printSome respite. A thoughtful reader sends the lyrics and music of “Brother Of Mine” by Yes. Simply sublime.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5LNojKALxc
Brother Of Mine
So giving all the love you have
Never be afraid to show your heart
So giving all the love you have
There is a special reason
A special reason
In the Big Dream
We are heroes
We are dreamers
Of the Big Dream
Someone told me
There are brothers
Live forever
In the big sky
Just hear your voice
Sing all the songs of the earth
Nothing can come between us
You’re a brother of mine
Sing out you sisters
All the dreams of the world
Nothing can come between us
We the travellers of time
See the desert
We have walked the path
Of all the known religions
In the Big Dream
We are brothers, we are sisters
Of the Big Dream
Just hear your voice
Sing all the songs of the earth
Nothing can come between us
You’re a brother of mine
Sing out you sisters
All the dreams of the world
Nothing can come between us
Took me by surprise
It opened up my eyes
I can’t believe we’re ready to
Run another
Run another
Run another
Fourth Dimension Dream
Always the way it seems
I can’t believe we’re ready to
See the world for what it really is
In the full moon
Took me by surprise
It opened up my eyes
I can’t believe we’re ready to
Run another
Run another
Run another
Fourth dimension dream
Always the way it seems
Just hear the voice
In all the songs of the earth
Nothing can come between us
You’re a brother of mine
We hold our hands together
Be the sunshine
Nothing can come between us
You’re a sister of time
Just hear the voice
Sing all the songs of the earth
Nothing can come between us
Nothing can come between us
Nothing can come between us
So give it all the love you have
Never be afraid to show your heart
So giving all the love you have
There is a special reason to come true
So giving all the love you have
Never be afraid to show your heart
So give it all the love you have
There is a special reason
There is a special reason this time
Long lost brother of mine
Seeing my life for the first time
Long lost brother of mine
Living my life in the Big Dream
Long lost brother of mine
Walking away from illusion
Long lost brother of mine
Seeing my life for the first time
Long lost brother of mine
Seeing me fly like an eagle
Long lost brother of mine
Watching me walk in the full moon
Long lost brother of mine
Seeing my life for the first time
Long lost brother of mine
Walking this dream everlasting
So it’s there
Putting one into one special reason
So it’s there
Putting one into one
One another. Sure can. Sure can
It’s a further dimension
Coming at us for the very first time
It’s the second attention
Realising it all of the time
Re-defining this long lost passion
For the living we’re in
This will be the first of many
I be telling you
Long lost brother of mine
Walking the dream evolution
Long lost brother of mine
Singing the sisters of freedom
Long lost brother of mine
Seeing the fathers of wisdom
Long lost brother of mine
Seeing my life for the first time
So it’s there, but to want it to one special reason
Yes it’s there, but to want it to want one another
So it’s there, but to want it to one special reason
Yes it’s there, you can see what you want to see
Long lost brother of mine…
Written by Geoff Downes, John Roy Anderson, Rick Wakeman, Steve James Howe, William Scott
Jon Anderson – lead vocals Bill Bruford – drums, percussion Rick Wakeman – keyboards Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals Jeff Berlin – bass Julian Colbeck – additional keyboards Milton McDonald – guitar
UPDATE (2/18/023): While it has plenty odd time signatures; it also has exquisite compositional complexity, masterful execution, top-notch musicianship. AND THIS IS LIVE. Indistinguishable from the studio version.
Most so-called musicians today, other than classical, are inaudible and tuneless live without the mighty Auto-Tune: the “holy grail of recording,” that “corrects intonation problems in vocals or solo instruments, in real time, without distortion or artifacts.”
Live ABWH (performing “Brother of Mine”) is as good as a studio performance: