Lyrics to Astral Traveller

This version of Astral Traveller was released by Yes in 1970.

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And in the ruins
Caught in the noose around me,
Glasses tell lies.
Wondering when
To do it again of another
Flying to the sky,
Somewhere flying high.
Astral trav’ller,
Leaving without her,
Wond’ring where lives go;
In and out the valley below.

Once in the air,
We could expect a great respect in being.
(Astral trav’ller.)
Memories fly
Over the sky, and oh, the
Sight’s worth seeing,
Just believin’.
Astral trav’ller,
Leaving without her,
Wond’ring where lives go;
In and out the valley below.

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About Lyrics and Astral Traveller by Yes

The lyrics to Astral Traveller are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Yes in 1970. Elements of the lyrics to Astral Traveller are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Yes and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Astral Traveller back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Astral Traveller by Yes in a number of ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Astral Traveller" means the words set to the music of Astral Traveller, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Yes. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Astral Traveller and the lyrics to Astral Traveller are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Yes who came here looking just for the lyrics to Astral Traveller, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.