Brian Eno - Spinning Away Lyrics






Up on a hill, as the day dissolves
With my pencil turning moments into line
High above in the violet sky
A silent silver plane – it draws a golden chain

One by one, all the stars appear
As the great winds of the planet spiral in
Spinning away, like the night sky at Arles
In the million insect storm, the constellations form

On a hill, under a raven sky
I have no idea exactly what I've drawn
Some kind of change, some kind of spinning away
With every single line moving further out in time

And now as the pale moon rides
In the stars, in the stars
Her form in my pale blue lines
In the stars, in the stars
And there, as the world rolls 'round
In the stars, in the stars
I draw, but the lines move 'round
In the stars, in the stars
And there, as the great wheels blaze
In the stars, in the stars
I draw, but my drawing fades
In the stars, in the stars
And now, as the old sun dies
In the stars, in the stars
I draw, and the four winds sigh
In the stars, in the stars





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  1. P.... o....

    Confused.com, still now

  2. P.... o....

    As the great winds of the planet spiral in.


    Brian is not a Magic Wizard, no, 3-)

    P.... o....

    Brought here by coincidence

    P.... o....

    oh brian

    P.... o....

    Will, the stars shine tonight, ever so bright up in the sky

    P.... o....

    sure you read this before

  3. J.... H....

    Purchased upon release. Eno is a master. I'm probably one of the biggest Eno nerds out there. He's been on my daily play list since 1978.

  4. J.... B....

    The loveliest Eno vocal ever recorded.

  5. A.... P....

    Reminiscent of many songs. I'll stick with Franco Battiato's 'A wonderful Summer on a Solitary Beach'. Far more fresh and original.

  6. A.... P....

    Reminiscent of many songs. I'll stick with Franco Battiato's 'A wonderful Summer on a Solitary Beach'. Far more fresh and original.

  7. S.... D....

    I keep waiting/expecting,him to move..

  8. S.... D....

    Definitely music to drive away from your lover at 5 am too. Knowing you won't return...

  9. S.... D....

    49 numbties.

  10. S.... D....

    God,he looks alive,I'm sure...

  11. S.... D....

    I think this is the best recording of this great song on the internet...Beat that..If you dare...?

  12. S.... D....

    Thank Fuck.

  13. S.... D....

    Compusarily listening to all.

  14. S.... D....

    The picture is perfect. You don't need a video to this.

  15. S.... D....

    Just that picture creates so much energy.Two geniuses.

  16. �.... ....

    一日が終わろうとする頃に
    丘の上で僕はペンでこの瞬間を人生に刻む
    この惑星の強風が次々と渦を巻いて吹き上がる時
    一つ一つ星が現れる

    夜の空のように頭が混乱する
    無数の虫の大群が星座を形作る

    真っ暗な空の下の丘の上で
    僕は自分がどこにいるのか分らない
    何かが変わって
    頭がくらくらするような感じがする
    1本線を書くごとに
    調子よく物事が運んで行く

    夜の空のように頭が混乱する
    (星に囲まれた)僕は自分がどこにいるのか分らない
    僕はここにいる
    僕はそこにいる

    頭がくらくらするような感じがする
    僕はここにいる
    僕はそこにいる

  17. B.... S....

    An absolute gem. Van gogh to audio!

  18. P.... o....

    Who? like me, hears a new different note every time you play this. ?
    ?

  19. P.... B....

    drunk as a motherfucker crying to this song thinking how i gotta my gf back

  20. P.... J....

    i think only few people can understand how beautiful is this song, it seems so simple but really it is so special

  21. P.... o....

    Master debater of public works.

  22. S.... D....

    Even cats like this.

  23. S.... D....

    YES.. You can feel this way about everyone.

  24. S.... D....

    Paradoxically,he looks like my brother-in-law,who's a right cunt!

  25. S.... D....

    Rainy,cold Monday morning... This work's even better!!

  26. S.... D....

    Brilliant picture,it does seem to be "alive",communicating for want of a better word? Or is it me? Anyway....

  27. S.... D....

    You know it's good when you've forgotten about the joint you were gonna roll.

  28. S.... B....

    Esxtasis

  29. B.... M....

    Odlično!

  30. P.... o....

    His voice is like the strings on a synth

    P.... o....

    And his brain is a maker

  31. L.... A....

    Tonight a young Grec man arrived in Arles for that song and he's staying in The Van Gogh Room,in my B&B.
    Tonight is full moon night in Arles Thanks and welcome to everybody, peace and colours!

    L.... A....

