STEVE HACKETT > Voyage Of The
Acolyte
Octobre 1975
Virgin CDSCDR1111 CD (2005 remaster)
Original release
01 Ace Of Wands
02 Hands Of The Priestess Part 1
03 A Tower Struck Down
04 Hands Of The Priestess Part 2
05 The Hermit
06 Star Of Sirius
07 The Lovers
08 Shadow Of The Hierophant
Remaster (2005)
01 Ace Of Wands
02 Hands Of The Priestess Part 1
03 A Tower Struck Down
04 Hands Of The Priestess Part 2
05 The Hermit
06 Star Of Sirius
07 The Lovers
08 Shadow Of The Hierophant
09 Ace Of Wands (Live)
10 Shadow Of The The Hierophant (Extended Playout Version)
Steve Hackett : electric and acoustic guitars, mellotron, harmonium, bells, autoharp, vocal on "The Hermit", effects
John Hackett : flute, arp synthesizer, bells
Mike Rutherford : bass guitar, bass pedals, fuzz 12-string
Phil Collins : drums, vibes, percussion, vocals "on Star of Sirius"
John Acock : Elka Rhapsody, mellotron, harmonium, piano
Sally Oldfield : vocal on "Shadow of the Hierophant"
Robin Miller : oboe, cor anglais
Nigel Warren-Green : solo cello
Percy Jones : bass guitar on "A Tower Struck Down"
Johnny Gustafson : bass guitar on "Star of Sirius"
All songs written by Steve Hackett except 03 : Steve Hackett, John Hackett ; 08 : Steve Hackett, Mike Rutherford
Produced by Steve Hackett & John Acock
Engineering by John Acock
Artwork by Kim Poor
The Hermit
The mantle of attainment
Weighs heavy on his shoulders
Guided by a lantern
Flickering he grows older
A refuge found in exile
He shuffles on in blindness
You'll take his hand, he'll lose himself
Bewildered by your kindness
Enshrouded by darkness
A figure slowly forms
Through many years of banishment
No shelter from the storm
To find this slave of solitude
You'll know him by his star
Then take his hand, he'll lose himself
Knowing who you are
Star Of Sirius
Above the
colour of
amber stained evening
An audience danced
Led by a showering hand that
brings water
To both sea and land
Unlock the door of night
Nebulous bright
Again renewed by the vessels
of Isis
You're ready to fly
Although the journey is still
far from ended
You gaze at the sky
Above the cloudless night
Nebulous bright
He who knows love knows who
you are
Worlds you may find lit by a
star
He who knows love knows who
you are
Worlds you may find lit by a
star
Again renewed by the vessels
of Isis
You're ready to fly
He who knows love knows who
you are
Worlds you may find lit by a
star
Shadow Of The
Hierophant
Veiling
the nightshade bride stalks a flower revealed
Nearing the hour made haste to
their threshold concealed
Lost in thought in search of
vision
As the moon eclipsed the sun
Casting the same steps
glimpsing his own fate to come
Melt in the dream void from
which he never can run
Lost in thought in search of
vision
As the moon eclipsed the sun
Tears fill the fountains
failing their promise to heal
Rippling the waters mirror an
ended ideal
Deep in thought but robbed of
vision
As the moon eclipsed the sun