To Be Over by Yes
BackLyrics: We go sailing down the calming streams Drifting endlessly by the bridge To be over We will see To be over Do not suffer through the game of chance that: plays Always doors to lock away your dreams Think it over Time will heal your fear Think it over Balance the thoughts that release within you Childlike soul dreamer one journey One to seek and see in every light do open True pathways away Carrying closer go gently Holding doors will open everyway You wander true pathways away After all your soul will still surrender After all don't doubt your part Be ready to be loved To answer the question about the lyrics at the end of To Be Over: "New som du lay sah du rah sah du lay tu sah rah, du sah du lay, sah du rah, tey tu santeh." Quoted from Notes From The Edge -back-issues/0172 Someone recently asked about the unintelligible lyrics at the end of "To Be Over." I'm pleased to be able to say that I can actually help out here. Back in the 70s, when I was publishing my science fiction fanzine KHATRU (where did I get that name?), one of my regular contributors was a guy named Freff, who's had columns in various music magazines (primarily MUSICIAN and KEYBOARD) over theyears. He did a fair amount of artwork for me, and some writing. In June 1976 he interviewed Jon Anderson, and I published a transcript of that interview in my February 1978 issue. And Freff brought up that point. So here is the relevant portion of this interview. It is Copyright 1978 by Jeffrey D. Smith and Jeffrey A. Frane. FREFF: How about that incomprehensible chant at the end of "To Be Over"? JON: It's just sounds. FREFF: Not words? JON: It isn't words. It was never meant to be any kind of mysterious thing. I did want a sound, like a lot of people doing a little song, but I didn't want any words. It goes "New som du lay sah du rah sah du lay tu sah rah, du sah du lay, sah du rah, tey tu santeh." It can be interpreted any way you want. Have you got an interpretation? FREFF: Well, not really. Using a graphic equalizer to try and pull it out the best I could get was a batch of sounds that might have been "someday, someone..." JON: Really? FREFF: It was *very* annoying. A conundrum. JON: It was never meant to be. I think I wrote it down, didn't I? FREFF: Nope. JON: That's where it went wrong. I should have done that. It was very simple, really, but instead of going lalala I went du sah du ray, etc. I didn't really want to write any more lyrics at that point.
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