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Yes: The Ladder

 A l b u m   D e t a i l s


Label: Eagle Records
Released: 1999
Time:
 60:25
Category: Pop/Rock
Producer(s): Bruce Fairbaim
Rating: *******... (7/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: yesworld.com
Appears with: Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Rick Wakeman, Chris Squire
Purchase date: 1999.10.15
Price in €: 15,99



 S o n g s ,   T r a c k s


[1] The Ladder (Homeworld) - (Yes / Jon Anderson)
[2] If Only You Knew - (Yes / Jon Anderson)
[3] New Language - (Yes / Jon Anderson)
[4] It'll Be A Good Day (The River) - (Yes / Jon Anderson)
[5] To Be Alive (Hep Yadda) - (Yes / Jon Anderson)
[6] Nine Voices (Longwalker) - (Yes / Jon Anderson)
[7] Lightning Strikes - (Yes / Jon Anderson)
[8] Finally - (Yes / Jon Anderson)
[9] Can I? - (Yes)
[10] Face To Face - (Yes / Jon Anderson)
[11] The Messenger - (Yes / Jon Anderson)

 A r t i s t s ,   P e r s o n n e l


Steve Howe - vocals, acoustic, electric & steel guitars, mandolin
Billy Sherwood - vocals, guitar
Igor Khoroshek - vocals, keyboards
Chris Squire - vocals, bass
Alan White - vocals, drums, percussion
Jon Anderson - vocals

Additional personnel:
Randy Raine-Reusch - various instruments
Rhys Fulber - loops

The Marguerita Horns:
Tom Colclough - alto saxophone
Tom Keenlyside - tenor saxophone, piccolo
Derry Burns - trumpet
Rod Murray - trombone
Neil Nicholson - tuba

 C o m m e n t s ,   N o t e s


This is an Enhanced audio CD which contains regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.

Recorded at Armoury Studios, Vancouver, Canada from February-May 1999.

Yes returns to classic form on The Ladder, an album that features the kinds of chord changes, technical virtuosity, and vocal harmonies that brought the band to prominence. Yes is a band that recently celebrated its 30th anniversary and has never stopped experimenting. This latest release is proof of this, with the group sounding as fresh as ever.



Thirty years and a dozen-plus personnel changes after it helped launch the English progressive rock movement, Yes bills The Ladder as a "return to form." The question is: Which form? Though opening with a sound wash and rhythmic sleight-of-hand that suggests Close to the Edge and Tales from Topographic Oceans, it soon becomes apparent that the reunited core of the band's early 70's prime (vocalist Jon Anderson, bassist Chris Squire, guitarist Steve Howe, drummer Alan White, augmented by Billy Sherwood and Igor Khoroshev on guitar and keyboard, respectively) has remembered a thing or two from Yes's metamorphosis into a pop hit-maker ("Owner of a Lonely Heart") in the 1980s without sacrificing their willingness to occasionally take their music effortlessly off the wall. (Economic adventure, if you will.) The band takes playful, virtuosic swipes at Afro-Cuban percussion, as well as jazz, funk, and classical, and even concocts an unlikely tribute to Bob Marley that sounds about as reggae-fied as, well, Yes. And if their utopian-counterculture lyrical bent remains unbowed, it now seems like a spit in the face of the overarching cynicism of the age.

Jerry McCulley - Amazon.com



Yes return to classic form on THE LADDER, an album that features the kinds of chord changes, technical virtuosity, and vocal harmonies that brought the band to prominence. Bruce Fairbairn (Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Cranberries), who passed away in May, 1999, made his last production job a memorable one.

