Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Chris Squire & Alan White
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
This song is from the album, Drama, that features Trevor Horn as the lead singer instead of Jon Anderson.
In puzzling about the meaning of the song, a possible solution is that it is a call to dance. Does it really happen that dancing is a wonderful way to live?
[Verse 1]
That's what you say
Could it really happen to you
Does that explain
This is the season for this display
[Pre-Chorus 1]
To take a look
In time to move together
[Chorus]
Time is the measure before it's begun
Slips away like running water
Live for the pleasure, live by the gun
Heritage for son and daughter
Down to the slaughter up for the fun
Up for anything
[Verse 2]
Could this be true
Does it ever happen to you
And can you prove
That wheels go 'round in reasons
[Pre-Chorus 2]
You take a step
In time to move together
[Chorus]
Time is the measure before it's begun
Slips away like running water
Live for the pleasure, live by the gun
Heritage for son and daughter
Down to the slaughter up for the fun
Up for anything
[Instrumental Break]
[Bridge]
You walk, the way
You take, the path
To be, assured
You draw, a graph
The scale, you use
Is all, on black
Be brave, the weight
Will make, the heat
There is, no way
To take, it back
[Chorus]
Time is the measure before it's begun
Slips away like running water
Live for the pleasure, live by the gun
Heritage for son and daughter
Down to the slaughter up for the fun
Up for up for up for anything
[Outro]
That's what you say
Could it really happen to you
Does that explain
This very reason for this display
To take a look
In time to move together
Together
[Instrumental Outro]
Does It Really Happen? was written by Trevor Horn & Steve Howe & Geoff Downes & Chris Squire & Alan White & Jon Anderson.
Does It Really Happen? was produced by Yes.
Yes released Does It Really Happen? on Mon Aug 18 1980.