Your Move [Shaw/Blades featuring Tommy Shaw]

 

Your Move
Written by Jon Anderson & Chris Squire
Lead Vocals by Tommy Shaw

I've seen all good people turn their heads each day

So satisfied I'm on my way

I've seen all good people turn their heads each day

So satisfied I'm on my way

Take a straight and stronger course

to the corner of your life

Make the white queen run so fast

she hasn't got time to make you a wife

'Cause it's time, it's time in time with your time

and its news is captured

for the queen to use!

Move me on to any black square

Use me anytime you want

Just remember that the goal

Is for us all to capture all we want

(Move me on to any black square)

Don't surround yourself with yourself

Move on back two squares

Send an instant karma to me

Initial it with loving care

(Don't surround yourself)

'Cause it's time, it's time in time with your time

and its news is captured

for the queen to use!

Diddit diddit diddit diddit diddit diddit diddit didda

Diddit diddit diddit diddit diddit diddit diddit didda

(Don't surround yourself with yourself)

Don't surround yourself with yourself

(Don't surround yourself)

Move on back two squares

Send an instant karma to me

(Send an instant karma to me)

Initial it with loving care

(Don't surround yourself)

'Cause it's time, it's time in time with your time

and its news is captured

for the queen to use!

Diddit diddit diddit diddit diddit diddit diddit didda (All we are saying)

Diddit diddit diddit diddit diddit diddit diddit didda (Is give peace a chance)

Diddit diddit diddit diddit diddit diddit diddit didda (All we are saying)

Diddit diddit diddit diddit diddit diddit diddit didda (Is give peace a chance

'Cause it's time, it's time in time with your time

and it's news is captured...

I've seen all good people turn their heads each day

So satisfied I'm on my way

I've seen all good people turn their heads each day

So satisfied I'm on my way...

Interpretation

From SongFacts.com:

This is an anti-war song. The term "I've seen all good people" is ALL the people, including the so-called enemy.

The line, "Don't surround yourself with yourself" refers to self-righteous behavior; "Move on back two squares" is a chess term meaning to retreat and rethink your position. The lyrics also refer to the queen, which is the most versatile and powerful chess piece. It talks about how news is captured for use by the queen, which uses forces to take control and manipulate troops against the enemy. War is like a game of chess.

In a Songfacts interview with Yes frontman Jon Anderson, he explained: "The song is about initiation of yourself into the idea that there is more to life than war and fighting within religions and things like that. So when we were singing 'see all good people,' it's like, 'we can see you all in the audience because you're good people no matter what, and when you're with music you're enlightened, you're good, you're happy, you're excited.' And music is the kingpin of it all. It's not just Yes, it's music that brings people together like no other energy on such a level."