Words by neil peart, music by geddy lee and alex lifeson
There are those who think that life
Has nothing left to chance
With a host of holy horrors
To direct our aimless dance
A planet of playthings
We dance on the strings
Of powers we cannot perceive
"the stars aren't aligned ---
Or the gods are malign"
Blame is better to give than receive
You can choose a ready guide
In some celestial voice
If you choose not to decide
You still have made a choice
You can choose from phantom fears
And kindness that can kill
I will choose a path that's clear
I will choose free will
There are those who think that they've been dealt a losing hand
The cards were stacked against them ---
They weren't born in lotus-land
All preordained
A prisoner in chains
A victim of venomous fate
Kicked in the face
You can't pray for a place
In heaven's unearthly estate
Each of us
A cell of awareness
Imperfect and incomplete
Genetic blends
With uncertain ends
On a fortune hunt
That's far too fleet...
[00:23.04]Words by neil peart, music by geddy lee and alex lifeson
[00:24.36]There are those who think that life
[00:24.96]Has nothing left to chance
[00:25.50]With a host of holy horrors
[00:26.31]To direct our aimless dance
[00:39.12]A planet of playthings
[00:42.93]We dance on the strings
[00:44.34]Of powers we cannot perceive
[00:47.79]"the stars aren't aligned ---
[00:52.98]Or the gods are malign"
[00:57.42]Blame is better to give than receive
[01:05.40]You can choose a ready guide
[01:06.99]In some celestial voice
[01:09.96]If you choose not to decide
[01:12.51]You still have made a choice
[01:15.57]You can choose from phantom fears
[01:18.66]And kindness that can kill
[01:21.57]I will choose a path that's clear
[01:24.63]I will choose free will
[01:43.77]There are those who think that they've been dealt a losing hand
[01:48.21]The cards were stacked against them ---
[01:50.43]They weren't born in lotus-land
[02:07.41]All preordained
[02:07.74]A prisoner in chains
[02:12.12]A victim of venomous fate
[02:16.32]Kicked in the face
[02:18.24]You can't pray for a place
[02:31.53]In heaven's unearthly estate
[02:47.43]Each of us
[02:47.64]A cell of awareness
[04:15.21]Imperfect and incomplete
[04:42.09]Genetic blends
[04:42.57]With uncertain ends
[04:43.02]On a fortune hunt
[04:51.75]That's far too fleet...