bookmark_borderOil

[Silence]
[Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth]

[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Slippery Slide Blues-Rock Guitar, Rolling Bass, Tight Drums, Analog Synth Pulse]
[Spoken Vocal]
Black gold…
(Is getting old)
Liquid energy…
(Lacks transparency)
A good thing?
(For absolutely nothing)

[Refrain]
Your oil
(Sure does spoil)
A good thing
(Sing:)

Oil
(A slippery slope)
… don’t be a dope

[Verse 1]
Pulled from deep beneath the ground
Black and slick and flowing round
Powered engines, trucks and trains
Built an age of fuel and flames

[Pre-Chorus]
Dig it!
(Pump it!)
Burn it!
(Turn it!)

[Chorus]
Oil
(Sure does spoil)
A good thing
(For a while)

Oil
(A slippery slope)
Don’t be a dope
(Find some hope)

Black gold
(Takes its toll)
Burned fuel
(Changes the whole)

[Verse 2]
Drill the ground and pump it out
Move the cargo, move it about
Refineries turn the crude to flame
Then the atmosphere bears the claim

[Instrumental, Saxophone Solo]
[Electric Guitar Solo: Dirty Blues-Rock Lead, Bending Notes, Rolling Bass, Driving Drums, Organ Swells]
[Bridge]
Oil!
(Oil!)

Spoil!
(Spoil!)

Choice!
(Choice!)

Use your voice!

Less!
(Don’t be useless!)

Waste!
(Waste!)

Change!
(The taste!)

Don’t get caught
(On the slope)
Think ahead
(Find some hope)

[Breakdown]
[Drums Drop Out: Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Soft Organ]
A costly habit…
(For our habitat)

That’s where we’re at…

[Final Refrain]
Your oil
(Sure does spoil)
A good thing
(Sing:)

Oil
(A slippery slope)
… don’t be a dope

[Final Chorus]
Oil
(Sure does spoil)
Black gold
(With a toll)

Oil
(A slippery slope)
Don’t be a dope
(Find some hope)

Oil
(It’s your choice)
Use your voice

[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Blues Guitar Riff, Rolling Bass, Drums, Organ, Synth Fade]
Oil…

A slippery slope…

Don’t be a dope…

Choose more hope…

[Spoken, fading]

Use less.

(Don’t be useless)

From the album Demand Destruction

bookmark_borderOver the Waterfall

[Silence]
[Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth]

[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Rolling Tom Drums, Tremolo Electric Guitar, Deep Bass, Flowing Synth Arpeggio]
[Spoken Vocal]
It starts as a trickle…

Then a stream…
(Row, row, rowing downstream)

Then the edge…

And suddenly—
(After all…)
You’re over the waterfall.

[Refrain]
Rushing
(Over the waterfall)
One with gushing
(Falling overall)

[Verse 1]
Water gathers, running fast
Moving forward, flowing past
Every drop becomes a part
Of a river with a beating heart

Down the channel, round the bend
Wonder where the currents end
Hear the roar and feel the spray
Nothing’s gonna stop the way

[Pre-Chorus]
Flow!
(Keep flowing)
Rush!
(Keep going)

Down!
(Down!)
Over!
(The fall!)

[Chorus]
Rushing
(Over the waterfall)
One with gushing
(Falling overall)

Falling
(Down and down)
Calling
(Feel the sound)

Round and round
(The water turns)
Energy
(The current burns)

Over the waterfall
(Here we go)
One with gushing
(Down below)

[Verse 2]
Gravity becomes the guide
Pulling us along for the ride
Potential turns to motion there
Energy exploding through the air

Mist is rising, thunder grows
River rushing as it goes
What was waiting at the top
Has become a moving drop

[Instrumental]
[Electric Guitar Solo: Fluid Blues-Rock Lead, Rolling Bass, Thunderous Drums, Organ Swells, Synth Arpeggios]

[Bridge]
Over!
(Over!)

The edge!
(The edge!)

No turning!
(No turning!)

Once you pledge!

Down!
(Down!)

We fall!
(We fall!)

One with the water!
(One with it all!)

