As You Said
Cream Lyrics


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Let's go down to where it's clean
To see the time that might have been.
The tides have carried off the beach.
As you said,
The sun is out of reach.

Let's go back to where it's clean
To see what year it might have been.
The road have carried off the smiles.
As you said,
To judge them at the trial.

Let's go back to now that's bad
To see the time we migt have had.
The rails have carried off the trains.




As you said,
I'll never come again, again, again, again.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to As You Said by Cream expresses a feeling of nostalgia and a longing to return to a time that may have been better. The suggestion to go down to where it’s clean is a metaphor for returning to a place that is free of the corruption and turmoil of the present. The singer wants to revisit a period of time to understand what might have been and perhaps to rectify mistakes that were previously made.


The second verse is a call to go back further, to a time that had more promise and hope. The reference to the road carrying off the smiles suggests that the journey may have been a struggle and the people along the way were affected by it. They were not able to smile anymore. The line “to judge them at the trial” implies that there may have been blame placed on those who were affected by the struggles.


In the final verse, the singer acknowledges that things are not good in the present. The suggestion to go back to now that’s bad could be interpreted as a desire to face reality and deal with the issues at hand. But the line “to see the time we might have had” implies a wish to have done things differently in the past to avoid the current situation. The reference to the rails carrying off the trains suggests that the paths or opportunities that were once available have been lost. And the final line “I’ll never come again” reinforces the idea of lost opportunities and a sense of regret.


Line by Line Meaning

Let's go down to where it's clean
Let's go to a pristine place


To see the time that might have been.
To wonder what could have been


The tides have carried off the beach.
The waves have eroded the shoreline


As you said,
As you previously stated


The sun is out of reach.
It's impossible to attain the desired outcome


Let's go back to where it's clean
Let's revisit a pure place


To see what year it might have been.
To ponder what era it could have been


The road have carried off the smiles.
Life has taken away the joyful moments


As you said,
As you previously mentioned


To judge them at the trial.
To evaluate them objectively


Let's go back to now that's bad
Let's return to an unfavorable present


To see the time we might have had.
To imagine the potential that was missed


The rails have carried off the trains.
The tracks have taken away opportunities


As you said,
As you previously expressed


I'll never come again, again, again, again.
I will not return repeatedly.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JACK BRUCE, PETER CONSTANTINE BROWN

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Ralph Signorelli


on Spoonful

First time I heard Cream I was stoned out of my mind on LSD lying of the floor between two very large speakers, for 8 hours. These guys are the best musicians England ever produced. All Rock music after this was just was just imitation.

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