Here we are
Stuck by this river
You and I
Underneath a sky that's ever falling down, down, down
Ever falling down

Through the day
As if on an ocean
Waiting here
Always failing to remember why we came, came, came
I wonder why we came

You talk to me
As if from a distance
And I reply
With impressions chosen from another time, time, time
From another time


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By this River Lyrics as written by Dieter Moebius Brian Eno

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    It would seem Eno had bells on his mind, and given his work on bell studies for the clock of the long now, I'd think he had existence and posterity in mind. "This fire" is him, his inner light, the energy of creative forces. He's grateful for how things have, and continue to unfold.

    Brian spends a lot of time dwelling on the nature of being. I think he has helped draw this quality out of other artists, too, like on "The Joshua Tree" project.

    boombudon January 08, 2011   Link

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