Moody Blues, The - The Word Lyrics






This garden universe vibrates complete.
Some we get a sound so sweet.
Vibrations reach on up to become light,
And then thru gamma, out of sight.
Between the eyes and ears there lay,
The sounds of colour and the light of a sigh.
And to hear the sun, what a thing to believe.
But it's all around if we could but perceive.
To know ultra-violet, infra-red and X-rays,
Beauty to find in so many ways.
Two notes of the chord, that's our fluoroscope.
But to reach the chord is our lifes hope.
And to name the chord is important to some.
So they give a word, and the word is OM.





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  1. k.... k....

    I have sought peace my whole life. Now that I am old I know I will only find it by my departure from it.

  2. T.... D....

    They were the vanguard of their generation using music to move forward spiritual goodness without being preachy!

  3. B.... K....

    Maybe so? Om. Brian A K

  4. N.... L....

    Ahh, solar plexus, uuu, throat, mmm, crown, sounds opening portals to energy and insight

  5. R.... D....

    And people wonder why I like this album just a little more than _Days of Future Passed..._

  6. T.... K....

    the rain is on the roof :P

  7. T.... K....

    2 notes of the chord....is alll we reach,, and the word is OHMMMM

  8. P.... T....

    I was listening to this song with my friend while we were both peaking on 4 grams of shrooms and my friend started having a total meltdown and crying. I had to really try for the dear life of me to not lose my cool but at some point I just layed down and surrendered. Man it was intense and strange and beautiful but I dont think I could ever do it again. ✌🙌🙏❤

  9. K.... B....

    The MB albums were more than music...they were literally an existential experience when listened to with headphones.

  10. S.... K....

    Generally, I listen to whole albums of the Moody Blues [I mean, except for Go Now!], yet on occasion I'll wish to hear a particular song. Some stand alone better than others. In this case, The Word must be followed by OM, and OM must be preceded by the Word. Thank you pairing them. :)

  11. G.... R....

    As a Man Thinks in his Heart so is He. Proverbs 23:7 Circa 950 BC

  12. j.... ....

    I was given this album in 1973 as a going away present by a very special female friend. I was leaving college for medical school, and it was my introduction to this phenomenal band. After listening, I became totally immersed in their music, and have followed them to this day. I’ve seen them in concert twice, and their music is ever present in my operating room. Thank you, Berta... Your place in my heart is reinforced every time I listen to this group... Peace and love always...

  13. l.... m....

    There minds where beyond there youthful self......listen to what they where saying to us

  14. W.... ....

    The rain is on the roof
    Hurry high butterfly
    As clouds roll past my head
    I know why the skys all cry
    Om, om, heaven, om
    The earth turns slowly round
    Far away the distant sound
    Is with us everyday
    Can you hear what it say
    Om, om, heaven, om
    The rain is on the roof
    Hurry high butterfly
    As clouds roll past my head
    I know why the skys all cry
    Om, om, heaven, om

  15. N.... A....

    Never long enough... beautiful

    N.... A....

    Absolute ...Saw them a live performance in Cape Town 2012 with my best friend. He passed late 2018... So the song means more to me than ever.

  16. A.... P....

    Great song.

  17. T.... M....

    Mike Pinder at his best !!!!!!!

  18. s.... B....

    Indianness in 60's psychedelic

  19. A.... T....

    who are these 8 people

  20. G.... W....

    Om mani padme hum The Jewel is in the Lotus. The "Money Hum" R. Heinlein

  21. e.... p....

    The cover art attracted me at first ..it was like beckoning "come listen to this"..I did and was spellbound by this masterpiece

    e.... p....

    I’ve always loved their album covers, always see new things

  22. G.... S....

    Fuq yeah!!

  23. K.... J....

    Om.

    After that, I have nothin’.

    K.... J....

    Lol😁😁

  24. P.... A....

    The rain is on the roof
    Hurry high butterfly
    As clouds roll past my head
    I know why the skys all cry
    OM, OM, Heaven, OM

    The Earth turns slowly round
    Far away the distant sound
    Is with us everyday
    Can you hear what it say
    OM, OM, Heaven, OM

    The rain is on the roof
    Hurry high butterfly
    As clouds roll past my head
    I know why the skys all cry
    OM, OM, Heaven, OM

  25. J.... B....

    WOW WOW WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    From a mad keen 75yo Aussie fan.

  26. D.... W....

    a classic moody blues song

  27. E.... T....

    Thank you Moody Blues! Thank you para for the upload

  28. J.... D....

    one of my favourite MB songs along with Legend of a Mind - this was in their Hayward days! ))) listen to it over and over like a mantra and you will be transformed

  29. P.... W....

    OM (Aum in Sanskrit) means God in many books and old sayings. Science and the spiritworld comes together here long before Stephen Hawking told us about that vibrations in the universe are both sound and light. We can now with todays tecniology see infra-red and X-rays. We can for example see spirits in an infrared-camera that we cannot see with a ordenary camera or our own eyes. The "chord" is the right balance of vibrations of music that takes our conciusness to a higher level so we can see and hear. The chord is also the exakt balance of vibrations that created all universe, scientificly. You can only see light n a telescope if it has the right vibration and you can only hear radiowaves if it has the right vibration. Mike Pinder maybe knew this or the word(s) came to him. "This garden universe vibrates complete.
    Some we get a sound so sweet.
    The vibrations reach on up to become light and
    then through gamma out of sight.
    Between the eyes and ears there lie,
    the sound of colour and the light of a sigh.
    And to hear the sun, what a thing to believe.
    But it's all around if we could but perceive.
    To know ultra-violet, infra-red and X-rays,
    Beauty to find in so many ways.
    Two notes of the chord, that's our fluoroscope.
    But to reach the chord is our lifes hope.
    And to name the chord is important to some.
    So they give a word, and the word is OM"

    P.... W....

