Anyone here got a handle on Yes lyrics?

[darkstar]

As in what they mean?

For example, "Siberian Khatru":

Sing, bird of prey;
Beauty begins at the foot of you. Do you believe the manner?
Gold stainless nail,
Torn through the distance of man
As they regard the summit.

Even Siberia goes through the motions.
Hold out and hold up;
Hold down the window. Outbound, river,
Hold out the morning that comes into view. Bluetail, tailfly.
River running right on over my head.

How does she sing?
Who holds the ring? And ring and you will find me coming.
Cold reigning king,
Hold all the secrets from you
As they produce the movement.

Even Siberia goes through the motions.
Hold out and hold up;
Hold down the window. Outbound, river,
Hold out the morning that comes into view. Bluetail, tailfly.
River running right over the outboard, river,
Bluetail, tailfly,
Luther, in time.
Dood'ndoodit, dah, d't-d't-dah.

Hold down the window;
Hold out the morning that comes into view.
Warm side, the tower;
Green leaves reveal the heart spoken Khatru.

Gold stainless nail,
Torn through the distance of man as they regard the summit.
Cold reigning king,
Shelter the women that sing
As they produce the movement.
River running right on over,
Then over my head. Outboard, river.

Bluetail, tailfly,
Luther, in time,
Suntower, asking,
Cover, lover,
June cast, moon fast,
As one changes,
Heart gold, leaver,
Soul mark, mover,
Christian, changer,
Called out, saviour,
Moon gate, climber,
Turn round, glider.

[wtmusic]

1. They're um...handle-less

just sing along

[darkstar]

4. Weird.

I mean, how can they be so heavy, man, if you don't know what they, like, mean?

:smoke:

[blackcat77]

2. Tales from Topographic Oceans was even stranger

But I still like it a lot.

[dweller]

3. hmm...window

pane has that effect.

those were the days...
dp

[TheWizardOfMudd]

5. Awesome!

The Revealing Science of God
(Anderson/Howe/Squire/Wakeman/White)

Dawn of the light lying between the silent and sold sources
Chased amid fusions of wonder, In moments hardly seen forgotten
Coloured in pastures of chance dancing leaves cast spells of challenge
Amused but real in thought, we fled from the sea whole

Dawn of thought transfered through moments of days undersearching Earth
Revealing corridors of time provoking memories, disjointed but with purpose
Craving penetrations offer links with the self instructors sharp and tender love as we took to the air, a picture of distance

Dawn of our power we amuse redescending as fast as misused expression
As only to teach love as to reveal passion chasing Late into corners
And we danced from the ocean

Dawn of love sent within us colours of awakening among the many won't to follow, only tunes of a different age
As the links span our endless caresses for the freedom of life everlasting

Talk to the sunlight caller
Soft summer mover distance mine
Called out a tune but I never saw the face
Heard but not replaced I ventured to talk
But I never lost my place

Cast out a spell rendered for the light of day
Lost in lights array I ventured to see
As the sound began to play

What happened to this song we once knew so well?
Signed promise for moments caught within the spell
I must have waited all my life for this Moment, moment

The future poised with the splendour just begun
The light we were as one and crowded through the curtains
Of liquid into sun

And for a moment when our world had filled the skies
Magic turned our eyes to feast on the treasure
Set for our strange device

What happened to wonders we once knew so well?
Did we forget what happened?
Ssurely we can tell

We must have waited all our lives for this Moment, moment, moment

Starlight, movement
Reasons
Release forward
Tallest rainbow
Sun shower, seasons
Life flower, reasons

They move fast, they tell me
But I just can't believe that I can feel it
There's someone to tell you
Amid the challenge we look around in unison with you

Getting over overhanging trees
Let them rape the forest
Thoughts would send our fusion
Clearly to be home

Getting over wars we do not mean
Or so it seems so clearly
Sheltered with our passion
Clearly to be home

They move fast, they tell me
But I just can't believe they really mean to
There's someone, to tell you
And I just can't believe our song will leave you

Skyline teacher
Warland seeker
Send out poison
Cast iron leader

And through the rhythm of moving slowly
Sent through the rhythm, work out the story
Move over glory to sons
Of old fighters past

Young Christians see it from the beginning
Old people feel it, that's what they're saying
Move over glory to sons
Of old fighters past

They move fast, they tell me
But I just can't believe they really mean to
There's someone, to tell you
A course towards a universal season

Getting over overhanging trees
Let them rape the forest
They might stand and leave them
Clearly to be home

Getting over wars we do not mean
We charm the movement suffers
Call out all our memories
Clearly to be home

We've moved fast
We need love
A part we offer is our only freedom

What happened to this song we once knew so well?
Signed promise for moments caught within the spell
We must have waited all our lives for this Moment, moment

Past present movers moments we'll process the future, but only through him we know
Send flowered rainbows
Apiece apart chased flowers of the dark and lights of songs to follow and show all we feel for and know of
Cast round
You seekers of the truth accepting that reason will relive and breath and hope and chase and love
For you and you and you

[tigereye]

7. reminds me of high school

we just listened to the words and music ( over and over and over), I never really thought much about what they meant. It is kind of hard to separate the words and music since they are so atmospherically linked.

[darkstar]

8. Most awesome, indeed!

"Past present movers moments we'll process the future, but only through him we know

Send flowered rainbows

Apiece apart chased flowers of the dark and lights of songs to follow and show all we feel for and know of

Cast round...."


The sheer heaviosity, man.

[dawg]

6. For the most part, they are abstract and meaningless.

Often, Jon Anderson would choose his words more for the way they sounded when sung rather than for their actual meaning.

[Nlighten1]

9. Yep...

He was very interested in making the words and the music harmonize.

[TheWizardOfMudd]

10. "Cold reigning king, Hold all the secrets from you."

Was this a reference to Nixon?

[dawg]

11. Yes music is like those 3D Powervision pictures ...

that were popular a few years ago. Some people can realax and "see it" and others just squint and squint and wonder what the big deal is.

[darkstar]

12. In all seriousness

I'm nearly 47 and loved loved loved these guys when I was younger. Must have seen 'em 10 times by '82 or '83. Lately, been listening to discs at night on phones going to sleep. Fanstastic sleep scape vision music. But of all bands I know of, I find it intersting that their lyrics are at once so evocative yet, upon inspection, seem to yield so little. In a way, it makes 'em even more magical.

[bbernardini]

13. These examples are still far better than "It Can Happen"!

It can happen to you
It can happen to me
It can happen to everyone eventually