    That same idea brought me here :, and to this comment. Im taking note,L Aubergine Rouge hope's not too expensive ;)

    L.... A....

    I think maybe in my birthday... ;)

  32. P.... o....

    Video art, Brian Eno is a head.

  33. D.... S....

    This is in the top 10 greatest songs of all time category.

  34. T.... R....

    van goth painting starry night???

  35. G.... O....

    song makes me cry almost every time I listen to it

  36. U.... W....

    Very romantic. One of my favorites from this album.

  37. a.... g....

    Eno actually sings well on this

  38. Y.... O....

    This song make me want to switch varial heel flip down a flight of steps.

  39. G.... a....

    Dimitar Simonovski help

    G.... a....

    Him Jimmy henrix

  40. c.... ....

    I never knew this song was also done by these two artists. I only have this song that is done by Sugar Ray on the song soundtrack cd to The Beach.

  41. H.... A....

    The guitars are so Durutti Column... At first i think it was Vini Reilly's guitar

    H.... A....

    Nice comment. This song is in my all-time top 5 with On Some Faraway Beach at 1, and I'm a big fan of the Durutti Column. Vinny Reilly is fantastic, Sex and Death a great album.

  42. S.... B....

    Estupenda versión.

  43. F.... ....

    Hey randolphr, how about crediting John Cale in the titles. After all this was a collaboration between the two and not a solo effort by Eno. Credit where credit is due!

    F.... ....

    good catch ForARide ...... i had completely missed that .... no excuses .... but thx

  44. s.... ....

    Just rediscovered this song after many years. So rich and clear. It helps with climate change fears that are coming thick and fast now

  45. n.... ....

    Brian eno is freakin genius.

  46. T.... O....

    Like the night sky, above, ah love, one or the other he leaves you to take your pick. Like a few other British singers sing, double meanings that are inspired from the book 1984 by George Orwell (Eric Blair) Wherein the words therein, double think and double speak are mentioned. It's nice if you can train your ears to multitask, and listen to the two meanings both simultaneously at once . Give it a whirl, and see if you can hit off the right sounds in your ears.

    T.... O....

    Hi, are you shaggin what, or ffs

    T.... O....

    Im bi too

  47. P.... J....

    Whata beautiful lyrics so simple so human and so melancholic, we are so tiny in this universe but we are the great creation of the life, the reason for all this, their sons

  48. r.... a....

    Es el maestro....

  49. p.... ....

    noone mentioning the awesome bass lines? They're awesome!

  50. k.... 7....

    Spinning away like the night sky

    k.... 7....

    Spinning away from the most beautiful country in the world!!!

  51. m.... j....

    This song was also on "The Beach" soundtrack and was done by Sugar Ray and called "Spinning Away"........This version by Brian Eno is just as good, if not better.... Most excellent Mr. Eno. Such a beautiful song.

  52. S.... G....

    Chima spun away to this track

  53. C.... A....

    totally blown away! want to listen to this in the serengeti at dusk

  54. R.... M....

    if you like Brian Eno and this wonderful song please know and listen to Galt MacDermot ;)

    R.... M....

    Theme from Hair! The Flesh Failures--a spiritual experience

  55. i.... l....

    OMG what is this,what a incredible song that makes me fly high above the hills, i love Brian Eno and all of his creations,it make me feel the real feelings in me.

  56. R.... S....

    sonzinho finooooo

  57. T.... T....

    so fantastic so far so spinning

  58. H.... B....

    Vincent Van Gogh

    H.... B....

    that's right

  59. S.... C....

    Love, love, love this song, and I somehow forgot about it!

  60. G.... I....

    I believe it's a John Cale collaboration. One of my all time favorites from college. Around 1980?

    G.... I....

    George Iscooking. Came out about a decade later, still have my original cd somewhere

    G.... I....

    George Iscooking. Came out about a decade later, still have my original cd somewhere

  61. A.... A....

    Wonderful song ❤

  62. C.... M....

    Chima Ferguson

  63. T.... F....

    CHIMA!!!

  64. E.... C....

    This is nothing but magic

  65. K.... A....

    Chima fegurson "vans" skateboarding

  66. T.... C....

    Vans' "Spinning Away" Video

    T.... C....

    #SKATEBOARDINGBRINGSPEOPLETOGETHER !

    T.... C....

    Chima Ferguson 🔥🤘

    T.... C....

    Now our generation can recognize the REAL <3

  67. A.... H....

    John Cale on guitar and b/vocals right? This was originally off a Cale/Eno LP "Wrong Way Up", was it not?............

    A.... H....

