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song list next song Yes/ABWH: Letter L Yes: Drama Machine Messiah
Part I
(Downes/Horn/Howe/Squire/White)
Run down a street
Where the glass shows
That summer has gone
Age, in the doorways
Resenting the pace of the dawn.
All of them standing in line
All of them waiting for time.
From time, the great healer,
The machine-Messiah
Is born.

Cables that carry the life
To the cities we build
Threads that link diamonds of life
To the satanic mills
Ah, to see in every way
That we feel it every
Day, and know that
Maybe we'll change
Offered the chance
To finally unlearn our lessons
And alter our stance.
song list next song previous song Yes: Drama Machine Messiah
Part II
(Downes/Horn/Howe/Squire/White)
Friends make their way into systems of chance
(reply- friends make their way of escape into systems of chance)
Escape to freedom I need to be there
Waiting and watching, the tables are turning
I'm waiting and watching
I need to be there.

I care to see them walk away
And, to be there when they say
They will return.

Machine, Messiah
The mindless
Search for a higher
Controller
Take me to the fire
And hold me
Show me the strength of your
Singular eye.
song list next song previous song Yes: Drama Machine Messiah
Part III
(Downes/Horn/Howe/Squire/White)
History dictating symptoms of ruling romance
Claws at the shores of the water upon which we dance
All of us standing in line
All of us waiting for time
To feel it, all the way
And to be there when they
Say they know that
Maybe we'll change
Offered the chance
To finally unlearn our lessons
And alter our stance.

Machine, machine Messiah.
Take me into the fire

Hold me, machine Messiah
And show me
The strength of your singular eye.
song list next song previous song Yes: Tormato Madrigal
(Jon Anderson/Rick Wakeman)
I will be there said my friend of a distant life
Covered in greens of a golden age, set in stone
Follow me, "he sounded of dreams supreme" follow me
Drifting within the glow and the after-glow of the eve

And if that firelight, I could match the inner flame

Sacred ships do sail the seventh age

Cast off your garments of fear, replace them with love
Most of all play with the game of the age
Highest of places remain all as one with you
Giving us light and the freedom of the day

And if that firelight, I could match the inner flame

Sacred ships do sail the seventh age
And have always been here

Celestial travellers have always been here with us
Set in the homes of the universe we have yet to go
Countless expansions will arrive and flow inside of us
My friend, he of fantasy, dancing with the spirit of the age
song list next song previous song Yes: Open Your Eyes Man In The Moon
(...)
I am the man in the moon
And I hope to shine upon you very soon
Waiting in the night
To bathe you all in moonlight
I am the man
I am the man in the moon

Silently revolving
Wandering through the heavens above
On my own

Round and round and round I go
When I stop no one will know

I am a creature of the night
And I hope to come and shed a little light
Although the universe our teacher
I remain the central feature
I am the man
I am the man in the moon

Round and round and round I go
When I stop no one will know

Silently revolving
Wandering through the heavens above
On my own

I am the man in the moon
      Round and round
And I hope to shine upon you very soon
      Round and round
Waiting in the night
To bathe you all in moonlight
I am the man
I am the man in the moon

Round and round and round I go
When I stop no one will know

Round and round and round I go
When I stop no one will know

Round and round and round I go
When I stop no one will know

Round and round and round I go
When I stop no one will know

It's that old devil moon
It's that old devil moon
song list next song previous song Yes: Yesyears Make It Easy
(Rabin)
Why the eagle flies
When the wind blows in his eyes
And he goes no where just to feel good

You don*t know the reason
Our love is like a season
Breaking down and building up again

Why you hold me up
When I feel like falling down
Is the love you have that makes me feel good

Ahhh
You make it easy
Take it slow
Well, I was hurtin inside and you gave me a second chance

Ahhh
You take it easy
When you let it go
I was hurtin inside

Time rides all alone
When you*re left back on your own
But I know you*re always there to lean on

Look beyond the
And you*ll find my love in check
It*s all the love I have
Love I give to you

Ahhh
You make it easy
Take it slow
Well, I was hurtin inside and you gave me a second chance

Ahhh
You take it easy
When you let it go
I was hurtin inside

Why the eagle flies
When the wind blows in his eyes
And he goes no where just to feel good

Time rides all alone
When you*re left back on your own
But I know you*re always there to lean on

You don*t know the reasons
Our love is like the seasons
Breaking down and building up again

Ahhh
You make it easy
Take it slow
Well, I was hurtin inside and you gave me a second chance

Ahhh
You take it easy
When you let it go
I was hurtin inside

Ahhh
You make it easy
Take it slow
Well, I was hurtin inside and you gave me a second chance

Ahhh
You take it easy
When you let it go
I was hurtin inside
song list next song previous song Yes: Union Masquerade
(Howe)
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song list next song previous song ABWH: Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe The Meeting
(Anderson/Howe/Wakeman/Bruford)
Surely I could tell
When I sleep tonight
A dream will call
And raise it's head in majesty
Dividing all my energy
To the meeting of your love

