Tales From Topographic Oceans 


     Yes 

     The Revealing Science of God
     Words by Anderson - Howe; Music by Yes 

     Shrutis: The Revealing Science of God can be seen as an ever-opening flower in which simple truths
     emerge examining the complexities and magic of the past and how we should not forget the song that
     has been left to us to hear. The knowledge of God is a search, constant and clear.

     Dawn of light lying between a silence and sold sources,
     Chased amid fusions of wonder, in moments hardly seen forgotten,
     Coloured in pastures of chance dancing leaves cast spells of challenge,
     Amused but real in thought, we fled from the sea whole.
     Dawn of thought transfered through moments of days underseaarching earth
     Revelaing corridors of time provoking memories, disjointed but with purpose,
     Craving penetrations offer links with the self instructors sharp
     And tender love as we took to the air, a picture of distance.
     Dawn of our power we amuse redescending as fast as misused
     Expression, as only to teach love as to reveal passion chasing
     Late into corners, and we danced from the ocean.
     Dawn of love sent within us colours of awakening among the many
     Won't to follow, only tunes of a different age.
     As the links span our endless caresses for the freedom of life everlasting.

     Talk to the sunlight caller
     Soft summer mover distance mine.

     Called out a tune but I never saw the face
     Heard but not replaced
     I ventured to talk, but I never lost my place
     Cast out a spell rendered for the light of day
     Lost in lights array
     I ventured to see, as the sound began to play

     What happened to this song we once knew so well
     Signed promise for moments caught within the spell
     I must have waited all my life for this
     Moment moment

     The future poised with the splendour just begun
     The light we were as one
     And crowded through the curtains of liquid into sun

     And for a moment when our world had filled the skies
     Magic turned our eyes
     To feast on the treasure set for our strange device

     What happened to wonders we once knew so well
     Did we forget what happened surely we can tell
     We must have waited all our lives for this
     Moment moment moment

     Starlight, movement, reasons
     Release forward
     Tallest rainbow
     Sun shower seasons
     Life flower reasons

     They move fast, they tell me,
     But I just can't believe that I can feel it
     There's someone to tell you,
     Amid the challenge we look around in unison with you

     Getting over overhanging trees
     Let them rape the forest
     Thoughts would send our fusion
     Clearly to be home

     Getting over wars we do not mean
     Or so it seems so clearly
     Sheltered with our passion
     Clearly to be home
     They move fast, they tell me,
     But I just can't believe they really mean to
     There's someone, to tell you,
     And I just can't believe our song will leave you
     Skyline teacher
     Warland seeker
     Send out poison
     Cast iron leader

     And through the rhythm of moving slowly
     Sent through the rhythm work out the story
     Move over glory to sons of old fighters past.
     Young christians see if from the beginning
     Old people feel it, that's what they're saying.
     Move over glory to sons of old fighters past.

     They move fast, they tell me,
     But I just can't believe they really mean to.
     There's someone, to tell you
     Acourse towards a universal season.

     Getting over overhanging trees
     Let them rape the forest
     They might stand and leave them
     Clearly to be home
     Getting over wars we do not mean
     We charm the movement suffers
     Call out all our memories
     Clearly to be home

     We've moved fast
     We need love
     A part we offer is our only freedom

     What happened to this song we once knew so well
     Signed promise for moments caught within the spell
     We must have waited all our lives for this
     Moment moment

     Past present movers moments we'll process the future, but only through him we
     know send flowered rainbows
     Apiece apart chased flowers of the dark and lights of songs to follow and show all
     we feel for and know of
     Cast round
     You seekers of the truth accepting that reason will relive and breath and hope and
     chase and love
     For you and you and you.



     The Remembering: High the Memory
     Words by Anderson - Howe; Music by Yes

     Suritis: 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.

     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
     Wiunds allow
     Other skylines
     Other skylines to hold you

     Relayer
     All the dying cried before you
     Relayer
     We've rejoiced in all their meaining
     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 colours 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 unflods 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



     The Ancient: Giants Under the Sun
     Words by Anderson - Howe; Music by Yes

     Puranas: The Ancient probes still further into the past beyound the point of remembering. Here
     Steve's guitar is pivotal in sharpening reflection on the beauties and treasures of lots civilisations,
     Indian, Chinese, Central American, Atlantean. These and other people left an immense treasure of
     knowledge.

     As one with the knowledge and magic of the source
     Attuned to the majesty of music
     They marched as one with earth

     Sol, Dhoop
     Sun
     Ilios
     Naytheet
     Ah Kin
     Saule
     Tonatiuh
     Qurax
     Gunes, Grian
     Surie
     Ir
     Samse

     So the flowering creativity of life wove its web face to face with the shallow
     And their gods sought out and conquered
     Ah Kin

     Do the leaves of green stay greener through the autumn
     Does the colour of the sun turn crimson white
     Does a shadow come between us in the winter
     Is the movement really light

     And I heard a million voices singing
     Acting to the story that they had heard about
     Does one child know the secret and can say it
     Or does it all come out along without you
     along without you
     along without you 

     Where does reaon stop and killing just take over
     Does a lamb cry out before we shoot it dead
     Are there many more in comfort understanding
     Is the movement in the head

     And I heard a million voices singing
     Acting to the story that they had heard about
     Does one child know the secret and can say it
     Or does it all come out along without you
     along without you
     along without you 



     Ritual: Nous Sommes Du Soleil
     Words by Anderson - Howe; Music by Yes

     Tantras: The ritual seven notes of freedom to learn and to knowthe ritual
     of life. Life is a fight between sources of evil and pure love. Alan and Chris
     present and relay the struggle out of which comes a positive source. Nous sommes
     du soleil. We are of the sun. We can see.

     Nous sommes du soleil. We love when we play.
     Nous sommes du soleil. We love when we play.
     Open doors we find our way
     We look we see we smile
     Surely daybreaks cross our path
     And stay maybe a while

     Let them run, let them chase
     Let them hid between
     Constant doors will open eyes
     As life seems like
     Life seems like a
     Fight, fight, fight

     Maybe I'll just sing awhile
     And then give you a call
     Maybe I'll just say hello
     And say maybe that's all
     Hurry home as love is true
     Will help us through the night

     Till we're coming home again
     Our life seems like
     Life seems like a
     Fight, fight, fight

     Catch as we look and use the passions that flow
     As we try continue
     We receive all we venture to give

     Maybe we'll just stand awhile
     And surely we can call
     Dreams are said to blossom courage
     Constant to the soul

     Change we must as surely time does
     Changes call the course
     Held inside we enter daybreaks
     Asking for asking for
     The source
     The source
     The source
     Sent as we sing our music's total retain

     As we try and consider
     We receive all we venture to give
     All we say is our
     Soul constant sight listener
     We won't tender our song clearer
     Till we sail
     Then I will be there
     And I will be there
     As clearer companions
     Shall call to be near you
     They move around tell me that
     Move around surely sing
     As they don't seem to matter at all
     At all at all ...

     Hold me my love, hold me today, call me round
     Travel we say, wander we choose, love tune
     Lay upon me, hold me around lasting hours
     We love when we play

     We hear a sound and alter our returning
     We drift the shadows and course our way on home
     Flying home
     Going home

     Look me my love sentences move dancing away
     We join we receive
     As our song memories long hope in a way
     Nous sommes du soleil
     Hold me around lasting ours
     We love when we play
     Nous sommes du soleil
     Nous sommes du soleil
     Nous sommes du soleil

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