I love this song! And of-course I Love the Homeworld Game, which is where I first heard the song (on the end credits). I used to turn on the game and play the credits often just to listen to this song, that was before I was able to download the song, now I can listen to it anytime.
The Lyrics are, as have already been stated, about the back-story of Homeworld, that is a group of space-faring refugees trying to find their Ancestral home planet.
There are also several references to events on Kharak (the humans previous planet), which are only elaborated on in the History section of the Homeworld manual. (i.e. you have to read the entire back story to really understand this song.)
For instance the opening chapter in the manual is call "A Question of Origins".
I'd also like to talk about the meaning of a few interesting lines in the song...
"Only in the recent past
Seeking for to realise
Skyward shone
Like beacons
A question of origin"
This is about the Kharak people's discovery that they are not native to that planet and that their true Home world is somewhere "skyward" i.e. in outer space.
"Ten thousand millions free
To the westward light
The dreamers represent
This arc of peace"
I think this is referring to the Mother ship which carries the Refugees, it is the "arc of peace".
"Ancient ones... they watch
And listen
Carry our wishes...
Took upon themselves to guide us
Through the endless skies"
I believe the "Ancient ones" here, are the Bentusi, who are an ancient and advanced race who you encounter in the game, they help guide the humans.
"Send, ascending to the future
Nothing can ever change us now
We follow the sun
We follow the sun
We follow the sun"
I believe that is line may be linked to the fact that they are trying to find Earth and the Sun's Solar system, they are searching for our sun in the galaxy. (though that's just my speculation).
@Hibernian Yes, this song was made for the game “Homeworld” by Sierra Studios, Anderson accept to make it for the similarities in the story and something he believed was a sympathetic story for him at least. The song is the best song on the album, lyrically, musically and in the composition side, even for a commercial made song with the classical yes style. The lyrics are based on the “Homeworld” backstory, which is impressively rich and complex for a typical game standard, this and for being technically and artistically groundbreaking is what made this game a genre changing and...
@Hibernian Yes, this song was made for the game “Homeworld” by Sierra Studios, Anderson accept to make it for the similarities in the story and something he believed was a sympathetic story for him at least. The song is the best song on the album, lyrically, musically and in the composition side, even for a commercial made song with the classical yes style. The lyrics are based on the “Homeworld” backstory, which is impressively rich and complex for a typical game standard, this and for being technically and artistically groundbreaking is what made this game a genre changing and one of the best games ever made not even in the Strategy category but in general.
@Hibernian Yes, this song was made for the game “Homeworld” by Sierra Studios, Anderson accept to make it for the similarities in the story and something he believed was a sympathetic story for him at least. The song is the best song on the album, lyrically, musically and in the composition side, even for a commercial made song with the classical yes style. The lyrics are based on the “Homeworld” backstory, which is impressively rich and complex for a typical game standard, this and for being technically and artistically groundbreaking is what made this game a genre changing and...
@Hibernian Yes, this song was made for the game “Homeworld” by Sierra Studios, Anderson accept to make it for the similarities in the story and something he believed was a sympathetic story for him at least. The song is the best song on the album, lyrically, musically and in the composition side, even for a commercial made song with the classical yes style. The lyrics are based on the “Homeworld” backstory, which is impressively rich and complex for a typical game standard, this and for being technically and artistically groundbreaking is what made this game a genre changing and one of the best games ever made not even in the Strategy category but in general.
I love this song! And of-course I Love the Homeworld Game, which is where I first heard the song (on the end credits). I used to turn on the game and play the credits often just to listen to this song, that was before I was able to download the song, now I can listen to it anytime.
The Lyrics are, as have already been stated, about the back-story of Homeworld, that is a group of space-faring refugees trying to find their Ancestral home planet.
There are also several references to events on Kharak (the humans previous planet), which are only elaborated on in the History section of the Homeworld manual. (i.e. you have to read the entire back story to really understand this song.) For instance the opening chapter in the manual is call "A Question of Origins".
I'd also like to talk about the meaning of a few interesting lines in the song... "Only in the recent past Seeking for to realise Skyward shone Like beacons A question of origin" This is about the Kharak people's discovery that they are not native to that planet and that their true Home world is somewhere "skyward" i.e. in outer space.
"Ten thousand millions free To the westward light The dreamers represent This arc of peace" I think this is referring to the Mother ship which carries the Refugees, it is the "arc of peace".
"Ancient ones... they watch And listen Carry our wishes... Took upon themselves to guide us Through the endless skies" I believe the "Ancient ones" here, are the Bentusi, who are an ancient and advanced race who you encounter in the game, they help guide the humans.
"Send, ascending to the future Nothing can ever change us now We follow the sun We follow the sun We follow the sun" I believe that is line may be linked to the fact that they are trying to find Earth and the Sun's Solar system, they are searching for our sun in the galaxy. (though that's just my speculation).
Anyway, I love this song!
@Hibernian Yes, this song was made for the game “Homeworld” by Sierra Studios, Anderson accept to make it for the similarities in the story and something he believed was a sympathetic story for him at least. The song is the best song on the album, lyrically, musically and in the composition side, even for a commercial made song with the classical yes style. The lyrics are based on the “Homeworld” backstory, which is impressively rich and complex for a typical game standard, this and for being technically and artistically groundbreaking is what made this game a genre changing and...
@Hibernian Yes, this song was made for the game “Homeworld” by Sierra Studios, Anderson accept to make it for the similarities in the story and something he believed was a sympathetic story for him at least. The song is the best song on the album, lyrically, musically and in the composition side, even for a commercial made song with the classical yes style. The lyrics are based on the “Homeworld” backstory, which is impressively rich and complex for a typical game standard, this and for being technically and artistically groundbreaking is what made this game a genre changing and one of the best games ever made not even in the Strategy category but in general.
@Hibernian Yes, this song was made for the game “Homeworld” by Sierra Studios, Anderson accept to make it for the similarities in the story and something he believed was a sympathetic story for him at least. The song is the best song on the album, lyrically, musically and in the composition side, even for a commercial made song with the classical yes style. The lyrics are based on the “Homeworld” backstory, which is impressively rich and complex for a typical game standard, this and for being technically and artistically groundbreaking is what made this game a genre changing and...
@Hibernian Yes, this song was made for the game “Homeworld” by Sierra Studios, Anderson accept to make it for the similarities in the story and something he believed was a sympathetic story for him at least. The song is the best song on the album, lyrically, musically and in the composition side, even for a commercial made song with the classical yes style. The lyrics are based on the “Homeworld” backstory, which is impressively rich and complex for a typical game standard, this and for being technically and artistically groundbreaking is what made this game a genre changing and one of the best games ever made not even in the Strategy category but in general.