Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Roger Waters
Canonical path: /roger-waters/set-the-controls-for-the-heart-of-the-sun
Related lyric paths: 6
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Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
Read Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun lyrics by Roger Waters on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
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Little by little the night turns around
Counting the leaves which tremble at dawn
Lotuses lean on each other in yearning
Under the eaves the swallow is resting
Set the controls for the heart of the sun
Over the mountain
Watching the watcher
Breaking the darkness
Waking the grapevine
Knowledge of love is knowledge of shadow
Love is the shadow that ripens the wine
Set the controls for the heart of the sun
The heart of the sun
The heart of the sun (repeating)
Witness the man who waves at the wall
Making the shape of his question to heaven
Whether the sun will fall in the evening
Will he remember the lesson of giving?
Set the controls for the heart of the sun
The heart of the sun
The heart of the sun (repeating)
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