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    The second album from the band established in 1966, morphed into the band 'Yes' in 1968 and reformed in 2013. Founder members Clive Bayley and Bob Hagger are joined by bass player Hugo Barré and Max Hunt on keyboards for nine brand new songs. Peter Banks posthumously appears on 'The Secret' courtesy of The Peter Banks Musical Estate, represented by Daniel Earnshaw.

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Swan
Lyrics by Clive Bayley, music by Clive Bayley and Max Hunt, influenced by the music from Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky.

It’s alright, the day is bright
The journey’s on, it won’t be long

You’ll be there soon, before the moon,
Lights up your dream, your journey’s theme

Stay awake, stay awake
Don’t waste the day
It soon is night we’re stepping on our way
Be alive, be alive, it soon is night, the time is swept away

Open up, open up, open to the night

As the moon and the stars, they all give you light
Beware, be aware, stare into those dreams
Are they all what they seem?

This moment is now, it’s not just a dream
What you feel is the stage
Where your play turns the page
What you think is the curtain that keeps you away
Away from yourself, it’s the actor today

Like a swan in the sky, learning to fly
Lifting its weight, no more cares about fate
Death defying its gravity
With a flap of the wings
Reaching to see like a bird on the wing
That stalls in its flight and plunges to earth
Trying to swim
The weight of itself pressing down, pressing down
No more fight no more flight
Falling to the ground, hardly making a sound
Such a sorry sight

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from The Secret - 2017, track released June 9, 2017

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Mabel Greer's Toyshop London, UK

The band Mabel Greer's Toyshop changed its name to "Yes" in 1968. The original founders re-established Mabel in 2013, releasing the album "New Way Of Life" featuring Billy Sherwood & Tony Kaye.

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