The co-founder, keyboard player, and one of the three principal singers of … Read Full Bio ↴The co-founder, keyboard player, and one of the three principal singers of the Moody Blues, Mike Pinder was a very visible presence in early progressive rock circles. A pioneering user of the early electronic keyboard instrument the Mellotron as a substitute for a full orchestra, Pinder's work served as the model for the playing of musicians such as Barclay James Harvest's Woolly Wolstenholme, Blue Weaver of the Strawbs, and, to a lesser degree, Ian McDonald of King Crimson, though the latter group quickly evolved its own sound with the instrument. During his years with the Moody Blues, Pinder was known for the lush, dense sounds he generated from his Mellotrons (which yielded such high volumes in concert that the sound off his speakers created wind currents on the stage), which he modified so extensively by the beginning of the 1970s, that they became known unofficially in the rock press (which covered the Moody Blues extensively in those days) as "Pinder-trons"; and for his compositions, which were frequently steeped in a brand of mysticism that recalled the English Romantic poets. During the group's mid-'70s hiatus, Pinder recorded a solo album, The Promise, which grafted elements of what would later be called New Age music onto his established Romantic sound. He returned to the group's lineup for one reunion album (Octave) and then retired to California, rather than embark on a world tour. Since then, Pinder has released several CDs of new age-oriented material on his own One Step label, including A Planet with One Mind and A People with One Heart, both beguiling CDs built around mythological tales and images (intended for children, but accessible to general listeners) drawn from different cultures around the world, told with lush and lyrical musical accompaniment. Pinder was one of the few truly gifted Mellotron players in rock, capable of coaxing extraordinarily rich sounds from this rather restricted instrument. His departure from the Moody Blues took him off the rock world's musical stage, but the continued popularity of their early albums ensures that his music and playing are still widely heard and regularly rediscovered.

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The Seed
Mike Pinder Lyrics

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The secret of the seed
Is in the fragrance of the flower,
As the petals open up
And bow their heads towards the power.
In the sky were passing by
A million miles every hour

On the universal clock...
It's basic rhythm is forever...
And life dances...and rejoices
In the knowledge...of it's freedom

And the
Promise of a new found destiny.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics for Mike Pinder's song The Seed are beautifully poetic and insightful. In these lyrics, he explains the secret of the seed and how it is revealed through the fragrance of the flower. As the petals open up and bow their heads towards the power of life, they reveal the beauty and essence of the seed that was once hidden within them. The power and beauty of life are constantly moving forward, represented by the passing sky, and the universal clock that tells us of its forever rhythmic nature.

This rhythm of life that is forever pulsating is something that brings joy and freedom to all who embrace it. Life dances and rejoices in the knowledge of its own freedom and the promise of a new destiny that is yet to come. Through these lyrics, Mike Pinder is reminding us that we all have the seed of life within us, waiting to blossom and reveal its true beauty and essence to the world. By embracing life's rhythmic nature and its promise of freedom and destiny, we can unlock the secrets of the seed and live our lives to the fullest.

Line by Line Meaning

The secret of the seed
The true essence of a seed

Is in the fragrance of the flower,
Can be found in the aroma of the blossom that it yields

As the petals open up
When the delicate petals unfold

And bow their heads towards the power.
And they submit to the higher force in nature

In the sky were passing by
Up above us, we constantly see

A million miles every hour
The infinite speed of our surroundings

On the universal clock...
Measured by time itself

It's basic rhythm is forever...
The fundamental beat persists eternally

And life dances...and rejoices
And living beings celebrate and twirl

In the knowledge...of it's freedom
In full awareness of the liberty it possesses

And the