Headlong Flight

[druid13]

I believe these lyrics are fake....no mention of 'the edge' ...being 'on the edge' or 'going to the edge'....

 

therefore Neil could not have written them.

[ghostworks]

QUOTE (USB Connector @ Apr 13 2012, 06:10 PM)

QUOTE (ghostworks @ Apr 13 2012, 05:57 PM) ^ S&A (Faithless, The Larger Bowl) Test For Echo (Virtuality, Dog Years) Roll The Bones (RTB, Neurotica, Big Wheel) ...what other proof do we need? Those are possible to be sung. They have a structure to them with consistent rhyme and/or meter. This is written like a bad blog. In a world lit only by fire, long train of flares under piercing stars I stand watching the steamliners roll by   The caravan thunders onward to the distant dream of the city The caravan carries me onward on my way at last (on my way at last)   I can't stop thinking big (I can't stop thinking big)   On a road lit only by fire, going where I want, instead of where I should I peer out at the passing shadows carried through the night into the city Where a young man has a chance of making good - a chance to break from the past   The caravan thunders onward, stars winking through the canvas hood (on my way at last)   In a world where I feel so small, I can't stop thinking big

[safetygirl2112]

Those are not the lyrics. An insider who posts on RIAB said they were not the lyrics and I believe him/her.

[USB Connector]

QUOTE (ghostworks @ Apr 14 2012, 01:32 PM)

QUOTE (USB Connector @ Apr 13 2012, 06:10 PM) QUOTE (ghostworks @ Apr 13 2012, 05:57 PM) ^ S&A (Faithless, The Larger Bowl) Test For Echo (Virtuality, Dog Years) Roll The Bones (RTB, Neurotica, Big Wheel) ...what other proof do we need? Those are possible to be sung. They have a structure to them with consistent rhyme and/or meter. This is written like a bad blog. In a world lit only by fire, long train of flares under piercing stars I stand watching the steamliners roll by   The caravan thunders onward to the distant dream of the city The caravan carries me onward on my way at last (on my way at last)   I can't stop thinking big (I can't stop thinking big)   On a road lit only by fire, going where I want, instead of where I should I peer out at the passing shadows carried through the night into the city Where a young man has a chance of making good - a chance to break from the past   The caravan thunders onward, stars winking through the canvas hood (on my way at last)   In a world where I feel so small, I can't stop thinking big If you reorganize it, there is a constant pattern. This format also makes it easy to pick out the meter:   In a world lit only by fire, (has 8 but pronounced as 9 syllables) long train of flares under piercing stars (10 syllables) I stand watching the steamliners roll by (9 syllables)   The caravan thunders onward (8) to the distant dream of the city (8) The caravan carries me onward (8) on my way at last (on my way at last) (10) --- important line/emphasized point   I can't stop thinking big (I can't stop thinking big) --- Repetition, typical in poetry/modern songs   On a road lit only by fire, (8 but pronounced as 9) going where I want, instead of where I should (10) I peer out at the passing shadows (9)   carried through the night into the city (10) Where a young man has a chance of making good (11) a chance to break from the past (7)   The caravan thunders onward, (8) stars winking through the canvas hood (8) on my way at last (on my way at last) (10) <--- the same emphasized point that spans the song   In a world where I feel so small, I can't stop thinking big --- Repetition, typical in poetry/modern songs

[RUSHandOSU]

QUOTE (micgtr71 @ Apr 14 2012, 05:43 AM)

Yeah, I'm ging to have to side with those who think it is fake. bulleyes...harmsway? What's the point of using your tech....walk around? The temperature of me without you... God, that stuff is rich. I hope they are not Neil's. Dog Years will rise on the meter of suck.

[HigherWater]

"Watch his every move...SUPERCONDUCTOR!"

 

Nuff Said.

 

These could be the lyrics but we can absolutely hope NOT. Neil has written some truly amazing things over the years. For me GUP-HYF were inspired, though I know many of you prefer his foray's into Greek mythology and ill-inspired ego driven philosophy.

[rushjoe]

Could these be the lyrics?

 

Bound to the earth in a headlong flight,

Toward a city I do not know,

Winding through the void of night

With stars above and fire below

 

Beneath my feat a rumbling shell,

Deeper still a molten shell,

The souls within its blinding breath,

Are charred into a shriveled death.

 

I stoke the fire of the big steel wheels,

Navigate through celestial fields

What is the fate to which I fly?

What does it mean to live and die?

 

A perilous path on which I tread

The Watchmaker casts ????

