- Album This song officially appears on the Standing Stone Official album.
- Timeline This song has been written (or started being written) in 1994 (Paul McCartney was 52 years old)
Related sessions
This song has been recorded during the following studio sessions
Mar 03 & 04, 1997
"Standing Stone" recording sessions
Apr 30, May 01 & May 02, 1997
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Song facts
This Allegro Energico is the first track of the first movement – entitled “After Heavy Light Years” – of Paul McCartney’s Standing Stone, released in 1997.
Last updated on July 8, 2020
Lyrics
After heavy light years
of tenacious trajectory
a ball of fire spat through space
spitting sparks and flames
at new blue universe.
The rains came and came
and extinguished livid flames.
A resistant hiss.
Brooding underground,
a sullen skulking sulk.
Still air hung still.
Silent peaks draped with mist.
A rumbling distance, flash lit
rain soaked slopes; valleys
filled with long quiet lakes.
Still air hung still.
Soothed land lay damp.
Reflecting water skimmed the blue
it was hurled through.
Down low toes of ocean rock
streams of lava froze in shock,
arms locked
round stone lover.
Wept sky swept and grey.
A rainbow bridge
cuts mountain tops.
Souped in pea green
a single cell bulb flicked
to life.
Cell burst,
a shot blot page on time,
and grew to be
all living things.
*Lyrics taken from the whole of Movement I - After Heavy Light Years
Officially appears on
Official album • Released in 1997
4:30 • Classical version • A • Allegro energico
- Paul McCartney :
- Executive producer
- Eddie Klein :
- Technical engineer
- Performed by :
- London Symphony Orchestra • London Symphony Chorus
- Keith Smith :
- Technical engineer
- John Kurlander :
- Balance engineer
- John Fraser :
- Producer
- Lawrence Foster :
- Conductor
- Richard Rodney Bennett :
- Musical associate
- Janice Graham :
- Orchestra leader
- Stephen Westrop :
- Chorusmaster
- Simon Kiln :
- Editor
- David Matthews :
- Musical associate
- John Harle :
- Musical associate
- Steve Lodder :
- Musical associate
- Session Recording:
- Mar 03 & 04, 1997
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road
- Session Recording:
- Apr 30, May 01 & May 02, 1997
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road
Live performances
“After heavy light years - Fire / Rain” has been played in 30 concerts.
Latest concerts where After heavy light years - Fire / Rain has been played
Berlin • Philharmonie • Germany
Jun 28, 2008 • Part of Standing Stone
Beechworth • Mayday Hills Oval • Australia
Jan 19, 2008 • Part of Standing Stone
Helsinki • Finlandia Hall • Finland
Mar 10, 2005 • Part of Standing Stone
Tel Aviv • Mann Auditorium • Israel
Nov 01, 2002 • Part of Standing Stone
Jun 29, 2002 • Part of Standing Stone
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