MчstícRhчthmsSєvєn's video: Yes Turn of the Century Going for the One 1977

Lyrics: Realizing a form out of stone Set hands moving Roan shaped his heart Through his working hands Worked to mold his passion into clay Like the sun In his room, his lady She would dance and sing so completely "So be still," he now cries "I have time, oh let clay transform thee so" In the deep cold of night Winter calls, he cries "Don't deny me!" For his lady, deep her illness Time has caught her And will for all reasons take her In the still light of dawn, she dies Helpless hands soul revealing Like leaves we touch, we learn We once knew the story As winter calls he will starve All but to see the stone be life Now Roan, no more tears Set to work his strength So transformed him Realizing a form out of stone His work so absorbed him Could she hear him? Could she see him? All aglow was his room Dazed in this light He would touch her He would hold her Laughing as they danced Highest colors touching others Did her eyes at the turn of the century Tell me plainly How we'll meet, how we'll love Oh, let life so transform me Like leaves we touch, we dance We once knew the story As autumn called and we both remembered All those many years ago I'm sure we know Was the sign in the day with a touch As I kiss your fingers We walk hands in the sun Memories when we're young Love lingers so Was it sun through the haze That made all your looks As warm as moonlight? As a pearl deep your eyes Tears have flown away All the same light Did her eyes at the turn of the century Tell me plainly When we meet, how we'll look As we smile time will leave me clearly Like leaves we touch, we see We will know the story As autumn calls we'll both remember All those many years ago This song is loosely based on the story of Pygmalion & Galatea by Roman poet Ovid. In Ovid's narrative, Pygmalion was a Cypriot sculptor who carved a woman out of ivory and named her Galatea. According to Ovid, after seeing the Propoetides prostituting themselves (more accurately, they were reduced to prostitution by Aphrodite after they denied Aphrodite's divinity), he was "not interested in women", but his statue was so fair and realistic that he fell in love with it. In time, Aphrodite's festival day came, and Pygmalion made offerings at the altar of Aphrodite. There—too scared to admit his desire—he quietly wished for a bride who would be "the living likeness of my ivory girl". When he returned home, he kissed his ivory statue, and found that its lips felt warm. He kissed it again, touched its breasts with his hand, and found that the ivory had lost its hardness. Aphrodite had granted Pygmalion's wish. Pygmalion married the ivory sculpture changed to a woman under Aphrodite's blessing. Going for the One is the eighth studio album from the English progressive rock band Yes, released on 7 July 1977 on Atlantic Records. The album was recorded in Switzerland after their extended break for each member to release a solo album, and their 1976 tour of North America. It marks the departure of keyboardist Patrick Moraz and the return of Rick Wakeman, who left over differences surrounding Tales from Topographic Oceans (1973) to pursue his solo career. Formed of five tracks with no unifying theme or concept, Going for the One saw Yes produce their shortest songs since Fragile (1971). It closes with the 15 minute track "Awaken". Going for the One was a commercial success for the band and received a mostly positive critical response. It topped the UK album chart for 2 weeks and peaked at number 8 in the US. Going for the One has sold over one million copies worldwide, and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. A remastered edition was released in 2003 that contains several previously unreleased tracks from the album's recording sessions.