[Breakdown]
[Drums Drop Out: Acoustic Guitar, Deep Bass, Water and Thunder FX]
Listen…

The roar…

The rush…

The fall…

(Heed the call)

[Final Refrain]
Rushing
(Over the waterfall)
One with gushing
(Falling overall)

[Final Chorus]
Rushing
(Over the waterfall)
One with gushing
(Falling overall)

Flowing
(Down the wall)
Kowing
(Through it all)

Gravity
(Takes the call)
Energy
(Feeds the fall)

Rushing
(Over the waterfall)
One with gushing
(Falling overall)

[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Rolling Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar Echoes, Deep Bass, Flowing Synth]
Rushing…

Gushing…

Falling…

Overall…

Over…

The waterfall.

[Water Roar Fades]

From the album Rush

bookmark_borderThrust

[Silence]
[Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth]

[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Punchy Bass, Driving Drums, Staccato Electric Guitar, Rising Synth]
[Spoken Vocal]
You don’t necessarily ease into reality…

You get thrust into it.

And once you see it…

You can’t unsee it.

[Refrain]
Thrust
(Into reality)
A must
(To really see)

[Verse 1]
No more waiting on the side
No more place to run and hide
Something pushes, something breaks
Something real is what it takes

Wake up, open up your eyes
Cut through all the alibis
What you thought was far away
Could be standing here today

[Pre-Chorus]
See!
(Really see!)
Know!
(Really know!)

Face!
(The facts!)
Drop!
(The acts!)

[Chorus]
Thrust
(Into reality)
A must
(To really see)

No more hiding
(No disguise)
No more turning
(From your eyes)

Thrust
(Into the light)
Truth
(Comes into sight)

Feel the force
(Feel the push)
Face the world
(See the rush)

[Verse 2]
Reality can shake the ground
When the evidence comes around
At times change arrives so fast
You don’t get time to make it last

[Refrain]
Thrust
(Into reality)
A must
(To really see)

[Instrumental]
[Electric Guitar Solo: Aggressive Blues-Rock Lead, Driving Bass, Tight Drums, Synth Pulses]

[Bridge]
Thrust!
(Into reality!)

Must!
(You gotta see!)

Push!
(Past doubt!)
Find out
(Surprise)
Rise!
(Up and try!)

Look!
(Look around!)

Listen!
(Hear the sound!)

Truth!
(Isn’t hiding!)

Reality!
(Is arriving!)

[Breakdown]
[Drums Drop Out: Deep Bass Pulse, Acoustic Guitar Harmonics, Atmospheric Synth]
No filter…

No screen…

Just what you mean.

[Final Refrain]
Thrust
(Into reality)
A must
(To really see)

[Final Chorus]
Thrust
(Into reality)
A must
(To really see)

Open your eyes
(Recognize)
Face the truth
(No disguise)

Thrust
(Into the light)
Reality
(Comes into sight)

No more waiting
(No retreat)
Feel the ground
(Beneath your feet)

[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Driving Guitar Riff, Bass, Drums, Rising Synth, Abrupt Stop]
Thrust…

Into reality…

A must…

To really see.

[Spoken, fading]

Really see.
(Reality)

From the album Rush

bookmark_borderOverboard

[Silence]
[Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth]

[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Rolling Bass, Playful Electric Guitar, Tight Drums, Quirky Synth Stabs]
[Spoken Vocal]
Oops…

A little too far?
(Into bizarre)
A little too fast?
(Into the past)
A little too much?
(… and such)

[Refrain]
Oops
(Went a little overboard)
Oops is the word?
(Can you go a little…)
Without going a lot
(Why… why not?)

[Verse 1]
Started with a little more
Then I opened up the door
One more step and one more try
Then the next thing caught my eye

[Chorus]
Oops!
(Went a little overboard)
Oops!
(That’s the word)

Can you go a little
(Without going a lot?)
Rush the edge
(And not get caught?)

Why?
(Why not?)
Why?
(Why not?)

[Verse 2]
There’s a line between enough
And a little bit too much
There’s a point where more is more
Till you’re standing past the shore

[Instrumental]
[Electric Guitar Solo: Playful Surf-Rock Lead, Bouncy Bass, Tight Drums, Organ Chops, Synth Accents]
[Bridge]
Over!
(Over!)

Board!
(Board!)

Past the line
(Past our prime)

[Breakdown]
[Drums Drop Out: Acoustic Guitar, Bass Groove, Soft Synth]
Oops…

Did it again.

One more little step…

One more little push…

And suddenly—

Overboard!
(Oh my lord!)

