Xanadu

Now I brought it up I have to follow through - that muse again!

This comes from a "progressive rock" group from the 80's who were heavily into making myth into music, modern day troubadours who traditionally kept the mystical teachings in motion - nothing is ever lost and persists - I will give credit to them, who bravely provided the lyrics to this piece of music, that I was amazed by in my twenties, but that unfortunately had no container. Needless to say these guys have a cult following....if anyone is interested in further seeking of these troubadours' works, many sites can be found by putting "Rush" into Google. And not forgetting the original work, "Kubla Khan", from where this piece of epic song sprang, by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, can be searched through the title at Google.

Xanadu - Conceived by "Rush"

To seek the sacred river Alph
To walk the caves of ice
To break my fast on honeydew
And drink the milk of Paradise...
I had heard the whispered tales of immortality
The deepest mystery
From an ancient book I took a clue
I scaled the frozen mountain tops of eastern lands unknown
Time and Man alone
Searching for the lost Xanadu
Xanadu...
To stand within the Pleasure Dome
Decreed by Kubla Khan
To taste anew the fruits of life
The last immortal man
To find the sacred river Alph
To walk the caves of ice
Oh, I will dine on honeydew
And drink the milk of Paradise
A thousand years have come and gone but time has passed me by
Stars stopped in the sky
Frozen in an everlasting view
Waiting for the world to end, weary of the night
Praying for the light
Prison of the lost
Xanadu
Xanadu...
Held within the Pleasure Dome
Decreed by Kubla Khan
To taste my bitter triumph
As a mad immortal man
Nevermore shall I return
Escape these caves of ice
For I have dined on honeydew
And drunk the milk of Paradise