Billy Sherwood and Igor Khoroshev join the classic lineup of Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Chris Squire, and Alan White. "Homeworld (The Ladder)" is a 9-minute opus that changes from straight-ahead rock to a piano melody, and is reminiscent of the band's early-'70s progressive work. "Lightning Strikes" has a ska feel to it, while "Can I?" is a world music reworking of the band's own "We Have Heaven." "Face To Face" is a fantastic classic rock tune, and "If You Only Knew" is a wonderfully commercial ballad. Like the title track, "New Language" is another epic track featuring the keyboard talents of Mr. Khoroshev. Yes is a band that recently celebrated its 30th anniversary and has never stopped experimenting. THE LADDER is proof of this, with the group sounding as fresh as ever.



"...here again are Chris Squire's elastic bass, Steve Howe's skittering rock-jazz guitar and Jon Anderson's high-altitude vocals....generally the results sound pretty good....younger prog pretenders could still learn a lot from the old masters."

Mojo (10/99, p.99)



"Mit dem knapp zehnminütigen Titelsong, der unter dem Namen "Homeworld" auch den Soundtrack für ein neues Computerspiel abgibt, gelingt den alt-neuen Yes ein formidabler Einstieg in eine Platte, die waschechte Artrock-Fans happy machen wird. Höhepunkt für Yes-Fans der ersten Stunde ist aber das fantasievolle "New-Language", ein neunminütiger, bombastischer Trip im bewährt markig-opulenten Gruppensound, getragen von Jon Andersons einzigartiger Eunuchenstimme. Zu dieses Yes also; ein kleines Ja!"

L. Brandt in stereoplay 10/99



When so many bands become tired and repetitive after only two albums or so, it makes listening to new Yes a refreshing experience. Even if there are stylistic similarities to past work...well, you really can't avoid that; Anderson has such a distinctive voice, a distinctive way of writing; Steve Howe has a distinctive way of playing guitar (or whichever instrument he chooses)...etc. Because of that, yes there is that element that makes this decidedly Yes. And through all their trials and tribulations, they are still making lively and interesting music.

I may not have been totally impressed with Open Your Eyes, and the faults I found in that one I don't really find here. There is breathing room, a clarity to the instruments, and a good balance between the instruments and vocals. It is a sonic delight, at least from that perspective. I know that this was one of the last, if not the last things Bruce Fairburn produced, and if nothing else, he has left on a high note. This a beautifully produced album...perhaps I'm over using that word...spectacular?

As hinted at, there are echoes of earlier material here, without sounding like rehash. Stylistically, it's probably closest to the Big Generator days...there is similar guitar and bass sounds...down to maybe Howe and Squire using the same instruments as then*. At least that's true of "Finally" (track 8). This isn't a criticism, as I like that period of Yes.

If "Homeworld (The Ladder)" - the opening track - were the sum of the album, this would be some of the best Yes in a while...it has all those elements - great keys, great solos by Howe,...Anderson's vocals...beautiful piece.

Fortunately, we are given an additional 10 tracks..."It Will Be A Good Day (The River)" follows next...bright, clear, open and airy without being lightweight. I rarely swear, but My God! This is a beautiful track. That's two here.

"Lightning Strikes" will be the song that will probably get the most "press"... Yes plays Caribbean music. Get out your fruit drinks, those little drink umbrellas, floral print shirts, ... sounds more Hawaii than Caribbean, doesn't it? Oh, well, it's a party man. The weird thought I had listening to this was it made me think of an 80's tune by a band called...what we're they called? Well, the song was "Belly of The Whale" - remember that? This has that kind of groove, only with a twist of Yes. It is the most upbeat track here...Yes as a dance band!

"Face to Face" is a bubbly rocker...bubbly in that Squire's fat base lines made me think of...lava bubbling and boiling...his bass is the most dominate part of this track, aside from Anderson's vocals.

"If Only You Knew" is the ballad, pleasant,...not quite power pop...this could easily be a single...Yes on Top 40 radio along side...Backstreet Boys...Mariah Carey...oh dear, that isn't a good thought, is it?...Starship. That's what this reminds me of. If Anderson fronted Starship... but really, it's better than all that makes it seem.

