Song #77 - Leaving the World Behind
Written by David Newton (Wong)
Completed on 18/9/2005
Length: 4min 42sec
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The music for this song was completed far earlier
than the release date shows, but it was the lyrics
that took time to complete. The chorus was actually
completely different at first. It's an idea that
I've had for a while, but I made a number of false
starts at it before finally getting something that
I liked - the chords in the bridge and chorus are
quite unusual for me.
This is an attempt at writing something a lot faster
than I'm used to. The guitar sample isn't used very
often either, just for the "solo" section after the
second chorus.
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So we all have gathered here to say farewell
To the home for years we thought we knew so well
In a world based on fear
Nothing more to give us here
We know the only way to save ourselves
Faster in to nothingness we travel on
Left behind the island that we called our home
Though this world is based on greed
There is nothing more we need
To find a way to leave from all we know
We will fly into eternal sunlight
Never to return
Travel on to find our brave new world, we'll
All be free, our star shall burn
We'll fly towards the endless starlight
Journey of the mind
Kings of our world
Fly with me - together we're riding free
Discover the world that lies outside our mind
Remember me - the universe left to see
Leaving the world behind
Cry to those who want to open their closed eyes
Those we left behind, ascending to the skies
This dream is shared by all
And we all have heard the call
To escape from the jealousy and lies
We will fly into eternal sunlight
Never to return
Travel on to find our brave new world, we'll
All be free, our star shall burn
We'll fly towards the endless starlight
Journey of the mind
Kings of our world
Fly with me - together we're riding free
Discover the world that lies outside our mind
Remember me - the universe left to see
Leaving the world behind
Fly in the freedom, others join my at my side
We'll form the world again
There's so much still to be written, there is so much to know
Our story never ends
And we'll fly into eternal sunlight
Never to return
Travel on to find our brave new world, we'll
All be free, our star shall burn
We'll fly towards the endless starlight
Journey of the mind
Kings of our world
Fly with me - together we're riding free
Discover the world that lies outside our mind
Remember me - the universe left to see
Leaving the world
Leaving the world
Leaving the world behind
