Mr. Not Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 (edited) Am I pointing out obvious ones here? Mystic Rhythms: The more we think we know about The greater the unknown Circumstances: The more that things change The more they stay the same Grand Designs: So much Style without Substance So much Stuff without Style Edited June 24, 2011 by Kenneth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trenken Posted June 25, 2011 Author Share Posted June 25, 2011 QUOTE (Undemanding Contact @ Jun 24 2011, 02:13 PM) BTW, fellow fans, I was wondering how many bands exist to which this kind of analysis can be applied in earnest? Not many I'm sure, probably only a bare handful of prominent bands. Just goes to show what special stuff we have in Rush. Just bands with smart guys writing the lyrics. Mars Volta does this sometimes, although in a MUCH more abstract way. Ed from the band Live did it here and there. He is VERY smart, and one of my favorite lyricists next to Neil. In some ways I like some of what he's written a little more, since it's less angular. That's how I like to describe lyrics that are trying so hard to sound intelligent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 of the 7 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Some lines from Hemi seem like they would qualify; As a disembodied spirit I am dead and yet unborn... Let the truth of love be lighted Let the love of truth shine clear... in fact, the whole song seems to do this, but on a longer scale, like paragraph to paragraph, or section to section, if that makes any sense... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilCastro Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 The Price of what we're winning is the same as we've lost from BU2B I guess saying 'loves us all to death' kind of works too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarkus406 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Gotta say, this is a pretty good thread idea, trenks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drbirdsong Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 QUOTE (Tarkus406 @ Jun 24 2011, 10:17 PM) Gotta say, this is a pretty good thread idea, trenks! What he said. I've been listening and paying attention since 1979 and every now and then we get a new perspective. Much 'spect to the OP. How about Beneath ... Between ... Behind Can you be all three at once? If only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowItIs Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 One of my favorites: An ounce of perception, a pound of obscure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LyndseyG Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Anagram for mongo: "he and she are in the house But there's only me at home" ? BTW what the heck is a brain fart? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driventotheedge Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 QUOTE (HowItIs @ Jun 24 2011, 11:32 PM) One of my favorites: An ounce of perception, a pound of obscure Ditto. And from the same song: "Fact is it's fiction". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly D Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 QUOTE (driventotheedge @ Jun 26 2011, 06:05 PM) QUOTE (HowItIs @ Jun 24 2011, 11:32 PM) One of my favorites: An ounce of perception, a pound of obscure Ditto. And from the same song: "Fact is it's fiction". Except the lyrics is "the fact is, this friction/will only be worn by persistence." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly D Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 QUOTE (Undemanding Contact @ Jun 24 2011, 02:13 PM) Got a few more: Digital man: With the answers - but no clue Constant change is here to stay Second Nature: We fight the fire, while we're feeding the flames Anagram (for Mongo - whoever the hell Mongo is/was): The con they couldn't conceal The saint is turning to sin Bravado: We will pay the price, but we will not count the cost Face Up: Hit the target, or you better hit the ground I have checked all of FbN and CoS, and Neil did not use this technique in those albums at all. Moreover, from memory (I don't have time currently to trawl through the entire canon), I don't think he did in any of the 70's albums, or, at least, only rarely, so it seems to be something he developed in the 1980s (when, in my view, he cranked out some truly astonishing stuff). BTW, fellow fans, I was wondering how many bands exist to which this kind of analysis can be applied in earnest? Not many I'm sure, probably only a bare handful of prominent bands. Just goes to show what special stuff we have in Rush. "Anagram (for Mongo)" is a reference to the film Blazing Saddles- the original line in the movie is "Candygram for Mongo!" It's just a little joke, like Austin Powers in Goldmember line "Isn't that weird?" title card on the S&A Live DVD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LyndseyG Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 More from Anagram: "Pride reduced to humble pie Diamonds down to sand" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro2112 Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Wow, I'm dissapointed in my fellow board members. It's almost two full pages and no one has mentioned the song with some of the most blatant use of this lyrical mechanic, New World Man. He's old enough to know what's right But young enough not to choose it He's noble enough to win the world But weak enough to lose it - Wait, there's more!: He's wise enough to win the world But fool enough to lose it - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undemanding Contact Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trenken Posted June 27, 2011 Author Share Posted June 27, 2011 QUOTE (pedro2112 @ Jun 27 2011, 01:24 AM) Wow, I'm dissapointed in my fellow board members. It's almost two full pages and no one has mentioned the song with some of the most blatant use of this lyrical mechanic, New World Man. He's old enough to know what's right But young enough not to choose it He's noble enough to win the world But weak enough to lose it - Wait, there's more!: He's wise enough to win the world But fool enough to lose it - It was actually mentioned on the first page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drummerrobin Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 2112: I heave a sigh and sadly smile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LyndseyG Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 QUOTE (Undemanding Contact @ Jun 27 2011, 08:32 AM) BTW, LyndseyG: I think the nearest we have to 'brain fart' on our side of the pond would be 'brainstorm'. Gilby reckons he's having trouble thinking straight. I think I get it. Oh here's a couple more: Face Up: "I'm on a roll now Or is it a slide?" "I'm in a groove now Or is it a rut?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LyndseyG Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 And again!: Resist "You can surrender without a prayer But never really pray, pray without surrender You can fight, fight without ever winning But never ever win, win without a fight" These are amongst my favourite lyrics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Sawyer Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 QUOTE (LyndseyG @ Jun 27 2011, 03:41 PM) And again!: Resist "You can surrender without a prayer But never really pray, pray without surrender You can fight, fight without ever winning But never ever win, win without a fight" These are amongst my favourite lyrics Same here. That's why the second part is in my sig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro2112 Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 QUOTE (trenken @ Jun 27 2011, 09:02 AM) QUOTE (pedro2112 @ Jun 27 2011, 01:24 AM) Wow, I'm dissapointed in my fellow board members. It's almost two full pages and no one has mentioned the song with some of the most blatant use of this lyrical mechanic, New World Man. He's old enough to know what's right But young enough not to choose it He's noble enough to win the world But weak enough to lose it - Wait, there's more!: He's wise enough to win the world But fool enough to lose it - It was actually mentioned on the first page. I never let facts get in the way of disappointment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro2112 Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 QUOTE (trenken @ Jun 27 2011, 09:02 AM) QUOTE (pedro2112 @ Jun 27 2011, 01:24 AM) Wow, I'm dissapointed in my fellow board members. It's almost two full pages and no one has mentioned the song with some of the most blatant use of this lyrical mechanic, New World Man. He's old enough to know what's right But young enough not to choose it He's noble enough to win the world But weak enough to lose it - Wait, there's more!: He's wise enough to win the world But fool enough to lose it - It was actually mentioned on the first page. I never let facts get in the way of disappointment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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