Narps Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Like a shipwrecked mariner adrift on an unknown seaClinging to the wreckage of the lost ship FantasyI'm a castaway, stranded in a desolate landI can see the footprints in the virtual sand Net boy, net girlSend your signal 'round the worldLet your fingers walk and talkAnd set you free Net boy, net girlSend your impulse 'round the worldPut your message in a modemAnd throw it in the Cyber Sea Astronauts in the weightlessness of pixellated spaceExchange graffiti with a disembodied raceI can save the universe in a grain of sandI can hold the future in my virtual hand Let's dance tonightTo a virtual songPress this key And you can play along Let's fly tonightOn our virtual wingsPress this keyTo see amazing things Like a pair of vagabonds who wave between two passing trainsOr the glimpse of a woman's smile through a window in the rainI can smell her perfumeI can taste her lipsI can feel the voltage from her fingertips Net boy, net girlSend your heartbeat round the world owOh...dear.Oh...dear II... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirteen Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 The entire Clockwork Angels album lyrics sound so 'shoe-horned' into the music. Crap lyrics for a rather crappy album. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 The entire Clockwork Angels album lyrics sound so 'shoe-horned' into the music. Crap lyrics for a rather crappy album.I like the title track just fine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 The entire Clockwork Angels album lyrics sound so 'shoe-horned' into the music. Crap lyrics for a rather crappy album. I agree. It's a horribly thin concept album to begin with. Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 The entire Clockwork Angels album lyrics sound so 'shoe-horned' into the music. Crap lyrics for a rather crappy album. The "all is for the best" bit really grates on my nerves. Other than that, it just seems really juvenile. Not something I would have ever have thought Neil would write. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket ignites Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 I like everything about CA (title track)...I think it's the standout song on the album. The Anarchist a close second. But yes, for the most part the "concept" to the album feels too much like a bare bones outline lyric wise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnoble Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 (edited) The entire Clockwork Angels album lyrics sound so 'shoe-horned' into the music. Crap lyrics for a rather crappy album. I WANT to really like CA but just can't warm up to it because of what you pointed out. Alex and Geddy can still come up with good riffs and song "parts"...the main riff to the Anarchist and Seven Cities Of Gold are killer for example...but once Geddy starts singing over it,especially with his current voice, I lose interest in listening to the rest. Plus, I can't make out a single word he's saying on many of the songs. There's a part of the title song where he sounds like he's singing over a speaker phone and I can't make out ANY OF IT. That doesn't make for a good listen for anyone, big fan or casual fan or new fan. So basically, I like the storyline Neil came up with but the music sounds disjointed and hookless. Like Geddy just got the lyrics for the first time and was trying to invent a melody as he sang over the backing track. I wonder how much better this all would've sounded with his younger voice circa 1980 Edited April 25, 2015 by jnoble 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DadRockGirl Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 The entire Clockwork Angels album lyrics sound so 'shoe-horned' into the music. Crap lyrics for a rather crappy album. I WANT to really like CA but just can't warm up to it because of what you pointed out. Alex and Geddy can still come up with good riffs and song "parts"...the main riff to the Anarchist and Seven Cities Of Gold are killer for example...but once Geddy starts singing over it,especially with his current voice, I lose interest in listening to the rest. Plus, I can't make out a single word he's saying on many of the songs. There's a part of the title song where he sounds like he's singing over a speaker phone and I can't make out ANY OF IT. That doesn't make for a good listen for anyone, big fan or casual fan or new fan. So basically, I like the storyline Neil came up with but the music sounds disjointed and hookless. Like Geddy just got the lyrics for the first time and was trying to invent a melody as he sang over the backing track. I wonder how much better this all would've sounded with his younger voice circa 1980 "I lack their smiles and their diamonds, I lack their happiness and love. I envy them for all those things I never got my fair share of, my fair share of." This what you mean? Yeah, I had no idea what the lyrics were on first listen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DadRockGirl Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 The entire Clockwork Angels album lyrics sound so 'shoe-horned' into the music. Crap lyrics for a rather crappy album. I WANT to really like CA but just can't warm up to it because of what you pointed out. Alex and Geddy can still come up with good riffs and song "parts"...the main riff to the Anarchist and Seven Cities Of Gold are killer for example...but once Geddy starts singing over it,especially with his current voice, I lose interest in listening to the rest. Plus, I can't make out a single word he's saying on many of the songs. There's a part of the title song where he sounds like he's singing over a speaker phone and I can't make out ANY OF IT. That doesn't make for a good listen for anyone, big fan or casual fan or new fan. So basically, I like the storyline Neil came up with but the music sounds disjointed and hookless. Like Geddy just got the lyrics for the first time and was trying to invent a melody as he sang over the backing track. I wonder how much better this all would've sounded with his younger voice circa 1980 Also, totally