"Six o'clock on a Christmas morning...". "And for what?". "Well, isn't it for the honor of God, Aunt Kate?". "I know all about the honor of God, Mary Jane.".
[Studio demo version of the song "You Not Me" from 1997, recorded ]. [during the making of the album Falling Into Infinity. Available ]. [on the CD single for the song "Hollow Years". ].
Being round you is driving me crazy. Watching you run is making me lazy. You're trying to buy a place in my head. Selling me lines I've already read. Speaking my name to try to confuse me.
Napalm, napalm, napalm showers. Showed the cowards. Weren't there to mess around. . Heat exhaustion. Mind distortion. Military victory mounted on innocent ground.
'Love, just don't stare'. He used to say to me. Every Sunday morning. The spider in the window. The angel in the pool. The old man takes the poison. Now the widow makes the rules.
Standing by the window. Eyes upon the moon. Hoping that the memory. will leave her spirit soon. . She shuts the doors and lights. And lays her body on the bed.
Tell me. Remind me. Chase the water racing from the sky. Always. Beside me. Taste the memories running from my eyes. Nervous flashlights scan my dreams.
Under the sun. There's nothing to hide. Under the moon. A stranger waits inside. People disappear. The music fades away. Splashing through the rain. I'll dream with them one day.
If I'd started from the top. And worked my way down. There'd be no reason. To live forever. To live forever. . The starvation has turned. Me outside in.
She never really had a chance. On that fateful moonlit night. Sacrificed without a fight. A victim of her circumstance. Now that I've become aware. And I've exposed this tragedy.
Standing in the darkness. waiting for the light. the smell of pure adrenaline. burning in the night. Random blinding flashes. aiming at the stage. intro tape begins to roll.
Where did we come from?. Why are we here?. Where do we go when we die?. What lies beyond. And what lay before?. Is anything certain in life?. . They say, "Life is too short".
Temptation. Why won't you leave me alone?. Lurking every corner, everywhere I go. . Self-control. Don't turn your back on me now. When I need you the most.
[i. the observance]. an angel's kiss now fallen. descending scarlet cuts the sky. faded names left on the wall. honor the fighting leave life to. die.
What if someone said. Promise lies ahead. Hopes are high in certain scientific circles. Life won't have to end. You could walk again. . What if someone said.
Cunning, baffling, powerful. Been beaten to a pulp. Vigorous, irresistible. Sick and tired and laid low. Dominating, invincible. Black out, loss of control.
- ("Uncovered" show at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, London - 1/31/95). [An acoustic version can be found on the "Acoustic Dreams" CD.]. - Geddy Lee (Rush - from the album "2112").
Just let me catch my breath. I've heard the promises. I've seen the mistakes. I've had my fair share of tough breaks. I need a new voice, a new law, a new way.
I was sitting on the edge of his bed. Staring at the headlines on the paper. He said, "look at poor gene kelly. I guess he won't be singing in the rain.".
Morning comes too early. And night time falls too late. And sometimes all I want to do is wait. The shadow I've been hiding in has fled from me today.