Mother Earth a. The Shadow of June b. The Gallery c. The Avenue of Prismed Light d. The Earthquake
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Lyrics of Mother Earth a. The Shadow of June b. The Gallery c. The Avenue of Prismed Light d. The Earthquake by Rick Wakeman,Patrick Stewart/Rick Wakeman/Fraser Thorneycroft-Smith/Phil Williams/Simon Hanson/London Symphony Orchestra/David Snell/English Chamber Choir/Guy Protheroe,David Snell
MOTHER EARTH
a. THE SHADOW OF JUNE
The base of the cratercomprised three separate shafts which yawned beneath their feet.
According to the original parchment of Arne Saknussemm, in the last days of the month of June, the
shadow of Scataris would fall upon the opening they were to enter. They knew, from the documentation of
Professor Lindebrook, that the central shaft was the one that he had taken, but to their astonishment, as
the shadow fell, it cast itself over the westerly entrance.
Nature had declared for them a different route.
Following a gallery of lava which had created a natural descending staircase, their anticipiation heightened
at the realisation that they had now embarked upon an entirely new journey.
b. THE GALLERY
On reaching the end of the shaft, they enterd a narrow tunnel, its calcareous rock walls dating back to
the evolution of plant and animal life.
Ever-descending, they continued through arch after arch, gallery after gallery, their lights constantly
reflecting off variegated white and red veined marble indelibly stamped with impressions of primitive life.
As their descent continued, they discovered threads of copper and manganese, whilst displayed within
the rock walls, beautiful verdant tints coloured traces of platinum and gold.
This, the burried treasure of Mother Earth.
c. THE AVENUE OF PRISMED LIGHT
For what seemed an eternity, the labyrinth wove a sinuous and winding path, its spiral descent finally
reaching an end as the gallery opened up to become a vast mineral forest majestically illuminated by
phosphorescent light.
Stalagmites and stalagcites served as prisms from which rainbow-coloured beams flew in every direction,
simultaneously lighting a pathway through this newly - discovered, subterranean, mineralogical kingdom.
It led to an almost perfectly formed, descending terrestrial staircase.
Writer(s): Rick Wakeman
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Return to the Centre of the Earth
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Mother Earth a. The Shadow of June b. The Gallery c. The Avenue of Prismed Light d. The Earthquake
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