English Bands

"Genesis should probably be credited for adapting to the times while still not losing its creativity. The group produced two of the most recognizable vocalists ever: Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins."

"Hello babe, with your guardian eyes so blue, Hey my baby, don't you know our love is true."

"This is the world we live in, And these are the hands we're given."

"If you have something or someone in your life that you really like, sometimes you have to have that thing taken away to make you realize how much you like it. What if you don't even know how much you like it and it's taken away? And then that person comes back from the dead. Smiling, warm, happy and better than ever. That's rocket fuel."

"Other bands came very close, but it seems safe to suggest no one else in the prog arena were as productive and proficient as Yes managed to be from early 1971 to late 1972: three masterpieces culminating in their tour de force, which approaches a level of ecstasy few outfits have ever approximated."

"[A pioneer of] progressive rock, Yes [...] successfully [mixed] musicianship and showmanship. Armed with rock greats such as Bill Bruford, Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Steve Howe, and Alan White over the years, the Hall of Famers were perhaps best known for their intricate instrumental pieces that showed off the individual talent of various band members."

"Younger generations might remember the song ["Roundabout" by Yes] as a meme. But no matter how you got to it, there's no denying that [it] is one of the most important rock pieces of all time. Just take a listen to that bass, performed by Chris Squire."

"Move me on to any black square Use me any time you want Just remember that the goal Is for us all"

"Yesterday a morning came, a smile upon your face Caesar's palace, morning glory, silly human race On the sailing ship to nowhere, leaving any place If the summer changed to winter, yours is no disgrace"

"Nous sommes du soleil (Nous sommes du soleil, du soleil) We love when we play... Let them run, let them chase Let them hide between Constant doors will open eyes"

"An innovative mix of harmonies, intricate arrangements, original material, and extended covers made [Yes] pioneers of what was soon [to be] known as progressive rock."

"A man conceived a moment's answers to the dream Staying the flowers daily, sensing all the themes.As a foundation left to create the spiral aim, A movement regained and regarded both the same. All complete in the sight of seeds of life with you."

"The time between the notes Relates the color to the scenes, A constant vogue of triumphs Dislocate man, so it seems. And space between the focus Shape ascend knowledge of love As song and chance develop time Lost social temperance rules above."

"Move yourself; You always live your life Never thinking of the future. Prove yourself; You are the move you make, Take your chances, win or loser. See yourself; You are the steps you take, You and you, and that's the only way. Shake, shake yourself, You're every move you make. So the story goes.Owner of a lonely heart. Owner of a lonely heart. (Much better than a) Owner of a broken heart. Owner of a lonely heart."

"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"

"Sudden call shouldn't take away the startled memory All in all, the journey takes you all the way As apart from any reality that you've ever seen and known Guessing problems only to deceive the mention Passing paths that climb halfway into the void As we cross from side to side, we hear the total mass retain."

"I see the cold mist in the night And watch the hills roll out of sight I watch in every single way Inside out, outside in... The sun can warm the coldest dawn... And one peculiar point I see... As truth is gathered, I rearrange Inside out, outside in... You'll see"

"In and around the lake, Mountains come out of the sky and they stand there. One mile over we'll be there and we'll see you. Ten true summers we'll be there and laughing too. Twenty four before my love you'll see I'll be there with you."

"Cause it's time, it's time in time with your time And its news is captured For the queen to use.Move me on to any black square Use me any time you want. Just remember that the goal Is for us all to capture only one, anywhere, Yea, yea, yea."

"Loneliness is a power that we possess to give or take away forever. All I know can be shown by your acceptance of the facts there shown before you. Take what I say in a different way and it's easy to say that this is all confusion. As I see a new day in me, I can also show it you and you may follow."

"I've seen all good people turn their heads each day, So satisfied I'm on my way."

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

"Move forward was my friend's only cry, In deeper to somewhere we could lie. And rest for the day With cold in the way.Were we ever colder on that day, a million miles away It seemed from all of eternity."

"Long ago a tall man told a tale of yesterday, Searching for the truth to life and not for just a way. Finding pleasure from this house his ears, they did obey, In his life a moment's pleasure, never to delay. He was lost and in his trust he found a new meaning, Seeing the things in diff'rent lights his life was redeemed."

"Yesterday a morning came, a smile upon your face; Caesar's Palace, morning glory, silly human race. On a sailing ship to nowhere, leaving any place, If the summer changed to winter, yours is no disgrace. ...Death defying, mutilated armies gather near Crawling out of dirty holes, their morals Their morals disappear. Battleships confide in me and tell me where you are"

"Long distance runaround; Long time waiting to feel the sound. I still remember the dream there; I still remember the time you said goodbye."