[Final Refrain]
Oops
(Went a little overboard)
Oops is the word?
(Can you go a little…)
Without going a lot
(Why… why not?)

[Final Chorus]
Oops!
(Went a little overboard)
That’s the word
(You knew you would)

Can you go a little
(Without going a lot?)
Test the edge
(See what you’ve got)

[Refrain]
Oops
(Went a little overboard)
Oops is the word?
(Can you go a little…)
Without going a lot
(Why… why not?)

Why?
(Why not?)
Why?
(Why not?)

[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Surf Guitar, Bouncy Bass, Handclaps, Drums, Quirky Synth Fade]
Oops…

A little over…

A little board…

Overboard.

[Spoken]

Oops.

From the album Rush

bookmark_borderWild Eyes

[Silence]

[Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth]

[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Jagged Electric Guitar, Bouncy Bass, Tight Drums, Bright Synth Stabs]
[Spoken Vocal]
Surprise!

Look alive…

Open your eyes.

The wild is watching back.

[Refrain]
Surprise!
(Wild I’s)
Rise!
(Wild eyes)

Wild I’s…
(Me… and you… and you, too)

[Verse 1]
Eyes wide open, looking out
What we see is what it’s about
Something moving, something strange
Something wild is on the range

Look to the left, look to the right
Something’s changing in plain sight
No need searching far away
The wild is here today

[Pre-Chorus]
Wild I’s
(Wild eyes)
See!
(See!)

Rise!
(Rise!)
Look!
(Look!)

[Chorus]
Wild eyes
(Wide eyes)
Surprise
(No disguise)

Me and you
(You and you)
Looking out
(What we see)

Wild I’s
(You and me)
Wild eyes
(Realize)

[Verse 2]
Maybe we’ve been looking down
While the world keeps spinning round
Screens are glowing, heads are low
Meanwhile something’s starting to grow

Raise your eyes above the noise
Hear the wind without the voice
See the clouds and feel the air
Notice what’s already there

[Instrumental]
[Saxophone Solo: Playful and Wild, Funky Bass, Tight Drums, Electric Guitar Chops]

[Bridge]
Surprise!
(Wild I’s!)

Rise!
(Wild eyes!)

Me!
(And you!)

You!
(And you too!)

Wild!
(Outside!)

Eyes!
(Open wide!)

[Breakdown]
[Acoustic Guitar, Hand Percussion, Bass, Soft Organ]
What do you see?

What do you notice?

What’s changing…

Right before your eyes?

[Final Refrain]
Surprise!
(Wild I’s)
Rise!
(Wild eyes)

Wild I’s…
(Me… and you… and you, too)

[Final Chorus]
Wild eyes
(Wide eyes)
Surprise
(Realize)

Me and you
(You and you)
Looking out
(What we see)

Wild I’s
(You and me)
Wild eyes
(Stay awake)

Look around
(See the change)
Open eyes
(See the range)

[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Electric Guitar Riff, Saxophone Echo, Funky Bass, Drums, Synth Stabs]
Wild I’s…

Wild eyes…

Me…

And you…

And you, too.

[Whispered]

Look around.
(Found!)

From the album Rush

bookmark_borderRunaround

[Silence]

[Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth]

[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Bouncy Bass, Bright Electric Guitar, Tight Drums, Handclaps, Synth Stabs]
[Spoken Vocal]
Run!

Where to?

Around!

Why?

Just for fun…

[Refrain]
Run, run, run
(Runaround)
Just for fun
(Bound for sound)
… all around

[Verse 1]
Round the corner, down the street
Moving to a different beat
Left, then right, then back again
Here we go, around the bend

No destination on the chart
Just a little change of heart
Feet are moving, feeling free
Come and take a run with me

[Chorus]
Run, run, run
(Runaround)
Just for fun
(Bound for sound)

Move your feet
(Feel the beat)
Find the rhythm
(Ears love treats)

Run, run, run
(Runaround)
Just for fun
(Bound for sound)

[Verse 2]
Maybe we’re not getting far
Maybe that’s the way things are
Laugh a little, change the route
See what running brings about

[Instrumental]
[Electric Guitar Solo: Funky Rhythmic Lead, Bouncy Bass, Driving Drums, Organ Chops, Handclaps]
[Bridge]
Runaround!
(Here we go!)

Turn around!
(There we go!)

Run again!
(And again!)

Round and round!
(Bound for sound!)

