I read an interview with Jon Anderson way back when (sometime in the 70s?)
and he said that a lot of Yes lyrics don't really mean anything but are
simply "words that sound good together."
"Sharp. Distant. How can the wind with its arms all around me."
I gave up trying to figure out Yes lyrics years ago and just take them as
stream-of-consciousness sonorous phonemes.
And I never did figure out how, or in what sense, Jon Anderson wants to be
my "roundabout." :)
Best,
Babz
> I've been trying for years to figure out what is a "Siberian Khatru"
> to no avail...
>
> I have to get out more. If only I could get over this
>> damned cold. Khatru. Khatru! Oh, I'm sorry, excuse me, but that's
>> much better now...
>
> As for that word,
>
> http://nfte.org/back-issues/0208
>
> says:
>
> "As for the definition according to "Yes: The Authorized Biography" by Dan
> Hedges it's supposedly a Yemeni word that roughly means "As you wish"."