IQ - Closer

Closer from the Album "Frequency" of the band IQ. Song number 7 on the Album "Frequency"
Lyrics:
What began as hope
Became the fate of many nations
Founded on a lie believed by everyone
Slandered and betrayed
A character assassination
Watch the guilty fade
Now the work is done

Ghosts of early days
Gather round the later rivals
All parade upon the earth to which they're bound
Silent in their course
They steal across the icy stations
Words are useless now
They fall upon the ground

One and the same, parallels remain
In air as in the flame
I can see everything get closer everyday

Hold on, when I'm dead and gone from you
Remember me as light breaking through
Stay strong, any time you feel you're lost
I will carry you back across

Call out, send the word from there to here
Promise you I'm always near
Know now, nothing anyone can say
Will keep me from you anyway

And in the end
When other days have passed you by
If beauty has a name
Waiting beneath the ruby sky
One and the same
Wanting to keep the pain away
In errors made again
I can see everything get closer every day

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Closer
• Frequency
• IQ
• Progressive

[tubellarbells]

Simply one of the most emotional pieces by IQ in recent years.I believe this is more than pop alone, the bridge region between pop and prog.rock. like what Marillion and Pendragon have been doing for long years now. Excellent choice VansRulez.Lucky I could at least see them live during the Subterranea tour in Chile.

[VansRulez]

@tubellarbells lucky guy :) but i saw IQ too this year with Dream Theater in Germany =)

[Behlsen]

@tubellarbells I saw them in Germany as well this year, I assume your talking about the Prog Festival :)

[VansRulez]

@Behlsen me too, at the same prog festival like you ;D

[THERIGHTMOVIE]

worst track of the lp. This is pop not rock....

[VansRulez]

@THERIGHTMOVIE : this is progressive rock not pop :D

and if you don't like them, why are you listening to them?^^

[botoxbill]

Love it

[JPFreshProg]

I am just hearing IQ for first time as I type. Awesome stuff. I'm planning on going to ROSFEST in the USA this spring and saw they are on the bill along with Karmakanic & Agents of Mercy, two huge faves. I also saw DT 1st time ever here in NJ in Oct. Excellent! Would love to see Transatlantic with Portnoy on sticks, but Mangini was incredible...(former MP instructor BTW)...............Prog On! Thx for the post vansRulez.

[butterfflyess]

great tune

[rolojoey1]

this band are fantastic and deserve a far more bigger audience xxxxxx love em

[MrLaido]

AWESOME stuff

[TheLynx2008]

magic