VISIONS (c. 1988 recording)
Cyrus is a singer-songwriter from India who has been writing lyrics and music for over four decades.
Story behind the song
Another old recording recently converted to MP3.... please forgive the tape hiss...
Lyrics
VISIONS
(A Journey in Three Acts)
Act-1: The Leaving
To the land of my fathers I now must return:
You know, it's not that I care to roam.
Leaving you here, by your wheel and your urn-
Leaving love, leaving life, leaving home...
Yet, as evening must follow the morn,
All those visions, once bright, are now gone;
And the dim light of dusk is now turning to dark,
Yet I know that I must carry on-
I must carry on...
Act-2: The Realisation
Chasing faint echoes of memory through time,
I must search in the hope that I find.
As I come down the mountain, it crosses my mind
That I seek what I have left behind.
And the brightening that comes before dawn,
Brings on visions of men dead and gone-
All those heroes of legend have taught us no wrong
When they say we must persevere on-
We must persevere on...
Act-3: The Return
Retracing my footsteps through wind and through rain,
Knowing soon I'll be dry, I'll be warm-
Now, as I lie down beside you again,
I know that I have finally found home.
And the piper returns to his horn,
And the tillsman comes back to the corn,
And those visions of old, which drove me so cold,
Have forever and finally gone-
Yes, they've finally gone...
