"Wheels within wheels in a spiral array, A pattern so grand and complex, Time after time we lose sight of the way, Our causes can't see their effects."

"All there really is, The two of us, And we both know why we've come along. Nothing to explain, It's a part of us To be found within a song."

"We are planets to each other, Drifting in our orbits To a brief eclipse. Each of us a world apart, Alone and yet together, Like two passing ships."

"We are secrets to each other Each one's life a novel No-one else has read. Even joined in bonds of love, We're linked to one another By such slender threads."

"Each of us A cell of awareness Imperfect and incomplete. Genetic blends With uncertain ends On a fortune hunt that's far too fleet."

"You can choose a ready guide in some celestial voice. If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice. You can choose from phantom fears and kindness that can kill; I will choose a path that's clear- I will choose Free Will."

"A planet of playthings, We dance on the strings Of powers we cannot perceive "The stars aren't aligned - Or the gods are malign" Blame is better to give than receive."

"One likes to believe in the freedom of music but glittering prizes and endless compromises shatter the illusion of integrity."

"All this machinery making modern music Can still be open-hearted. Not so coldly charted, it's really just a question Of your honesty, yeah, your honesty."

"All the world's indeed a stage, And we are merely players, Performers and portrayers, Each another's audience Outside the gilded cage."

"The battle's over and the dust is clearing Disciples of the Snow Dog sound the knell Rejoicing echoes as the dawn is nearing By-Tor, in defeat, retreats to Hell."

"Live for yourself -- there's no one else More worth living for Begging hands and bleeding hearts will only cry out for more"

"Well I get up at 7 yeah and I go to work at 9 I got no time for living I'm working all the time It seems to me I could live my life a lot better than I think I am. I guess that's why they call me, they call me the workin' man. I get home at five o'clock and I take a sip out an ice cold beer always seem to be wondering why there's nothing going on around here It seems to me I could live my life a lot better than I think I am. I guess that's why they call me, they call me the workin' man."

"Heavy on lyrical conception, the legendary trio of Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart offered various complex pieces and themes often involving science fiction fantasy. Though a guitar-driven band at heart, Peart was widely considered one of the great drummers of all time. As a collective, Rush's musical genius is hard to beat."

"The future disappears into memory With only a moment between. Forever dwells in that moment."

"The measure of a life is a measure of love and respect."

"Thank your stars you're not that way Turn your back and walk away Don't even pause and ask them why Turn around and say goodbye."

"All I know is that sometimes you have to be wary Of a miracle too good to be true All I know is that sometimes the truth is contrary Everything in life you thought you knew All I know is that sometimes you have to be wary 'Cause sometimes the target is you."

"All my illusions Projected on her The ideal, that I wanted to see."

"Life goes from bad to worse I still choose to live Find a measure of love and laughter And another measure to give."

"Until our final breath The joy and pain that we receive Must be what we deserve I was brought up to believe."

"In a world where I feel so small I can't stop thinking big."

"Now it's come to this Like we're back in the Dark Ages From the Middle East to the Middle West It's a plague that resists all science"

"Sometimes the fortress is too strong Or the love is too weak What should have been our armor Becomes a sharp and angry sword"

"One day I feel I'm on top of the world And the next it's falling in on me I can get back on I can get back home One day I feel I'm ahead of the wheel, And the next it's rolling over me."

"Dream - Temporary madness Dream - A voice in the wilderness Dream - Unconscious revelations The morning says, the answer is yes."

"All this time we're burning like bonfires in the dark A billion other blazes are shooting off their sparks Every spark a drifting ember of desire To fall upon the earth and spark another fire."

"A certain amount of resistance To the forces of the light and love A certain measure of tolerance A willingness to rise above."

"I can learn to resist Anything but frustration I can learn to persist With anything but aiming low."

"I've got celestial mechanics To synchronize my stars Seasonal migrations -- daily variations World of the unlikely and bizarre."

"You and I, we are pressed into these solitudes Color and culture, language and race Just variations on a theme Islands in a much larger stream."

"There is a fine line Between love and illusion."

"Young enough not to care too much About the way things used to be I'm young enough to remember the future -- The past has no claim on me."

"A secret face -- a touch of grace A man must learn to give a little space A peaceful state -- a submissive trait A man must learn to gently dominate."

"Invisible airwaves crackle with life Bright antennae bristle with the energy Emotional feedback on a timeless wavelength Bearing a gift beyond price Almost Free"

"So the maples formed a union And demanded equal rights. "The oaks are just too greedy; We will make them give us light." Now there's no more oak oppression, For they passed a noble law, And the trees are all kept equal By hatchet, axe, and saw."

"All the same, we take our chances, Laughed at by Time, Tricked by Circumstances. Plus ca change, Plus c'est la meme chose, The more that things change, The more they stay the same."

"They battled through the ages, But still neither force would yield. The people were divided, Every soul a battlefield."

"When life becomes so barren And as cold as winter skies There's a beacon in the darkness In a distant pair of eyes In vain to search for honor In vain to search for truth But these things can still be given Your love has shown me proof"

"And the men who hold high places Must be the ones to start To mold a new reality Closer to the Heart"

"Held within the pleasure dome Decreed by Kubla Khan To taste my bitter triumph, as a mad immortal man Never more shall I return/Escape these caves of ice For I have dined on honey dew and drunk the milk of paradise."

"When they turn the pages of history When these days have passed long ago Will they read of us with sadness For the seeds that we let grow We turned our gaze From the castles in the distance Eyes cast down On the path of least resistance"

"You don't get something for nothing You can't have freedom for free You won't get wise With the sleep still in your eyes No matter what your dreams might be"

"I am born, I am me, I am new, I am free. Look at me, I am young, sight unseen, life unsung."

"For they marched up to Bastille Day La guillotine -- claimed her bloody prize Hear the echoes of the centuries Power isn't all that money buys"

"You feel there's something calling you You're wanting to return To where the misty mountains rise and friendly fires burn A place you can escape the world Where the dark lord cannot go Peace of mind and sanctuary by loud water's flow"

"Quiet and pensive My thoughts apprehensive The hours drift away Leaving my homeland Playing a lone hand My life begins today"

"Just like the final movie scene, the prince will find his perfect queen. The hero always saves the world. The villains get what they deserve. The boy will always get the girl when I am king."

"I've been the world over, north, south, east and west, But the middle of nowhere, where I likes it best. Where it's wave over wave, sea over bow, I'm as happy a man as the sea will allow."

"I've sailed the world over for decades or more And oft' times I wonder what I do it for. I don't know the answer. It's pleasure and pain, But with life to live over I'd do it again"