements that gather here
Upon this hill shall cast no fear
Lines that march across the world
Travel which no man has ever heard
Moon that shines its beam so bright
Stones that measure the silvery light
Of energy that travels here
It happens on the seventh year
A day shall come, we shall be as one
Perhaps to die, it has begun
From the realms beyond the sun
Here our lifetime has begun
