Friday, June 16, 2006

On "Baha'i" Songs: "Hearts" by Yes

There are Baha'i songs and there are "Baha'i" songs. Here is another of the latter, by Yes.

Hearts, by Yes

Hearing - talking - yes I - love you
Set your heart sail on the river
Look around you as you drift downstream hearing
Pouring souls into the ocean talking
Take account of all you've seen love you
One people - together
Freedom for today
So easy the future
So see the children's way
Love me
Teach me
Know me
One people - together
Freedom for today
Tomorrow forever
So see the people's way
Many moons cascade one river
They light from side to side
As we cross in close proximity
Like rivers our hearts entwine
How we talk - how we teach our children
How we move - we direct our eyes
All the senses tuned discovery
As and as and when our hearts decide
Be ready now - be ye circle
Be the central force ye life
As the game extends the cycle
Be ready to move
http://www.lyricsfreak.com/y/yes/hearts_20148312.html

Editorial Reviews
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After breaking up at the dawn of the '80s, Yes made a surprise comeback with this 1983 effort. This album (named after its catalog number) featured a retooled band lineup, with guitarist Trevor Rabin and original keyboardist Tony Kaye joining longtime members Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, and Alan White. It also unveiled a newly streamlined sound, courtesy of British avant-pop producer Trevor Horn, who'd briefly replaced frontman Anderson on the pre-breakup album Drama. The new approach made these English prog-rock vets sound contemporary at the height of the MTV explosion, spawning memorably catchy hits like "Owner of a Lonely Heart," "Leave It," and "It Can Happen." --Scott Schinder

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