From: mcmahan@cs.unca.edu (Scott McMahan -- Genesis mailing list owner)
Subject: Re: CHRIS SQUIRE: Fish Out Of Water Lyrics?
Organization: University of North Carolina at Asheville
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Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 15:17:13 GMT

I meant *transcribed* lyrics, obviously. If I had the CD, 
I wouldn't need lyrics, now would I?

Anyway, they *have* been transcribed! They're hidden on the
Yes archive mail server. I'm going to upload them to cs.uwp.edu
when I get a chance.

Until then, here are the official lyrics and liner notes to 
Fish Out Of Water by Chris Squire. It's a terriffic album, and
I highly recommend it to everyone on this group. It's more orchestral
than Yes, with a lot less of the flash that Yes has. I love Squire's
vocals! They're so few, I wish he'd sing lead more.

(Who is 'Nikki' whom he credits with vocal help, anyway?)

Here we go:

Fish Out Of Water               1975    CD5 JAP Atlantic AMCY19

TRACKS:

	1) Hold Out Your Hand           4:13    
	2) You By My Side               5:00    
	3) Silently Falling            11:27   
	4) Lucky Seven                  7:54    
	5) Safe (Canon Song)           15:57   



"Hold Out Your Hand"
--------------------

You can feel it coming with the morning light
And you know the feelings, gonna make you feel 
Alright
Almost close enough to,
Hold out your hand
Span the distance,
Store resistance,
To attack is to retreat
All you've got to do is
Hold out your hand
For the treasures of the Universe are lying at your feet.

You can hide it, lose it, but it's always found. 
You can laugh it off, but it always comes,
Back on you, so true.
True is true enough to
Hold out your hand.
Forward motion
Life promotion
To reverse is to repeat
All you've got to do is
Hold out your hand
For the treasures of the Universe are lying at your feet.

Hold out your hand
Span the distance
Store resistance
To attack is to retreat.
Almost close enough to
Hold out your hand
For the treasures of the Universe are lying at your feet.


"You By My Side"
----------------

You know I love you.
I can't be without you.
When I'm alone, I still feel this way about you.
Everything's clear
Here is here
And everything is as it appears to be so

Here am I dreaming 
I stand by myself
Look and it's easy to see, that,
I'm not the only one reaching for a new kind of wealth
Reaching with nothing to hide
And you by my side

You know we love you
We can't be without you
When we're at home, we still feel this way about you
Everything's clear
Here is here
And everything is as it appears to be so,

Here we are dreaming
We stand by ourselves
Look and it's easy to see, that,
We're not the only one's reaching for a new kind of wealth
Reaching with nothing to hide
And you on our side.


"Silently Falling"
------------------

Silently falling down,
Bringing hope of the future to the children.
Fills the air with a magic sound.
Giving light to sight that cannot see,
Hopefully, hopefully

Don't believe in miracles,
I do believe in love.
Don't advise you to stick to rules,
There ain't no need to push and shove
Or in the end you'll reflect the pool
Reaching for the sky above

I know there's something,
I don't know how long it's taking in coming,
I still sing the song.
All of the pieces fit,
The puzzle carries on.

Silently circling round
Giving scope to our imagination
Stills the sea, restore the crown
Breathing life to life that could not be,
Hopefully
Eventually

Silently falling
Falling down


"Lucky Seven"
-------------

In the shadows of the fading light
Nothing in sight, nothing in mind
Nothing gained when you're feeling restrained
The more  you look, the more you find 
Take a bite from the apple of life's not as bad, as it's right,
	as it's right, and I think you could be,

Lucky tonight

By the fates that drive us on
Upon the sea we swiftly sail
In the wake of the carnival trail
The more we try, the less we fail
You and I, the more we strive in our search for truth,
	love and honesty could be,

Lucky tonight

>From the trees by the silvery sands
To the ice of the golden midnight lands
Runs a thread of the tears that are shed
With laughter on the other hand
Keeping up with the plans and the schemes, chasing dreams,
	hard to tell what it means, but I think we could be,

Lucky tonight 


"Safe (Canon Song)"
-------------------

When your saviour lets you down
Who will mind
When your lover turns around
You will find joy in the morning.
Love in the stars
Peace and understanding, standing right beside you when you're 
	walking down the street.

Walk in time
Standing beside you
To shelter your heart's
Like a ship in a harbour, blown in by the storms that surround us, 
	and you will be,

Safely where nothing can ground us and you will be,
Safe with me

When you face the doors of doubt
Have no fear
When the changes come about
I'll be near
I'll be waiting beside you
To shelter your heart's
Like a ship in a harbour, blown in by the storms that surround us, 
	and you will be,
Safe with me.





This album, my first solo album, was conceived and recorded in 
Virginia Water, Surrey and at Morgan Studios, London during the 
Spring and Summer of 1975.

MUSICIANS
	
 The drums and percussion were played by	Bill Bruford
                          The saxophones	Mel Collins
            The organ & bass synthesizer	Patrick Moraz
                          The pipe organ	Barry Rose
		(sub-organist of St. Pauls Cathedral, London)
         The acoustic & electric guitars	Andrew Pryce Jackman
     The basses & twelve string electric 
    guitars were played by myself I also 
      sang all the vocals with some help 
    from Nikki on, "Hold out your hand".
      The leaders of the sections of the 
                         orchestra were:	Julian Gaillard (Strings)
						John Wilbraham (Brass)
						Jim Buck (Horns)
						Adrian Brett (Woodwind)
						David Snell (Harpist)

PRODUCTION

         Throughout the album the sound 
                           engineer was		Greg Jackman
                            assisted by		Nigel Luby
   The album cover design & photography		Laurence Bernes
Not forgetting the front cover polaroid 
                  taken by the infamous		Brian Lane

SPECIAL THANKS TO

  For his orchestration, conducting the
     orchestra, invaluable assistance &
                          encouragement		Andrew Pryce Jackman
              For suggestions on "Safe"		Pete Sinfield
                  For finishing touches		Trevor Spencer &	
						Graham Presket
                         (long overdue)		Phil Carson
                  & finally the rest of		Yes

		DEDICATED TO NICOLA, CARMEN & CHANDRIKA


	    WRITTEN, ARRANGED AND PRODUCED BY CHRIS SQUIRE


		1975 Atlantic Recording Corporation

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