Pass within and soothe the endless night
And wait here for you
Our reason to be here
All we move to gain will reach and calm
Our heart is open
Our reason to be here
Ours to shape for all time, ours the right
The sun will lead us
Our reason to be here
The sun will lead us
Our reason to be here
It's very difficult to argue with that as a comment!!!!!ARE YOU ABSOLUTELY SURE ??
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I think sun vs. Son makes sense given the background. Sun rising to find a new day and peace in the future.
Out of Wikipedia - background behind Soon:
"The Gates of Delirium" is a 22-minute track that Anderson described as "a war song, a battle scene, but it's not to explain war or denounce it, really ... There's a prelude, a charge, a victory tune, and peace at the end, with hope for the future."[7] Moraz recalled discussing War and Peace and Leo Tolstoy with Anderson as they both read the book, after which Moraz showed Anderson a French science fiction comic book with "Delirious" in the title. Moraz said, "he related to it immediately so I think that perhaps as a title 'The Gates of Delirium' came from that".[10] Anderson and White stopped by a scrap yard and bought metal car parts which were used as percussion during the song's battle section.[11] During the battle section, White formed a tower of the parts and pushed it over to make a crashing sound. The track concludes with a gentle melody and a lyrical prayer for peace which later became known as "Soon".
could this actually be "the Son will lead us"? I think this is not too far off from their track record ("sad preacher nailed upon the colored door of time," "cold stainless nail torn through the distance of man"). Does anyone have the Relayer insert? Does it give their official lyrics there?
because then it makes sense: we wait for him, he will return soon, he is our reason for being here, he is "the light of the world," and long ago it was set into rhyme what would happen to him (Isaiah 53)!! Thoughts??
because then it makes sense: we wait for him, he will return soon, he is our reason for being here, he is "the light of the world," and long ago it was set into rhyme what would happen to him (Isaiah 53)!! Thoughts??
@jmarsh11 Good point, although I think the meaning would be essentially the same, as in "a new day/disciple will lead us." Wonder what Jon Andersen has said in interviews.
@jmarsh11 Good point, although I think the meaning would be essentially the same, as in "a new day/disciple will lead us." Wonder what Jon Andersen has said in interviews.
Jon said at a concert once that this song, which is the last section of the epic Gates of Delerium, was about lasers. Lasers had been around for a while in science labs by the mid seventies but they were a new innovation for concert lighting.
Go to YouTube and catch a live concert he (Anderson) did with about 100 high school age kids playing string instruments. He is very explicit Light and sun are meant in the traditional sense of deep spiritualism. He goes on to say that to “find the light is our only reason to be here. The only reason to be here is to find the light. TaDa,”. YouTube > Yes > Soon > by catvmaps,
....as with most exquisite art,the only but overwhelming communication between the artist and people occurs at emotional level. Undoubtedly this piece is a spiritual praying,sort of mantra ,a passing through the Gate towards a higher enlightenment,complete understanding perhaps,but above all the PEACE we imagined when surviving in the darkness......The Reason to be here ¡¡¡¡
Regardless of the origin story of the song, I heard Steve say that the song meanings are personal to every listener. Soon is a prayer of sorts for me, that I will survive and transcend my times of grief and sadness. I don't usually make it through with out breaking down, but I continue to listen whether its at a show, or a recording or singing them to my wife, or just remembering in my head. Peace to all. Thank you for you insights. A
Hi ! Can you give me the link to watch the youtube where Jon Anderson gives this explanatios, please? Thanks a lot! General Comment "Go to YouTube and catch a live concert he (Anderson) did with about 100 high school age kids playing string instruments. He is very explicit Light and sun are meant in the traditional sense of deep spiritualism. He goes on to say that to “find the light is our only reason to be here. The only reason to be here is to find the light. TaDa,”. YouTube > Yes > Soon > by catvmaps, chuck10837 on March 05, 2018 Link