We were in Tokyo on tour, and I had a few minutes to myself in the hotel room before
the evening’s concert. Leafing through Paramhansa Yoganda’s autobiography of a
Yogi, I got caught up in the lengthy footnote on page 83. It described the four part shastric scriptures which cover all aspects of religion and social life as
well as fields like medicine and music, art and architecture. For some time, I had been
searching for a theme for a large scale composition. So positive in character were the
shastras that I could visualise there and then, four interlocking pieces of music being
structured around them. That was in February. Eight months later, the concept was
released in this recording.
While still on tour, first in Australia and then the
U.S., I had spelled out the idea to Steve. He liked it and the two of us at once began
holding sessions by candlelight in our hotel rooms. By the time we reached Savannah,
Georgia, things had come together very clearly. There, during one six hour session,
which carried on until 7 a.m., we worked out the vocal, lyrical and instrumental
foundations for the four movements. It was a magical experience which left both us
exhilarated for days. Chris, Rick and Alan made very important contributions of their
own as the work evolved during the five months it took to arrange, rehearse and
record.
1st Movement: 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.
2nd Movement: 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.
3rd Movement: Puranas:
The Ancient probes still further
into the past beyond 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 peoples left an immense
treasure of knowledge.
4th Movement: Tantras:
The Ritual. Seven
notes of freedom to learn and to know the 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.
The Revealing
Science of God
Dance Of The Dawn
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 undersearching
earth Revealing 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
Star light, 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 A course 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 reasons will relive
And breath and hope and chase and love
For you and you and you
The Remembering High The
Memory
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 song 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 stands 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 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
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 reason 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
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