The Moody Blues- Question

Question-Lyrics:

Why do we never get an answer
When we're knocking at the door
With a thousand million questions
About hate and death and war

It's where we stop and look around us
There is nothing that we need
In a world of persecution
That is burning in it's greed


Why do we never get an answer
When we're knocking at the door
Because the truth is hard to swallow
That's what the wall of love is for

It's not the way that you say it
When you do those things to me
It's more the way that you mean it
When you tell me what will be

And when you stop and think about it
You won't believe it's true
That all the love you've been giving
Has all been meant for you

I'm looking for someone to change my life
I'm looking for a miracle in my life
And if you could see what it's done to me
To lose the the love I knew
Could safely lead me through

Between the silence of the mountains
And the crashing of the sea
There lies a land I once lived in
And she's waiting there for me

But in the gray of the morning
My mind becomes confused
Between the dead and the sleeping
And the road that I must choose

I'm looking for someone to change my life
I'm looking for a miracle in my life
And if you could see what it's done to me
To lose the the love I knew
Could safely lead me to
The land that I once knew
To learn as we grow old
The secrets of our souls

It's not the way that you say it
When you do those things to me
It's more the way you really mean it
When you tell me what will be


Why do we never get an answer
When we're knocking at the door
With a thousand million questions
About hate and death and war

It's where we stop and look around us
There is nothing that we need
In a world of persecution
That is burning in it's greed

Why do we never get an answer
When we're knocking at the door...

From the LP- A Question of Balance 1970

Written By: Justin Hayward

The Moody Blues:
Justin Hayward-Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
John Lodge- Bass, Backing Vocals
Mike Pinder- Mellotron
Ray Thomas- Tambourine, Backing Vocals
Graeme Edge- Drums, Percussion

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[MrDennisPeters]

"...that all the love you've been giving has all been meant for you." My God, whatever happened to the music industry? There has been no songs written or performed at this level for a very long time. Am I wrong about this?

[jonnygouda1]

This is the kind of stuff that got me through five years of college. The Moody Blues could be rock n roll or they could do more thoughtful songs - and without being depressing. In 1990 I had just about their entire library albeit on cassette tape (hey, they hadn't invented the Disc-Man, yet. We had Walkmans). I hope these guys keep playing until the last one of them drops dead on stage and they have to pry that guitar from their cold dead fingers. :) That's much better than a gun after all

[nomanfu69]

the truth is hard to swallow ( we all enter this world "spiritually dead" ) , but searching for truth and reading the Word (BIBLE) our spiritual self awakens and the Lord Jesus draws us in ......... what a wonderful thing

[Makumazahn77]

I learned this song when I was playing with a great guitar buddy and a great vocalist in the late 70's in the Cleveland area. We rocked it good. I loved the fast strumming part at the beginning and end of the song best. It was a great workout!

[margies47]

I woke up just singing this song, at 2;17 on. It's SO Beautiful.

[CASTADIVA70]

well, english is not my native language,still, when i first came accross this song,long,very long time ago it stayied with me.....till today,that i am old and grey......what more can i say...???????????

[thedarkshitstain]

When I hear this song I just can't help but think of cowboys on horses riding really fast. and the brave little toaster for some reason

[SamuraiClinton]

@koenbergheger If people are gonna cry inevitably, then you might as well just give them more ultimatums. Talk about regulating our resources.

Hard economic times is the hard reality of creepy people.

[SamuraiClinton]

"There was a disturbance today on the Internet. The Internet was not the only community to have a small-scale protest as well. Over 4,000,000 Internet users have taken part in Internet piracy, then without warning SOPA began launching orders to take down free entertainment. People will continue to use the Internet and will express their views on free entertainment."

STOP SOPA NOW! See the resemblance to the quote from Pirates of Silicon Valley?

[m7j23s53]

@MrDennisPeters I grew up with the Moody Blues music, and I don't think their music will ever be matched. That is just my honest opinion.

[thedarkshitstain]

Probably my favourite moody blues song. lyrically and musically

[VitoBandito1]

@MrDennisPeters It went Satanic.