The Remembering: High The Memory

Tales From Topographic Oceans (Side 2)

Side One of this double album was covered here.

The Remembering. All our thoughts, impressions, knowledge, fears, have been developing for millions of years. What we can relate to is our own past, our own life, our own history. Here, it is especially Rick's keyboards which bring alive the ebb and flow and depth of our mind's eye; the topographic ocean. Hopefully we should appreciate that given points in time are not so significant as the nature of what is impressed on the mind, and how it is retained and used.

Lyrics:

As the silence of seasons on we relive abridge sails afloat
As to call light the soul shall sing of the velvet sailors course on
Of the velvet sailors course on
Shine or moons send me memories trail over days of forgotten tales
Course the compass to offer into a time that we've all seen on
Into a time that we've all seen on

High the memory carry on
While the moments start to linger
Sail away among your dreams
The strength regains us in between our time
The strength regains us in between our time
As we shall speak to differ also the ends meet the river's son
So the ends meet the river's son

Ours the story shall we carry on and search the forest of the sun
We dream as we dream! Dream as one
And I do think very well
That the son might take you silently
They move fast, they tell me
There's someone, rainbow
Alternate tune

In the days of summers so long, we danced as evenings sang their song
We wander out the days so long
And I do feel very well
That the evenings take you silently.

They move round, Sunlight, seeing ground
Whispers of clay - Alternate ways

Softer messages bringing light to a truth long forgotten on
As we shall speak to differ also the ends meet the river's son
So the ends meet the river's son

I reach over and the fruit of life stand still
Stand awhile we search our past we start anew
The music sings of love you knew

We walk around the story out in the city running free
Sands of companions sides that be
The strength of the meeting lies with you
Wait all the more regard your past
School gates remind us of our class
Chase all confusion away with us

Stand on hills of long forgotten yesterdays
Pass amongst your memories told returning ways
As certain as we walk today
We walk around the story out in the city running free
Days pass as seconds turn they key
The strength of the moment lies with you

Don the cap and close your eyes imagine all the glorious challenge
Iron metal cast to others - distant drums
 Force the bit between the mouth of freedom didn't we learn to fly
Remember to sail the skies - distant suns
Will we reach, winds allow
Other skylines, other skylines to hold you

Relayer - All the dying cried before you
Relayer - We've rejoiced in all their meaning
Relayer - We advance we retrace our stories

Like a dreamer all our lives are only lost begotten changes
We relive in seagull's pages - outwards ways.
 Things are all in colors and the size of others shall send you forward
Arrange to sail you toward a peace of mind
Will we reach, winds allow
Other skylines, other skylines to hold you

Relayer - All the passion spent on one cross
Relayer - Sail the futile wars they suffer
Relayer - We advance we retrace our story, fail safe now

Stand on hills of long forgotten yesterdays
Pass amongst your memories told returning ways
As certain as we walk today
Press over moments leaving you
Out in the city running free
Days pass as seconds turn the key
The strength of the moment lies with you
Out tender outward lights of you
Shine over mountains make the view
The strength of you seeing lies with you

Ours entrance we surely carry on
And change the passing of the sun
We don't even need to try we are one

And I do think very well
As the truth unfolds you silently
They move time

Rainbows, Sunlight
Alternate tune, Alternate tune
 Rainbows, Soft light
Alternate view
Sunlight, Tell me, Someone
Alternate view, Alternate view, surely, surely