Yes - Tempus Fugit (Official Music Video)

TEMPUS FUGIT

Born in the night
She would run like a leopard
That freaks at the sight
Of a mind close beside herself
And the nearer I came
How the country would change
She was using the landscape
To hide herself.

More in the mind
Than the body this feeling
A sense at the end
Of a circular line
That is drawn at an angle
I see when I'm with you
To navigate waters and finally answer to-yes.

If you were there you would want to be near me
Innocence, you could hold all the materials
And though nothing would really be living
It would shock Your fall into landing light
In the north sky time flies fast to the morning
The cold of the dawn it meant nothing to us
You were keeping your best situation
An answer to-yes

(Yes, Yes) And the moment I see you
(Yes, Yes) It's so good to be near you
(Yes, Yes) And the feeling you give me
(Yes, Yes) Makes me want to be with you
(Yes, Yes) From the moment you tell me - yes

If you could see all the roads I have travelled
Towards some unusable last equilibrium
Run like an athlete and die like a dead beaten speed-freak
An answer to all of your answers to-yes

In the north sky time flies faster than morning
The cold of the dawn it meant nothing to us
You were keeping your best situation
An answer to Yes

(Yes, Yes) And the moment I see you
(Yes, Yes) It's so good to be near you
(Yes, Yes) And the feeling you give me
(Yes, Yes) Makes me want to be with you
(Yes, Yes) If we wait for an answer
(Yes, Yes) Will the silence be broken
(Yes, Yes) Should we wait for an answer
(Yes, Yes) Do we leave it unspoken

(Yes Yes Yes Yes . . .)

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Drama

CD/VINYL SIDE ONE/TWO
1. "Machine Messiah" (Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn, Steve Howe, Chris Squire and Alan White) 10:27
2. "White Car" (Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn, Steve Howe, Chris Squire and Alan White) 1:21
3. "Does It Really Happen?" (Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn, Steve Howe, Chris Squire and Alan White) 6:35

4. "Into the Lens" (Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn, Steve Howe, Chris Squire and Alan White) 8:33
5. "Run Through the Light" (Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn, Steve Howe, Chris Squire and Alan White) 4:43
6. "Tempus Fugit" (Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn, Steve Howe, Chris Squire and Alan White) 5:15

CD REMASTER BONUS TRACKS
7. "Into the Lens" Single release 3:47
8. "Run Through the Light" Single release 4:31
9. "Have We Really Got to Go Through This" 3:43
10. "Song No. 4 (Satellite)" 7:31
11. "Tempus Fugit" Tracking session 5:39
12. "White Car" Tracking session 1:11
13. "Dancing Through the Light" (Jon Anderson, Howe, Squire, Rick Wakeman and White) "Paris Sessions" 3:16
14. "Golden Age" (Anderson, Howe, Squire, Wakeman and White) "Paris Sessions" 5:57
15. "In the Tower" (Anderson, Howe, Squire, Wakeman and White) "Paris Sessions" 2:54
16. "Friend of a Friend" (Anderson, Howe, Squire, Wakeman and White) "Paris Sessions" 3:38

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PERFORMED BY

Trevor Horn - lead vocals, fretless bass on "Run Through the Light"
Steve Howe - guitars, backing vocals
Chris Squire - bass, backing vocals, piano on "Run Through the Light"
Geoff Downes - keyboards, vocoder, backing vocals
Alan White - drums, percussion, backing vocals

PRODUCED BY
Trevor Horn, Yes
Backing tracks: Eddie Offord

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Released 22 August 1980
Recorded April--June 1980
Length 36:55
Label Atlantic

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Drama is the tenth studio album by British rock band Yes. It is the first Yes album without vocalist Jon Anderson. In early 1980, after rehearsing music for the follow-up to the tepidly-received Tormato, both Anderson and keyboardist Rick Wakeman departed the band over creative and financial differences.

It was the only album without Anderson and with keyboardist Geoff Downes before Fly From Here in 2011, and is the only Yes album with Trevor Horn as lead vocalist; however he was later involved as producer in 90125 and Fly From Here. It is also Yes last album before the band disbanded in 1981, before reforming in 1982.

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See YES on Tour in 2013/14 performing 3 full-length albums:
The Yes Album, Close To The Edge & Going For The One.

[nucleusmedicalmedia]

Can we all just appreciate Chris Squire's finger madness while he's singing? RIP.

[brainbraker]

Never understood why this album never received all the attention it deserved. It's a musical jewel.

[aliensporebomb]

The fact that Squire could play that bass line while also singing those lyrics prove that he had two brains.

[karimnedal]

Chris Squire is definitely the best and most badass bassist of all time. Rest in Peace legend.

[charleskuckel]

A terribly underapreciated song from a vastly underrated album. Although this is just the video, watching them play along gives me an amazing appreciation for the complexity of the song. Chris Squire is his awesome self as usual. RIP Sir.

[Daniel--Ponce]

Yes' "Drama" album was a then-underappreciated genius musical hybrid of 70's prog and 80's new wave. No other record like it exists as far as I know.

[louiseoctober]

Steve Howe and Chris Squire are beyond the beyond.

[MrDuojet]

Steve Howe, Chris Squire and Alan at the top of their game. Vastly underrated album by most Yes fans. Too bad that this formation of the band only produced 1 album.

[tomnewton]

Losing Jon and Rick gave Steve, Chris, and Alan a chance to shine and they produced probably the most rocking Yes album ever. I know many people hate this album. I love it.

[KurtRichterCISSP]

This bassline convinced me to start playing bass 20 years ago. ❤️

[benvad]

Man oh man could Squire play the bass.

[markpage]

Trevor Horn sounds amazing!!! His range is awesome.

[Teri.Dactyl]

Still one of my fave Yes songs to this very day. RIP Alan White 🙏🏼

[mikebrowne]

R.I.P. Alan White. Losing him and Chris Squire is just too much. Love this album.

[spitfirekid]

So nice to see Chris smiling and enjoying playing. I had the pleasure spending a half hour with him after a show once and we talked all about a lot more than music. Very nice man. RIP Chris

[seamusforever]

Rest in peace, Chris Squire and Alan White, two of the best musicians the rock scene has had the privilege to see.
I love how Alan is enjoying Chris' bassline at 0:38.

[rbuthird]

Chris Squire was a master on the bass. RIP.

[Mr.Truxton]

I see not enough love for Trevor Horn in here. He was involved a lot in the writing process of this album and sings pretty well in my opinion. He brings his own personality in here. And it works. I'm honestly not that bothered that Anderson is not on here. After the bore which was Tormato especially. This album beats that fully.

[simonpeter]

Buggles merged with Yes!! And it worked! Let that sink in for a moment.

[themasterrogerdelgado]

Trevor Horn is so underrated.   This album really stands out in their catalog as a brilliant statement to 80's progressive rock.