Lyrics for Kashmir as interpreted by kevin

Kashmir Lyrics
Oh let the sun beat down upon my face
Stars to fill my dream
I am a traveler of both time and space
To be where I have been
To sit with elders of the gentle race
This world has seldom seen
They talk of days for which they sit and wait
All will be revealed

Talk and song from tongues of lilting grace
Whose sounds caress my ear
But not a word I heard could I relate
The story was quite clear

Oh, I been flying... mama, there ain't no denyin'
I've been flying, ain't no denyin', no denyin'

All I see turns to brown, as the sun burns the ground
And my eyes fill with sand, as I scan this wasted land
Trying to find, trying to find where I've been.

Oh, pilot of the storm who leaves no trace
Like thoughts inside a dream
Heed the path that led me to that place
Yellow desert stream
My Shangri-La beneath the summer moon
I will return again
Sure as the dust that floats high in June
When movin' through Kashmir

Oh, father of the four winds, fill my sails
Across the sea of years
With no provision but an open face
Along the straits of fear

When I'm on, when I'm on my way, yeah
When I see, when I see the way, you stay-yeah

Ooh, yeah-yeah, ooh, yeah-yeah, when I'm down...
Ooh, yeah-yeah, ooh, yeah-yeah, well I'm down, so down
Ooh, my baby, oooh, my baby, let me take you there

Let me take you there. Let me take you there

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Johnno
03-07-2003

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actually soundgarden between bonham's death in 1980 and tyhe realease of coda in '82 jimmy page was a heroin addict

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soundgarden
03-08-2003

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oh ya. well fuck you buddy. can i finish please can i finish. just one second. 39 cent tacos come on im buyin. hey quit bustin my balls eh. i like big butts and i can not lie.

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A_Fire_Inside
03-18-2003

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I'll take "things Trebek sucks", for 500 dollars please

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Pri420
03-23-2003

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what the hell is with all this africa crap? KASHMIR IS IN INDIA, MORONS!

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mukluk
03-28-2003

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No shit Kashmir is in india Pri420. But the fact remains that Plant and Page were inspired to write this song while they were traveling in northern AFRICA!
P.S. Great Song!
P.S.II puff daddy/p.diddy(who the hell knows or cares) sucks.he never should have used any elements of any led zepplin song in his "work"

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triter666
04-02-2003

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the puff daddy idea came to him watching tv late night when they were adver tiseing zepss greatest hits he heard the song and said id like to do my old fav but only if pagey will do it with me and now u know the rest of the story lol

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PunKinDrubliC
04-11-2003

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God damn what is with peoples obsession with pot and getting stoned? Is it not possible to write songs about things other than pot? Obviously not...

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BobSaget666
04-18-2003

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punkindrublic, dont ever talk again. Nofx sucks, your opinions suck. songs not about pot, none of zeppelins songs are. shoot yourself between the eyes. please.

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GaddIsGodd
04-20-2003

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Alright...it is well known that plant smoked a great deal of weed (there are pictures of him from the 60s marching in protests to legalize weed in England). And page has been arrested twice for possession of cocaine. By the time Presence was released in '76 Page was strung out on coke. As for the other two, it's less clear.....anyway, it is very likely that on their trips through Africa, the Middle East and India that they were on a shitload of drugs.

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IdiotequeDance
05-01-2003

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The use of strings in the second half work really well together with the rest of the music. I believe the meaning of the song has been explained well already.

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bonzos4sticks
06-08-2003

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I am shamed by how many ignorant and puerile comments on these pages.

FACTS:
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1. Kashmir is NOT in Africa, it is in India, North-West to be exact.

2. It is NOT a town or city, it is a region or more correctly, a state. Officially 'Jammu and Kashmir', the capital is Srinagar.

3. Ownership of the area has been in dispute between India & Pakistan since the end of British rule in 1947. (Independance)

4. It IS near the Himalayas which are mostly in China, Nepal, Bhutan and partly in India. The region is mostly mountainous, The Zaskar Mountains and Panjal Range as well as part of the Ladakh Range and Karakoram Range to the North.

5. Kashmir is also a type of fine wool that obviously comes from the sheep that are in the region.

6. Kashmir was originally titled "Driving to Kashmir"

7. It was written while on the road from Goulimine to Tantan in south Morocco (Spanish Sahara).

8. The inspiration for the lyrics came from the fact that the road went on and on with sandrock ridges two miles to the east and west of the road.

9. It is one of Plant's favourites together with 'In The Light'

10. The surviving members all consider Kashmir to be _the_ quitessential Led Zeppelin.

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Potatoes9000
06-22-2003

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it definitely has something to do with lord of the rings, bonham even said so. Regardless, its a fuckin great song, only a drummer could make it this rythmic.

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Eversio
06-24-2003

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I love the line "I am a traveler of both time and space". It's just so acid/space rock. I loooooove it!

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Mothra666
05-04-2004

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an overrated song by an overrated band. Its still good, but not as good as some say.. Some parts drag on and get a lil boring. Anyway i think its about a magical adventure the band took while stoned out of their asses.

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WouldItBeYou
05-23-2004

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thank you for clearing up everything bonzos4sticks

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pyromarine
05-26-2004

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i think its a journey to paradise. Kashmire is a port town in africa or someplace but back in the day it was like newyork. thriving and full of wealth.

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Addo
05-26-2004

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Robert wrote this driving through a desert in the middle east.
Has been copied and used by many rap artists, proves they can not write music like they used to.
This is got to be one of the greatest songs ever, I have been lucky enough to see them live and it is mind blowing.
The proof of it's appeal is my nieces and my own kids love it, that covers 3 generations, need I say more.

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Led Zepp Babe
05-27-2004

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ahhh kashmir.... what an awesome song.....Deffinelty a fun song to listin to while on the road... one of my personal favorites

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Philadelphia Eagles
06-13-2004

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This is the greatest rock song by the greatest rock band.

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themachine312
06-16-2004

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This song is amazing because it has that epic feel to it. You feel really small next to it when you listen to it. and bonzo4sticks is def right on all his facts.

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piper_@_the_gates_
07-03-2004

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India and Pakistan havent been fighting for hundreds of years over Kasmir since Pakistan technically came into existence only on 15 August 1947. And Kashmir is DEFINITELY in India, and I would know because I live in India. Also ever since i heard this song, i've wanted to visit kashmir thought i know that the song isnt abt the place... anyway thats not too likeliy sice theres lots of terrorism and al qaeda training camps there and civilians are getting killed everyday... so in a sense the song is true for this place too, it was once a 'shangrila beneath the summer moon' and now its 'all i see turns to brown' anyway the best song aver written by a great band and SOOOO much more worth listening to than Stairway to Heaven (which is good but not half as good as this one) Incidentally, why is the song called kasmir?

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roadrunner99
09-22-2004

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Black Magick in theory and practice.

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ledskynyrd
09-24-2004

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Led Zeppelin weren't really good at picking song titles. They say kashmir 1 time in this song. thank you

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AreYouMad?????????
09-27-2004

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that was a stupid thing to say

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ledskynyrd
09-27-2004

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I don't think that was a stupid thing to say. thank you

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