The track that works the least for me is the short "Can I?"... maybe because it doesn't conform to the notions of...well, the rest of the album and so will take a bit longer to absorb...well, there's a strange mix of ethnicities in it...truly world music, as you can detect influences from many cultures - not surprising given Anderson.

The criticism I can imagine that will be levied is it's pop slant...Yes are a long way from "Close to the Edge," but then, we're a long way from the 70's. Okay, "New Language" starts out with a classic Yes feel, due to Squire's bass, the Khoroshev's keys, and Howe's guitar. John Gabbard, my cohort here, felt that Khoroshev's keys were reminiscent of Wakeman's (overall).

The more I play this, and I've been playing it a lot today, the more I like it. Yes are fully set to move into the next millennium...and this album will set them up for another thirty plus years. This comes highly recommended.

*3/25/00: After the fact postscript: Of course, Howe wasn't a member of Yes for BG, it was Rabin on guitar. So, never mind what I said. Squire sounds as if he's using the same instruments as then.

Reviewed by: Stephanie Sollow, August 1999
www.progressiveworld.net - Your Ultimate Guide To Progressive Music



Growing up with Yes and knowing there's a new album on its way is always a fascinating time. Knowing that my good friend and idol Rick Wakeman is no longer with the most talented band ever, then again, is a difficult situation. Especially the fact that Igor Khoroshev "lends" many a Wakeman idea and technique, is difficult to accept. However Yes is Jon Anderson and our little man keeps on singing as if it were his very first recording! As a whole The Ladder sounds like the album which logically should have been released right after both Keys To Ascension albums. In the opening track "Homeworld" you can hear the atmosphere of The Yes Album mingled with the best from Close To The Edge, Fragile and Going For The One, yet with a contemporary approach. That "fresh" approach is mainly the work of Billy Sherwood, known for his work with World Trade, longtime friend of Chris Squire and a great deal more "symphonic" than Trevor Rabin is. Also the production by the late Bruce Fairburn gives the music more "drive," more "power," elements which are welcomed bu the drumming style of Alan White and which perfectly complement the swinging input from Anderson, Howe and Squire. The way Howe's guitar playing lies on top of the keyboard section is very similar to the build up of "Starship Trooper." The fact that the band really feels great can be found in the many frivolous interludes such as the bossa-nova rhythms in "Lightning Strikes." Yes on the dance floor? If it depends on "Face To Face," why not (I guess we might expect some remixes soon!).

Commercial sidesteps during "To Be Alive (Hep Yada)" sort of steers the music slightly in the Open Your Eyes direction. If you are looking for "Close To The Edge - The Sequel," then I'm afraid you won't really find what you're looking for, even if at the end of "Finally" you some of the best music Yes has ever written, featuring a very sensitive Steve Howe on top of swirling violins. Also don't expect a remake of "The Fish," yet in "The Messenger," Squire gets all the room necessary to let his "old" Rickenbacker really roar without going "over-the-top." Without any doubt "New Language" is a magnificent composition where accessible parts go hand in hand with flashbacks from the Tales period. The closing track "Nine Voices" (which ends with a choir that harks back to "Roundabout") lets the unequalled voice of Jon Anderson dance on the acoustic guitar of Howe. Meanwhile, it's probably Billy Sherwood offering us his talents on sitar and tabla in order to let the Yes music intertwine with the Indian culture. Maybe a "naughty" wink of an eye towards the psychedelic sixties, yet The Ladder lets us hear a fresh, reborn Yes, the sum of a collection of "oldies" augmented with the adrenaline of newcomers Sherwood and Khoroshev.

When Yes released Keys To Ascension I and II in '96 and '97, both the live version of "Revealing Science" from Tales plus new songs like "That, That Is" and "Mind Drive" made us hope for the best. Leaving Britain behind and finding a new life in America has made sure that we have a completely new Yes today, where the mix between "classic" Yes and accessibility have never been stronger than on the current The Ladder. And you? You should already be on the top rung of The Ladder!

