Touching the last of what is past
Moving silent water fell the first
that comes
Slow and winding, flowing free
Peaceful music in its sound of distant
drums
Trust the shallow virgin stream
Danger wild, beware the deeper it
becomes
Moving highway, twisting byway
Can't turn back
Sining in the summer rain
Rain that's caught in its flow
Spreading, shining, silver lining
Gold on black
Echoes moods of the moon and sun
Sun that shines from below
Makes a soft and easy way
Left 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 several
atmospheres within the boundaries
of one songs by using the various
electronic devices at our disposal in
the recording studio

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Kerry Minnear: All keyboards, vibraphone,
percussion, cello, Moog, lead and backing
vocals
Raymond Shulman: Bass violin, guitar,
percussion, vocals
Gary Green: Guitars, percussion
Derek Shulman: Lead vocals, alto saxophone
Philip Shulman: Saxophones, trumpet, mellophone,
lead and backing vocals
John Weathers: Drums, percussion, xylophone

Many thanks to Martin Rushant for laugh
coinspin and variable speed oscillator, and
Mike Viccars, Moog operator

All titles composed by Minnear, Shulman,
Shulman & Shulman
All titles published 1972 by Alucard Music (ASCAP)
Produced by Gentle Giant
Engineer: Martin Rushant
Mastering Engineer: Cliff Morris
Tape Operator: Geoff Young
Over-all American Supervision: Murray Krugman
Recorded at Advision Studios, London
Cover Concept & Design by John Berg
Art by Fluid Drive
Illustration: Charles White III
Design: Kenny Kneitel
Lettering: Michael Doret