Starship Trooper: a. Life Seeker, b. Disillusion, c. Würm

This song is divided into three parts: I. "Life Seeker" II. "Disillusion" III. "Würm" The entire band contributed bits to the song, but lead singer Jon Anderson, bassist Chris Squire, and guitarist Steve Howe got the writing credits. Anderson wrote the lyrics for the song and assisted with the theme and overall composition; Squire wrote the music for "Disillusion," and Howe wrote "Würm," which is an instrumental that ends the piece.

Starship Troopers is the title of a 1959 science fiction novel written by Robert Heinlein, which was the basis for a 1997 film. The book has nothing to do with the song, excepting the title, which Jon Anderson thought was great. When we spoke with Anderson in 2013, he explained: "I just like the idea of Starship Trooper being another guardian angel and Mother Earth. The third verse was all about, 'you know who I am, just take care of my soul.' So it was as though I was writing about my search for truth and search for an understanding of what God truly is."

There are many references to nature in this song, including "Sister Bluebird" and "Talks by the water." When we asked Jon Anderson if there was a specific place that inspired the song, he replied: "I think it was more to do with in the days of the '60s, when there was a lot of energy about being a hippie, being a spirit, a force to love, peace. All that kind of energy that came from The Beatles. So there was always that feeling you would sit down with friends down by the lake. You sit together and you would say how beautiful life truly is, and that love is all we need. So when I'm singing it, I'm always thinking about my brothers and my sister. I have two brothers and a sister. Then I think about my family, my son and my daughters. So it's interconnected with the realization that the most peaceful place is down by the lake, down by the river close to water. I think that has something to do with our ancient evolvement as human beings. I know that whenever I sing that - and I sing that at every show - I'm always thinking about my family, my connection with the Royal family, the oneness of being and things like that. I know it's a far cry from what you see on the TV and what you read about, but there are billions of people out there that are all connected on the same level, and no matter where I go, there are people that are just so wonderful. I've traveled quite a lot, and no matter where I go, people are the same everywhere."