“The Ancient”: Giants Under the Sun (studio run-through) Songtext
von Yes

As one with the knowledge and magic of the source
Attuned to the majesty of music, they marched as one with the Earth

Sol, Dhūp, Sun
Ilios
Naytheet, Ah K′in, Saulė

Tonatiuh, Qurax
Gunes, Grian
Surie, Ir, Samse

So the flowering creativity of life
Wove its web face-to-face with the shallow
And their gods sought out and conquered
Ah K'in

Do the leaves of green stay greener through the autumn?
Does the colour of the sun turn crimson white?
Does a shadow come between us in the winter?
Is the movement really light?


And I heard a million voices singing
Acting to the stories that they had heard about
Does one child know the secret and can say it?
Or does it all come out along without you?
Along without you, along without you

Where does reason stop and killing just take over?
Does a lamb cry out before we shoot it dead?
Are there many more in comfort understanding?
Is the movement in the head?

And I heard a million voices singing
Acting to the story that they had heard about
Does one child know the secret and can say it?
Or does it all come out along without you?
Along without you, along without you

Too, too-doo-doo
Too, too-doo-doo, too-doo, doo-doo-doo
Too, too-doo-doo, too-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
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