Lyrics:

(originally by Led Zeppelin)

Oh, let the sun beat down upon my face
With stars to fill my dreams
I am a traveler of both time and space
To be where I have been
Sit with elders of the gentle race
This world has seldom seen
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, oh
Oh, oh

Ooh, baby, I been flying
No yeah, mama, there ain't no denying
Oh, ooh, yeah I've been flying
Mama, mama, ain't no denying, no denying

Oh, 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
Here is 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 moving 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
Oh, oh
Oh, oh

Ooh

Oh, 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, but I'm down, so down
Ooh, my baby, ooh, my baby, let me take you there
Oh come on, oh, let me take you there... let me take you there
Ooh, yeah-yeah, ooh, yeah-yeah, let me take you there... let me take you there


Thanks to Antonio, Andy, Alex, Kat for correcting these lyrics.
Writer(s): Page James Patrick, Plant R A, Bonham John
This song was inspired by a drive through the Sahara Desert in Morocco when the band was heading to the National Festival of folklore in 1973. Robert Plant, who penned the majority of lyrics, explained, The whole inspiration came from the fact that the road went on and on and on. ...and there was seemingly no end to it.'
This song's unique guitar riff is one of the most memorable guitar riffs in rock history. It was developed by Jimmy Page over the course of two years. The song's composition was inspired by Middle-Eastern, Moroccan, and Indian music.
At the time this song was composed, none of the band members had ever been to Kashmir.
Robert Plant once said, 'One of my favourite Zeppelin tracks because it possessed all the latent energy and power that wasn't heavy metal. It was something else. It was the pride of Led Zeppelin.'
Jimmy Page and Robert Plant recorded a live 12-minute version of this song with a Moroccan/Egyptian orchestra for their album 'No Quarter' in 1994.

AZLyrics L Led Zeppelin Lyrics

album: 'Physical Graffiti' (1975)
Custard Pie
The Rover
In My Time Of Dying
Houses Of The Holy
Trampled Under Foot
Kashmir
In The Light
Down By The Seaside
Ten Years Gone
Night Flight
The Wanton Song
Boogie With Stu
Black Country Woman
Sick Again
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