progrush2112 Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 QUOTE (Weakly Criminal @ Feb 7 2006, 03:08 AM) No hero in your tragedy No daring in your escape No salutes for your surrender Nothing noble in your fate True Genius I wonder how many young lives this song saved? Mine. This song and a couple others got me through some rough times. Great lyrics and drumming by Neil. Love Ged's voice on it as well. Greatest song off Presto by far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vital signz Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 That song is simply amazing.....deep meaning for me.....love it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tull Fan Too Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 I may get flamed for this, but I wonder if "The Pass" was meant as a kind of penance for the ending of "2112". Maybe Peart was worried that kids would be tempted take that song a little too much to heart, especially after it became so popular? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnalschick Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 I love the end of this song, when Geddy sounds all tough saying "turn around and WALK the razor's edge!" I'd never turn my back and slam the door on you Ged..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenJennings Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 I love the Pass. It's probably my second favorite, possibly my favorite song. The lyrics are so magical and inspiring, that every time i'm down I find this song playing. It's truly a superhuman song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiriyaB Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 QUOTE (cygnalschick @ Feb 7 2006, 10:45 PM)I love the end of this song, when Geddy sounds all tough saying "turn around and WALK the razor's edge!" I'd never turn my back and slam the door on you Ged..... YEAH!!! But seriously...as I've said elsewhere* (on another forum's thread) about this song: For me, the goosebump-inducing moments are Geddy's voice ringing out alone when the instruments drop out on Christ, what have you done? and the concluding words of the chorus (and of the song)-- Don't turn your back and slam the door on me --the plea of the one who's hoping to be heard but doesn't know whether these words will make any difference... they could be the words of any friend, lover, family member--but to me they've always sounded like the words of the parent (Neil as lyricist and Geddy as singer being old enough to be father to this youth), in danger or fear of being increasingly shut out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floydfanatic111 Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 After hearing The Pass I put on It's Raining Again from Supertramp to re-assure me things will work out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tepes22b Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 QUOTE (Tull Fan Too @ Feb 7 2006, 03:59 PM) I may get flamed for this, but I wonder if "The Pass" was meant as a kind of penance for the ending of "2112". Maybe Peart was worried that kids would be tempted take that song a little too much to heart, especially after it became so popular? I wouldn't think that it was written as such, but there may have been an unconscious influence from that in Neil's mind when he penned the song. It's a great song though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
progrush2112 Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 QUOTE (Tull Fan Too @ Feb 7 2006, 02:59 PM) I may get flamed for this, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
searchingforxanadu Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 QUOTE (NoDeity @ Jan 20 2005, 03:54 AM) The song is about teen suicide. I was under the impression that it didn't have to do with suicide at all, actually. A dear friend and Rush turbo-nerd informed me that the comment about "the razor's edge" was a reference to a book where a man discovered himself in Buddhism -- called Walk The Razor's Edge or The Razor's Edge or something. He could be totally wrong, but that's always what I have thought about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NoDeity Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 Take a look at the graphics on the video screen on the RIR DVD. Taking that into consideration, along with the lyrics, it seems pretty clear that it's about teen suicide, at least on one level. That doesn't necessarily mean, of course, that it wasn't at least partly inspired by the book about which your friend was talking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kooma Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 It definitely deals with the late -1980s increase in teen suicide. It is an attack on the twisted notion of dying honorably, in the Samurai tradition. "No hero in your tragedy No daring in your escape No salutes for your surrender Nothing noble in your fate Christ, what have you done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapywater Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 dont u just love the drum pattern in the pass? starting from 'all of us get lost in the darkness..... i am getting really obessessed with peart's beat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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