Review courtesy John "Bo Bo" Bollenberg
www.progressiveworld.net - Your Ultimate Guide To Progressive Music



It was with great expectations that I opened up the envelope that was lying on the floor in the hallway. I expected to see the wonderful Roger Dean artwork, but instead I got an orange cover with the Yes logo and a couple of sentences that said: Advance album. The finished artwork will consist of a Roger Dean painting. Promotional use only. My fingers were trembling when I placed the disc in the player, luckily I had heard the opening nine minute track "Homeworld (The Ladder)" on a sampler a couple of weeks ago and I knew that it was nothing else than a killer. The two songs that followed "It Will Be A Good Day (The River)" and "Lightning Strikes" are stunning compositions with positive vibes that gets to you immediately and gives you the biggest of smiles. "Can I" is a short so-called "in-between" track and doesn't ad much to the overall picture. The following five songs clock's in around the five minute mark and gives you the feeling that it doesn't get much better than this. And then comes yet another nine minute track in form of "New Language" and just blow everything else on the record away. The album that ends with "Nine Voices (Longwalker)" is absolutely brilliant. In sound it lies somewhere between "Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman & Howe" and "Open Your Eyes". It has the skillfulness and positivism like the first mentioned and vocal harmonies off the second. But compared to "Open Your Eyes" it is far more thought through, has a better production and seems to be far more group oriented. I'm extremely happy that "The Ladder" lives up to my high expectations.

The album is also available in other version - the japanese one comes with a bonus 3" CD-single that includes "I´ve Seen All Good People" and "And You And I" recorded live. There is also a strictly limited European version that comes in a slipcase and contains a poster. The most recent edition contains a bonus CD with two 1999 live recordings ("Homeworld" and "The Messenger") and an enhanced bit with some video footage, interview, screensaver etc.



 

 L y r i c s


HOMEWORLD (THE LADDER)

Nothing can take us far enough
Emotion... far enough together
As the light shines so bright
Bright enough to let us in


Nothing can bridge our souls'
Devotion... fast enough together
As the power proves you right
Right enough to let you begin


So many displaced among the future dreamers
Realised their doubles
Took a new step
A question of origin


Only in the recent past
Seeking for to realise
Skyward shone
Like beacons
A question of origin


Ten thousand millions free
To the westward light
The dreamers represent
This arc of peace


As the poets entranced
The anchor redeemed
Secrets of science
The history of the future
Was surely made


Just what keeps us so alive
Just what makes us realise
Our home
Is our world, our life
Home is our world


Nothing can take us far enough
Emotion... far enough together
As the light shines so bright
Bright enough to let us in


Nothing can bridge our souls
Devotion... fast enough together
As the power proves you right
Right enough to let you begin


Speak so fast to the prophets
Of the living
Looking for the signs
Spanning out the centuries
Search for truth


Ancient ones... they watch
And listen
Carry our wishes...
Took upon themselves to guide us
Through the endless skies


Just what keeps us so alive
Just what makes us realise
Our home
Is our world, our life
Our hope is our world, our life


I have seen the passion
That's in the hope that everyone
Will find their way into
The secret of
The home of your heart


Living within the vision
Within the power, beyond belief
We see that hate destroys the soul
Of anyone who tries to teach i


I have seen the dream
That's in your heart
That's in your eyes
To bring you closer to the one


It's what keeps us so alive
It's what makes us realise
Our home is our world, our life
Just what keeps us so alive
Just what makes us realise
Our home
Is our world, our life
Home is our world, our life


Send, ascending to the secrets
All is pure and clear to resolve
Nothing can change us now
Send, ascending to the future
Nothing can ever change us now
We follow the sun
We follow the sun
We follow the sun


Truth is a simple place
Here for us all to see
Reach as it comes to you
As it comes to me
As I will always need you inside my heart


