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I'm wondering what do you guys consider to be the greatest lyric (or verse!) Neil has ever written?

 

For me it's a toss up between

 

1) "We are only immortal for a limited time" or else

 

2) "From first to last, the peak is never passed. Something always fires the light that gets in your eyes".

 

3) The bridge part from Presto - "Don't ask me, i'm just improvising...."

 

What do you think?

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"We are only immortal for a limited time"

 

 

that is a great lyric... I've always liked "I believe that what I'm feeling changes how the world appears"

 

and

 

Sun dogs fire on the horizon

Meteor rain stars across the night

This moment may be brief

But it can be so bright

Reflected in another source of light

When the moment dies

The spark still flies

Reflected in another pair of eyes

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Science, like nature



Must also be tamed

With a view towards its preservation

Given the same

State of integrity

It will surely serve us well

 

Art as expression

Not as market campaigns

Will still capture our imaginations

Given the same

State of integrity

It will surely help us along

 

The most endangered species

The honest man

Will still survive annihilation

Forming a world

State of integrity

Sensitive, open and strong

 

Wave after wave will flow with the tide

And bury the world as it does

Tide after tide will flow and recede

Leaving life to go on as it was...

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All four winds together

Can't bring the world to me

Shadows hide the play of light

So much I want to see

Chase the wind around the world

I want to look at life

In the available light

 

 

Also, the whole of the song Mission may be the best Neil has ever written. In my opinion, of course.

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On any given day, there are dozens of Neil's lyrics that will hit me in the right way, both emotionally and intellectually. But these were the ones that came to mind right away:

 

To you is it movement, or is it action?

Is it contact, or just reaction?

And you, revolution? Or just resistance?

Is it living or, just existence? [Yeah you!]

It takes a little more persistence

to get up and go the distance.

 

If the future's looking dark, we're the ones who have to shine

If there's no one in control, we're the ones who draw the line

Though we live in trying times, we're the ones who have to try

Though we know that time has wings, we're the ones who have to fly

 

Some are born to move the world

to live their fantasies

But most of us just dream about

the things we'd like to be.

Sadder still to watch it die

than never to have known it.

For you the blind who once could see

the bell tolls for thee.

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"Stay!"

"Go!"

"Work!"

"No!"

"Think!"

"Live!"

"Earn!"

"Give!"

"Fight" "Right"

"Laugh" "Wait"

 

Listen!

 

It's a masterpiece of suburban angst and post-Tolkienian reactionism. Or sumfin...

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On any given day, there are dozens of Neil's lyrics that will hit me in the right way, both emotionally and intellectually. But these were the ones that came to mind right away:

 

To you is it movement, or is it action?

Is it contact, or just reaction?

And you, revolution? Or just resistance?

Is it living or, just existence? [Yeah you!]

It takes a little more persistence

to get up and go the distance.

 

If the future's looking dark, we're the ones who have to shine

If there's no one in control, we're the ones who draw the line

Though we live in trying times, we're the ones who have to try

Though we know that time has wings, we're the ones who have to fly

 

Some are born to move the world

to live their fantasies

But most of us just dream about

the things we'd like to be.

Sadder still to watch it die

than never to have known it.

For you the blind who once could see

the bell tolls for thee.

 

 

Great stuff these ^^^^^

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just look at my profile comment to see my favorite... mentioned in the OP.

 

I also love

"You won't get wise with the sleep still in your eyes, no matter what your dreams might be"

and

"You can do a lot in a lifetime, if you don't burn out too fast"

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Science, like nature



Must also be tamed

With a view towards its preservation

Given the same

State of integrity

It will surely serve us well

 

Art as exp<b></b>ression

Not as market campaigns

Will still capture our imaginations

Given the same

State of integrity

It will surely help us along

 

The most endangered species

The honest man

Will still survive annihilation

Forming a world

State of integrity

Sensitive, open and strong

 

Wave after wave will flow with the tide

And bury the world as it does

Tide after tide will flow and recede

Leaving life to go on as it was...

Red Tide is great for sure... ;)
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Science, like nature



Must also be tamed

With a view towards its preservation

Given the same

State of integrity

It will surely serve us well

 

Art as expression

Not as market campaigns

Will still capture our imaginations

Given the same

State of integrity

It will surely help us along

 

The most endangered species

The honest man

Will still survive annihilation

Forming a world

State of integrity

Sensitive, open and strong

 

Wave after wave will flow with the tide

And bury the world as it does

Tide after tide will flow and recede

Leaving life to go on as it was...

 

Red Tide is great for sure... ;)

 

That is the lyrics for Natural Science

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This is really hard to nail down and I could see it changing by the day. Almost every response in this thread I could agree with.
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Science, like nature



Must also be tamed

With a view towards its preservation

Given the same

State of integrity

It will surely serve us well

 

Art as expression

Not as market campaigns

Will still capture our imaginations

Given the same

State of integrity

It will surely help us along

 

The most endangered species

The honest man

Will still survive annihilation

Forming a world

State of integrity

Sensitive, open and strong

 

Wave after wave will flow with the tide

And bury the world as it does

Tide after tide will flow and recede

Leaving life to go on as it was...

 

Red Tide is great for sure... ;)

 

That is the lyrics for Natural Science

I was joking *thud*. Its one of my favorite songs all-time...
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Red Tide is great for sure... ;)

 

You even used a little winky face...

 

:huh:

 

I got the joke, anyway.

I did indeed. Sometimes stuff just doesn't land. I have made peace with that... :) Edited by Narpsberg
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Virtuality

 

'Net Boy, Net Girl'

 

It gets NO better than that

Yes! There are some real dogs. The whole song is a lyric mess.

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I've always loved the lyrics and the sentiments in Time Stand Still, and the following image was always so vivid to me:

I let my past go too fast

No time to pause

If I could slow it all down

Like some captain, whose ship runs aground

I can wait until the tide comes around

 

And Afterimage has always been very powerful for me:

 

Suddenly, you were gone

From all the lives you left your mark upon

 

I remember

How we talked and drank into the misty dawn

I hear the voices

 

We ran by the water on the wet summer lawn

I see the footprints

I remember

 

I feel the way you would

I feel the way you would

 

Tried to believe but you know it's no good

This is something that just can't be understood

 

I remember

The shouts of joy skiing fast through the woods

I hear the echoes

 

I learned your love for life,

I feel the way that you would

I feel your presence

I remember

 

I feel the way you would

This just can't be understood...

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This has always strongly resonated with me. Maybe it's the libertarian in me but it makes me feel really inspired. Especially the way Geddy sings it.

 

What you own is your own kingdom

What you do is your own glory

What you love is your own power

What you live is your own story

In your head is the answer

Let it guide you along

Let your heart be the anchor

And the beat of your own song

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