The Word

by The Moody Blues

From the album: In Search of the Lost Chord

Track 11 of 21 on In Search of the Lost Chord (1968).

Duration: 0:48

In Search of the Lost Chord cover art

Lyrics for The Word

This garden universe vibrates complete Some, we get a sound so sweet Vibrations reach on up to become light And then through gamma, out of sight Between the eyes and ears there lie The sounds of color 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 full scope But to reach the chord is our life's hope And to name the chord is important to some So they give it a word, and the word is

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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