Carl Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 Do the lyrics to this song mean anything, or is the song basically an excuse to show off the musicianship of the band? Here are the words: I’ll be the roundabout The words will make you out ’n’ out And change the day your way Call it morning driving thru the sound and in and out the valley The music dance and sing They make the children really ring I'll spend the day your way Call it morning driving thru the sound and in and out the valley 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 I will remember you Your silhouette will charge the view Of distance atmosphere Call it morning driving thru the sound and even in the valley 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 Along the drifting cloud the eagle searching down on the land Catching the swirling wind the sailor sees the rim of the land The eagles dancing wings create as weather spins out of hand Go closer hold the land feel partly no more than grains of sand We stand to lose all time a thousand answers by in our hand Next to your deeper fears we stand Surrounded by a millions years I’ll be the round about The words will make you out ’n’ out I’ll be the round about The words will make you out ’n’ out I’ll be the round about The words will make you out ’n’ out And change the day your way Call it morning driving thru the sound and in and out the valley 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayzor Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 It's a cool tune, but I don't think they were ever going for any kind of lyrical purpose other than making it sound good accompanied by music, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skybluesky Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 That song, and an episode of The Simpsons, made me ask all our Britishers what is a round about and why they exist. I never got a satisfactory answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 It´s a very psychedelic-country life song, in my opinion... bands like King Crimson, for instance, made lots of lyrics of that kind by the late 60s, early 70s... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 That song, and an episode of The Simpsons, made me ask all our Britishers what is a round about and why they exist. I never got a satisfactory answer. Did they mention the MAGIC roundabout? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 I think most everything about Yes is just an excuse for them to show off their musicianship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epiphany Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Yeah, with those awesome vocals and solos, they could have sung just about anything and it would have been cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foolonthehill Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 I think most everything about Yes is just an excuse for them to show off their musicianship. They like their crazy solos, but "Close To The Edge" is an impressive piece of writing too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foolonthehill Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 (edited) And this song's lyrics, like those of almost all other Yes songs, mean absolutely nothing. Jon Anderson chooses words more for their sound than for their meaning. Edited March 25, 2008 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 It´s a very psychedelic-country life song, in my opinion... bands like King Crimson, for instance, made lots of lyrics of that kind by the late 60s, early 70s... Now I also think that, by that time, smoking lots of weed all day long and taking LSD was quite common. You write strange things when you smoke that much... or trip that way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Isn't a "roundabout" a traffic circle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 couldn't it be some kind of children's ride... some sort of a very basic carousel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 http://www.wordreference.com/definition/roundabout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 ^ yes, "merry-go-round" - that's the word I was looking for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Yes, OK...but the second definition matches what I get from the song. Especially considering this lyric from the same verse: "Call it morning driving thru the sound and In and out the valley" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foolonthehill Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 I think of it like the first adjective definition: he's driving around, with no direct route, and no real purpose in mind, just enjoying the scenery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Udo Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 A roundabout is also a gloriette, or a traffic circle. Why some places in America have them is beyond me; it's basically a way of saying "this intersection is FUBAR." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Pa Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 Udo, I agree. They should be done away with in America as no one seems to get the idea. Its seems Jon has some fond memories of "roundabouts" (if that was his true intention). Having learned to drive at age 10 (back then they didnt really watch that close) in S.E. New Jersey, I knew how the roundabouts (traffic circles) worked better than most locals. To this day they are still a big mess. I have been to Brittain, (Scotland in particular) and have drivin thousands of miles on the roads there over the years. Hitting a 4 lane roundabout at 70 mph was commin place. you just best know where you are going or you end up like Chevy Chase in the movie "Vacation" "look kids, Parliment, Big Ben, Parliment, Big Ben ect. J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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