Released: July 25, 1969
Songwriter: Jon Anderson
Producer: Yes Paul Clay
Sunshine is creeping in and somewhere in a field a life begins
An egg too proud to rape the beginning of the shape of things to come
That start the run, life has begun, fly fast the gun
The Mother flew too late and life within the egg was left to fate
Not really knowing how the world outside would take it when it came
And life's the same for things we aim, are we to blame?
Don't doubt the fact there's life within you
Yesterday's endings will tomorrow life give you
All that dies, dies for a reason
To put its strength into the Season
Survival, Survival
They take away and they give their life as they live
The living's right to live, it's all that we need to show
The living's right to know
The egg breaks all is out, the crawling bird begins to scream and shout
Where is the parent bird, a loneliness arose and heard its name ringing
For lives begin, survival win, survival's sin
So soon the evening comes with it runs the aching
Fear of hate could Someone still remain who thinks he
Still could gain by escaping fate? it's much too late
Don't underrate, appreciate
Don't doubt the fact there's life within you
Yesterday's endings will tomorrow life give you
All that dies, dies for a reason
To put its strength into the seasons
Survival, survival
They take away and they give their life as they live
The living's right to live, it's all that we need to give
The living's right to know
Survival, survival
They take away and they give their life as they live
The living's right to live, it's all that we need to give
The living's right to know, it's all that we have to show
And we're all going
And we're all going
And we're all going somewhere!
An egg too proud to rape the beginning of the shape of things to come
That start the run, life has begun, fly fast the gun
The Mother flew too late and life within the egg was left to fate
Not really knowing how the world outside would take it when it came
And life's the same for things we aim, are we to blame?
Don't doubt the fact there's life within you
Yesterday's endings will tomorrow life give you
All that dies, dies for a reason
To put its strength into the Season
Survival, Survival
They take away and they give their life as they live
The living's right to live, it's all that we need to show
The living's right to know
The egg breaks all is out, the crawling bird begins to scream and shout
Where is the parent bird, a loneliness arose and heard its name ringing
For lives begin, survival win, survival's sin
So soon the evening comes with it runs the aching
Fear of hate could Someone still remain who thinks he
Still could gain by escaping fate? it's much too late
Don't underrate, appreciate
Don't doubt the fact there's life within you
Yesterday's endings will tomorrow life give you
All that dies, dies for a reason
To put its strength into the seasons
Survival, survival
They take away and they give their life as they live
The living's right to live, it's all that we need to give
The living's right to know
Survival, survival
They take away and they give their life as they live
The living's right to live, it's all that we need to give
The living's right to know, it's all that we have to show
And we're all going
And we're all going
And we're all going somewhere!
more tracks from the album
From the albums
- Yes (1969)
- Yesstory (1992)
- Highlights: The Very Best of Yes (1993)
Yes popular songs
- Roundabout
- Close to the Edge
- Owner of a Lonely Heart
- And You and I
- I’ve Seen All Good People
- Heart of the Sunrise
- Siberian Khatru
- Starship Trooper
- Yours Is No Disgrace
- The Revealing Science of God (Dance of the Dawn)
- Long Distance Runaround
- The Gates of Delirium
- Changes
- South Side of the Sky
- We Have Heaven
- Love Will Find a Way
- Leave It
- Awaken
- Perpetual Change
- Going for the One
- Sweetness
- Tales from Topographic Oceans
- It Can Happen
- Your Move