YES


Magnification

(2001)



1. Magnification 7'15
(Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Chris Squire / Alan White)
©2001 OPIO PUBLISHING (BMI) / BUG MUSIC (BMI) / CARBERT MUSIC (PRS) / WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING Corp. (BMI)
2. Spirit Of Survival 6'02
(Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Chris Squire / Alan White)
©2001 OPIO PUBLISHING (BMI) / BUG MUSIC (BMI) / CARBERT MUSIC (PRS) / WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING Corp. (BMI)
3. Don't Go 4'27
(Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Chris Squire / Alan White)
©2001 OPIO PUBLISHING (BMI) / BUG MUSIC (BMI) / CARBERT MUSIC (PRS) / WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING Corp. (BMI)
4. Give Love Each Day 7'44
(Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Chris Squire / Alan White)
©2001 OPIO PUBLISHING (BMI) / BUG MUSIC (BMI) / CARBERT MUSIC (PRS) / WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING Corp. (BMI)
5. Can You Imagine 2'58
(Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Chris Squire / Alan White)
©2001 OPIO PUBLISHING (BMI) / BUG MUSIC (BMI) / CARBERT MUSIC (PRS) / WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING Corp. (BMI)
Written for the 1981 XYZ sessions (Squire, White and Jimmy Page) and seems to be predominantly by Squire
6. We Agree 6'30
(Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Chris Squire / Alan White)
©2001 OPIO PUBLISHING (BMI) / BUG MUSIC (BMI) / CARBERT MUSIC (PRS) / WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING Corp. (BMI)
7. Soft As A Dove 2'18
(Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Chris Squire / Alan White)
©2001 OPIO PUBLISHING (BMI) / BUG MUSIC (BMI) / CARBERT MUSIC (PRS) / WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING Corp. (BMI)
8. Dreamtime 10'45
(Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Chris Squire / Alan White)
©2001 OPIO PUBLISHING (BMI) / BUG MUSIC (BMI) / CARBERT MUSIC (PRS) / WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING Corp. (BMI)
9. In The Presence Of 10'24
(i) Deeper
(ii) Death Of Ego
(iii) True Beginner
(iv) Turn Around And Remember
(Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Chris Squire / Alan White)
©2001 OPIO PUBLISHING (BMI) / BUG MUSIC (BMI) / CARBERT MUSIC (PRS) / WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING Corp. (BMI)
10. Time Is Time 2'08
(Jon Anderson / Steve Howe / Chris Squire / Alan White)
©2001 OPIO PUBLISHING (BMI) / BUG MUSIC (BMI) / CARBERT MUSIC (PRS) / WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING Corp. (BMI)

Total Time: 60:31


  • Jon Anderson - Lead Vocals, MIDI Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
  • Steve Howe - Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Steel, Mandolin, Vocals
  • Chris Squire - Bass Guitars, Vocals (lead vocal on "Can You Imagine")
  • Alan White - Drums, Percussion, Piano, Vocals

    Produced by YES and Tim Weidner
    Executive Producer: Jordan Berliant
    Engineered by Tim Weidner
    Additional Engineering by Nick Sevilla, John Elder
    Mixed by Tim Weidner and Steve MacMillan
    Mastered by Kris Solem at
    FUTURE DISC
    Charlie Bouis - Engineer
    John Elder - Engineer
    Copyist: Larry Czoka
    Artwork, Design and CG Models: Bob Cesca

    All Songs Written by Anderson / Howe / Squire / White
    Orchestral music Composed and Arranged by Larry Groupe
    Orchestrations: Larry Groupe, Bruce Donnelly, Frank Macchia

    Recorded at SOUND DESIGN STUDIOS, Santa Barbara, CA
    Orchestra Recorded by Charlie Bouis and Le MOBILE

    ©2001 EAGLE RECORDS (Under licence from BEYOND MUSIC / YES LLC)





    1. Magnification

      Days that we speak
      I believe that you were right
      Shouldn't chase the demons and the phantoms of the night
      Some treat as lovers

      Some treat as slaves
      This fusion of insight is all that we imagine

      Speak to me clearly
      You're the magnet to my soul
      I get so distracted trying to reason with it all
      Like the faithful
      I'm clinging to the edge of every world
      Spinning in creation
      So afraid to let my feelings really show

      Teach me to teach me
      How the key unlocks the door
      As we open we surrender, holding hands with many more
      There's a feeling that's coming
      There's a feeling so real
      To justify, to magnify, to realize that
      Everything is love

      Now, after all the love you have
      You can always get it back
      Knowing how you really see
      Knowing it will come to you
      Knowing it can really be