[Breakdown]
[Drums Drop Out: Bass Groove, Acoustic Guitar, Handclaps]
Run…

Run…

Run…

Around…

Around…

Around…

Found the sound!

[Final Refrain]
Run, run, run
(Runaround)
Just for fun
(Found the sound)

[Final Chorus]
Run, run, run
(Runaround)
Turn up down
(And come around)

Find the beat
(Feel the street)
Let the rhythm
(Move your feet)

Run, run, run
(Runaround)
Just for fun
(Found the sound)

[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Funky Guitar, Bouncy Bass, Handclaps, Drums, Synth Fade]
Run…

Run…

Runaround…

Just for fun…

Found the sound.

From the album Rush

bookmark_borderPlunge

[Silence]

[Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth]

[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Deep Bass Pulse, Spacious Synth, Acoustic Guitar Harmonics, Slow-Building Drums]
[Spoken Vocal]
Don’t just skim the surface…

Take a breath…

Open your mind…

And find…

[Refrain]
Brain like a sponge
(Deep dive)
Take a plunge
(Into being alive)

[Verse 1]
Soak it up, let the water in
Let the learning begin again
Questions waiting underneath
Pull the surface back and breathe

[Pre-Chorus]
Deep dive
(Go deeper)
Open wide
(Become a seeker)

Let it flow
(Let it in)
Feel the pull
(Begin again)

[Chorus]
Brain like a sponge
(Deep dive)
Take a plunge
(Into being alive)

Feel the current
(Feel the flow)
Where it takes you
(You don’t know)

Take a plunge
(Leave the shore)
Dive into
(A little more)

[Verse 2]
Somewhere underneath the noise
There’s a world beyond the choice
Facts and feelings, sound and sight
Turning questions into light

You don’t have to know it all
You just have to take the call
One new thought can change the view
One new question starts anew

[Instrumental]
[Electric Guitar Solo: Fluid Melodic Lead, Deep Bass, Spacious Drums, Atmospheric Synth]

[Bridge]
(Begin)
Plunge!
(Dive in!)

Think!
(Go deep!)

Learn!
(Let it seep!)

Feel!
(Be free!)

No shallow end
(No retreat)
Meet the world
(Underneath)

[Breakdown]
[Acoustic Guitar, Soft Piano, Deep Ambient Synth]
Brain like a sieve…

(No! Learn to give…)

The sound…

(Can be found)

[Final Refrain]
Brain like a sponge
(Deep dive)
Take a plunge
(Into being alive)

[Final Chorus]
Brain like a sponge
(Deep dive)
Take a plunge
(Into being alive)

Take the question
(Take the chance)
Let the current
(Lead the dance)

Go beneath
(The surface line)
Find the depth
(And make it fine)

Take a plunge
(Deep dive)
Into being alive

[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Acoustic Guitar, Warm Synth Pads, Bass, Light Percussion, Distant Electric Guitar]
Deep dive…

(Let it flow…)

Come to know…

(Alive.)

From the album Rush

bookmark_borderDeluge

[Silence]

[Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth]

[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Distant Thunder, Rolling Toms, Deep Bass, Atmospheric Synth, Sparse Guitar]
[Spoken Vocal]
Rain…

A little rain.

(Then more…)

Then the sky opens…

(The door)

[Refrain]
The reign of rain
(Deluge)
The pain of reign
(Brain bruise)

[Verse 1]
Clouds roll in across the town
Gray upon gray, coming down
Drop by drop, the pavement shines
Then the rain crosses the lines

[Pre-Chorus]
Rise
(Watch the skies)

[Refrain]
The reign of rain
(Deluge)
The pain of reign
(Brain bruise)

Water falling
(Down and down)
Water moving
(Through the ground)

Deluge
(Too much)
Rush
(Feel the flush)

[Verse 2]
When the atmosphere gets loaded
And the water vapor’s exploded
Energy moves from sea to sky
Then comes back… feel Mother cry

[Instrumental]
[Electric Guitar Solo: Dark Blues-Rock Lead, Rolling Bass, Thunderous Drums, Organ Swells, Rain FX]

[Bridge]
The reign
(Of rain)

The pain
(Of reign)

Brain bruise
(Confuse)

What can we do
(What can we choose?)