Where from whence it came
Like a singer searching for a song
I try to reach where you belong
As I will be the song for you
I will be your servant child

No, oh no
     I cannot be deceived
No, oh no
     There's something
          That I feel
     There's something that I feel inside

Surely I could tell
If you ask me Lord
To board the train

My life my love would be the same
As I could be the one for you
In the meeting of your love
In the meeting of your love
song list next song previous song ABWH: An Evening Of Yes Music Plus Yes: Affirmative - The Yes Solo Family Album Merlin The Magician
(Wakeman)
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song list next song previous song Yes: The Ladder (limited edition bonus disc) Yes: The Ladder The Messenger
(Anderson/Howe/Sherwood/Squire/White/Khoroshev; lyrics: Anderson)
Judging by the voice
He was free to himself so real
We slaved ourselves to sacrifice
More than that we do not know
Then you hear him on the radio
He would play the sacred themes
That my children sang to me

Amazing as it seems
It was the answer to my dream
His heart that touches me
More than that I do not not know
Then I hear him on the radio
Remembering his every word

That my children sing to me
We have seen the world, this ecstasy
Now my children sing to me
This loving place, beyond belief

You got to stand stand to to together
Keep the message alive

You got to stand stand to to together
To keep the message alive

Spirit up moving, spirit up
Rhythm of sunfire

You got to stand stand to to together
Keep the message alive

Listening for his words
He would speak in ancient verse
So we mesmerize a way to go
Reaching out the universe
Reaching out the universal
Not afraid to learn new words

That our children sing to us
We have seen the world, this ecstasy
So his children bring to us
This inner peace, beyond belief

You got to stand stand to to together
Keep the message alive

You got to stand stand to to together
To keep the message alive

Spirit up moving, spirit up
Rhythm of sunfire

You got to stand stand to to together
Keep the message alive

One voice
One world
One touch
One life... truly, truly say it
One world... one voice
One touch... truly, truly say it
Some people realise
Some people see it
From the beginning
One world... one touch
One voice... one life
One touch... one voice... one world... one life
song list next song previous song Yes: Keys To Ascension 2 Mind Drive
(Anderson/Squire/White/Howe/Wakeman)
Don't forget to seek out the world
If you want to stay
Your actions speak much louder than words
And you get to realize
Just as long as you have control
Holding the fire
Just as long as you can control
This point of your desire

Great days, it will all come to you
Feel another future response
You get the heaven you like
You get the heaven
You get the heaven you need
You get to heaven now

Just as long as you bring the power
From the inside
Just as long as you hold the key
From the inside
Ascend and create
Ascend and create
Ascend and create
Ascension

They will bring you rain
They will move the sky
They will give you light
It will lift you long

To the eyes of child
To the song of songs
It will bring the moon
It will transfer you

Whole
Pushing for the time to call
Dancing on the moon
Giving it out

In the night of nights
It will shine for you
With the wings of flight
It will make it through

To the eyes of child
And the test of song
It will comfort you
It will make you feel

Whole
Looking for the chance to call
Making the world
Independently

Whole
Watching for the place to run
Dancing, dancing, move

We will make it right
We will dance for you
On this night of nights
They will make it through

Through the eyes of child
Amd the wish you are
As the thought that comes
From a distant star

Whatever thoughts you have
Can become a new dream
For the perfect stance
Take you there and back again

And you believe you are
Independently whole
Waiting for the signs, whole
Reaching for the farside show

Whole
Dancing for the moon
Dancing for the light

Whole
Pushing for the mind drive
Dancing for the hour
Dancing for the light
Whole

Dancing for the light

They will bring the rain
They will make it right
It will transfer you
Each and every night

With her wings of hope
They will cover you
They will make it right
They will shine for you

With the golden wings
Close around your soul
It will count for you
It will make you whole

To the eyes of child
And the song of songs
It will make you move
It will transfer you

And so it comes to this now
When you walk into the bliss that
Holds down the fire
As pleasure will divide

So close, so let your heart enter
Succumb and let your heart enter this

So close, and let yourself lose control
Heaven help the love that you send
Heaven has the love you send.  Reeeeeeeea _  llly

Whole
Watching for the time to call
Dancing in the light
Making it right
Dancing
Dancing

Whole
Waiting for the signs
Whole
Reaching for the sight to show
Whole
Independently
Whole
Pushing for the mind drive
Dancing on the out
Dancing in the light

They will bring the rain
They will shine the light
Understanding this
It can come tonight

For the love of love
And the answers, too
It begins with me
It begins with you

Whole
Wishing for the time to call
Looking for the sign
Making it right
Dancing
Dancing

Whole
Waiting for the time to call
Dancing in the harmless sun
Entering the mind drive

Don't forget to seek out the world
If you want to stake out
Actions speak much louder the words
And you get to realize
Just as long as you have control
Holding the fire
Just as long as you get to keep
This point of your desire

When tense, it will come to you
Fear of the future response
You get the heaven you like
You get to heaven
You get the heaven you need
You get to heaven now
song list next song previous song Yes: Union Miracle Of Life
(Rabin/Mancina)
Hold on to the miracle of life...

