Van Morrison - Into The Mystic Lyrics

Van Morrison Lyrics

"Into The Mystic"

We were born before the wind
Also younger than the sun
Ere the bonnie boat was won as we sailed into the mystic
Hark, now hear the sailors cry
Smell the sea and feel the sky
Let your soul and spirit fly into the mystic

And when that fog horn blows I will be coming home
And when the fog horn blows I want to hear it
I don't have to fear it

And I want to rock your gypsy soul
Just like way back in the days of old
And magnificently we will flow into the mystic

When that fog horn blows you know I will be coming home
And when that fog horn whistle blows I got to hear it
I don't have to fear it

And I want to rock your gypsy soul
Just like way back in the days of old
And together we will flow into the mystic
Come on girl...

Too late to stop now...

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Writer(s): Van Morrison

Van Morrison noted on this song, "Originally I wrote it as 'Into the Misty'. But later I thought that it had something of an ethereal feeling to it so I called it 'Into the Mystic'."

Some of the lyrics have double meaning. Van Morrison remarked, "For example, there's 'I was born before the wind' and 'I was borne before the wind', and also 'Also younger than the son, Ere the bonny boat was one' and 'All so younger than the son, Ere the bonny boat was won'."

The original issue of the LP featured a version of this song with tambourine, but all the CD issues before 2008 had another mix without tambourine and with a more muted foghorn sound. CD and vinyl pressings after 2008 again featured the original version.

Rolling Stone magazine put "Into the Mystic" on number 474 on its 2010's issue of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list.