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Introduction
“Lost in a Lost World” feels like a gentle awakening, a contemplative journey into the heart of confusion and hope. It’s one of those songs that leaves you introspective, nudging you to question not just the world around you, but also your place in it. The Moody Blues captured something profound with this track—something timeless that resonates deeply with anyone who’s ever felt overwhelmed by the complexities of life.
Released as part of their 1972 album Seventh Sojourn, this song is both haunting and soothing. It’s as if The Moody Blues are guiding you through a melancholic dreamscape where the questions seem endless, but the desire for answers is relentless. The vocals—soft, almost pleading—blend perfectly with the atmospheric instrumentation, creating an immersive experience that makes you feel like you’re floating through time and space.
The song speaks to a universal sense of displacement. It’s like they took the collective anxiety of a world struggling with wars, political upheaval, and societal shifts and channeled it into something poetic. The lines, “We’re lost in a lost world,” echo through the track like a shared sigh of confusion, but there’s also an undercurrent of hope that we can find our way out, together.
Listening to “Lost in a Lost World” is almost like being comforted by a friend who understands what you’re going through, even if they don’t have all the answers. The song doesn’t try to fix anything; it just acknowledges the struggle, making it easier to bear. And sometimes, that’s exactly what you need—someone to walk alongside you through the uncertainty, helping you make sense of the chaos in your mind.
What makes this song so special is its ability to tap into those deep emotions without feeling overbearing. It’s reflective, but it’s not depressing. It’s filled with questions, but it’s not hopeless. The Moody Blues crafted something that transcends time—fifty years after its release, it still feels relevant, like a quiet conversation between old souls trying to make sense of the world.
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Lyrics
I woke up today, I was crying
Lost in a lost world
‘Cause so many people are dying
Lost in a lost world
Some of them are living an illusion
Bounded by the darkness of their minds
In their eyes it’s nation against nation, against nation
With racial pride sad hearts they hide
Thinking only of themselves
They shun the light (Some of them shun the light)
They think they’re right (Some of them think they’re right)
Living in their empty shells (Some live in their empty shells)
Oh, can you see their world is crashing? (So many people)
Crashing down around their feet, angry people in the street
Telling them they’ve had their fill (So many people)
Of politics that wound and kill (So many people)
Grow the seeds of evolution (So many people)
Revolution never won, it’s just another form of gun
To do again what they have done (So many people)
With all our brothers’ youngest sons (So many people)
Everywhere you go you’ll see them searching
Everywhere you turn you’ll feel the pain
Everyone is looking for the answer
Well, look again, come on, my friend
Love will find them in the end
Come on, my friend, we’ve got to bend
On our knees and say a prayer
Oh, can you feel the world is pining? (So many people)
Pining for someone who really cares enough to share his love
With all of us, so we can be an ever loving family (So many people)
Have we forgotten we’re all children? (So many people)
Children from a family tree that’s longer than a centipede
Started long ago when you and I were only love (So many people)
I woke up today, I was crying
Lost in a lost world
‘Cause so many people are dying
Lost in a lost world
Lost in a lost world
(So many people, so many people)
(People) Lost in a lost world
(So many people, so many people)
(People) Lost in a lost world