When the water
(Starts to rise)
Look around
(Open your eyes)

[Breakdown]
[Drums Drop Out: Low Synth Pulse, Rain and Thunder FX, Acoustic Guitar Harmonics]
That’s not just rain
(A vein… of energy)
Strain… capacity

[Final Refrain]
The reign of rain
(Deluge)
The pain of reign
(Brain bruise)

[Final Chorus]
Deluge
(Coming down)
Deluge
(Through the town)

Reign of rain
(Feel the strain)
Pain of reign
(Brain drain)

Flow and flush
(Rush and gush)
Overflow
(Where does it go?)

Deluge
(Feel the force)
Changing channels
(Changing course)

[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Rolling Drums, Rain FX, Deep Bass, Guitar Feedback, Distant Thunder]
The reign…

Of rain…

Deluge…

The pain…

Of reign…

Brain bruise…

[Thunder Crack]

Deluge.

From the album Rush

bookmark_borderBetween the Eyes

[Silence]

[Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth]

[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Sharp Guitar Riff, Punchy Bass, Tight Drums, Sudden Synth Hits]
[Spoken Vocal]
Didn’t see it coming…

Didn’t have time to think…

(There goes the slack…)
Whack!
(Surprise!)
Right between the eyes.

[Refrain]
Whack!
(Right between the eyes)
Surprise…
(Can’t take it back)

[Verse 1]
Saw it coming? Not a chance
Caught me in a sideways glance
One second everything was fine
Next second crossed a line

No warning and no disguise
Truth can hit between the eyes
Sometimes what you don’t expect
Is exactly what you get

[Pre-Chorus]
Look!
(Look out!)
Wait!
(Too late!)

Hit!
(Right there!)
Truth!
(Everywhere!)

[Chorus]
Whack!
(Right between the eyes)
Surprise!
(Can’t take it back)

Wake up!
(Realize)
Open up!
(Recognize)

[Refrain]
Whack!
(Right between the eyes)
Surprise…
(Can’t take it back)

(There goes the slack…)
Whack!
(Surprise!)
Right between the eyes.

Right between
(The eyes)
No place to hide
(No alibis)

[Verse 2]
Maybe it was there all along
Hidden underneath the song
Maybe we just looked away
Hoping it would change someday

Then reality arrives
Cuts right through the alibis
No rewind and no reset
Once you know, you can’t forget

[Instrumental]
[Electric Guitar Solo: Aggressive Blues-Rock Lead, Staccato Guitar Chops, Driving Bass, Hard-Hitting Drums]
[Bridge]
Surprise!
(Surprise!)

Whack!
(There it is!)

Right!
(Between!)

The!
(Eyes!)

Can’t take it back
(No!)
Can’t turn away
(No!)

Once you see it
(You know)
Once you know it
(It’ll show)

[Breakdown]
[Drums Drop Out: Deep Bass, Distorted Guitar Harmonics, Pulsing Synth]
Look…

Look closely…

Sometimes the hardest thing to see…

Is what’s right in front of you… and me.

[Refrain]
Whack!
(Right between the eyes)
Surprise…
(Can’t take it back)

(There goes the slack…)
Whack!
(Surprise!)
Right between the eyes.

Right between
(The eyes)
No place to hide
(No alibis)

[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Repeating Guitar Riff, Punchy Bass, Drums, Glitching Synth, Sudden Stop]
Whack!

Right between…

The eyes.

[Spoken]

Surprise.

Can’t take it back.

From the album Rush

bookmark_borderFlush

[Silence]
[Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth]

[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Pulsing Bass, Angular Electric Guitar, Tight Drums, Glitching Synth]
[Spoken Vocal]
Right on the edge…

The bleeding edge.

Moving fast enough to feel all around…

But slow enough to look down.

[Refrain]
Flush
(With the bleeding edge)
Rush
(Looking over the ledge)

The gravity
(Would get to me)
Per second
(Per second)

Come to be reckoned
(Wreck on… and on and on)

[Verse 1]
Standing where the old meets new
Wondering what the edge can do
Technology is moving fast
How long can yesterday last?

One more step and one more leap
Into waters running deep
Looking down and looking through
At what we know and what we knew

[Refrain]
Flush
(With the bleeding edge)
Rush
(Looking over the ledge)

The gravity
(Would get to me)
Per second
(Per second)

Come to be reckoned
(Wreck on… and on and on)

[Verse 2]
Progress can be quite a ride
With a little danger on the side
What seems distant comes around
What was solid leaves the ground

Faster systems, faster change
Moving through a wider range
When the pace begins to climb
Can we keep up with the time?

