You've gone through nearly 10 minutes of music that's very well put-together, but then you want to let go of it. We have 'the I get up, I get down' part before it goes into a beautiful ocean of energy. At about 12 minutes into the song, Rick Wakeman, recorded on the pipe organ of London's St Giles-without-Cripplegate church, begins the main theme of this segment, which changes from a major to a minor key as the music progresses. This segment consists of two sets of vocals: the main vocals, sung by Anderson which contain most of the lyrics, and the backing vocals, sung by Chris Squire and Steve Howe. The song significantly slows its tempo and lowers its volume.
This is the shortest of the four sections of "Close to the Edge".
It was included as a bonus track on the remastered version of "Close to the Edge". This section, along with a sped-up version of the introduction of birds chirping at the beginning and a small part of the beginning of "I Get Up I Get Down" at the end, was remixed as a 3:21 single prior to the release of the album. The final words "I get up, I get down" introduce the next segment. The chorus here changes to a faster pace, and then slows down again at the end of the section. The song continues with generally the same melody and style, though the bass part changes significantly. For the concept in physics, see Conservation of mass. Like the previously established melody, this chorus will be developed in many different ways, which will include changes to the lyrical content, as well as changes in time and key signatures, tempo, and harmony: The lyrics are introduced at 4:00, along with a chorus that repeats throughout the song. Like a classical composition, this melodic passage is the establishment of a theme that will go through many variations throughout the piece. Again, a crescendo signals a change, this time into a more traditional and less cacophonous melody. The guitar melody is punctuated by a series of sudden band-harmonized vocables. The bass ascends through a line based on the notes of the second mode of the D harmonic minor scale (also called Locrian natural 6), adding an exotic flavor to the already cacophonic texture. These nature sounds move through a crescendo and into a somewhat menacing guitar melody, which is composed of a cacophonous musical passage that features a two-note guitar line which rapidly passes down and then up four octaves, in 12/8 time. The song fades in with the sounds of running water, wind chimes, and birds chirping a layering of sounds derived primarily from "environmental tapes" collected by lead vocalist Jon Anderson. ( September 2016) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. This section possibly contains original research.
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