Feel Flows


Original Album
Surf's Up
Written By
Carl Wilson/Jack Reiley
Produced By
Carl Wilson
Lead Vocals
Carl
Recorded On
1971
Length
4:40
Notes
  • Perfect marriage of progressive/sci-fi rock and the classic "surf" harmonies of the BB's glory days.
  • Carl,jazz musician Charles Lloyd and Woody Thews are the only three musicians who play on this track; Carl played guitar, bass, drums, keyborads, synth and sang the vocals while Lloyd added sax and flute. Woody played percussion.
  • Definite highlight of the album.
Lyrics
Unfolding enveloping missiles of soul
Recall senses sadly
Mirage like soft blue like lanterns below
To light the way gladly
Whether whistling heaven's clouds disappear
Where the wind withers memory
Whether whiteness whisks soft shadows away
Feel flows (White hot glistening shadowy flows)
Feel goes (Black hot glistening shadowy flows)

Unbending never ending tablets of time
Record all the yearning
Unfearing all appearing message divine
Eases the burning
Whether willing witness waits at my mind
Whether hope dampens memory
Whether wondrous will stands tall at my side
Feel flows (White hot glistening shadowy flows)
Feel goes (Black hot glistening shadowy flows)

Encasing all embracing wreath of repose
Engulfs all the senses
Imposing, unclosing thoughts that compose
Retire the fences
Whether wholly heartened life fades away
Whether harps heal the memory
Whether wholly heartened life fades away
Whether wondrous will stands tall at my side
Whether whiteness whisks soft shadows away
Feel goes (White hot glistening shadowy flows)
Feel flows (Black hot glistening shadowy flows)
Feel goes (White hot glistening shadowy flows)
Feelings to grow (White hot glistening shadowy flows)

White hot glistening shadowy flows
White hot glistening shadowy flows
White hot glistening shadowy flows
Chords
C.................Em7..............F......................C.......G.............F
Unfolding, enveloping missiles of soul recall senses sadly
C...................Em7.................F.....................C....G......................F
Mirage-like, soft blue-like lanterns below to light the way gladly
C/E..........Em7/D....................F/C
Whether whistling heaven's clouds disappear
C................G/B.................F/A
Where the wind withers memory
C.................G..................................F
Whether whiteness whisks soft shadows away

Cm7/Eb
Feel flows (White puff glistening shadowy flows)
F
Feel goes (Black puff glistening shadowy flows)

C.................Em7................F.......................C.......G............F
Unbending, never ending tablets of time record all the yearning
C.................Em7.................F....................C....G..........F
Unfearing, all-appearing message divine eases the burning
C/E..........Em7/D..............F/C
Whether willing witness waits at my mind
C.............G/B...................F/A
Whether hope dampens memory
C................G................................F
Whether wondrous will stands tall at my side

Cm..F/C..Cm..F/C..Cm..F/C..Cm7..F/C
Cm..F/C..Cm..F/C..Cm..F/C..Cm7..F/C

C..............Em7....................F........................C....G................F
Encasing, all embracing wreath of repose engulfs all the senses
C...............Em7..............F..................................C....G........F
Imposing, unclosing thoughts that compose retire the fences
C/E.........Em7/D..................F/C
Whether wholly heartened life fades away
C.............G/B..................F/A
Whether harps heal the memory
C.................G.........................F
Whether wholly heartened life fades away
C.................G...............................F
Whether wondrous will stands tall at my side
C................G...................................F
Whether whiteness whisks soft shadows away

Chart prepared by Francis Greene

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