Favorite Yes lyrics

"cause its time, its time in time
With your time and its news is captured
For the queen to use.
Move me on to any black square,
Use me any time you want,
Just remember that the gold
sfor us to capture all we want, anywhere,"

Not that I understand it very much, but it's definitely my favorite phrase Jon ever sung.

fuxi wrote: My favorite is probably: From the moment I reached out to hold, I felt a sound And what touches our soul slowly moves as touch rebounds And to know that tempo will continue Lost in trance of dances as rhythm takes another turn As is my want, I only reach to look in your eyes But I've got many favorites. Which is surprising.

Great one.  When you think about it, the lyrics had to deliver at that point.  Everything that had gone before it in the band, the mad dashes of solo guitar romantically winding into this low energy section yet with these thick chords, it demands great lyrics; and these even speak to picking up the song again, taking up the dance again, which is what happens!

Jon Anderson's favorite verbs: attain, retain.

His favorite adverbs: surely, rightly.

I'm telling you man, it's about constipation! I'm convinced of it!

American Khatru wrote: The Whistler wrote: For my money, there is really only one Yes song (that I've heard) that had lyrics that really touched me. I mean, plenty are unintentionally hilarious, but "Long Distance Runaround," oddly enough, really speaks to me. I think I actually know what Jonnny boy is talking about; someone you love who is far away.  I can't remember exactly, and so I may be wrong, but I think I remember hearing Anderson say that it had something to do with religion or the search for truth, but he was non-committal.  And since I feel like I remember him "saying" it, it was probably from some live bootleg.

Shhh! You'll spoil it!

Many of Jon's lyrics appear incredibly cheesy without the music, but these lines I find brilliant:

Crossed the line around the changes of the summer
Reaching out to call the color of the sky
Passed around a moment clothed in mornings faster than we see

Sing fortune all to order, battle-scarred to rebel's window
And faithful axe remind you
And faithful axe remind you
Now kindred, place your fallow mark upon the ocean's play
And faithful axe remind you
And faithful axe remind you
Then clearly stay all glorious and mete wonder
And clearly for the motion set in play
Keep somber as the air relieves us train remind
Chut chut
Chut chut chut

Speak kindly and of fusion tame the wind delights akimbo
And faithful axe remind you
And faithful axe remind you
And timely is the breadth all fortune comes to mind our way
And faithful axe remind you
And faithful axe remind you
Then clearly they repeat a flower's thunder (in her white lace)
Then clearly they regard the shadow clay
And shine creation memory caressing time

Chut chut
Chut chut chut
Chut chut chut

"Owner of a lonely heart, much better than the owner of a broken heart." 

"Our Gods awake in thunderous roars
 and guide our leaders hands in paths of glory to the cause!"

For my money, there is really only one Yes song (that I've heard) that had lyrics that really touched me. I mean, plenty are unintentionally hilarious, but "Long Distance Runaround," oddly enough, really speaks to me. I think I actually know what Jonnny boy is talking about; someone you love who is far away.