Into the dream that sweeps them on

A mystery still where the have gone.

 

Some days were dark, some nights were bright,

I wish I could live it all again

[Dscrapre]

QUOTE (rushjoe @ Apr 16 2012, 05:16 PM)

Could these be the lyrics? Bound to the earth in a headlong flight, Toward a city I do not know, Winding through the void of night With stars above and fire below Beneath my feat a rumbling shell, Deeper still a molten shell, The souls within its blinding breath, Are charred into a shriveled death. I stoke the fire of the big steel wheels, Navigate through celestial fields What is the fate to which I fly? What does it mean to live and die? A perilous path on which I tread The Watchmaker casts ???? Into the dream that sweeps them on A mystery still where the have gone. Some days were dark, some nights were bright, I wish I could live it all again

Source, please.

 

Although these sound like Neil.

[danielmclark]

QUOTE (Dscrapre @ Apr 16 2012, 06:40 PM)

QUOTE (rushjoe @ Apr 16 2012, 05:16 PM) Could these be the lyrics? Bound to the earth in a headlong flight, Toward a city I do not know, Winding through the void of night With stars above and fire below Beneath my feat a rumbling shell, Deeper still a molten shell, The souls within its blinding breath, Are charred into a shriveled death. I stoke the fire of the big steel wheels, Navigate through celestial fields What is the fate to which I fly? What does it mean to live and die? A perilous path on which I tread The Watchmaker casts ???? Into the dream that sweeps them on A mystery still where the have gone. Some days were dark, some nights were bright, I wish I could live it all again Source, please.   Although these sound like Neil. Those have been debunked a few times in the forum already. They're a rip of an existing poem.

[vital signz]

These words could be the lyrics.

 

Neil has borrowed heavily from other authors, especially early in his career. Maybe he used the poem as a guide to the song. We will see.

[danielmclark]

QUOTE (vital signz @ Apr 16 2012, 07:24 PM)

These words could be the lyrics. Neil has borrowed heavily from other authors, especially early in his career. Maybe he used the poem as a guide to the song. We will see.

They first appeared on a random lyrics site that anyone can post to anonymously, and entire passages of the "lyrics" are lifted straight from the original poem - word for word. Considering the single hasn't been released yet and there are no other sources reporting these as real... no. They're very, very fake. Neil has been inspired, he's never been a plagiarist.

[Shredder2]

One does not simply post up lyrics to a Rush song prior to its release.

[BringOutYourDead]

QUOTE (Shredder2 @ Apr 16 2012, 09:01 PM)

One does not simply post up lyrics to a Rush song prior to its release.

http://memeorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/one-does-not-siply-walk-in-to-mordor-meme-template-blank.jpg

[anchorman]

QUOTE (vital signz @ Apr 16 2012, 08:24 PM)

These words could be the lyrics. Neil has borrowed heavily from other authors, especially early in his career. Maybe he used the poem as a guide to the song. We will see.

Not the lyrics. I took the poem and twisted it myself a while back. It's ripped from a poem by John L. Stoddard called Mysteries or Mysterious. The theme works though.

 

Headlong Flight

 

Bound to the earth in a headlong flight,

Toward a city I do not know,

Winding through the void of night

With stars above and fire below

 

Beneath my feet a rumbling shell,

Deeper still a molten hell,

The souls within its blighting breath,

Are charred into a shriveled death.

 

I stoke the fires of the big steel wheels

Navigate through celestial fields

What is the fate to which I fly?

What does it mean to live and die?

 

A perilous path on which I tread

The Watchmaker casts unnumbered dead

Into the stream that sweeps them on

A mystery still where they have gone

 

I stoke the fires of the big steel wheels

Navigate through celestial fields

What is the fate to which I fly?

What does it mean to live and die?

 

Some days were dark, some nights were bright

I wish

that I could live it all again

 

 

 

[rushgoober]

QUOTE (BringOutYourDead @ Apr 16 2012, 07:49 PM)

QUOTE (Shredder2 @ Apr 16 2012, 09:01 PM) One does not simply post up lyrics to a Rush song prior to its release. http://memeorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/one-does-not-siply-walk-in-to-mordor-meme-template-blank.jpg

[ghostworks]

QUOTE (USB Connector @ Apr 14 2012, 06:17 PM)

