ouchithurts Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Are there any Rush songs which are about or touch on Narcissism? I am pretty sure Superconductor does, but any others? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronos Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Malignant Narcissism. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 All of SA and most of CA. No one cares about Neil's ranty religious/antireligious lyrics. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraroc Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Mal nar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronos Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Mal nar There's an echo in here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 All of SA and most of CA. No one cares about Neil's ranty religious/antireligious lyrics. Well, Freewill is one of their biggest hits and beloved by most of the fan base, so that's not entirely true. I never got any religious meanings from the lyrics on CA. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 All of SA and most of CA. No one cares about Neil's ranty religious/antireligious lyrics. Well, Freewill is one of their biggest hits and beloved by most of the fan base, so that's not entirely true. I never got any religious meanings from the lyrics on CA. I never pay attention to the lyrics on Freewill. Too much to distract me. CA is boring, so I listen to the lyrics. Between songs I feel compelled to say "amen". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 There is BU2B on CA but nothing else fits the religious theme on that album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouchithurts Posted September 13, 2015 Author Share Posted September 13, 2015 No lyrics MN Hate to say this, will probably get lashed, but never really got the theme of CA. Which songs on CA deal with Narcissism? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Dad Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 No lyrics MN Hate to say this, will probably get lashed, but never really got the theme of CA. Which songs on CA deal with Narcissism? Neither do I and I dont care. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 (edited) A quote, not from a song, but just something Neil said ... This has got to be one of the most delusional, self-important quotes I can remember ( ... you take the good with the bad and what we've got is our old Uncle Neil ) There's still a lot I'm angry about, a lot of human behaviour that's appalling and despicable, but you choose what you can fight against. I always thought if I could just put something in words perfectly enough, people would get the idea and it would change things. ... yes, Neil, if you could just enlighten us all, you, and you alone, would make the world a better place . . Edited September 13, 2015 by Lucas 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 A quote, not from a song, but just something Neil said ... This has got to be one of the most delusional, self-important quotes I can remember ( ... you take the good with the bad and what we've got is our old Uncle Neil ) There's still a lot I'm angry about, a lot of human behaviour that's appalling and despicable, but you choose what you can fight against. I always thought if I could just put something in words perfectly enough, people would get the idea and it would change things. ... yes, Neil, if you could just enlighten us all, you, and you alone, would make the world a better place . . That's funny because I don't take that quote that way at all. I think most writers hope that their words will have an effect on others in some positive way. It's a bit idealistic but thats youth. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 A quote, not from a song, but just something Neil said ... This has got to be one of the most delusional, self-important quotes I can remember ( ... you take the good with the bad and what we've got is our old Uncle Neil ) There's still a lot I'm angry about, a lot of human behaviour that's appalling and despicable, but you choose what you can fight against. I always thought if I could just put something in words perfectly enough, people would get the idea and it would change things. ... yes, Neil, if you could just enlighten us all, you, and you alone, would make the world a better place . . That's funny because I don't take that quote that way at all. I think most writers hope that their words will have an effect on others in some positive way. It's a bit idealistic but thats youth. I hesitate to even post stuff like that because Neil, Alex and Geddy have always, and will always mean so much to me .. Neil is a bit over dramatic when it comes to certain things, but then again, most interesting people - actually, ALL interesting people - have things to say, and a lot of it will cause eyes to roll ... But we love them regardless because that's what makes them click 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 A quote, not from a song, but just something Neil said ... This has got to be one of the most delusional, self-important quotes I can remember ( ... you take the good with the bad and what we've got is our old Uncle Neil ) There's still a lot I'm angry about, a lot of human behaviour that's appalling and despicable, but you choose what you can fight against. I always thought if I could just put something in words perfectly enough, people would get the idea and it would change things. ... yes, Neil, if you could just enlighten us all, you, and you alone, would make the world a better place . .He didn't write Imagine did he? If that song didn't change folks then none will. Sorry Uncle Grumpy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mother of all machines Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Malignant Narcissism. U stole my idea 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken hawk Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 (edited) If you've got a problem, take it out on a drum. Neil Peart Edited September 13, 2015 by Chicken hawk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 All of SA and most of CA. No one cares about Neil's ranty religious/antireligious lyrics. Well, Freewill is one of their biggest hits and beloved by most of the fan base, so that's not entirely true. I never got any religious meanings from the lyrics on CA. I never pay attention to the lyrics on Freewill. Too much to distract me. CA is boring, so