[Instrumental]
[Electric Guitar Solo: Sharp, Experimental Lead, Distorted Bass, Driving Drums, Glitch Synth Pulses]
[Bridge]
(32 feet)
Per second
(Per second)
Defeat the feat

Tick by tick
(Quick, quick, quick)

Step by step
(Watch your step)

Round and round
(Going down)

Gravity
(Won’t negotiate)

Reality
(Will calculate)

[Breakdown]
[Drums Drop Out: Deep Bass Pulse, Distant Guitar Harmonics, Filtered Synth]
32 feet per second
… for every single second that we fall
(After all…)
1 second: 32 ft/s (22 mph)
2 seconds: 64 ft/s (44 mph)
3 seconds: 96 ft/s (65 mph)

Better hold on tight
(’cause we just might…)
Not endure the floor

[Final Refrain]
Flush
(With the bleeding edge)
Rush
(Looking over the ledge)

The gravity
(Would get to me)
Per second
(Per second)

Come to be reckoned
(Wreck on… and on and on)

[Final Chorus]
Flush with the bleeding edge
(Rush!)
Careful on the ledge
(Watch out!)

Shout:
Gravity!
(Falling free)

[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Guitar Feedback, Pulsing Bass, Glitching Synth, Drums Building Then Abrupt Stop]
Flush…

Rush…

Bleeding edge…

Looking over…

The ledge…

Per second…

Per second…

Reckoned…

Wreck on…

And on…

And on…

And on.

From the album Rush

bookmark_borderClose Brush

[Silence]

[Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth]

[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Tense Bass Pulse, Tight Drums, Distorted Guitar Stabs, Rising Synth]
[Spoken Vocal]
Sometimes it’s close…

A little too close.

One second…

One breath…

One brush.

[Refrain]
Run away today
(Rush!)
A close brush
(With death)

Escape the depth
(Escape the breadth)

[Verse 1]
Something moved just out of sight
Something changed in one short night
Footsteps fading, heart beats fast
Didn’t know if it would last

Close enough to feel the heat
Close enough to miss the beat
One small turn, one narrow space
One more chance to leave the place

[Pre-Chorus]
Run!
(Run!)
Move!
(Move!)

Don’t look back
(Stay on track)

Near!
(Too near!)
Clear!
(Get clear!)

[Chorus]
A close brush
(Too close)
A close call
(That’s all)

One more step
(Could have changed)
One more breath
(Could have rearranged)

Escape the depth
(Escape the breadth)
Find the edge
(And step away)

Run away today
(Rush!)
Live another day

[Verse 2]
Depth below and breadth around
Danger hiding without a sound
Sometimes what you cannot see
Is the thing that changes everything

A narrow path, a shifting line
A moment hanging on the time
No guarantee, no safety net
Just one more chance to not regret

[Instrumental]
[Electric Guitar Solo: Tense Blues-Rock Lead, Pulsing Bass, Driving Drums, Glitching Synth]
[Bridge]
Close brush!
(With death!)

Depth!
(Breadth!)

Run!
(Rush!)

Step away
(From the edge)

Turn around
(Leave the ledge)

[Breakdown]
[Drums Drop Out: Low Bass, Acoustic Guitar Harmonics, Distant Synth]
One breath…
(Breath depth)

One heartbeat…
(Moments fleet)

[Final Refrain]
Run away today
(Rush!)
A close brush
(With death)

Escape the depth
(Escape the breadth)

[Final Chorus]
A close brush
(With death)
A close call
(And nothing less)

Escape the depth
(Escape the breadth)
Leave the edge
(And catch your breath)

Run away today
(Rush!)
Don’t wait
(Another day)

A close brush
(Too close)
But still alive
(To survive)

[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Bass Pulse, Guitar Feedback, Rapid Drums, Synth Rising Then Abrupt Stop]
Close…

Brush…

One more breath…

One more day.

(Walk away)

From the album Rush

bookmark_borderFlurry

[Silence]

[Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth]

[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Fast Acoustic Guitar Strumming, Busy Percussion, Driving Bass, Bright Synth Pulses]
[Spoken Vocal]
Time to scurry

(Into the flurry…)

There is no quitting…

(And the clock keeps ticking.)

