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Then

This version of Then was released by Yes in 1970.

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And in a time that’s closer, life will be even bolder then.
Souls will be complicated, life will be consummated then.
Hearts will be brought together soon in our minds forever then.
As long as we see there’s only us, who can change it;
Only us to rearrange it at the start of a new kind of day.
And in a time that’s closer, life will be even bolder then.
Love is the only answer, hate is the root of cancer then.
Thoughts will be thought together, soon in our minds forever then.

Love is the only answer, hate is the root of cancer then.
Truth is just for the being and there’s the sight for seeing then.
Thoughts will be brought together soon in our minds forever then.
As long as we see there’s only us, who can change it;
Only us to rearrange it at the start of a new kind of day.
And in a time that’s closer, life will be even bolder then.
Love is the only answer, hate is the root of cancer then.
Thoughts will be thought together, soon in our minds forever then.

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About Lyrics and Then by Yes

The lyrics to Then are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Yes used when the song was created in 1970. The lyrics to Then have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Yes and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Then by Yes. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Then" means the words set to the music of Then, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Yes. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Then and the lyrics to Then are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Yes who came here looking just for the lyrics to Then, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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