      Magnificate, magnification
      Magnificate, magnification
      First you're smaller being alive
      Growing taller learn to survive
      Magnificate, magnification
      Magnificate, magnification
      First you're smaller being alive
      Growing taller learn to survive

      Perception of living
      I realize I'm not alone
      The rings that divide
      Break again upon the stone
      I will show you a necklace
      Where the pearls would all be lost
      Without the thread between together
      This would be the golden thread of trust

      Speak to me, teach me
      Magnify the truth you are
      Waiting for the rebeginning birth of every star

      A symbol is planted
      On the brow of every child
      To justify, to magnify
      To realize that everything is love

      Now giving all the love you have
      You will always get it back
      Giving all the love you have
      You can always get it back
      Giving all the love you have
      Giving all the love

      Magnificate, magnification
      Magnificate, magnification
      First you're smaller being alive
      Growing taller learn to survive

    2. Spirit Of Survival

      In this world the gods have lost their way

      Can’t keep this picture from out of my mind
      This fear hand in hand crossing innocence, time
      Surrounding creation they caught in a trap
      The youngest offenders will witness confusion

      They driving so fast not a care in the end
      Escaping collision every twist every bend
      When you’re young invincible nothing to lose
      Keep seeing this picture standing in a circle
      The gods have forgotten to switch on the light
      Who’s lost in the dark will crash in the night

      These lessons we’re living the lies of the day
      Expect them to honor and never disobey
      Yet greed is controlling the elders display
      No wonder the younger look at them in shame

      The spirit of survival
      Who’s teaching the hatred
      The spirit of survival
      Or the class of your school
      The spirit of survival
      The color of your money
      We’re standing in a circle
      We don’t understand at all

      They don’t understand at all
      In this world I truly do believe there is a safer place
      In this world I truly do believe there is a safer place

      The younger the older the wiser become
      Recover misfortune this true life as one
      Our genius is shining the past has all gone
      What’s left is the clearest perception of one
      The spirit of survival
      To magnify the power
      The spirit of survival
      To magnify the soul
      The spirit of survival
      To magnify the love
      We’re standing in a circle
      We don’t understand at all
      We don’t understand at all

      In this world the gods have lost their way
      In this world the gods have lost their way

    3. Don't Go

      Don’t be so cruel hurting yourself
      Don’t be so greedy making it bad
      Don’t be so dark echoing out
      Don’t spend the day waiting for me

      After all you didn’t have to do it
      You broke your own heart; it hurt you so bad
      Why don’t you take your defense down a little
      Or you won’t understand at all

      Don’t go, don’t go let it
      Don’t go, don’t go let it
      Don’t take love for granted

      We were supposed to be together forever
      Don’t take love
      We were supposed to be together forever, yeah yeah
      Don’t take love

      Don’t be so sad scream at the moon
      Don’t let your words come out too soon
      You beat yourself up
      So don’t spend a day, hey, waiting for me
      I can see you had to be your own father
      I know he walked out on you
      Hey, but that’s in the past
      You see you don’t have a leg to stand on
      You’re just fooling yourself again

      Don’t go take it out
      Don’t go let it
      Don’t go take it out
      Don’t go let it
      Don’t take love
      We were supposed to be friends forever, yeah yeah
      Don’t go take it out
      Don’t go let it in
      We were supposed to be friends forever, yeah yeah
      Don’t go take it out
      We were supposed to be friends forever…

      So he booked himself a trip, extended holiday
      None of this always working late
      The porter took him to his room; he headed for the bar
      To get another drink
      She got a phone call saying her lover had ran away
      Just another phone call, another bad day
      She packed her keys got out of town
      Stole her best friend’s car
      Promised he would bring it back
      That’s what friends are for

      Hey do me a favor call me sometime
      Do a good deed
      Don’t waste a minute waiting for me
      Don’t take love, take take take it in
      For granted, take take take it out
      Don’t go, don’t go let it in
      We were supposed to be together forever, forever.
      Don’t take love, take take take it in
      For granted, take take take it out
      Don’t take love, take take take it in
      For granted, take take take it out
      We were supposed to be together forever, yeah yeah
      Don’t take love for granted
      Don’t take love for granted
      We were supposed to be together forever, yeah yeah
      Don’t go take it out
      Don’t go let it in

    4. Give Love Each Day

      Standing here on sacred ground
      Some days it’s a mad world let it be
      Words of promise fill the air, empty voices
      How long have we waited?

