Al Stewart
Al Stewart
Al Stewart
Al Stewart
Al Stewart
Al Stewart
Al Stewart
Al Stewart
Al Stewart
Al Stewart
Al Stewart
Al Stewart
Al Stewart
This is the second track of Al Stewart’s 1975 album “Modern Times.”
The song references Kurt Vonnegut’s novel Sirens of Titan, and uses it’s characters and settings, primarily the protagonist, Malachi Constant.
[Verse 1]
I was drawn by the sirens of Titan
Carried along by their call
Seeking for a way to enlighten
Searching for the sense of it all
[Verse 2]
Like a kiss on the wind I was thrown to the stars
Captured and ordered in the army of Mars
Marching to the sound of the drum in my head
I followed the call
[Verse 3]
Only to be Malachi Constant
I thought I came to this earth
Living in the heart of the moment
With the riches I gained at my birth
[Verse 4]
But here in the yellow and blue of my days
Wander the endless Mercurian caves
Watching for the signs the harmoniums make
The words on the walls
[Verse 5]
I was drawn by the sirens of Titan
And so I came in the end
Under the shadow of Saturn
With statues and birds for my friends
[Verse 6]
Finding a home at the end of my days
Looking around I've only to say
I was the victim of a series of accidents
As are we all
[Outro]
I was drawn by the sirens of Titan
As are we all
I was drawn by the sirens of Titan
As are we all
As are we all
I was drawn by the sirens of Titan
As are we all
Sirens of Titan was written by Al Stewart.
Sirens of Titan was produced by Alan Parsons.
Al Stewart released Sirens of Titan on Wed Jan 01 1975.