[Refrain]
Caught up in the flurry
(Guess I’d better hurry)
The time is now
(And somehow…)
The day…
(Will slip away)

[Verse 1]
Morning breaks and off we go
One more thing and one more show
Messages and voices calling
Plans are rising, minutes falling

Round the corner, down the street
Trying hard to match the beat
So much moving, through the sound
Searching out what is found

[Pre-Chorus]
Hurry!
(What’s the hurry?)
Go!
(There’s no slow)

Time!
(Better get going)
Now!
(It’s flowing)

[Chorus]
Caught up in the flurry
(Guess I’d better hurry)
The time is now
(And somehow…)
The day…
(Will slip away)

Round and round
(The minutes fly)
Catch the moment
(Before goodbye)

[Verse 2]
Could be weather, could be life
Could be trouble, could be strife
Could be motion, could be chance
Hope it’s not our last dance

[Instrumental, Saxophone Solo]
[Electric Guitar Solo: Fast Melodic Lead, Rhythmic Bass, Busy Drums, Synth Arpeggios]
[Bridge]
Flurry!
(Hurry!)

Time!
(Running!)

Day!
(Slipping!)

Now!
(Is how!)

Don’t wait
(Too long)
Don’t drift
(Along)

Take the moment
(While it’s here)
Make it matter
(Make it clear)

[Breakdown]
[Drums Drop Out: Acoustic Guitar, Soft Piano, Light Percussion]
The flurry settles…

The noise fades…

And suddenly…

You can hear the clock.
(Tick tock, tick tock)

[Final Refrain]
Caught up in the flurry
(Guess I’d better hurry)
The time is now
(And somehow…)
The day…
(Will slip away)

[Final Chorus]
Caught up in the flurry
(Guess I’d better hurry)
Don’t let the moment
(Slip away)

The time is now
(Right here, right now)
The day is moving
(Anyhow)

Round and round
(The minutes fly)
Catch the moment
(Before goodbye)

[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Acoustic Guitar, Shimmering Synth, Bass, Hand Percussion, Drums Gradually Fade]
Caught up…

In the flurry…

Guess I’d better hurry…

The time is now…

And somehow…
(Find away)
For the day…
(To stay)
Don’t let ‘er…
… slip away.

From the album Rush

bookmark_borderMush! Mush!

[Silence]

[Instrumental, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth]

[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Galloping Drums, Plucked Acoustic Guitar, Driving Bass, Bright Organ]
[Spoken Vocal]
Mush! Mush!

The musher said…

We’re in a rush!

Harness up…

Here we go!

(There is no whoa)

[Refrain]
“Mush! Mush”
(The musher said)
We’re in a rush
(As the dog sled led)

[Verse 1]
Snow is flying from the runners
Cold wind biting, frozen winters
Dogs are pulling, spirits high
Breath like clouds beneath the sky

[Chorus]
Mush! Mush!
(The musher said)
We’re in a rush
(As the dog sled led)

Through the white
(Into the night)
Pull together
(Hold on tight)

[Verse 2]
Harness leather, jingling bells
Echo through the frozen valleys
Moonlight shining on the trail
Dogs are running without fail

[Instrumental]
[Electric Guitar Solo: Fast Country-Rock Lead, Galloping Bass, Driving Drums, Organ Accents]

[Bridge]
Mush!
(Mush!)

Rush!
(Rush!)

Pull!
(Pull!)

Push!
(Push!)

Run together
(One by one)
Chase the trail
(Chase the sun)

[Breakdown]
[Drums Drop Out: Acoustic Guitar, Sleigh Bells, Bass, Soft Synth]
Mush…

(Rush…)

Mush! Mush!

[Final Refrain]
“Mush! Mush”
(The musher said)
We’re in a rush
(As the dog sled led)

[Final Chorus]
Mush! Mush!
(Through the snow)
Mush! Mush!
(Go, go, go!)

Mush! Mush!
(The musher said)
We’re in a rush
(As the dog sled led)

[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Galloping Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Sleigh Bells, Bass, Organ Fade]
Mush…

(Rush…)

Keep it moving…

(Keep improving)

Mush! Rush!

[Dogs Barking, Distant]

Mush! Mush!

