By This River

by Brian Eno

From the album: Before and After Science

Track 8 of 10 on Before and After Science (1977).

Duration: 03:03

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Lyrics for By This River

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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