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The live album Yessongs begins with Opening (Excerpt from ‘Firebird Suite’), a piece of the closing section to the orchestral work The Firebird (1910) by Russian composer Igor Stravinsky.
Yes have used the piece as the introductory music to most of their concerts since 1971, the year of the compose...
[Intro: Excerpt from 1919's Firebird Suite by Igor Stravinsky]
[Verse 1]
Sing, bird of prey
Beauty begins at the foot of you
Do you believe the manner?
Gold stainless nail
Torn through the distance of man
As they regard the summit
[Chorus]
Even Siberia goes through the motions
Hold out and hold up
Hold down the window (Outboard, river)
Hold out the morning that comes into view (Bluetail, tailfly)
River running right on over my head
[Verse 2]
How does she sing?
Who holds the ring?
And ring and you will find me coming
Cold reigning king
Hold all the secrets from you
As they produce the movement
[Chorus]
Even Siberia goes through the motions
Hold out and hold up
Hold down the window (Outboard, river)
Hold out the morning that comes into view (Bluetail, tailfly)
River running right over the
[Refrain]
Outboard, river
Bluetail, tailfly
Luther, in time
Dood'ndoodit, dah, d't-d't-dah
[Instrumental break]
[Bridge]
Hold down the window
Hold out the morning that comes into view
Warm side, the tower
Green leaves reveal the heart spoken Khatru
[Verse 3]
Gold stainless nail
Torn through the distance of man
As they regard the summit
Cold reigning king
Shelter the women that sing
As they produce their movement
[Refrain]
River running right on over then over my head
Outboard, river
Bluetail, tailfly
Luther, in time
Suntower, asking
Cover, lover
June cast, moon fast
As one changes
Heart gold, leaver
Soul mark, mover
Christian, changer
Called out, saviour
Moon gate, climber
Turn round, glider
[Instrumental break]
Opening/Siberian Khatru [Yessongs] was written by Steve Howe & Rick Wakeman & Jon Anderson.
Opening/Siberian Khatru [Yessongs] was produced by Eddy Offord & Yes.
Yes released Opening/Siberian Khatru [Yessongs] on Fri May 04 1973.