From the album Rush

bookmark_borderA Sudden Surge

A Sudden Surge

[Silence]
[Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth]

[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Low Pulsing Synth, Rolling Bass, Sparse Drums, Gradually Building Guitar]
[Spoken Vocal]
You don’t always see it coming…

A little rise…

(Surprise)

Suddenly—

The urge…

(Surge!)

[Refrain]
Splurge
(A sudden surge)
Rush
(Flow of flush)

[Verse 1]
Something building underneath
Pressure rising, out of reach
Quiet water, standing still
Till it finds the slope and spills

Drop by drop and inch by inch
Then the current makes a switch
What was slow becomes a rush
Suddenly it’s more than much

[Pre-Chorus]
Rise
(Rise)
Flow
(Go)

Build
(Then break)
Move
(Then wake)

[Chorus]
A sudden surge
(Here it comes)
A sudden rush
(Beating drums)

Flow of flush
(Through the way)
Push it forward
(Find the day)

A sudden surge
(Feel the force)
Changing course
(Changing source)

[Verse 2]
No, don’t need a warning
When the river starts transforming
A channel fills, the banks give way
And yesterday becomes today

[Instrumental]
[Electric Guitar Solo: Rising Lead Guitar, Distorted Bass, Rapid Drums, Glitching Synth Pulses]

[Bridge]
Splurge!
(A sudden surge!)

Rush!
(Flow of flush!)

Rise!
(Watch it climb!)

Move!
(Out of time!)

[Breakdown]
[Drums Drop Out: Deep Bass, Filtered Synth, Distant Guitar]
Drop…

Drip…

Drop…

Then—

Surge!
(Purge)

[Final Refrain]
Splurge
(A sudden surge)
Rush
(Flow of flush)

[Final Chorus]
A sudden surge
(A sudden rush)
Flow of water
(Flow of flush)

Builds up
(Then breaks)
Changes course
(Overtakes)

A sudden surge
(Feel it move)
No time left
(To disprove)

[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Driving Drums, Rolling Bass, Guitar Feedback, Glitch Synth, Sudden Stop]
Splurge…

Surge…

Rush…

Flow…

Flush…

(A sudden urge.)

From the album Rush

bookmark_borderRaise the Roof

[Silence]

[Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth]

[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Heavy Drums, Riffing Electric Guitar, Pulsing Bass, Organ Stabs]
[Spoken Vocal]
You want proof?

Don’t ask for a forecast…
(That time passed to past)
Look around.
(Found!)

[Refrain]
You want proof
(Raise the roof)
Just look outside
(Chaos resides)

There’s nowhere to hide
(Raise the roof)

[Verse 1]
Look at the sky, watch it change
Storm clouds gathering on the range
Wind starts howling down the street
Rain comes pounding with the beat

[Pre-Chorus]
Look outside
(See the signs)
Read the sky
(Read the lines)

[Chorus]
Raise the roof
(Shake the ground)
Raise the roof
(Feel the sound)

You want proof
(There’s your view)
What’s outside
(Is coming through)

[Refrain]
You want proof
(Raise the roof)
Just look outside
(Chaos resides)

There’s nowhere to hide
(Raise the roof)

Chaos resides
(Outside)
And the signs
(Can’t be denied)

[Instrumental, Saxophone Solo]
[Heavy Electric Guitar Solo: Blues-Rock Bends, Driving Bass, Thunderous Drums, Hammond Organ]

[Bridge]
You want proof?
(Look outside!)

Want some more?
(Out your backdoor!)

[Breakdown]
[Drums Drop Out: Bass Pulse, Distant Guitar, Atmospheric Synth]
Raise…

The…

Roof…
(Poof! Proof)

Listen…

Thunder in the distance…

Wind against the windows…

Rain against the ground…

The evidence…

Has a sound.

[Final Refrain]
You want proof
(Raise the roof)
Just look outside
(Chaos resides)

There’s nowhere to hide
(Raise the roof)

[Final Chorus]
Raise the roof
(Shake the ground)
Raise the roof
(Feel the sound)

You want proof
(Just look around)
There’s evidence
(In every sound)

Heat and rain
(Wind and fire)
Rising pressure
(Climbing higher)

Raise the roof
(Let it ring)
Look outside
(See the thing)

[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Heavy Guitar Riff, Hammond Organ, Bass, Drums, Distant Thunder FX]
You want proof?

(Chaos… can’t hide.)
Look outside…

(Raise the roof…)

Feel the sound…
(Found.)

From the album Rush