Album: Even In The Quietest Moments (1977)

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• All of my life I felt that you were listening
  Watching for ways to help me stay in tune
  Lord of my dreams, although confusion
  Keeps trying to deceive
  What is it that makes me believe in you?
  
  Babaji, oh won't you come to me
  Won't you help me face the music
  Bring it out so we can sing it out
  Help me to find it before we lose it
  
  At night when the stars are near
  And there's no one to keep you from coming here
  And there's no one to shield me before your eyes
  Is it mine, is it mine, is it mine to know?
  
  I can see it's not too good to me
  To be afloat in the sea of glory
  Babaji, oh how you comfort me
  By showing me it's a different story
  
  Your light in the dark is real
  And I know that you know it is how I feel
  When I see the reflections that's in your eyes
  Is it mine, is it mine, is it mine to know?
  
  Babaji, have you a song for me
  To tell the world of its guardian angel
  Bring it out so we can sing it out
  Oh must you always remain a stranger?
  
  At night when the stars are near
  And I long for delusion to disappear
  The I see the reflection that's in your eyes
  Is it time, is it time, is it time to know Writer/s: Richard Davies, Roger Hodgson
  Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
  Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 4

• Lorraine Haataia, Phd from Casa Grande, ArizonaI've been a Supertramp fan since high school, singing along to Babaji for years without understanding its meaning—until this week. After reading the awesome Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda, I finally made the connection. It’s a powerful reminder that God, through our angels, our gurus, our light beings, and many protectors, has been calling out to us our entire lives. We simply need to be aware of their presence, trust in their guidance, and remain open to tuning in.
  
  Oh Babaji, oh how you comfort me
  Babaji, oh won't you come to me
  Won't you help me to face the music
  Is it time, is it time, is it time
  Is it time to know...
  
  Instinctively, I felt connected to many of Supertramp’s melodies, and now, as I understand more about their deeper meaning, I’m even more aware of the love and protection that has always been present. With deep appreciation, I feel ever closer to eternal enlightenment.
• Randy Irvine from Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia I have been a Supertramp fan for many years, seeing them live at Festival Hall, Brisbane in the 70s. I only just discovered what Babaji means. How some things resonate within us and then 50 years later it becomes clear, why.
• Peter Auwerda from ArubaWhen I asked Roger Hodgson during his meet&greet on February 26, 2020 in The Villages FL, he confirmed to me that Autobiography of A Yogi was the inspiration for his song Babaji, thereby answering my 29 year old question when I as a Supertramp fan had read this book and was one day listening to Even In The Quietest Moments. I wish that Roger had read The Holy Science by Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri, who together with Paramahansa Yogananda, Lahiri Mahasaya and Mahavatar Babaji are all on the famous Beatles' album cover Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Imagine, why would the Beatles put 4 guru's of the same linneage on their cover, and not the guru's of 4 different traditions?
• Jeffrey from Rosemead, CaThis unassuming song is as super as one can experience! I treasure it along with "Jesus" by Cat Stevens and "Jeruselem" by ELP.

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