Departure

by The Moody Blues

From the album: In Search of the Lost Chord

Track 1 of 21 on In Search of the Lost Chord (1968).

Duration: 0:45

In Search of the Lost Chord cover art

Lyrics for Departure

Be it sight, sound, smell or touch There's something inside that we need so much The sight of a touch or the scent of a sound Or the strength of an oak with roots deep in the ground The wonder of flowers To be covered and then to burst up Through tarmac, to the sun again Or to fly to the sun without burning a wing To lie in a meadow and hear the grass sing To have all these things in our memory's hoard And to use them to help us, to find

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  1. Departure
  2. Ride My See-Saw
  3. Dr. Livingstone, I Presume
  4. House Of Four Doors - Part 1
  5. Legend Of A Mind
  6. House Of Four Doors - Part 2
  7. Voices In The Sky
  8. The Best Way To Travel
  9. Visions Of Paradise
  10. The Actor
  11. The Word
  12. Om
  13. A Simple Game - Justin Hayward Vocal Mix
  14. The Best Way To Travel - Additional Vocal Mix
  15. Visions Of Paradise - Instrumental Mix
  16. What Am I Doing Here? - Alternate Mix
  17. The Word - Mellotron Mix
  18. Om - Extended Mix
  19. Dr. Livingstone, I Presume - BBC Radio One "Top Gear" Session / 1968
  20. The Best Way To Travel - BBC Radio One "Top Gear" Session / 1968
  21. A Simple Game