      And every time I hold your hand
      You bring to me this promised land
      I live for you this promised land

      Take me there and back again
      Some days it’s a sad world let it be
      What’s the point of looking for this power divine?
      It’s already in my changes
      And every time I hear your voice
      I realize I have a choice
      To live again
      I deserve this choice
      To live again

      Our heaven will be now
      You are the song from the book of time
      To realize what is yours is mine
      We are meant to be
      All because our love has always been
      You are the center of my day
      You are my guide in every way
      We were meant to be
      All because our love has always been there
      Giving me the light, yes it’s been there giving me the light
      Second nature sings to me
      Some days it’s a dark world let it be
      I define my right to be
      I can't follow those who’ve lost their vision
      And every time I hold your hand
      You redesign my promised land
      I live for you, this promised land
      I live for you

      You are the song from the book of time
      To realize what is yours is mine
      We are meant to be
      All because our love has always been
      You are the center of my day
      You are my guide in every way
      We were meant to be
      All because our love has always been there
      Giving me the light, giving me the light
      Yes it’s been there giving me the light

      You are the song from the book of time
      To realize what is yours is mine
      We are meant to be
      All because our love has always been
      You are the center of my day
      You are my guide in every way
      We were meant to be
      All because our love has always been there
      Giving me the light, yes it’s been there giving me the light

      Give love each day
      Give love each day

    5. Can You Imagine

      Can you imagine what it’s like seeing life
      From the other side
      Do you imagine darkened light, starless night?
      You might need a guide

      And will the illusion confuse you, play with your thoughts
      And alter your mind
      Or become a delusion, include you
      Change your existence
      For another kind

      See what you see for yourself, ’til your heart
      Is open wide
      Wish what you wish for yourself, and you find it there
      And you believe it
      And you believe it

      Can you imagine what it’s like, seeing life
      From the other side
      Do you imagine light darkened, starless night
      You might need a guide

      And will the illusion confuse you, play with your thoughts
      And alter your mind
      Or become a delusion, excuse you
      Change your existence
      For another kind

      See what you see for yourself, 'til your heart
      Is open wide
      Wish what you wish for yourself, and you find it here
      And you believe it
      And you believe it

    6. We Agree

      Answers never clear again
      This turning of the page
      This turn look away

      There I took a left turning
      Before I came of age
      I agreed to let it out
      I agreed to let it go
      I agreed to turn around
      I agreed to turn my face away

      Danger is the most important
      Fear you’ll ever know
      The transporting of refugees
      The silent night is cold

      And all the time
      We looked around
      As we were never told

      But we agreed to let it out
      We agreed to let it go
      We agreed to turn our backs
      We agreed to turn our face away, away

      Thousands to the million
      Sisters, grandmothers and more
      It’s not the feast we throw away
      It’s the way we close the door

      Their silence deafens every sound
      We try just to ignore
      To waste their future freedom
      We’ll regret forever more

      I believe in
      I believe in
      These are the days that we will talk about
      I believe in
      I believe in
      One understanding what is real

      If we are one
      Then we are refugees
      We are the prisoners of our own design
      If we are one
      Seen through the eyes of a child
      We will perpetuate this song of love
      If we are one
      Seen through the eyes of a child
      We will perpetuate this song of love
      If we are one
      Seen through the eyes of a child
      We will perpetuate this song
      Perpetuate this song of love

      Now we build the bridges
      That we walk upon together
      At the last count many lonely souls
      The sadness always kills

      Each breaking point is waiting
      For the promise to fulfill

      When we agree to turn the page
      When we agree to help them free
      When we agree to let it out
      When we agree to let it shine
      When we agree to let it run
      When we agree to let it change our lives

      I believe in, our lives
      I believe in, our lives
      These are the days we will talk about

      When we are one
      Seen through the eyes of child
      We will perpetuate this song of love

      When we are one
      Seen through the eyes of child
      We will perpetuate this song of love
      Song of love

      Yeah, yeah, perpetuate this song of love

      Seeing through the eyes of child
      Seeing through the eyes of child

    7. Soft As A Dove

      Soft as a dove
      Touching the hand that lays next to me
      Innocent light
      Leading us through a moment in time

      Then you came home
      I let you cry like a father should do
      Innocent light
      Leading us to a moment in time

      Soft as a dove
      Touching the hand that lays next to me
      Innocent light
      Leading us through this moment in time
      Thoughts run away
      You’re overcome by a flood of believing

      Just like a dove you’re flying away
      Everything beautiful coming your way
      Everything beautiful coming your way

    8. Dreamtime

      Dreamtime begins
      Where every song is the perfect place
      Words never spoken
      Are the strongest resounding

      Life force is meant for us
      To remember the stars, the earth
      Still we forget
      So asleep in this dreamtime
      Lost in this dreamtime day

