Not only is Rush one of the greatest bands musically, their lyrics are just as powerful. I was listening to Limelight the other day and realized, for the hundredth time, how under-rated Neal Peart is as a lyricist. No one uses words like this anymore. The song is about, you guessed it, being in the limelight. Here are the lyrics:
Living on a lighted stage, Approaches the unreal
For those who think and feel, In touch with some reality beyond the gilded cage.
Cast in this unlikely role, Ill-equipped to act
With insufficient tact, One must put up barriers to keep oneself intact
Living in the limelight the universal dream, For those who wish to seem
Those who wish to be, Must put aside the alienation
Get on with the fascination, The real relation, The underlying theme
Living in a fisheye lens, Caught in the camera eye
I have no heart to lie, I can’t pretend a stranger is a long-awaited friend
All the world’s indeed a stage, And we are merely players
Performers and portrayers, Each another’s audience outside the gilded cage
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Just clicked on the link to their website...brought back awesome memories!
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