    The rhythm guitarist is Robert Ahwai.

    A.... H....

    John Cale plays the viola on this track, with a characteristic piercing tone.

    A.... H....

    Ur right

  68. E.... d....

    Excelente y màgico,como todo lo que hace BRIAN ENO

  69. T.... R....

    One of the most important person I have known was our cat Oskar. This song was playing in the car when we were on our way to put him to sleep. Great memory.

  70. G.... W....

    Brilliant.

  71. N.... M....

    I always feel sad when this song ends. It should just keep going on and on.

    N.... M....

    NO,IT JUST GOES ON IN A CIRCLE

  72. M.... H....

    What a brilliant, brilliant song! This always did get me on my feet twirling and swirling - maybe I should be more careful at sixty...but being born in Aries how could I ever resist.

  73. A.... R....

    Endless beauty *

  74. e.... 8....

    I just remembered the movie,the Beach and this is one of my favorite tracks in the movie,I first heard Sugar Ray's version which was awesome,but this...just touched my heart and soul. so Beautiful.

  75. z.... ....

    Whose song is this?

    z.... ....

    Eno/Cale

  76. A.... ....

    This song truly makes my soul yearn. It's such a pulling feeling, great and terrible simultaneously. I want to go home.

  77. r.... l....

    This is the only fine-art painting with a sound-track. Vincent, you rocked!

  78. m.... m....

    cheer up, brian

  79. G.... D....

    Brian Eno AND John Cale, thank you.

  80. L.... p....

    i love this song

  81. F.... d....

    gente que som maravilhoso

  82. z.... o....

    he claims, this is not music and he is not a musician, so what is it? I know.......

  83. F.... S....

    thought it was originally sung by Sugar Ray, it's better... Thank you!!

    F.... S....

    Of course it is.

    F.... S....

    Same, I was brought here by the volume of people saying it'd been ripped off!

    F.... S....

    If Sugar Ray couldn't do better, they shouldn't try to clone it. Same goes to David Lee Roth's clone of Fats Waller's "I aint got nobody"

  84. M.... I....

    One of my favorite Eno pieces. There is a mental freedom described by the words and supported by the music. I am always drawing with him on that hill letting the lines draw themselves from the moment.

  85. M.... B....

    Nice, but I like Sugar Ray's version better.

    M.... B....

    Absolutely wrong.

  86. v.... ....

    As the earth's sun dies, that's what i always thought i heard
    old sun/old son

  87. k.... g....

    this song SOOTHES me like few others

  88. G.... Z....

    Master of Masters.

  89. K.... H....

    Where would interesting music be without Brian Eno?

  90. P.... S....

    just so damn beautiful and soul full

  91. R.... C....

    I love this song,great Eno.

  92. c.... ....

    Hermosa!

  93. h.... ....

    This guitar. Oh, this.

  94. t.... ....

    For me one of the most beautiful songs in the world, I think Eno had God's help, because only the Gods can make such beautiful songs.Thanks a lot Brian Eno!

  95. o.... ....

    as the pale moon rides

  96. H.... ....

    In the stars, from the stars, to the stars. Eno is there.

  97. L.... M....

    Please a question for you all. Whilst reading Shakespeare one day I found the inspiration for the lyrics to this beautiful piece. Sad to say I have since forgotten which of the plays contained the words. If anyone can point me to this I would be eternally grateful. This is a profoundly moving piece and it would bring me great joy were I to know once again the source. If anyone has more than a passing knowledge of The Bard and his works, or if they have access to a Shakespearean scholar who may know the answer I would sing your praises and remember your name forever. Peace and love to you all and may all your troubles be little ones and a fair wind always be blowing at your back. xx

    L.... M....

    Me neither, but when someone pointed me from the song to that painting it was so obvious. :)
    Watching the painting and listening to the song was a really special moment.

    L.... M....

    It's more of a Prosperus quote than Shakespeare.

    L.... M....

    I crave your pardon but that illuminates me not at all. Thank you for your interest.

    L.... M....

    I agree with the hypothesis of inspiration from Vincent van Gogh's "Starry Night". Maybe even describing the process of painting.
    .
    "Spinning Away, Like the Night Sky At Arles
    In the Million Insect Storm, the
    Constellations Form"
    .
    In my opinion, insects = brushstrokes.
    .
    See this video and check you you don't see "spinnings away" in sky's and stars' turbulence:
    https://youtu.be/PMerSm2ToFY

    L.... M....

    I have the same feeling.

  98. S.... F....

    I Love this Man.

  99. S.... K....

    This has a happy sound that takes back to childhood.