I listen to the lyrics. Between songs I feel compelled to say "amen".BU2B never struck J2112YYZ as having any (anti-)religious slant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 A quote, not from a song, but just something Neil said ... This has got to be one of the most delusional, self-important quotes I can remember ( ... you take the good with the bad and what we've got is our old Uncle Neil ) There's still a lot I'm angry about, a lot of human behaviour that's appalling and despicable, but you choose what you can fight against. I always thought if I could just put something in words perfectly enough, people would get the idea and it would change things. ... yes, Neil, if you could just enlighten us all, you, and you alone, would make the world a better place . .He didn't write Imagine did he? If that song didn't change folks then none will. Sorry Uncle Grumpy...A lot of Neil's lyrics seem to come from a narcissistic place. Like Lucas points out, there is this underlying tone of him feeling that he has some great insight that he needs to share to all the little people out there, so they can just understand the way things should be. That's not necessarily a bad thing. It's a very art-rock thing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 A quote, not from a song, but just something Neil said ... This has got to be one of the most delusional, self-important quotes I can remember ( ... you take the good with the bad and what we've got is our old Uncle Neil ) There's still a lot I'm angry about, a lot of human behaviour that's appalling and despicable, but you choose what you can fight against. I always thought if I could just put something in words perfectly enough, people would get the idea and it would change things. ... yes, Neil, if you could just enlighten us all, you, and you alone, would make the world a better place . .He didn't write Imagine did he? If that song didn't change folks then none will. Sorry Uncle Grumpy...A lot of Neil's lyrics seem to come from a narcissistic place. Like Lucas points out, there is this underlying tone of him feeling that he has some great insight that he needs to share to all the little people out there, so they can just understand the way things should be. That's not necessarily a bad thing. It's a very art-rock thing. In theory all writing is narcissistic if it comes from within and is an expression of someone's feelings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 A quote, not from a song, but just something Neil said ... This has got to be one of the most delusional, self-important quotes I can remember ( ... you take the good with the bad and what we've got is our old Uncle Neil ) There's still a lot I'm angry about, a lot of human behaviour that's appalling and despicable, but you choose what you can fight against. I always thought if I could just put something in words perfectly enough, people would get the idea and it would change things. ... yes, Neil, if you could just enlighten us all, you, and you alone, would make the world a better place . .He didn't write Imagine did he? If that song didn't change folks then none will. Sorry Uncle Grumpy...A lot of Neil's lyrics seem to come from a narcissistic place. Like Lucas points out, there is this underlying tone of him feeling that he has some great insight that he needs to share to all the little people out there, so they can just understand the way things should be. That's not necessarily a bad thing. It's a very art-rock thing. In theory all writing is narcissistic if it comes from within and is an exp<b></b>ression of someone's feelings.True. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 How about Anthem? If we're talking about narcissism in the sense of egoism - concern for the individual self before others? Or are you thinking more in terms of vanity, that sort of obsessive love of one's own appearance (War Paint - "All puffed up with vanity / we see what we want to see")? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 How about Anthem? If we're talking about narcissism in the sense of egoism - concern for the individual self before others? Or are you thinking more in terms of vanity, that sort of obsessive love of one's own appearance (War Paint - "All puffed up with vanity / we see what we want to see")?Anthem is a great example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antiquark Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 I always thought The Anarchist had a narcissistic undercurrent to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytserush Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 A quote, not from a song, but just something Neil said ... This has got to be one of the most delusional, self-important quotes I can remember ( ... you take the good with the bad and what we've got is our old Uncle Neil ) There's still a lot I'm angry about, a lot of human behaviour that's appalling and despicable, but you choose what you can fight against. I always thought if I could just put something in words perfectly enough, people would get the idea and it would change things. ... yes, Neil, if you could just enlighten us all, you, and you alone, would make the world a better place . .He didn't write Imagine did he? If that song didn't change folks then none will. Sorry Uncle Grumpy... You're contention is Imagine didn't change anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 A quote, not from a song, but just something Neil said ... This has got to be one of the most delusional, self-important quotes I can remember ( ... you take the good with the bad and what we've got is our old Uncle Neil ) There's still a lot I'm angry about, a lot of human behaviour that's appalling and despicable, but you choose what you can fight against. I always thought if I could just put something in words perfectly enough, people would get the idea and it would change things. ... yes, Neil, if you could just enlighten us all, you, and you alone, would make the world a better place . .He didn't write Imagine did he? If that song didn't change folks then none will. Sorry Uncle Grumpy... You're contention is Imagine didn't change anyone?No. If I meant it that way I would have said "anyone" not folks. By folks I meant a majority of people or people in massive numbers. A movement if you will. I hope that makes sense?... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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