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Music: Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson Lyrics: Neil Peart When the dragons grow too mighty To slay with pen or sword I grow weary of the battle And the storm I walk toward When all around is madness And there’s no safe port in view I long to turn my path homeward To stop awhile with you When life becomes so barren And as cold as winter skies There’s a beacon in the darkness In a distant pair of eyes In vain to search for order In vain to search for truth But these things can still be given Your love has shown me proof

Music: Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson Lyrics: Geddy Lee A modest man from Mandrake Travelled rich to the city He had a need to discover A use for his newly-found wealth Because he was human Because he had goodness Because he was moral They called him insane Delusions of grandeur Visions of splendour A manic depressive He walks in the rain Eyes wide open Heart undefended Innocence untarnished Cinderella Man Doing what you can They can’t understand What it means Cinderella Man Hang on to your plans Try as they might They cannot steal your dreams In the betrayal of his love he awakened To face a world of cold reality And a look …

Music: Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson Lyrics: Neil Peart and Peter Talbot 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 creativity Closer to the Heart Philosophers and Ploughmen Each must know his part To sow a new mentality Closer to the Heart You can be the Captain I will draw the Chart Sailing into destiny Closer to the Heart

Music: Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson Lyrics: Neil Peart “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 The deepest mystery From an ancient book. I took a clue I scaled the frozen mountain tops Of eastern lands unknown Time and Man alone Searching for the lost — Xanadu Xanadu — To stand within The Pleasure Dome Decreed by Kubla Khan To taste anew the fruits of life The last immortal man To find the sacred river Alph To walk the caves of ice Oh, I will dine on honey …

Music: Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart Lyrics: Neil Peart When they turn the pages of history When these days have passed long ago Will they read of us with sadness For the seeds that we let grow We turned our gaze From the castles in the distance Eyes cast down On the path of least resistance Cities full of hatred Fear and lies Withered hearts And cruel, tormented eyes Scheming demons Dressed in kingly guise Beating down the multitude And scoffing at the wise The hypocrites are slandering The sacred halls of Truth Ancient nobles showering Their bitterness on youth Can’t we find The minds that made us strong Can’t we learn To …

(An Exercise in Self-Indulgence) Music: Geddy Lee,  Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart Instrumental  I. Buenas Noches, Mein Froinds! II. To sleep, perchance to dream… III. Strangiato Theme IV. A Lerxst in Wonderland V. Monsters! VI. Danforth and Pape VII. The Waltz of the Shreves VIII. Never turn your back on a Monster! IX. Monsters! (Reprise) X. Strangiato Theme (Reprise) XI. A Farewell to Things

Music: Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson Lyrics: Neil Peart There is unrest in the Forest There is trouble with the trees For the Maples want more sunlight And the Oaks ignore their pleas. The trouble with the Maples (And they’re quite convinced they’re right) They say the Oaks are just too lofty And they grab up all the light But the Oaks can’t help their feelings If they like the way they’re made And they wonder why the Maples Can’t be happy in their shade? There is trouble in the Forest And the creatures all have fled As the Maples scream ‘Oppression!’ And the Oaks, just shake their heads So the Maples formed a …

Music: Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson Lyrics: Neil Peart A boy alone, and so far from home Endless rooftops from my window I felt the gloom of empty rooms On rainy afternoons. Sometimes in confusion I felt so lost and disillusioned Innocence gave me confidence To go up against reality All the same We take our chances, Laughed at by Time, Tricked by circumstances Plus ça change, Plus c’est la même chose, The more that things change The more they stay the same Now I’ve gained some understanding Of the only world that we see Things that I once dreamed of Have become reality These walls that still surround me Still contain the same …

Music: Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson Lyrics: Neil Peart 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’ ‘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 …

Music: Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson Lyrics: Neil Peart I. Tide Pools When the ebbing tide retreats Along the rocky shoreline It leaves a trail of tidal pools In a short-lived galaxy Each microcosmic planet A complete society A simple kind mirror To reflect upon our own All the busy little creatures Chasing out their destinies Living in their pools They soon forget about the sea… Wheels within wheels In a spiral array A pattern so grand And complex Time after time We lose sight of the way Our causes can’t see Their effects II. Hyperspace A quantum leap forward In time and in space The universe learned to expand The mess and the magic Triumphant …