Cygnus X-1/the Story So Far Lyrics - Rush

I. Prelude 

When our weary world was young 

The struggle of the ancients first began 

The gods of Love and Reason 

Sought alone to rule the fate of Man 

They battled through the ages 

But still neither force would yield 

The people were divided, 

Every soul a battlefield... 

II. Apollo Bringer of Wisdom 

'I bring truth and understanding, 

I bring wit and wisdom fair, 

Precious gifts beyond compare. 

We can build a world of wonder, 

I can make you all aware' 

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'I will find you food and shelter, 

Show you fire to keep you warm 

Through the endless winter storm. 

You can live in grace and comfort 

In the world that you transform' 

The people were delighted 

Coming forth to claim their prize 

They ran to build their cities 

And converse among the wise 

But one day the streets fell silent 

Yet they knew not what was wrong 

The urge to build these fine things 

Seemed not to be so strong 

The wise men were consulted 

And the Bridge of Death was crossed 

In quest of Dionysus 

To find out what they had lost... 

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III. Dionysus Bringer of Love 

'I bring love to give you solace 

In the darkness of the night 

In the Heart's eternal light 

You need only trust your feelings 

Only Love can steer you right' 

'I bring laughter, I bring Music, 

I bring joy and I bring Tears 

I will soothe your primal fears 

Throw off those chains of Reason 

And your prison disappears' 

The cities were abandoned 

And the forests echoed song 

They danced and lived as brothers 

They knew Love could not be wrong 

Food and wine they had aplenty 

And they slept beneath the stars 

The people were contented 

And the Gods watched from afar 

But the winter fell upon them 

And it caught them unprepared 

Bringing wolves and cold starvation 

And the hearts of men despaired... 

IV. Armageddon The Battle of Heart and Mind 

The Universe divided 

As the Heart and Mind collided 

With the people left unguided 

For so many troubled years 

In a cloud of doubts and fears 

Their world was torn asunder into hollow hemispheres 

Some fought themselves, some fought each other 

Most just followed one another 

Lost and aimless like their brothers 

For their hearts were so unclear 

And the truth could not appear 

Their spirits were divided into blinded hemispheres 

Some who did not fight 

Brought tales of old to light 

My Rocinante sailed by night 

On her final flight 

To the heart of Cygnus' fearsome force 

We set our course. 

Spiralled through that timeless space 

To this immortal place 

V. Cygnus Bringer of Balance 

I have memory and awareness 

But I have no shape or form 

As a disembodied spirit 

I am dead and yet unborn 

I have passed into Olympus 

As was told in tales of old 

To the City of Immortals 

Marble white and purest gold 

I see the Gods in battle rage on high 

Thunderbolts across the sky 

I cannot move, I cannot hide 

I feel a silent scream begin inside 

Then all at once the chaos ceased 

A stillness fell, a sudden peace 

The Warriors felt my silent cry 

And stayed their struggle, mystified 

Apollo was astonished 

Dionysus thought me mad 

But they heard my story further 

And they wondered, and were sad 

Looking down from Olympus 

On a world of doubt and fear 

Its surface splintered into 

Sorry hemispheres. 

They sat a while in silence 

Then they turned at last to me 

'We will call you Cygnus 

The God of Balance you shall be' 

VI. The Sphere A Kind of Dream 

We can walk our road together 

If our goals are all the same 

We can run alone and free 

If we pursue a different aim 

Let the truth of Love be lighted 

Let the love of truth shine clear 

Sensibility 

Armed with sense and liberty 

With the Heart and Mind united 

In a single perfect sphere