Created and posted in memory of Chris Squire who passed away June 27, 2015. Progressive music lost a great treasure, but his musical legacy will live forever.
From Wikipedia:
"On the Silent Wings of Freedom" is a song by Yes. It appears on the 1978 Tormato album. The song
was never released as a single.
The song is the final and longest song on the album. On this particular track, as with most of
the album, Squire sends his bass through his foot pedal controls to give it a more harmonized
sound. Thus, the bass line had a different tonality to it from previous albums, yet was still
able to retain his signature "growl". Though the album itself is considered to be one of Yes's
weakest, most Yes fans, whether they like the album or not, favour this one song, as it is the
closest track to other fan favourites like "Close to the Edge", "Heart of the Sunrise" and
"Awaken".
Lyrics:
On the silent wings of Freedom
Where I offer myself midst the balancing of the Sun
On the winds of Celestial Seasons
That would carry me on, midst the balance of being one
On the dream of our love Eternal
That will eventually bring our living once more with you
Where we are coming from
Or where we go
We only know we come with sound
Where we are coming from
Or where we go
We only know we go around and round
On the back of your forty-second screamdown
Do you choose to be lost midst the challenge of being one
On the flight of regardless feelings
As you hurtle to fear midst the challenge of everyone
...
On the darkest night so painful
Do you hunger for love midst the torture of being one
On the passing light of Easing
Have you seen you inside midst the being of Everyone
To the common goal of Freedom
Where we offer ourselves midst the balancing of the Sun
Where we are coming from
Or where we go
We only know we come with sound
Where we are coming from
Or where we go
We only know we go around and round
21 окт 2024