    Paulina W
    That’s beautiful

    P.... W....

    So true
    We grow spiritually and develops our 3rd eye sight only when the conscious is completely quiet.

    P.... W....

    OM = short for "omni", Latin prefix meaning "all". About sums it up.

  30. T.... ....

    Justin's Sitar on this is other worldly....

  31. J.... D....

    With this song I drove to India in a VW-Van. 1971

    J.... D....

    Wow you drive across the ocean

    J.... D....

    Joshua Herpolsheimer people live on the eurasian continents sometimes

  32. E.... ....

    I remember buying this album on cassette back in 1982, and listening to it as I flew from San Antonio to Las Vegas.. The memories!!!

  33. D.... O....

    TO NAME THE CHORD IS IMPORTANT TO SOME ! LIFE DOES NOT CHANGE MUCH EVEN AFTER 49 YRS.

  34. F.... R....

    God, says Hello!

  35. C.... d....

    "The thought manifests as the word; The word manifests as the deed; The deed develops into habit; And habit hardens into character; So watch the thought and its ways with care, And let it spring from love born out of concern for all beings. As the shadow follows the body, As we think, so we become." ... ~ The Buddha ~

    C.... d....

    Citizen david "As above, so below"

    C.... d....

    Awesome!

    C.... d....

    The 'thought' is a mantra: 'Ahh' on the in-breath, and 'Um' on the breath-out, and becomes a habit of meditation. The goal is to connect with your autonomic nervous system - that separate part/brain that keeps you breathing, and all automatic bodily functions; without your 'Control.' That realization doubles your 'Character' and makes you aware of a deep empathy for all life some call 'Loving kindness.'

    It's like just watching a swing, intake of breath: Ahh, and the reverse of that on the back-swing: Umm. The body will signal the beginning of each, and you will come to notice the automatic control through the mantra ...

    The ultimate test of meditation is an automatic 'light' that is called by different names, and not to be fooled by psychic powers; extra sensory perception(s) and other material distractions that tempt 'loving kindness, into forgetting the goal ... rebirth until all sentient beings become aware.'

    Even so, I sure enjoy the Moody Blues music rendition of the sound 'Ahum' :) Even as materially distracting as it can be!

    C.... d....

    INDEED MY LOVE...ETERNITY ROAD....😇😇😇💖💖💖💫💫💫💫

    C.... d....

    @Frank Roger AND SO IT SHALL BE....😇😇😇💖💖💖💫💫💫

  36. i.... ....

    The Proof that Even the Sun says "Aum". NASA has confirmed this & recorded the sound of Sun. Must see video & a must share.... "AUM"

    i.... ....

    woah man forreal? auuuumm

    i.... ....

    My 🎼 song... this time around...
    Began with one single cup.
    I went to our Buddhist Temple
    on top of OUR mountain ⛰
    Amazing mountain, just drive right UP and UP or walk from town square whatever I’m sure you got Buddah action on top of your mountain RIGHT!?! (how about that WOMAN PRIEST RIGHT? ) not a baldy in red!
    If they be real...SHES got a million bald suitors ‘“out on the streets in red today” (Just playin WORDS now OK fiction! and NO DISRESPECT to those I MENTION... PLEASE) “but the RIVER keeps on talking now... but you never… Hear a word it says...”
    WORKING MANS DEAD ...
    Ron McKernan, DEAD 💀 drummer/ died before me and loved Janis,
    The singer for BIG BROTHER and well OK, THE HOLDING COMPANY:
    I stop the name drop before I say who is known to musically help a family and WHO ROCKS NOW??
    EVERYONE ROCKS TO BIG BOTHER
    and THE HOLDING COMPANY!
    Except... where are they now?
    Find them and dance but who is
    JANIS ? The girl 2 DOORS down? Too DEAD! 🌹🎶🎶
    JANIS you SANG!!! Badass Woman!
    What about the other one? 432Hz
    much? No not one to chant or use sound? Why am I here? California Rocks right? Ask BOBBY, HE STILL
    ROCKS from G.A. if you don’t care 🤷‍♀️ just dance to {& COMPANY}
    NO HOLDING! the kids they dance?

    i.... ....

    You are correct sir!

    i.... ....

    Where is the video? Thx.

    i.... ....

    I have heard the moon. It's just as amazing.

  37. i.... ....

    https://www.facebook.com/roneel.narayan.9/videos/10201397846943841/

  38. J.... R....

    Memories..........................................

  39. m.... ....

    Best track on the album

    m.... ....

    the best track on a wonderful album

    m.... ....

    OM... Heaven... The Moody Blues et al,

  40. s.... ....

    "...to name the chord is important to some /
     so they give a word and the word is ..."

    s.... ....

     Lᵒᵛᵉ ⋱⋰⋱❥♪♫ ........... Great som .....👍
     
     

    s.... ....

    MGeorgete Cardoso Did you even listen to the song? And people liked your comment? For shame.