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Alchemeon: Orb
Orb by Alchemeon, from Alchemeon Live In Session Spring 2009.
* There are some songs that give the listener goosebumps as soon as they hear and recognise the first couple of notes and realise they are about to hear something truly extraordinary.
* Orb is one of those special songs.
* There are several distinct sections to the song with classic riffs and earworm la-la-la vocals.
* It was performed by the Spacegoats before Alchemeon started playing it.
* Orb would have been the first of two encore songs in a live performance.
ORB
When the walls of the temple
Are cast to the ground
And light shines through the ruins
When the form decays
To leave no trace
That is the time of re-doing
And the sun is shining
Casting rays throughout the universe
And everything goes on as before
The slip of light has pierced
The very heart and soul of you
Take a look now, open up your door
At first you may find it a little curious
Just let go to the feeling
Describe a circle your arms outstretched
Learn to feel this healing
Singing...
Li la li li li li la li
Li li li li la la li la la li li la la
Send the sun’s rays into the earth
And round and round and round revolving
The moon will shine her light upon you
As round the stones we are returning
Return...
Li la li li li li la li
Li li li li la la li la la li li la la
Become a tribe of many lives
Around and round and round and round evolving
The moon will shine her light upon we
As round the stones we are returning
Return...
Li la li li li li la li
Li li li li la la li la la li li la la
Send the seeds into the earth
You know you know you know it’s worth
Send the seeds into the ground
It’s a holy holy holy sound
La la li la la la li li
Hey hey!
Don’t you don’t you don’t you know
We gotta sow sow sow sow
And don’t’ya don’t ya don’t ya know
We’re gonna grow grow grow grow
Grow grow grow grow grow grow grow grow!
La la li la la la li li
Hey hey!
And the sun is shining
Casting rays throughout the universe
And everything goes on like never before
The slip of light has pierced
The very heart and soul of you
Take a look now
Open up your door
Words and music by Simon Miller.
This arrangement by S. Miller/G. Davies/J. Peters/Iggy.
Performers:
Pok the Bard – guitar and voice
Jim Iz – keys and voice
Iggy – drums and percussion
George – bass and technicals
This version recorded live at Sound Gallery, Exeter, 23rd February 2009.
Cassette salvage and remastering at Wud Records Studio One, 2020.
Cover illustration by Pok the Bard.
Graphic design by Sam James.
Released worldwide September 14, 2020.
Original release date: 10th April 2009.
Copyright © 2020 Wud Records.
Copyright ℗ 1995 Pok Songs/Explicit Music.
See also:
https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/alchemeon/
https://www.explicitmusic.co.uk/lyrics-information/alchemeon/orb
https://wudrecords.bandcamp.com/album/live-in-session-spring-2009
https://wudrecords.bandcamp.com/album/live-in-session-winter-2008-09
https://twitter.com/WudRecords
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By Wud RecordsOrb by Alchemeon, from Alchemeon Live In Session Spring 2009.
* There are some songs that give the listener goosebumps as soon as they hear and recognise the first couple of notes and realise they are about to hear something truly extraordinary.
* Orb is one of those special songs.
* There are several distinct sections to the song with classic riffs and earworm la-la-la vocals.
* It was performed by the Spacegoats before Alchemeon started playing it.
* Orb would have been the first of two encore songs in a live performance.
ORB
When the walls of the temple
Are cast to the ground
And light shines through the ruins
When the form decays
To leave no trace
That is the time of re-doing
And the sun is shining
Casting rays throughout the universe
And everything goes on as before
The slip of light has pierced
The very heart and soul of you
Take a look now, open up your door
At first you may find it a little curious
Just let go to the feeling
Describe a circle your arms outstretched
Learn to feel this healing
Singing...
Li la li li li li la li
Li li li li la la li la la li li la la
Send the sun’s rays into the earth
And round and round and round revolving
The moon will shine her light upon you
As round the stones we are returning
Return...
Li la li li li li la li
Li li li li la la li la la li li la la
Become a tribe of many lives
Around and round and round and round evolving
The moon will shine her light upon we
As round the stones we are returning
Return...
Li la li li li li la li
Li li li li la la li la la li li la la
Send the seeds into the earth
You know you know you know it’s worth
Send the seeds into the ground
It’s a holy holy holy sound
La la li la la la li li
Hey hey!
Don’t you don’t you don’t you know
We gotta sow sow sow sow
And don’t’ya don’t ya don’t ya know
We’re gonna grow grow grow grow
Grow grow grow grow grow grow grow grow!
La la li la la la li li
Hey hey!
And the sun is shining
Casting rays throughout the universe
And everything goes on like never before
The slip of light has pierced
The very heart and soul of you
Take a look now
Open up your door
Words and music by Simon Miller.
This arrangement by S. Miller/G. Davies/J. Peters/Iggy.
Performers:
Pok the Bard – guitar and voice
Jim Iz – keys and voice
Iggy – drums and percussion
George – bass and technicals
This version recorded live at Sound Gallery, Exeter, 23rd February 2009.
Cassette salvage and remastering at Wud Records Studio One, 2020.
Cover illustration by Pok the Bard.
Graphic design by Sam James.
Released worldwide September 14, 2020.
Original release date: 10th April 2009.
Copyright © 2020 Wud Records.
Copyright ℗ 1995 Pok Songs/Explicit Music.
See also:
https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/alchemeon/
https://www.explicitmusic.co.uk/lyrics-information/alchemeon/orb
https://wudrecords.bandcamp.com/album/live-in-session-spring-2009
https://wudrecords.bandcamp.com/album/live-in-session-winter-2008-09
https://twitter.com/WudRecords