RUSHHEAD666 Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 (edited) I just listened to "Clockwork Angels." A record that a truly do adore. Regardless of the opinions of others. I've actually been spinning "Vapor Trails" lately and it's coming back to me in a positive polarity. But this isn't about "Vapor Trails." I thought I was strong again after losing Neil in January.This is not the case tonight. I just listened to "The Garden" twice. The tears are falling again and this is not a KISS song reference moment. The lyrical content of "The Garden" just says it all to me. These lyrics were written way before Neil was diagnosed with a brain tumor. It's just incredible to me. Also the music is so amazing too. So I just have to do this on here tonight. I have to write out "The Garden" lyrics for Neil. These lyrics are not just about Neil. These lyrics are about us all. We will all meet our Maker one day. "The cells tick away." It really says it all. Even when we are in the womb of our mother, we are already dying. "The Garden" Lyrics by Neil Ellwood Peart I love you Professor. "It is what it is and FOREVER." "In this one of many possible worldsAll for the best or some bizarre test?It is what it is and whateverTime is still the infinite jest The arrow flies when you dreamThe hours tick away, the cells tick awayThe Watchmaker keeps to his schemesThe hours tick away, they tick away The measure of a life is a measure of love and respectSo hard to earn, so easily burnedThe measure of a life is a measure of love and respectSo hard to earn, so easily burned In the fullness of timeA garden to nurture and protect In the rise and the set of the sun'Til the stars go spinningSpinning 'round the nightOh, it is what it is and foreverEach moment a memory in flight The arrow flies while you breatheThe hours tick away, the cells tick awayThe Watchmaker has time up his sleeveThe hours tick away, they tick away The measure of a life is the measure of love and respectSo hard to earn, so easily burned In the fullness of timeA garden to nurture and protectIt's a measure of a life The treasure of a lifeIs a measure of love and respectThe way you live, the gifts that you give In the fullness of timeIs the only return that you expect The future disappears int memoryWith only a moment betweenForever dwells in that momentHope is what remains to be seen Forever dwells in that momenthope is what remains to be seen In the fullness of timeA garden to nurture and protectIt's a measure of a life In the fullness of timeA garden to nurture and protectIt's a measure of a life It the fullness of timeA garden to nurture and protectIt's a measure of a life In the fullness of timeA garden to protect It's a measure of a lifeIt's a measure of a lifeIt's a measure of a lifeIt's a measure of a life" I feel sooooo much better typing these lyrics out. "The Garden" says it all to me. Even if you agree do disagree, Neil is the greatest to me. I love him. He will be in my heart Forever. "It is what it is and whatever." All our cells are ticking away. "We are only immortal for a limited time." I'm embracing my passion and love for RUSH and taking it to my grave baby!!! RUSH FOREVER!!!! Edited February 22, 2020 by RUSHHEAD666 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 yeah, its great. incredibly powerful so much so, i usually avoid it very emotional and has it has made cry more than once... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 I love Clockwork Angels, always have, and loved The Garden since my very first listen...never thought about it in relation to Neil actually dying, until he died. I’ve listened to it maybe two or three times since January 10th. Really powerful, really emotional to listen to- I mean even more so now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
78jazz Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 The future disappears into memory, with only a moment between. When I first heard this, I had a relative who had died somewhat suddenly about 2 years before. It messed with me then, and the truth of the above lyric isn't lost on me in life. Not only are we immortal for a limited time, we are here for a limited time. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurabw Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 I've always loved The Garden. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiBeers Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 I like The Garden, but the line of 'it is what it is and whatever' really bugs me. It's a total throw away line and Neil was better than that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fridge Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Sorry but it's a pretty shit song and no amount of polishing or viewing it with rose tinted glasses due to Neil popping his clogs is going to change that.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Sorry but it's a pretty shit song and no amount of polishing or viewing it with rose tinted glasses due to Neil popping his clogs is going to change that.... Lol the more that things change the more fridge stays the same. all that i can do is wish you well! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 Sorry but it's a pretty shit song and no amount of polishing or viewing it with rose tinted glasses due to Neil popping his clogs is going to change that.... Lol the more that things change the more fridge stays the same. all that i can do is wish you well! Lol "The Wreckers" 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc4gd Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 The only Rush song with violins in intro! (The violin strings wrap themselves around your heartstrings). Neil playing is so so relaxed, like he knew this was his last song, and he was good with that. "The arrow flies while you breathe" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyGq5G7S3Vk&list=RDiyGq5G7S3Vk&start_radio=1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ST3V Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 The only Rush song with violins in intro! along with Losing It Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 The only Rush song with violins in intro! along with Losing It Thank God I saw that in LA. Third row........ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyfriar Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 The only Rush song with violins in intro! along with Losing It Thank God I saw that in LA. Third row........+1same row, Geddy's side... :cheers: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 The only Rush song with violins in intro! along with Losing It Thank God I saw that in LA. Third row........+1same row, Geddy's side... :cheers: That's crazy! I was far Alex side. I wish I had your fukking number back then. We could have met. One day we will. Cheers my Rush Brother! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 (edited) Sorry but it's a pretty shit song and no amount of polishing or viewing it with rose tinted glasses due to Neil popping his clogs is going to change that.... Lol the more that things change the more fridge stays the same. all that i can do is wish you well! Lol "The Wreckers" exactly here we are getting all sensitive and shit and he comes to harsh our mellow. boo hoo... keep on keeping on Fridge, i appreciate your aversion to sugarcoat and enjoy your sense of humor. cheers Edited February 23, 2020 by tangy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifeson90 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Can't actually listen to The Garden right now, that last 45 seconds or so with Al driving it out, the last studio track of Rush, that final cello at the end, none of the guys taking responsibility for it, is just too emotional, I'd rather not put myself through it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddysMullet Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 The future disappears into memoryWith only a moment betweenForever dwells in that momentHope is what remains to be seen. So beautiful and expressive. "The Garden" is not a song I particularly like, but that lyric is one of the most poignant and perfect passages that Neil ever wrote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 The future disappears into memoryWith only a moment betweenForever dwells in that momentHope is what remains to be seen. So beautiful and expressive. "The Garden" is not a song I particularly like, but that lyric is one of the most poignant and perfect passages that Neil ever wrote. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddysMullet Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 The future disappears into memoryWith only a moment betweenForever dwells in that momentHope is what remains to be seen. So beautiful and expressive. "The Garden" is not a song I particularly like, but that lyric is one of the most poignant and perfect passages that Neil ever wrote. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 The future disappears into memoryWith only a moment betweenForever dwells in that momentHope is what remains to be seen. So beautiful and expressive. "The Garden" is not a song I particularly like, but that lyric is one of the most poignant and perfect passages that Neil ever wrote. :P ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 I like The Garden, but the line of 'it is what it is and whatever' really bugs me. It's a total throw away line and Neil was better than that. Oh, I’ve always thought there was some serious meaning behind that line- relatively easy for me to see, anyway- I thought it along the same lines as “Why are we here? Because we’re here”, but with 20 more years of life experience, it comes across as more jaded, definitely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddysMullet Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 I like The Garden, but the line of 'it is what it is and whatever' really bugs me. It's a total throw away line and Neil was better than that. Oh, I’ve always thought there was some serious meaning behind that line- relatively easy for me to see, anyway- I thought it along the same lines as “Why are we here? Because we’re here”, but with 20 more years of life experience, it comes across as more jaded, definitely. Neil did love him a bit of tautology! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted February 24, 2020 Author Share Posted February 24, 2020 I like The Garden, but the line of 'it is what it is and whatever' really bugs me. It's a total throw away line and Neil was better than that. Oh, I’ve always thought there was some serious meaning behind that line- relatively easy for me to see, anyway- I thought it along the same lines as “Why are we here? Because we’re here”, but with 20 more years of life experience, it comes across as more jaded, definitely. Neil did love him a bit of tautology! Hmmm.. "needless repetition of an idea." Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 From the time it was released, I absolutely loved this song and have never felt a song hit me as much as this one emotionally. The words, the arrangements, the vocal delivery, the powerful guitar solo and solo and the emotion from the percussion...simply beautiful. "The measure of a life is a measure of love and respect" defined life according to Neil himself. So appropriate that this came from the last song on the last album. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 From the time it was released, I absolutely loved this song and have never felt a song hit me as much as this one emotionally. The words, the arrangements, the vocal delivery, the powerful guitar solo and solo and the emotion from the percussion...simply beautiful. "The measure of a life is a measure of love and respect" defined life according to Neil himself. So appropriate that this came from the last song on the last album. I listened to it several times consecutively just last night and felt all of that, all over again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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