Diary (May 20, 2020)

Online diary of Karl Jones for Wednesday May 20, 2020.

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Song of the Day for Howard Kranz

The Yes Album (1971).

Sixteenth in a series of songs for Howard and me to cover, or be inspired by, or something.

Perpetual Change

"Perpetual Change" by Yes - from The Yes Album (1971)

I see the cold mist in the night
And watch the hills roll out of sight
I watch in every single way,
Inside out, outside in, every day

The sun can warm the coldest dawn
And move the movement on the lawn
I learn in every single day,
Inside out, outside in, every way

And there you are,
Making it up but you're sure that it is a star,
And boy you'll see
It's an illusion shining down in front of me,
And then you'll say
Even in time we shall control the day,
When what you'll see
Deep inside base controlling you and me

And one peculiar point I see,
As one of many ones of me
As truth is gathered, I rearrange,
Inside out, outside in, inside out, outside in,
Perpetual change

And there you are,
Saying we have the moon, so now the stars,
When all you see
Is near disaster gazing down on you and me,
And there you're standing,
Saying we have the whole world in our hands,
When all you'll see,
Deep inside the world's controlling you and me
You'll see perpetual change
You'll see perpetual change

And there you are,
Making it up but you're sure that it is a star,
And boy you'll see
It's an illusion shining down in front of me,
And then you'll say
Even in time we shall control the day,
When all you'll see
Deep inside base controlling you and me

As mist and sun are both the same,
We look on as pawns of their game
They move to testify the day,
Inside out, outside in, inside out, outside in,
All of the way
Ah, ah

• Perpetual Change @ YouTube (live version from "Yessongs")
• The Yes Album @ Wikipedia

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• Gnomon algorithm
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Nonfiction cross-reference

• Karl Jones (nonfiction)