You're first I'm last
You're thirst I'm asked to justify
Killing our last heaven beast
Don't hunt the whale

In beauty vision
Do we offer much
If we reason with destiny, gonna lose our touch
Don't kill the whale

Rejoice they sing
They worship their own space
In a moment of love, they will die for their grace
Don't kill the whale

If time will allow
We will judge all who came
In the wake of our new age to stand for the frail
Don't kill the whale

CETACEI....


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    good song, no comments?

    Lt. Salton May 08, 2007   Link
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    This song is awesome! Pretty obvious meaning. And yeah, where are all the comments?

    The video for this song is simply the best ever though: youtube.com/watch I lol'd so hard...I had no idea Yes performed on the sea!

    Arkyopterixon August 23, 2007   Link
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    I'm not a big fan on this song. I think's it's kind of cheesy with an extremely direct message.

    Klatch89on August 10, 2009   Link
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    I like this song. One of my favorites from Yes. They probably have 8-10 songs I Really Like and this is amongst them.

    pippin65on November 19, 2017   Link

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