agree with the fact that it sounds like he just got the lyrics and improvised over the track. I always got that vibe too, even though I absolutely love CA to death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeaveMyThingAlone Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Neil has written some really cool lyrics, but there are a lot of misses out there ChemistryHard to get too fired up about the subject matter here. Seems to me it's Chemistry and also seems to me it's a rock song, not a science class Test for Echo (almost the whole album)Really interesting how there are so many misses on this album lyrically. I don't know if it's because Neil was working on a new drumming style and mailed in the lyrics or what, but it's not his finest moment. Test for Echo the song has way too many words and Geddy is trying to fit in too much. Half the World is, um, redundant. Totem-Really don't want to hear what Neil has wrapped around his totem pole. Time and Motion loses me. Have no idea what it's about. Dog Years has been beaten to death, Virtuality may have the most cringe worth moment with the modem thing. Far Cry-It's a Far Cry from the world we thought we'd inherit. Ok, but Instead of telling us about how disappointed you are about the world you inherited give us some answers. Otherwise, it's just complaining Armor and Sword-Similar to Test for Echo. Neil is trying to tell us too much here. Just a lot for poor Geddy to take on I think Signals is overrated mainly because of the lyrics. Besides Chemistry, there's Analog Kid, New World Man, and Digital Man. Who are all these guys and why is Rush singing about them? Is Analog the son of Digital and where does New World fit in the family tree? I get and appreciate that he's trying to write more personal lyrics about people but it's a bit confusing. Hand Over Fist-Not sure what's going on here but I know it's partly about Rock, Paper, Scissors? So, yeah, based on that it makes the listChain Lightning-Another one that completely loses me. No one seems to know what it's all about. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Like a shipwrecked mariner adrift on an unknown seaClinging to the wreckage of the lost ship FantasyI'm a castaway, stranded in a desolate landI can see the footprints in the virtual sand Net boy, net girlSend your signal 'round the worldLet your fingers walk and talkAnd set you free Net boy, net girlSend your impulse 'round the worldPut your message in a modemAnd throw it in the Cyber Sea Astronauts in the weightlessness of pixellated spaceExchange graffiti with a disembodied raceI can save the universe in a grain of sandI can hold the future in my virtual hand Let's dance tonightTo a virtual songPress this key And you can play along Let's fly tonightOn our virtual wingsPress this keyTo see amazing things Like a pair of vagabonds who wave between two passing trainsOr the glimpse of a woman's smile through a window in the rainI can smell her perfumeI can taste her lipsI can feel the voltage from her fingertips Net boy, net girlSend your heartbeat round the world owOh...dear.Oh...dear II...It should've been an instrumental. It would've set you free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobes335 Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Panacea "Naked in our Unity" Makes me cringe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnoble Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 it was mentioned by someone else on this topic earlier but I have to concur that "Now I lay me down in dreamland" combined with the fruity way Geddy sings it makes my teeth clench Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosher Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 When I was a teen I thought Peart's lyrics were excellent. This was of course due to comparisons with the vast majority of radio which were variations of the same themes of girls/cars/parties/toughness. The latter rehashes are so typical that they must exist just so the vocalist can contribute to the sound. Rush was a popular radio exception to this so I never considered how the lyrics were sometimes too forced, obvious, or silly. My adult ears have never seen Peart as anything remotely close excellent, but he does sometimes write well and he always writes better than the majority of rock artists. I guess the fact that he is trying to sound clever is the thing that makes his 'better' lyrics more annoying than some simplistic party anthem. I must disagree with the comment above about Chain Lightning. It's one of my favorite lyrics from Peart, and the meaning is clear to me, or at least I think it is. About how events natural, physical, and emotional grow exponentially with an outside force involved. For example how a sunset can go from nice to phenomenal just because you share the sight with someone. I believe he said he was inspired by watching sun dogs with his daughter. But this thread is about suck, and although I like some of these songs the lyrics are not good- Dog Years, Half the World, Virtuality (ugh), Speed of Love, Neurotica's chorus is bad, but the rest is okay. I think I agree about the 90's consensus here. But I really love CA. I think it stands above anything since at least Power Windows. I see the album as the lyrical partner to Fountain of Lamneth. Sort of the same song, the story of a life youth to elder. It works for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Girl Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Emotion Detector When we lift the covers from our feelings *Squeal sound of a record needle being lifted up really fast* Right then, that's quite enough of that! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Neil has written some really cool lyrics, but there are a lot of misses out there ChemistryHard to get too fired up about the subject matter here. Seems to me it's Chemistry and also seems to me it's a rock song, not a science class I believe that was written by all 3 of them. I love it btw... