Starship Trooper

Starship Trooper--I Life Seeker

(Anderson)

Sister Bluebird flying high above,
Shine your wings forward
to the sun.
Hide the myst'ries of life
on your way.
Though you've seen them,
please don't say a word.
What you don't know,
I have never heard.

Starship Trooper,
go sailing on by,
Catch my soul,
catch the very night.
Hide the moment from my eager eyes.
Though you've seen them,
please don't tell a soul.
What you can't see,
can't be very whole.

Speak to me of summer,
long winters
longer than time
can remember,
Setting up of other roads,
travel on in old accustomed ways.

I still remember the talks by the water,
the proud sons and daughters that,
In the knowledge of the land,
spoke to me
in sweet accustomed ways.

Mother life,
hold firmly on to me.
Catch my knowledge higher
than the day.
Lose as much
as only you can show.
Though you've seen them,
please don't say a word.
What I don't know,
I have never shared.

YES

Sound Chaser

Sound Chaser

Faster moment spent
spread tales of change
within the sound
Counting form
through rhythm
electric freedom
Moves to counter-balance stars
expound our conscience.

All to know and see
The look in your eyes
Passing time will reach
as nature relays
to set the scene
New encounters spark
a true fruition
Guiding lines
we touch them
Our bodies balance out
the waves
As we accelerate our days
To the look in your eyes

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...

YES

Siberian Khatru

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.
Hold out the morning that comes into view.
River running right over the outboard, river,
Bluetail, tailfly,
Luther, in time.

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.

YES

Madrigal

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

YES

Final Eyes

Final Eyes

Person to person
woman to man
Sing me a story to reach me
Teach me to teach me
to understand
All these emotions I miss you
So you leave her
Can't believe her
Can't escapse
Final eyes
Final eyes.

Person to person woman to man
Send me this song that will teach me
Like a river without a stream
Night time without dreaming
Send me this song that will reach me
So you leave me
Can't deceive me
See through me
Final eyes
Final eyes

And I know you think there's nothing
There's nothing more to say
And I know that I've got something
I've got something to say
If ever I needed someone
You were there when I needed you
If ever I needed someone
You were there when I needed you
If ever I needed someone
You were there when I needed you

Person to person woman to man
Send me this song that will teach me
Like a river without a stream
Night time without dreaming
Send me this song that will reach me
So you leave me
Can't deceive me
See through me
Final eyes

And I know you think there's nothing
There's nothing more to say
Don't hide behind the headlines oh yea
I've got something to say
If ever I needed someone
You were there when I needed you
If ever I needed someone
You were there when I needed you
Whenever I needed
Whenever I needed
Whenever I needed
Someone
If ever I needed
Whenever I needed someone
You were there when I needed you
You saved me from falling
Saved me from falling
I'm so in love with you

YES

Don't Kill the Whale

Dont Kill The Whale

You're first
I'm last
You're thirst
I'm asked to justify
Killing our last heaven beast
Don't hunt the whale
In beauty
Vision
Do we
Offer much

lf we reason with destiny,
gonna lose our touch
Don't kill the whale
Rejoice
They sing
They worship their own space
In a moment of love,
they will die for their grace
Don't kill the whale

lf time will allow
We will judge all who came
In the wake of our new age
to stand for the frail
Don't kill the whale

YES

Circus of Heaven

Circus Of Heaven

(Jon Anderson)

The day the Circus of Heaven came to town
Local folks lined the streets
in a Midwestern town
Waiting anxiously for the parade
to begin all around.

On the very last day
A unicorn headed the mystical way
Surrounded by what seemed
a thousand golden angels at play
Behind were Centaurs, elves, bright fairies
all in colours of jade

On the very final day
For what seemed only just a moment in time
Seven solemn flying silvered regal horses rode by
Seven golden chariots in tow,
a wonder to behold
The Seven Lords of the Mountains of Time.

There then arose
where nothing really stood there before
A giant tent rising one thousand feet high
from the floor
Towns people flocked inside
with their eyes all amazed
To greet the Seventh Lord
of the seventh age

A fanfare rang out
in an incredible sound
Bringing out the strangest visions
perfect harmony round
Any dreams he asked
would they like to have seen
From historical or mythical scenes.

Then there above their heads
just as vivid as life
Each vision transported multitudes
inventing light
Grecian galleons,
the sack of Troy,
to the Gardens of Babylon.

A play of millions roared along
The gigantic dreams of Alexander,
the Great Civil wars
where brothers fought
and killed their friendship
with hate.
All seen by Zeus
performing scenes in the magical way
The day the circus came to town.

Outside great animals
as tame as the trees
Angels high in starlight
dancing streets
Turning their colours
with indigo and gold
Dropping violet,
red and emerald snow.

As the circus finally changed
its invisible course
A new world to be found
On the dreamy ground we walked upon
I turned to my son and said
"Was that something beautiful,
amazing, wonderful, extraordinary
beautiful?"
"Oh! It was OK!!
But there were no clowns,
no tigers, lions or bears,
candy-floss,
toffee apples,
no clowns."

YES