Peace is a word we teach
A place for us all to reach
Sing as it sings to you
As it sings to me
As I will always need you inside my heart


IT WILL BE A GOOD DAY (THE RIVER)

Golden forest golden lake
Sanctuary, state of grace
I will find reason a place to begin
It will be a good day


Beginning is one place I've been before
Watching the sunrise on the silver shores
Setting me free again leading the way
It will be a good day


Sometimes I forget
How mighty this earth
Astounding winter skies
Truth is in birth
Peace that it brings to me, my naked eyes
Be a good day


Make me believe again
Making me free again
Making me see again


Golden mountains golden seas
A thousand reasons singing to me
Alive to this message
Realising it all
Be a good day


Learning to listen learning to see
Learning is power making me free
Free to believe again in my human side
Giving me good reason
Giving me good reason


(Come tomorrow)
Make me believe again
(Destiny)
(Take the river)
Making me free again
(To the sea)


(Come tomorrow)
Making me see again
(Will be free)


Like a river


Time feels so much closer now
You are with me, so real


We make our own heaven
Clear through the sky
The making of reason for you and I
I sing of each season
Making us feel
This will be a good day
This will be a good day


(Come tomorrow)
Make me believe again
(Destiny)


(Take the river)
Making me free again
(To the sea)
(Come tomorrow)
Making me see again
(Destiny)
Like a river to the sea


Make me believe again
Making me free again
(Come tomorrow)
Making me see again
(Destiny)


(Take the river)
Making me free again
(To the sea)


(Come tomorrow)
Making me see again
(Take the river)
(Come tomorrow)
(Destiny)
(Take the river)
(To the sea)


LIGHTNING STRIKES

What you gonna do when the lightning strikes and hits you
Who ya gonna call for the secret of stealing the world
Swimming in this ocean of words on your new cellphone
Diving for the wisdom of pearls in your eyes
Come on


What ya gonna do when the lightning strikes and hits you
How ya gonna laugh when the joker forgets his lines
Stepping off a cloud into space whatever greets you
Show me how you got this award for being alive


Waking up is waking to the power
Dancing up is dancing till the dawn
Talk talk talk will always get you someplace
Shake it up 'n' shake me till I'm done
Shake it up now!


She ay... Do wa bap
She ay... Do wa bap
She ay... Do wa bap
She ay... Do wa bap


Who ya gonna call when the power
Begins to chase you
Spinning out of shape now you're learning to live again
Fastening your seatbelt tonight it could get jumpy


Showing me the good 'n' that
Life is not in vain
 
Take take take 'n' take me thru the lightning
Walk don't talk me always on the run
Ride it out until you get the picture
Shake it up and let me get me some
Let me get me some


Eya he say touch it together
Touching my spirit touching my feeling
Eya he say touch it together
Touching my spirit touching my feeling
Eya he say coming together
Touching my spirit touching my feeling
Eya he say coming together
Touching my spirit touching my feeling


Talk, talk, talk, keep moving 'round in circles
Moving till the moon is on the run
Take me take me take me to the new day
Take me out and let me get me some


Take take take and dance me thru the lightning
Moving to the left 'n' to the sun... ya ya ya


Help me get me some... ya
Help me get me some... come on


Ooh ya... ooh ya... ooh ya... ooh ya
Ooh ya... ooh ya... ooh ya


CAN I?

Instrumental.