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 The entire Clockwork Angels album lyrics sound so 'shoe-horned' into the music. Crap lyrics for a rather crappy album. I WANT to really like CA but just can't warm up to it because of what you pointed out. Alex and Geddy can still come up with good riffs and song "parts"...the main riff to the Anarchist and Seven Cities Of Gold are killer for example...but once Geddy starts singing over it,especially with his current voice, I lose interest in listening to the rest. Plus, I can't make out a single word he's saying on many of the songs. There's a part of the title song where he sounds like he's singing over a speaker phone and I can't make out ANY OF IT. That doesn't make for a good listen for anyone, big fan or casual fan or new fan. So basically, I like the storyline Neil came up with but the music sounds disjointed and hookless. Like Geddy just got the lyrics for the first time and was trying to invent a melody as he sang over the backing track. I wonder how much better this all would've sounded with his younger voice circa 1980 Very good post I completely agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 I guess the fact that he is trying to sound clever is the thing that makes his 'better' lyrics more annoying than some simplistic party anthem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Girl Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 The entire Clockwork Angels album lyrics sound so 'shoe-horned' into the music. Crap lyrics for a rather crappy album. I WANT to really like CA but just can't warm up to it because of what you pointed out. Alex and Geddy can still come up with good riffs and song "parts"...the main riff to the Anarchist and Seven Cities Of Gold are killer for example...but once Geddy starts singing over it,especially with his current voice, I lose interest in listening to the rest. Plus, I can't make out a single word he's saying on many of the songs. There's a part of the title song where he sounds like he's singing over a speaker phone and I can't make out ANY OF IT. That doesn't make for a good listen for anyone, big fan or casual fan or new fan. So basically, I like the storyline Neil came up with but the music sounds disjointed and hookless. Like Geddy just got the lyrics for the first time and was trying to invent a melody as he sang over the backing track. I wonder how much better this all would've sounded with his younger voice circa 1980 Very good post I completely agree I call this the funeral dirge. And it's one of the reasons I'm not a huge fan of CA anymore after the initial rush of the release. The Anarchist musically a fantastic song. Lyrically it's ok, but the vocals just bring it down... Lyrically and vocally CA overall just hasn't stood the test of time for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 The entire Clockwork Angels album lyrics sound so 'shoe-horned' into the music. Crap lyrics for a rather crappy album. I WANT to really like CA but just can't warm up to it because of what you pointed out. Alex and Geddy can still come up with good riffs and song "parts"...the main riff to the Anarchist and Seven Cities Of Gold are killer for example...but once Geddy starts singing over it,especially with his current voice, I lose interest in listening to the rest. Plus, I can't make out a single word he's saying on many of the songs. There's a part of the title song where he sounds like he's singing over a speaker phone and I can't make out ANY OF IT. That doesn't make for a good listen for anyone, big fan or casual fan or new fan. So basically, I like the storyline Neil came up with but the music sounds disjointed and hookless. Like Geddy just got the lyrics for the first time and was trying to invent a melody as he sang over the backing track. I wonder how much better this all would've sounded with his younger voice circa 1980 Very good post I completely agree I call this the funeral dirge. And it's one of the reasons I'm not a huge fan of CA anymore after the initial rush of the release. The Anarchist musically a fantastic song. Lyrically it's ok, but the vocals just bring it down... Lyrically and vocally CA overall just hasn't stood the test of time for me.And there actually hasn't been much of a "test of time" since it hasn't even reached 5 years 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 All of Clockwork Angels. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnoble Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 (edited) Unfortunatly starting with Vapor Trails, the majority of Neil's lyrics on the ensuing albums (including in story form on Clockwork Angels) pretty much consist of complaining about how the world is mean and religion is scary. That's pretty much it. I'll give him an understanding pass on Vapor Trails for his personal losses and tragedy...he wanted to blow off steam and express himself for what he went through and I really like a lot of the lyrics and songs on that album.... but stretching it out to the following two albums got tedious and predictable to me. It's like "OK Neil, we get it. Life is hard and everything stinks" :codger: :eyeroll: Edited October 3, 2016 by jnoble 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnoble Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 All of Clockwork Angels. I sort of like the title song...it's epic and big sounding. But it goes on far too long. They shouldve cut about a minute and a half or more out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 All of Clockwork Angels. I sort of like the title song...it's epic and big sounding. But it goes on far too long. They shouldve cut about a minute and a half or more out of it. Sure but we're talking lyrics here, not the music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnoble Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 All of Clockwork Angels. I sort of like the title song...it's epic and big sounding. But it goes on far too long. They shouldve cut about a minute and a half or more out of it. Sure but we're talking lyrics here, not the music. Why are you assuming I wouldnt have minded some of the lyrics in that song getting trimmed too? ;) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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