The Incredible String Band
Swift as the Wind
[Verse 1]
For my delight, swift as the wind flies
His chariot and wings shine in the light of a thousand suns
For he comes from the land of no night
He comes from the land of no night
[Chorus 1]
There is no land, the night is all around my child
You must stop imagining all this
You must stop imagining all this for your own good
Why don't you go with the rest and play downstairs?
[Verse 2]
Closing my eyes, I see him so clear
The blood on his sword
Flashes so bright as it falls to the skulls by his feet
But his eyes they know all things, his eyes, they know all
[Chorus 2]
There is no blood, no one knows all, my child
You must stop imagining all this
You must stop imagining all this for your own good
Why don't you go with the rest and play downstairs?
[Verse 3]
Swift as the wind, stay if you will now
Seeing you again will be, will be in your castle so fair
But I make take some time on the way
And I may spend some time downstairs