QUOTE (ghostworks @ Apr 14 2012, 01:32 PM) QUOTE (USB Connector @ Apr 13 2012, 06:10 PM) QUOTE (ghostworks @ Apr 13 2012, 05:57 PM) ^ S&A (Faithless, The Larger Bowl) Test For Echo (Virtuality, Dog Years) Roll The Bones (RTB, Neurotica, Big Wheel) ...what other proof do we need? Those are possible to be sung. They have a structure to them with consistent rhyme and/or meter. This is written like a bad blog. In a world lit only by fire, long train of flares under piercing stars I stand watching the steamliners roll by   The caravan thunders onward to the distant dream of the city The caravan carries me onward on my way at last (on my way at last)   I can't stop thinking big (I can't stop thinking big)   On a road lit only by fire, going where I want, instead of where I should I peer out at the passing shadows carried through the night into the city Where a young man has a chance of making good - a chance to break from the past   The caravan thunders onward, stars winking through the canvas hood (on my way at last)   In a world where I feel so small, I can't stop thinking big If you reorganize it, there is a constant pattern. This format also makes it easy to pick out the meter:   In a world lit only by fire, (has 8 but pronounced as 9 syllables) long train of flares under piercing stars (10 syllables) (has 9 but pronounced as 10) I stand watching the steamliners roll by (9 syllables) 10   The caravan thunders onward (8) to the distant dream of the city (8) 9 The caravan carries me onward (8) on my way at last (on my way at last) (10) --- important line/emphasized point   I can't stop thinking big (I can't stop thinking big) --- Repetition, typical in poetry/modern songs   On a road lit only by fire, (8 but pronounced as 9) going where I want, instead of where I should (10)(11 pronounced as 12) I peer out at the passing shadows (9)   carried through the night into the city (10) Where a young man has a chance of making good (11) a chance to break from the past (7)   The caravan thunders onward, (8) stars winking through the canvas hood (8) on my way at last (on my way at last) (10) <--- the same emphasized point that spans the song   In a world where I feel so small, I can't stop thinking big --- Repetition, typical in poetry/modern songs   ^ first of all, your math is wrong (corrected in bold above)   so, once fixed we find:   9 10 10   8 9 8 10   9 12 9   10 11 7   8 8 10   ^ so what you're really saying is... there is no pattern   in fact, if we impose a strictly syllabic assessment to the lyrics posted by the OP, it looks remarkably similar to 'Caravan' (i.e. there is no pattern):   Through the days of lonesome absolution 10 We survive while spinning in our universe 11 After all were in for the long haul 9 after all were in for the long fight 9   Hitting all the bulleyes, yet staying out of harms way 13 Whats the point of using your tech 8 when you walk around at midnight 8   A headlong flight, with our eyes closed 8 We won't give up till were all alone 9 Nobody but us and our wants 8 Alone in the end, human's always win 10       note: syllabic count is a measurement most used in formal poetry - pop/rock song lyrics don't commonly adhere to such strict structures - regardless, it tells us nothing about a lyric's legitimacy   A modern day warrior, mean mean stride 10 Today's Tom Sawyer, mean mean pride 8   Though his mind is not for rent 7 Don't put him down as arrogant 8 etc...

[vital signz]

QUOTE (anchorman @ Apr 17 2012, 09:18 AM)

QUOTE (vital signz @ Apr 16 2012, 08:24 PM) These words could be the lyrics. Neil has borrowed heavily from other authors, especially early in his career.  Maybe he used the poem as a guide to the song.  We will see. Not the lyrics. I took the poem and twisted it myself a while back. It's ripped from a poem by John L. Stoddard called Mysteries or Mysterious. The theme works though.   Headlong Flight   Bound to the earth in a headlong flight, Toward a city I do not know, Winding through the void of night With stars above and fire below   Beneath my feet a rumbling shell, Deeper still a molten hell, The souls within its blighting breath, Are charred into a shriveled death.   I stoke the fires of the big steel wheels Navigate through celestial fields What is the fate to which I fly? What does it mean to live and die?   A perilous path on which I tread The Watchmaker casts unnumbered dead Into the stream that sweeps them on A mystery still where they have gone   I stoke the fires of the big steel wheels Navigate through celestial fields What is the fate to which I fly? What does it mean to live and die?   Some days were dark, some nights were bright I wish that I could live it all again I really like them!

[ghostworks]

Edited April 20, 2012 by ghostworks

[ghostworks]

All the journeys of this great adventure 10

It didn't always feel that way 8

I wouldn't trade them because I made them 10

The best I could, and that's enough to say 10

 

Some days were dark 4

I wish that I could live it all again 10

Some nights were bright 4

I wish that I could live it all again 10

 

All the highlights of that headlong flight 9

Holding on with all my might7

To what I felt back then 6

I wish that I could live it all again 10

 

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