This song is intended to be as upbeat and hopeful as it sounds.
While it’s consistent with the philosophy Jon Anderson writes with, he credits bassist Chris Squire with most of the lyrics.
That was really Chris and Trevor. Chris wrote most of the lyrics of that. I just became more like the singalo...
You can fool yourself
You can cheat until you're blind
You can cut your heart
It can happen
You can mend the wires
You can feed the soul apart
You reach
It can happen to you
It can happen to me
It can happen to everyone eventually
(It's a constant fight)
A constant fight
You're pushing the needle to the red
(Black and white)
Who knows who's right
No substitute you're born you're dead
(Fly by night)
Created out of fantasy
Our destination calls
Look up - look down
Look out - look around
Look up - look down
There's a crazy world outside
We're not about to lose our pride
It can happen to you
It can happen to me
It can happen to everyone eventually
As you happen to say
It can happen today
As it happens it happens in every way
This world I like
We architects of life
A song a sigh
Developing words that linger
Through fields of green through open eyes
This for us to see
Look up - look down
Look out - look around
So look up - look down
There's a crazy world outside
We're not about to lose our pride
It can happen to you
It can happen to me
It can happen to everyone eventually
As you happen to say
It can happen today
As it happens it happens in every way
As you happen to see
It will happen to be
Nothing happens to nowhere and nowhere
Come, old boy, you had much better have the thing out at once
That is exactly what dentists always do
Now, go on! Tell me the whole thing
Look up - look down
There's a crazy world outside
We're not about to lose our pride
It can happen to you
It can happen to me
It can happen to everyone eventually
As you happen to see
It will happen to be
Nothing happens to nowhere and nowhere
You can fool yourself
You can cheat until you're blind
It can happen to me
You can cut your heart
It can happen to everyone eventually
As you happen to say
It can happen today
As it happens It happens in every way
You can mend the wires
You can feed the soul apart
You can touch your life
You can bring your soul alive
It can happen to you
It can happen to me
It can happen to everyone eventually
As you happen to say
It can happen today
As it happens it happens in every way
It Can Happen was written by Trevor Rabin & Jon Anderson & Chris Squire.
It Can Happen was produced by Yes & Trevor Horn.
Yes released It Can Happen on Mon Nov 07 1983.