Yes - Circus of Heaven lyrics

The day the Circus of Heaven came into town
Local folk lined the streets
In a Midwestern town
Waiting anxiously for the parade
To begin all around on the very last day

A unicorn headed the mystical way
Surrounded by what seemed a thousand
Golden angels at play
Behind were Centaurs, elves
Bright fairies all in colours of jade
On the very final day

For what seemed only just
Another moment in time
Seven solemn flying silver regal
Horses rode by seven golden chariots in tow
A wonder to behold
The Seven Lords of the Mountains of Time
There then arose where nothing
Really stood there before
A giant tent rising one thousand
Feet high from the floor
Towns people flocked inside with
Their eyes all amazed
To greet the Seventh Lord of the seventh age
A fanfare rang out in an incredible sound
Bringing out the strangest visions
In perfect harmony round
Any dreams he asked would they
Like to have seen
From historical or mythical scenes
Then there above their heads just
As vivid as life each vision transported in
Multitudes inventing light
Grecian galleons, the sack of Troy
To the Gardens of Babylon
A play of millions roared along
The gigantic dreams of Alexander the Great
Civil wars where brothers fought and
Killed their friendship in hate
All seen by Zeus performing scenes
Of the magical way
The day the circus came to town

Outside great animals as tame as the trees
Angels high in starlight dancing streets
Tuning their colours with indigo and gold
Dropping violet, red and emerald snow
As the circus finally changed
It's invisible course
A new world to be found

On the dreamy ground we walked upon
I turned to my son and said
"Was that something beautiful
Amazing, wonderful, extraordinary
Beautiful?"

"Oh! it was OK! But there were
No clowns, or lions, or tigers, no bears
Candy-floss, toffee apples, no clowns"