The Remembering: High The Memory
by Yes

Album: Tales From Topographic Oceans (1974)
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  • 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
    Oer 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 summer so long
    We danced as evening sang their song
    We wander out the day 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 stands still
    Stand awhile we search our past 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
    Schoolgates remind us of our class
    Chase all confusion away with us
    Stand on hills of long forgotten yesterdays
    Pass amongst your memories told returnig ways
    As certain as we walk today
    We walk around the story
    Out in the city running free
    Days pass as seconds turn the 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 betwenn 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
    Outward ways
    Things are all in colours
    And the size of others shall send you forward
    Arranged 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 runnig 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 as 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 Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 6

  • Alberto from MilanHe says "surely, surely", not Shirley
  • Eric from New York At the end of this song, Jon Anderson starts screaming "Shirley, Shirley!!" Who was Shirley?
  • Max from Sydney, Australiathis song shows how Vast the memory is and how much stuff you can cram into it..you may forget stuff but you always remember it one time or another..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.
  • Max from Sydney, AustraliaThis is a good song because, as all Yes songs, it has GREAT keyboard and gutair which gives a great souns but i never really hear Jon Anderson play the harp very much....
  • Kent Lyle from Palo Alto, CaNear the end of the song, Jon and Steve attempt to sing harmony. This section sadly points out Steve's limitations as a vocalist, as he is off-key much of the time. His backing vocals are fine when buried into the mix, but cause trouble when they become too prominent.
  • Kent Lyle from Palo Alto, CaLegend has it that they also furnished a studio to look like a farm to give them a "natural" setting, complete with hay and a mechanical cow. Rick complained about being the only musician to ever have his keyboards infested with lice.
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