Mellotronists

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"."