"A seasoned witch could call you From the depths of your disgrace And rearrange your liver To the solid mental grace. And achieve it all with music That came quickly from afar. Then taste the fruit of man Recorded losing all against the hour."

"What's your name? (What’s your name?) Who's your daddy? (Who's your daddy?) (He rich?) Is he rich like me? Has he taken (Has he taken) Any time (Any time) (To show) To show you what you need to live?Tell it to me slowly (tell you what?) I really want to know. It's the time of the season for loving."

"She watches her flowers grow, While lovers come and go To give each other roses from her tree, But not a rose for Emily."

"A butcher yes that was my trade, But the king's shilling is now my fee. A butcher I may as well have stayed For the slaughter that I see.And the preacher in his pulpit Sermon: "Go and fight, do what is right" But he don't have to hear these guns And I'll bet he sleeps at night."

"It's the time of the season When the love runs high. In this time, give it to me easy And let me try with pleasured handsTo take you in the sun to (promised lands) To show you every one. It's the time of the season for loving."

"Well let me tell you 'bout the way she looked, The way she'd acted, the color of her hair. Her voice was soft and cool, Her eyes were clear and bright, But she's not there."

"Should I try to hide The way I feel inside My heart, for you? Would you say that you Would try to love me too? In your mind Could you ever be Really close to me?"

"Well no one told me about her; The way she lied. Well no one told me about her, How many people cried.But it's too late to say you're sorry, How would I know why should I care? Please don't bother trying to find her, She's not there!"

"And if she should tell you "come closer" And if she tempts you with her charms,Tell her no no no no no-no-no-no. No no no no no-no-no-no. No no no no no. Don't hurt me now for her love belongs to me."

"Good morning to you, I hope you're feeling better, baby, Thinking of me while you are far away. Counting the days until they set you free again, Writing this letter hoping you're okay.Saved you the room you used to stay in every Sunday, The one that is warmed by sunshine every day. And we'll get to know each other for a second time, And then you can tell me 'bout your prison stay."

"Computers focus you in on all the wrong things. You start to worry about minute pitching differences. When the band first started, they never knew about concert pitch... or tuning. No one had a tuner, it was okay, that's an E because it's the bottom string. We recorded Superstition with Stephen Hague because it was a perverse idea, he'd worked with New Order, the Pet Shop Boys... we should have been warned. Stephen's a computer fiend, and when you're working with computers, there's no need to stop. You can constantly readjust, rejig, you can move notes left and right. But somehow, computers don' t seem to belong in the recording studio and, if they are, they should be in the back somewhere. They should help you tap your creative energy, not be the creative energy. It certainly didn't work with us."

"Nothing or no one Will ever make me let you down. Kiss them for me, I may be delayed. Kiss them for me, if I am delayed."

"Here in my head I hear you say Here in my head I hear you pray Time is what it's made Made by others i regret Remember me i hear it said Out of faces i forget Hope you get up off your feet Shake the dust out of your shoes"

"And with her step I move my feet. And with her hand I feel my skin. And with her need I find I'm saved. And with her dreams I'm laid.Until she comes again. The sun goes out and night comes in. The time goes 'round and day grows dim. Until she comes again."

"From where I stand, I've got a view Out of all the miles of you Where I wait I know what's true All about you"

"Days that never come To shine a light on the damage done Somedays without a sun I feel the dark even closer now I wear it, a winter coat I'm far away but not far enough What's true is torn And shouted down"

"The air here tastes like poison The traffic moves on broken roads... She's 14 and she's fading There's a wasted year for Every train that passes She is leaving someday Someday never comes This road is poison"

"Shine I heard her sing. ...The world's at my feet And it turns when i speak And it shines ...Shine on all that is"

"They tore up our kisses and ran On tomorrow's pages And the lions have eaten the lamb On tomorrow's pages There's a day of your life in your handful of people you don't understand"

"Book of Days"

"And it feels like love, But it don't mean a lot. And it feels like love, And it's all that we've got.There's a Heartbreak Beat playing all night long Down on my street. And it feels like love, got the radio on, And it's all that we need."

"There's a hole in the sky Where the sun don't shine And a clock on the wall And it counts my time And heaven Is the whole of the heart And heaven don't tear you apart"

"And a hero is always alone At the end of the day It's a price that you pay With your pieces of love All your pieces of love And it's my time to turn you around And it's my time to hold out a hand And it's my time to turn on a light for you"

"A race is on I'm on your side And hearing you my engines die I'm in a mood for you. For Running away Stars come down in you And love, you can't give it away Inside you the time moves And she don't fade The ghost in you She don't fade Inside you the time moves And she don't fade"