Gentle Giant - River Lyrics
Touching the last of what is pastMoving silent water fell the first that comes.Slow and winding, flowing freePeaceful music in its sound of distant drums.Trust the shallow virgin streamDanger wild, beware the deeper it becomes.Moving highway, twisting bywayCan't turn back.Sining in the summer rainRain that's caught in its flow.Spreading, shining, silver liningGold on black.Echoes moods of the moon and sunSun that shines from below.Makes a soft and easy wayLeft to choose its path will always be a friend.Touch the last of what has past.Never idle river drifting to the end.Note:We have tried to create severalatmospheres within the boundariesof one songs by using the variouselectronic devices at our disposal inthe recording studio.---------------------------------------------------Kerry Minnear: All keyboards, vibraphone, percussion, cello, Moog, lead and backing vocalsRaymond Shulman: Bass violin, guitar, percussion, vocalsGary Green: Guitars, percussionDerek Shulman: Lead vocals, alto saxophonePhilip Shulman: Saxophones, trumpet, mellophone, lead and backing vocalsJohn Weathers: Drums, percussion, xylophone.Many thanks to Martin Rushant for laughcoinspin and variable speed oscillator, andMike Viccars, Moog operator.All titles composed by Minnear, Shulman,Shulman & ShulmanAll titles published 1972 by Alucard Music (ASCAP)Produced by Gentle GiantEngineer: Martin RushantMastering Engineer: Cliff MorrisTape Operator: Geoff YoungOver-all American Supervision: Murray KrugmanRecorded at Advision Studios, LondonCover Concept & Design by John BergArt by Fluid DriveIllustration: Charles White IIIDesign: Kenny KneitelLettering: Michael Doret
