| | The Rover Lyrics Artist(Band):Led Zeppelin
I've been to London, seen seven wonders. I know to trip is just to fall I used to rock it, sometimes I'd roll it. I always knew what it was for. There can be no denyin' that the wind 'll shake 'em down And the flat world's flyin'. There's a new plague on the land If we could just join hands (X2) and we could live right Traversed the planet when heaven sent me. I saw the kings who rule them all Still by the firelight and purple moonlight. I hear the rested rivers call And the wind is crying, from a love that won't grow cold My lover, she is lying, on the dark side of the globe If we could just join hands (X2) and we could live right You got me rockin' when I ought to be a-rollin' Darlin', tell me, darlin', which way to go You keep me rockin', baby, then you keep me stolen Won't you tell me, darlin', which way to go... that's right Oh how I wonder, oh how I worry and I would dearly like to know I've all this wonder of earthly plunder will it leave us anything to show And our time is flyin' see the candle burnin' low Is the new world rising, from the shambles of the old If we could just join hands. (x2) and we could live(x4) and we could live right and here's couple of " yeaah, yeaah" that's right, that's right" If you find some error in The Rover Lyrics, would you please submit your corrections to me? Thank You. Thanks to josef for submitting the lyrics. Review about The Rover The Rover | Reviewer: Matthew | 9/26/09 The term "rover" is slang for wanderer. The song is mainly about an individual who has "been to London, seen seven wonders" only to miss a woman: "and the wind is crying, from a love that won't grow cold My lover, she is lying, on the dark side of the globe If we could just join hands (X2) and we could live right You got me rockin' when I ought to be a-rollin' Darlin', tell me, darlin', which way to go You keep me rockin', baby, then you keep me stolen Won't you tell me, darlin', which way to go... that's right Oh how I wonder, oh how I worry and I would dearly like to know I've all this wonder of earthly plunder will it leave us anything to show" The Rover = Spirit Traveler? | Reviewer: Anonymous | 7/21/09 Robert Plant's vocals to this song puzzled me for sometime because they are unlike any I've heard in the Led Zeppelin catalogue (although "Achilles Last Stand" is somewhat similar). However, after listening more carefully and reading the lyrics to this song, I do believe that the narrator is intended to be a spirit who has traveled the earth--a rover, if you will. Plant's voice just sounds so ghostly in this track, like from another world, in my opinion. The lyrics back up this idea: "Traversed the planet when heaven sent me. I saw the kings who rule them all..." The rover here has been wandering this planet quite possibly since the beginning of mankind, and now he may be offering a commentary on the dangers of the nuclear age and the Cold War, as Pipedawg stated. I also found RA's review concerning the Law of One both fitting and very intriguing. Definitely worth some research! World peace | Reviewer: Pipedawg | 5/6/09 Although they were never overt in their political statements, Zeppelin has a couple of political or at least comments on the state of the world-type songs. For example, "The Song Remains the Same" opens with the lyric "I had a dream" which is, I think, taken from Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech. But, I digress. "The Rover" is about world peace. "A new plague on the land" and "if we could just join hands" seem to be some sort of metephor for what was going on at the time--the Cold War. But, I could be wrong. Lyrics | Reviewer: Anonymous | 4/26/09 I disagree with the assessment that the lyrics don't mean anything. As much as poetry is an art form, so are song lyrics. Lyrics don't have to mean anything by themselves, indeed, the most important thing about art is not to make sense, but to paint a picture. In the first few albums, you can see that the lyrics do "make sense, as you would have it, but they are shallow and one-dimensional. pretty much any album after IV, to me, has MUCH better lyrics than the first few songs. Plant really grew into his lyricism, where he really was nowhere in the beginning of Led Zep. And Tolkien mumbo jumbo? That's just.. silly. Okay.... | Reviewer: Anonymous | 12/26/08 The Rover may be the anchor to one of the most unbelievable sides of vinyl ever, BUT the lyrics are at best a backdrop for the voice as an instrument. They are complete stoner meets Tolkein mumbo-jumbo. There is no meaning, only some loose rhymes. Yes, they work very well. I just wanted to see what the actual words might be since I just sing what's close- "silver candle burning low" whoops. I think "stolen" should be "strollin'" but what do I know? Law of One Content | Reviewer: RA | 12/2/08 As a youngster, I listened to this song countless times, since it never gets old. Myself, as others had a link to this song, although it did not become clear to me until about a week ago... Background on song: The song was written at Bron-Yr-Aur in 1970, but was not released until Physical Graffiti. "Rover" is old British slang term for a wanderer, and the lyrics are fitting to this definition: There were readings conducted via a channeled individual between 1981 and 1984. The channel was with a 6th dimension being named RA. Over a three year period, RA received and answered questions about the Law of One. The Law of One describes the entire universe and the concept of a single creator. In the material are numerous answers about wanderers (rovers) and the role they have served on the earth over the last several thousand years. I believe that this song is describing this process or entity. There are other musicians and artists, that I believe are also aware of the Law of One based on the lyrics of their songs. U2 would be one such band. The Law of One has played a key role in the movie industry since the 1980's. You can see countless movie plots within the readings of the Law of One. Movies linked to the Law of One include: Matrix, Cocoon, They Live, Star Wars, Independence Day, Men in Black and so forth. The only question that I am left pondering is as follows: Who wrote the lyrics and what was their inspiration? for the song | Reviewer: angelina | 4/5/08 it's an amazing song!i just find myself in it,i feel like i am ... i can't describe it,near to ... heaven!This song is not so famous,and i love this fact about it! Very special to me,i can listen to it all day and it won't drive me crazy haha =) Led Zeppelin RUULLZZ,the greatest band ever!!! the greatest | Reviewer: chris | 10/30/07 the rover is my favorite song of all time and the greatest song ever written. thank for lyrics, its one of their lesser known songs and its kinda hard to find it sometimes. music beyond lyrics | Reviewer: fabi | 8/7/07 How powerfull is music that I been listening zeppelin my whole life without understanding the lyrics, ,I grow up in Argentina, it was until I moved to the States to live , that now I get every single lyric it feels like I complete the circle, Zepp was my band ever I used to carry in my wallet a picture of Jimmy Page AWESOME | Reviewer: jose patricio | 7/11/07 This song is composed and written so well. I love the beat, the lyrics, the solo, and everything else in this song. Led Zeppelin is the king of rock n' roll. 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