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For many years I've noticed a connection berween And You And I and Asimov's "Foundation Trilogy". The text in blue show the main points.

First line could be about Hari Seldons Plan
Second line is referring to The Foundations settling at the edge of the Galaxy, to re-establish order when civilisation declines
The third blue line is the clincher for me, mentioning the Mutant Enemy (The Mule) that could have upset the whole Foundations plans.

I'm not saying the whole song is about the trilogy, just that Anderson must have read the books and used some ideas.

Any Comments?

I. cord of life
(anderson/bruford/howe/squire)

A man conceived a moment's answers to the dream,
Staying the flowers daily, sensing all the themes.
As a foundation left to create the spiral aim,
A movement regained and regarded both the same,
All complete in the sight of seeds of life with you.

Changed only for a sight of sound, the space agreed.
Between the picture of time behind the face of need,
Coming quickly to terms of all expression laid,
Emotion revealed as the ocean maid,
All complete in the sight of seeds of life with you.
Oh.

Turn round tailor, coins and
Assaulting all the mornings of the crosses
Interest shown, never know
Presenting one another to the cord, their fruitless worth;
All left dying, rediscovered cords are broken,
Of the door that turned round, locked inside
To close the cover, the mother earth.
All the interest shown, they won't
To turn one another, to the sign hide, hold, they won't
At the time tell you, watching the world,
To float your climb. watching all of the world,
Watching us go by.

And you and i climb over the sea to the valley,
And you and i reached out for reasons to call.

Ii. eclipse
(anderson/bruford/squire)

Coming quickly to terms of all expression laid,

Emotion revealed as the ocean maid,
As a movement regained and regarded both the same,
All complete in the side of seeds of life with you.

Iii. the preacher the teacher
(anderson/bruford/howe/squire)

Sad preacher nailed upon the coloured door of time;
Insane teacher be there reminded of the rhyme.
There'll be no mutant enemy we shall certify;
Political ends, as sad remains, will die.
Reach out as forward tastes begin to enter you.
Ooh, ooh.

I listened hard but could not see
Life tempo change out and inside me.
The preacher trained in all to lose his name;
The teacher travels, asking to be shown the same.
In the end, we'll agree, we'll accept, we'll immortalise
That the truth of the man maturing in his eyes,
All complete in the sight of seeds of life with you.

Coming quickly to terms of all expression laid,
As a moment regained and regarded both the same,
Emotion revealed as the ocean maid,
A clearer future, morning, evening, nights with you.

Iv. apocalypse (anderson/bruford/howe/squire)

And you and i climb, crossing the shapes of the morning.
And you and i reach over the sun for the river.
And you and i climb, clearer, towards the movement.
And you and i called over valleys of endless seas.

Edited by Snow Dog

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	Foundation was written in the 1950's I believe.


cobb Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 10 2005 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 1149	Posted: August 20 2005 at 08:34
	You and me both Snow Dog. Everytime I hear And You and I those first few lines always remind me of Foundation and Empire. Was only watching the live from QPR earlier this evening and those lines had the same effect on me. Perhaps Anderson was reading Foundation and Empire at the time of penning this tune. [edit] I think both the song and Asimov's book were released around the same time Edited by cobb

Snow Dog Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 23 2005 Location: Caerdydd Status: Offline Points: 32995	Posted: August 20 2005 at 06:42
	For many years I've noticed a connection berween And You And I and Asimov's "Foundation Trilogy". The text in blue show the main points. First line could be about Hari Seldons Plan Second line is referring to The Foundations settling at the edge of the Galaxy, to re-establish order when civilisation declines The third blue line is the clincher for me, mentioning the Mutant Enemy (The Mule) that could have upset the whole Foundations plans. I'm not saying the whole song is about the trilogy, just that Anderson must have read the books and used some ideas. Any Comments? I. cord of life (anderson/bruford/howe/squire) A man conceived a moment's answers to the dream, Staying the flowers daily, sensing all the themes. As a foundation left to create the spiral aim, A movement regained and regarded both the same, All complete in the sight of seeds of life with you. Changed only for a sight of sound, the space agreed. Between the picture of time behind the face of need, Coming quickly to terms of all expression laid, Emotion revealed as the ocean maid, All complete in the sight of seeds of life with you. Oh. Turn round tailor, coins and Assaulting all the mornings of the crosses Interest shown, never know Presenting one another to the cord, their fruitless worth; All left dying, rediscovered cords are broken, Of the door that turned round, locked inside To close the cover, the mother earth. All the interest shown, they won't To turn one another, to the sign hide, hold, they won't At the time tell you, watching the world, To float your climb. watching all of the world, Watching us go by. And you and i climb over the sea to the valley, And you and i reached out for reasons to call. Ii. eclipse (anderson/bruford/squire) Coming quickly to terms of all expression laid, Emotion revealed as the ocean maid, As a movement regained and regarded both the same, All complete in the side of seeds of life with you. Iii. the preacher the teacher (anderson/bruford/howe/squire) Sad preacher nailed upon the coloured door of time; Insane teacher be there reminded of the rhyme. There'll be no mutant enemy we shall certify; Political ends, as sad remains, will die. Reach out as forward tastes begin to enter you. Ooh, ooh. I listened hard but could not see Life tempo change out and inside me. The preacher trained in all to lose his name; The teacher travels, asking to be shown the same. In the end, we'll agree, we'll accept, we'll immortalise That the truth of the man maturing in his eyes, All complete in the sight of seeds of life with you. Coming quickly to terms of all expression laid, As a moment regained and regarded both the same, Emotion revealed as the ocean maid, A clearer future, morning, evening, nights with you. Iv. apocalypse (anderson/bruford/howe/squire) And you and i climb, crossing the shapes of the morning. And you and i reach over the sun for the river. And you and i climb, clearer, towards the movement. And you and i called over valleys of endless seas. Edited by Snow Dog