FACE TO FACE

Here we are trying to mend all the broken hearts
In a world where the pain is the fear
Ain't no doubt there's a method to madness here
Set your clock to the start of a brand new year


Shine your heart to the universe and get the news
Not alone never have been, never will be
See the truth, not to mention the promise made
See them all, see them all high on judar rhythm


We began at the very first spring
How the promise will come when the promise is made
We will sing at the very first spring
That the promise will come when the promise is made
Promise is made, promise is made


Shake me up, take me up
Face to face


Lift me up, shake me up
Face to face


Make me real, make me longing to see you smile
Shall we dancing, shall we be the dancing down under
In this life of lives, are we ready to take the chance
Moving to the rhythm, here at last to


Believe
To believe


We began at the first real spring
How the promise will come when the promise is made
We will sing at the very first spring
That the promise will come when the promise is made


We began at the first real spring - ya
We will sing at the very first spring - ya


We began at the first real spring
We will sing at the very first spring
How the promise will come when the promise is made
Promise is made, promise is made


We began at the first real spring
That the promise will come when the promise is made
We will sing at the very first spring
That the promise will come when the promise is made
Promise is made, promise is made


Shake it up, take me up
Face to face
Face to face
Face to face


IF ONLY YOU KNEW

I can lift you with my heart
Give you meaning every day
Cannot live without your truth


And be the true me
To be the true you


Pick the flowers from your floor
Put them in your arms for you my love
Realise my life and more


Say you will 'n' then


Take me home
Make me clear
It feels so much better
Take me home
To this heart of hearts


If only you knew
You caught me when I was falling
Yes you caught me when I was falling fast


And only you knew
You answered me when I was calling you
You saw me when I was dreaming you
Into my life


Everyone who looks at you
Sees the loving in your every move
You're the healing of the soul


To be the true you
To be the true me


I will be your strength all time
Ever wishing you this love and more
Forever be your guiding song


Say you will and then


Take me home
Make me clear
To feel so much better
In this life
In your heart of hearts


If only you knew
How you caught me when I was falling
Yes you caught me when I was falling fast


And only you knew
You answered me when I was calling you
You saw me when I was dreaming you
Into my life


When I feel the hurt in so many peoples' lives
I take a deep breath and think of your smile your eyes


When I hear the sadness of this earthtime
Then I take a deep breath and know that you understand
That you understand


And only you knew
How you caught me when I was falling fast
Caught me when I was falling fast
If only you knew
How you answered me when I was calling you
You saw me when I was dreaming you


If only you knew
Yes you caught me when I was falling fast
You caught me when I was falling
Into your life


TO BE ALIVE (HEP YADDA)

Not a lot is missing
Every ounce of treasure found
And I believe that everyone should get what
They're allowed
Suspected of belief that comes suspended
In a sound
And everybody wants some


It's the sound they make in heaven
It's a sound for here on earth
I've heard it in the whispering
Of the wonders that we search
We've waited far too long
To hear the healing of the stars
'N' everybody wants some


Everybody wants some
Everybody wants some
Everybody wants some
Everybody wants some
To feel alive


Oh - does it get much better than this
Oh - does it get much better, much better
Oh - does it get much better than this, than this


There's the sound that keeps you trying
There's the sound that makes you smile
There's a sound in every corner
Of the world that we survive


Your temple is the harmony
You feel the sacred ground
Just wishing for the secret
To appear within the sound
Watching for the morning star
The rhythm of the sun
I hear it in my waking dreams
The singing has begun


The passion that we walk upon
The passion that we bring
Is written for the mountains
They love to hear us sing


Everybody wants some
Everybody wants some
Everybody wants some
Everybody wants some
To feel alive


Oh - doesn't get much better than this
Oh - doesn't get much better than this, than this


Who made me make believe
I'm alive I'm living
Never underestimate
The signals coming to you
Oh
The sounding of the earth
It shakes you, yes it shakes you
Oh
The sounding of the earth
It shakes you, let it shake you


Hep yadda


FINALLY

Finally... We put it to the test
Dedicate to the true believer in you
Finally... Put it to the test
Finally


Make no mistake to the mainstream
Music be the master planner
Just like the books you read
You'll hear it on your radio scanner


It's not so much what you know
Or who you know that's coming
Its what you do regardless
Its what you do... eventually


Finally... We put it to the test
Dedicate to the true believer in you
Finally... Put it to the test
Finally


