 Genius Meanings
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Rush – A Passage to Bangkok
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[Verse 1] / Our first stop is in Bogotá / To check Colombian fields / The natives smile and pass along / A sample of their yield / Sweet Jamaican pipe dreams / Golden Acapulco
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Rush – A Passage To Bangkok (Live)
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Our first stop is in Bogota / To check Columbian fields / The natives smile and pass along / A sample of their yield / Sweet Jamaican pipe dreams / Golden Acapulco nights / Then
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Rush – A Passage to Bangkok [Exit...Stage Left]
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Our first stop is in Bogota / To check Colombian fields / The natives smile and pass along / A sample of their yield / Sweet Jamaican pipe dreams / Golden Acapulco nights / Then
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Billy Talent – A Passage to Bangkok
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A cover of Rush’s 1976 single “A Passage to Bangkok”
The lyrics are commonly interpreted as describing drug tourism, specifically cannabis.
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Rush – YYZ [Exit...Stage Left]
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[Instrumental]
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Rush – Solar Federation
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This is the isolated vocal track of the Grand Finale movement of 2112 by Rush. It was featured as one of the bonus tracks of the 40th Anniversary release in 2016, and in fact
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Rush – Closer to the Heart [Exit...Stage Left]
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And the men who hold high places / Must be the ones to start / To mould a new reality / Closer to the heart / The blacksmith and the artist / Reflect it in their art / Forge their
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Rush – Xanadu [Exit...Stage Left]
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“To seek the sacred river Alph / To walk the caves of ice / To break my fast on honey dew / And drink the milk of Paradise…” / I had heard the whispered tales / Of immortality
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Rush – Entre Nous (Snakes & Arrows Live)
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[Verse 1] / 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
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Rush – Red Barchetta [Exit...Stage Left]
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My uncle has a country place, that no-one knows about / He says it used to be a farm, before the Motor Law / Sundays I elude the ‘Eyes’, and hop the Turbine Freight / To far
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Rush – Tom Sawyer [Exit...Stage Left]
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A modern-day warrior / Mean mean stride / Today’s Tom Sawyer / Mean mean pride / Though his mind is not for rent / Don’t put him down as arrogant / His reserve, a quiet defense
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Rush – A Farewell to Kings
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This is the title track of Rush’s album A Farewell to Kings. With lyrics written by their drummer, Neil Peart, the song is about dealing with hypocrisy and finding your own way by
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Rush – Malignant Narcissism/De Slagwerker
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[Instrumental]
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Rush – Freewill
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[Verse 1] / There are those who think that / Life has nothing left to chance / A host of holy horrors / To direct our aimless dance / [Pre-Chorus 1] / A planet of playthings / We
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Rush – Tears
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The fifth track on Rush’s 1976 album 2112. One of the few songs in their discography written by bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee, “Tears” is notable for being the first Rush song to
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Rush – Bastille Day
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“Bastille Day” recounts the history of the eponymous French and Canadian holiday. Bastille Day is celebrated on July 14th; it commemorates that day in 1789 when French citizens
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Rush – Lessons
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[Verse 1] / Sweet memories flashing very quickly by / Reminding me and giving me a reason why / I know that my goal is more than a thought / I'll be there when I teach what I've
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Rush – The Twilight Zone
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Released in 1976 on April Fools' Day, “The Twilight Zone” is the third track on Rush’s fourth studio album, 2112.
The song is a clear homage to Rod Serling and the 1959 sci-fi
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Rush – Freewill (Live in London)
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[Verse 1] / There are those who think / That life has nothing left to chance / A host of holy horrors / To direct our aimless dance / [Verse 2] / A planet of playthings / We dance
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Rush – 2112: I. Overture, II. The Temples of Syrinx, Ill. Discovery, IV. Presentation, V. Oracle: The Dream, VI. Soliloquy, VII. Grand Finale
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“I lie awake, staring out at the bleakness of Megadon City and sky become one, merging into a single plane, a vast sea of unbroken grey. The Twin Moons, just two pale orbs as they
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Rush – Closer to the Heart (Live in Manchester)
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[Intro] / And the men who hold high places / Must be the ones who start / To mold a new reality / Closer to the heart / Closer to the heart / [Verse 1] / The blacksmith and the
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Rush – The Spirit of Radio
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The song is dedicated to CFNY, which at the time was a Toronto radio station that played “alternative” music – the kind of stuff that wasn’t being heard on the pop stations or the
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Rush – Freewill [Exit...Stage Left]
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There are those who think that life / Has nothing left to chance / A host of holy horrors / To direct our aimless dance / A planet of playthings / We dance on the strings / Of
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Rush – Circumstances
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This song is about the 18 months Neil Peart spent in London trying to find success as a drummer. Despite playing in several bands and picking up occasional session work, he had to
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Rush – The Trees
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This classic prog-rock track from Rush’s 1978 album Hemispheres tells the story of a conflict between oaks and maples. It ends with a sense of “equality”, but at the righteous and
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Rush – Different Strings
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The fifth track of Rush’s 1980 album Permanent Waves. One of the few songs in their discography written by vocalist/bassist Geddy Lee, “Different Strings” describes the emotional
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Rush – The Spirit of Radio [Exit...Stage Left]
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[Verse 1] / Begin the day with a friendly voice / A companion unobtrusive / Plays that song that's so elusive / And the magic music makes your morning mood / [Verse 2] / Off on
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Rush – The Trees (Live in Manchester)
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[Hook] / There is unrest in the forest / There is trouble with the trees / For the maples want more sunlight / And the oaks ignore their pleas / [Verse 1] / The trouble with the
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Rush – Mystic Rhythms (Live)
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So many things I think about / When I look far away / Things I know, things I wonder / Things I'd like to say / The more we think we know about / Greater the unknown / We suspend
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