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Martin Eden

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Sun Apr 26, 2026, 06:27 PM Yesterday

I Talk to the Wind, by King Crimson

This mellow, otherwordly song is the 2nd track on Crimson's first album, In the Court of the Crimson King. It's a welcome relief after the first track, the intensely frenetic 21st Century Schizoid Man. The flute solo is a thing of beauty.
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Said the straight man to the late man
Where have you been?
I've been here and I've been there
And I've been in between
I talk to the wind
My words are all carried away
I talk to the wind
The wind does not hear
The wind cannot hear
I'm on the outside looking inside
What do I see?
Much confusion, disillusion
All around me
I talk to the wind
My words are all carried away
I talk to the wind
The wind does not hear
The wind cannot hear
You don't possess me
Don't impress me
Just upset my mind
Can't instruct me or conduct me
Just use up my time
I talk to the wind
My words are all carried away
I talk to the wind
The wind does not hear
The wind cannot hear
I talk to the wind
My words are all carried away
I talk to the wind
The wind does not hear
The wind cannot hear
Said the straight man to the late man
Where have you been?
I've been here and I've been there and
I've been in between
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