I've seen them running, down and out
Never mind the good intentions
A dreamer with a reason to live
Is as clear as his next invention


You take a second look to find
A second chance at giving
The voices say do not despair
There's a real good reason you're living


I could feel the earth moving
I could see sky falling
We can chase the storm
We can sing the rain
Walk the final distance
Live this life again


Finally... We put it to the test
Dedicate to the true believer in you
Finally... Put it to the test telling me to let go


I can feel the earth moving (I can sing the rain)
I can feel the rain coming (live this life again)
I can feel the storm
I can sing the rain
I can free my heart
Live this life again
You can choose to stand
You can choose to fall
You can see the rain
You can have it all


I can feel the rain coming
I can feel the earth moving
I can feel the love coming


I can feel the earth moving
I can feel the rain coming
I can feel the love coming
I can feel the earth moving


THE MESSENGER

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


NEW LANGUAGE

I speak from some sort of protection of learning
Even though I make it up as I go on
A special trait is that I've tried
To reach all feelings
So I speak a new language of love


Some say that it is written in the circle
Others that it is written in the sun
But I protect myself by seeing this experience
As a metaphor for moving on


Sometimes I check myself
To start to believe in
The horoscopes you read everyday
They're telling me somethings
I really ought to know
But then again I like to
Then again I learn to
Then again I'm running away


Vision is coming so fast I can't stop myself
Vision forgets who is real
On the city streets, people get lost
Just waiting for history
Pushing the real world away


Taking a chance only once in your life
Only weakness can stop you from hearing
New languages
Translate each word
As they bring you creation
Your voice is the perfect key


Is there something that
I'm supposed to see


Is there something that I'm
Supposed to feel
I'm with you
And I can't help but want to know


(Talk to me)
Is there something that I'm supposed to teach
(Speak to me)
Is there something that I'm supposed to find
As I reach to the healing in each spoken word


For some strange reason time just cannot wait a minute
I'm chasing every second before I let go
Yesterday my history
Dreams are still a mystery
This living is a gift I should know


Lay it down and let me live the new language
Let me learn at every twist every turn
Lay it down and let me love the further future
Let me know I'm running
Let me know I'm learning
Let me know I'm moving on


Vision is racing so fast I can't stop myself
Chasing the reason
For all kinds of wondering
People embracing these feelings of limbo
Just waiting for some kind of truth


Taking a chance as it comes only once
Only strength can do justice
With words of new languages
Translate creation
To bring you salvation
Your voice is the perfect key


(Talk to me)
Is there something that
I'm supposed to see
(Speak to me)
Is there something that I'm
Supposed to feel
I'm with you
And I can't help but want to know
(New languages)


(Talk to me)
Is there something that
I'm supposed to teach
(Speak to me)
Is there something that I'm supposed to find
As I reach to the healing of each spoken word
(New languages)


Taking a chance as it comes only once
Only strength can do justice
With words of new languages
Translate creation
To bring you salvation
Your voice is the perfect key


(Talk to me)
Is there something that
I'm supposed to see
(Speak to me)
Is it something that I'm
Supposed to feel
I'm with you
And I can't help but want to know
(New languages)


(Talk to me)
Is there something that
I'm supposed to teach
(Speak to me)
Is there something that I'm supposed to find
As I reach to the healing of each spoken word
(New languages)
Is it something that I'm supposed to find
As I reach to the healing of each spoken word
(New languages)


NINE VOICES (LONGWALKER)

On a beach
North Africa
Nine tribesmen stand alone
Waiting for a distant call
Waiting for the world to answer
Thru' the night of a thousand stars
Encircled by the light
They began to sing a new song
Of forces that surround us


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When the sun came up they sang
As the perfect calendar says
Each had the power of people
Speaking new languages
They gave forgiveness meaning
New ways of letting go
Each child is born for greatness
With forces that surround them


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Singing as one
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Singing as one


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