      Take me up into that freedom place and justify
      Electrify the senses sharpen than the soul intensify
      Nominate that we can break out take, take, take, take together
      Hesitate and you will dance on this earth to, to forever

      You are the choice forever trying
      Give you wings forever flying
      You can fly, you can glide, you can dream
      You can see through this interactive vision streaming

      You have the faith
      So busy trying
      So let it go
      Forever flying

      To the sky, to the earth, to the moon, to the sea
      To the sun, to the stars, to the dream you become

      Nothing left to lose
      Nothing more to prove
      With wings of gold
      You’ll fly away

      Talk among the prophets
      Give you something
      Talk among the teachers
      Tell you something
      Talk among your one true self now
      Forever, forever, forever, forever

      Dreamtime begins
      Where every song is the perfect place
      Words never spoken
      Are the strongest resounding

      Life force is meant for us
      To remember the stars, the earth
      Still we forget
      So asleep in this dreamtime
      Lost in this dreamtime day

      Take me up into that freedom place and justify
      On the silent wings of gold my soul intensify
      Nominate that we can take, take, take, take, take, together
      Demonstrate that we can break it out and take it forever

      Here’s what you know
      Here’s what you’re asking
      The soul is everlasting

      You can fly, you can glide, you can dream, you can see
      Through this interactive vision streaming

      You have the faith
      So busy trying
      So let it go
      Fovever flying

      To the sky, to the earth, to the moon, to the sea
      To the sun, to the stars, to the dream you become

      Nothing left to lose, nothing more to prove
      When wings of gold will fly away

      Talk among the prophets
      Give you something
      Talk among the teachers
      Tell you something
      Talk among your one true self now
      Forever, forever, forever, forever

    9. In The Presence Of

      Deeper than every ocean
      Deeper than every river
      That’s what your presence brings to me

      Revealing the words I listen
      Seeing you in my silence
      Learning I’m with you constantly
      As I was before

      If we were flowers
      We would worship the sun
      So why not now?
      This high is shining brightly
      Brighter than before

      As the door was open wide
      There inside was a diamond chair
      Where I sat when I was young
      I wrote down the words

      Only when the young at heart
      Can enter the real world
      This chance I’ve waited for
      For you to see

      If I had chances I would spend them with you
      To hold you close and let your love surround me
      Deeper than before

      ( Deeper than every ocean )
      And I know this love is real
      ( Deeper than every river )
      Realize this is meant to be
      That’s what your eyes they say to me
      You are listening to how I feel
      So expectedly
      ( Brighter than every morning )
      From the ocean to the sky
      ( Beautiful as the sunset )
      Every river to the sea
      Nature surrounds me constantly
      We can hear love constantly
      This is for you and me

      Turn around and come deeper now
      So what happens when I touch you there
      You feel the words roll over you
      Thinking of the better scenes
      The memories
      As everybody else just
      Hasn’t got the time
      To help you anymore

      ’Cause if the reason for
      The things that pleasure us
      To please ourselves
      Not pressure us
      To give our ego
      Some pleasure time

      Can you imagine
      Any reason
      To know you’re only fooling yourself
      And then you’ll understand why
      You’ll understand why

      So if we choose to realize
      All existence is a dream
      This perfect resume to you
      From me

      Just had a tough time with magic
      The death of ego
      The moon
      It was just coming through

      Send me such a good time
      In a letter form, tell me
      The pleasure, no pressure
      Pure imagination in a metaphoric dream

      I get amazed like a true beginner
      I get amazed like a true believer
      I get amazed when I see you there
      And I come alive

      I believe I’m a true beginner
      I believe I’m a true beginner
      In your arms I can see it all
      I can see it all

      If we were flowers
      We would worship the sun
      So why not now?
      This light is burning brightly
      This light is burning brightly
      Brighter than before
      Brighter than before
      Brighter than before
      Brighter than before

      Turn around and remember that
      When it gets so low
      As you finally hit the ground

      Turn around and remember that
      Now I’m standing tall
      Standing on my sacred ground

      Turn around and remember that
      When it gets so low
      As you finally hit the ground

      Turn around and remember that
      Now you’re standing tall
      Standing on sacred ground
      Standing on sacred ground
      Standing on sacred ground

    10. Time Is Time

      Time has saved as time has moved
      Night has come at last to shine on you

      Last night I looked inside the moon
      And I knew you were real

      So every time I look at you
      You know exactly how I feel

      Time has saved us time has moved
      Night has come at last to shine on you

      Take the time to know how you will fill my life
      Revolving in my heart

      Time has saved us, time has moved us
      Night has come at last to shine on you again