Sacred lives emotions been washed away like mud.
You don't want my devotion;
You'd rather be washed in blood.
Can we turn away from this open anger?
Can it all betray?
Can't you feel the danger to the miracle of life.

Sing when open hearts are calling,
Shout with open eyes (To the miracle of life)
Far below the deepest treasure
To the miracle of life

Living in times of luster, waiting for the flood.
We don't agree with your concepts;
You'd rather be washed in blood.
Is it any wonder? (In my lifetime)
Cold depth of blue water...
Is it any wonder? (In my lifetime)
Rising tide to slaughter...

Sing when open hearts are calling,
Shout with open eyes (To the miracle of life)
Far below your deepest pleasure
To the miracle of life
Pacifica...Indian...Atlantica...Antarctica
song list next song previous song Yes: Yesyears Money
(Squire/Anderson/White/Wakeman)
Money high, Money low
Money come , Money go.
'Don*t worry me
'Don*t worry me

          (Money don*t buy)

The things that we like, the things that we love
The things that we have, so high above
Don*t bother me
          (It doesn*t even matter to you)
Don*t bother me
          (Money doesn*t grow on trees)
Just don*t worry!

Now listen!

Suns do shine, moons do glow
Simplicity everyone knows
Don*t hurry me
          (I*m in the middle of a dream)
Don*t hurry me
          (It*s not at all the way it seems)

Now!

Money so high, money so low
Money to count, money to go
It won*t be there where I go
          (Where is that you*re going to?)
It won*t be there where I go
          (Where is that you*re going to?)

Just won*t be there
No way!

            [...Screw anything you can... and I*m trying
                                      to do that with the country...]

Do wop...
Da da da...
song list next song previous song Yes: Yesyears Montreux's Theme
(Howe/Squire/Anderson/White)
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song list next song previous song Yes: Symphonic Music Of Yes ABWH: An Evening Of Yes Music Plus Yes: Yessongs Yes: Fragile Mood For A Day
(Howe)
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song list next song previous song Yes: Union The More We Live - Let Go
(Squire/Sherwood)
You and I can change the world;
    The more we live, the more we learn, the more we know.
From this moment on we share the world;
    The more we give, the more we love, the more we grow.
The spirit of imagination can lead us through the dark;
    The more we see, the more we try, the more we show.
The evidence of our confusion, life has left its mark;
    The more we fear, the more we lie, the more we hide.

As we walk into tomorrow
  (Turning away from the path we know)
Holding the future with our hands
  (We carry the weight of the world we go)
It's up to you and I -- We hold the key; we hold the answers

All our thoughts of doubt and fear are leaving one by one
    The more we live, the more we learn, the more we know.
For each of us the road is clear and life has just begun;
    The more we give, the more we love, the more we grow.
It's time to reach the goals we've set for ourselves;
    The more we fear, the more we lie, the more we hide.
All we need is just to believe in ourselves;
    We face the truth, we see it clear, with no disguise.

Cast away our doubt and sorrow
  (Turning away from the past we know)
The Universe at our command
  (Conserving the fate of the world we grow)
Together you and I, we hold the key to all the answers

Let go
  Let go
    Let go
      Let go
        Let go
song list Yes/ABWH: Letter N previous song Yes: Friends And Relatives Jon Anderson: The More You Know The More You Know
(Jon Anderson/Francis Jocky)
How do you get even with your sacred senses
Ebery time, your Brother don't mind
I don't know we've been running through your friendship
Try to, deep in time
Your Brother don't know

First to touch, when you lose
Finally time again
Talk, talk, talk will spill the cup
Then break you down and then
Put your thoughts to action
And the consequence is mine
You don't know
You don't know
You're making time

So who's to blame, don't ever doubt it
Your Brother don't know
I said who's to blame
Don't ever doubt it
Your Brother don't know

Last time you tried to ride it
Check yourself and realise
Your ability, your ability, your ability
And the more you try to push that limit
How you justify you might not get it
So you're backing out, a sign of your disability

Eh! I don't mind and they don't care
But your Brother does
I said I don't mind and they don't care
But your Brother does

Who to believe, Who to believe in
Who to believe, Who to believe in

Acts of faith set you apart
And it's alright 'cos your Brother don't know

Escape gets you going
So you finally try again
But the down and out they call the police
So they push you back again
And then you get to get it screaming
And the lessons you seem to never learn
It's all about being human
I believe it is your turn

Say my Brother is my Brother (Brother)
My Brother is my soul
I said my Brother is my Brother (Brother)
Yes Brother is my soul
Say my Brother