"Subdivisions" a song by Rush

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  • Bansheelinks
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    • Apr 2003
    • 6023

    #1

    "Subdivisions" a song by Rush

    Just wanted to post the lyrics to this kick-ass song. I think the lyrics are fantastic.


    SUBDIVISIONS

    Sprawling on the fringes of the city
    In geometric order
    An insulated border
    In between the bright lights
    And the far unlit unknown

    Growing up it all seems so one-sided
    Opinions all provided
    The future pre-decided
    Detached and subdivided
    In the mass production zone

    Nowhere is the dreamer
    Or the misfit so alone

    Subdivisions ---
    In the high school halls
    In the shopping malls
    Conform or be cast out
    Subdivisions ---
    In the basement bars
    In the backs of cars
    Be cool or be cast out
    Any escape might help to smooth
    The unattractive truth
    But the suburbs have no charms to soothe
    The restless dreams of youth

    Drawn like moths we drift into the city
    The timeless old attraction
    Cruising for the action
    Lit up like a firefly
    Just to feel the living night

    Some will sell their dreams for small desires
    Or lose the race to rats
    Get caught in ticking traps
    And start to dream of somewhere
    To relax their restless flight

    Somewhere out of a memory
    Of lighted streets on quiet nights...
  • Spunky
    I need a beer
    • Jun 2002
    • 133978

    #2
    All of their lyrics are cool..one of my all time favorite bands

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    • CE_BigB
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      • Oct 2003
      • 1292

      #3
      Rush is the only 3 piece band that you feel cheated that you
      must watch all 3 members simultaneously.

      I bet I have seen them in concert a dozen times.

      Pert is a drumming god.

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      • Tom_PM
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        • Feb 2005
        • 16443

        #4
        I remember buying that album when it came out.
        43-922-863 Shut up and play your guitar.

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        • CaptainHowdy
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          • Dec 2004
          • 94052

          #5
          Originally posted by PR_Tom
          I remember buying that album when it came out.
          Hello... . And yes, it´s another of the largest amount of wicked Peart beats...

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          • SilentKnight
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            • Oct 2005
            • 24812

            #6
            Originally posted by CaptainHowdy
            Hello... . And yes, it´s another of the largest amount of wicked Peart beats...
            YYZ still stands the test of time for all-time great drum solos, too.

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            • Bansheelinks
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              • Apr 2003
              • 6023

              #7
              I just think those lyrics are brilliant. Talk about communicating a sense of alienation. Fantastic song, great band.

              RUSH

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              • Kevsh
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                • Dec 2004
                • 8619

                #8
                The video was shot here in Toronto and imo a classic vid too

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                • urb
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                  • Aug 2001
                  • 157

                  #9
                  I feel the need to put "Exit Stage Left" on my stereo very very LOUDLY
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                  • Bansheelinks
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                    • Apr 2003
                    • 6023

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Kevsh
                    The video was shot here in Toronto and imo a classic vid too
                    I remember that video, Kevsh. Fucking brilliant, to go along with the song.

                    Time to cue up "Anthem" methinks!

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                    • Tom_PM
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                      • Feb 2005
                      • 16443

                      #11
                      I listen to little music these days, but I do have All Rush Radio bookmarked in winamp ;)
                      43-922-863 Shut up and play your guitar.

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                      • urb
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                        • Aug 2001
                        • 157

                        #12
                        Originally posted by PR_Tom
                        I listen to little music these days, but I do have All Rush Radio bookmarked in winamp ;)
                        All Rush Radio??????

                        Where???
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                        • urb
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                          • Aug 2001
                          • 157

                          #13
                          Nevermind, I found it on Google.
                          http://www.rushradio.org/

                          Cheers
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                          • galleryseek
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                            • Mar 2002
                            • 8234

                            #14
                            you guys ever read the book that their drummer wrote? it's about how his 18 (i think) year old daughter died in a car crash, and his wife got cancer and died like a few months later - so he set out on this real long "journey" on his motorcycle, not sure how long it was though.

                            i read part of it, very good stuff!

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                            • Tom_PM
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                              • Feb 2005
                              • 16443

                              #15
                              hehe, yep urb! Thats the one. 24/7 Rush.
                              43-922-863 Shut up and play your guitar.

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                              • Bansheelinks
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                                • Apr 2003
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                                #16
                                holy shit, Anthem playing right now

                                oh yeah!!!

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                                • SlickCash Brock
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                                  #17
                                  AllRushRadio OMG how did i ever miss that in Winamp.
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                                  • SlickCash Brock
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                                    • Apr 2004
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                                    #18
                                    subdivisions is playing now on all rush radio
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                                    • F U S I O N
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                                      • Jan 2006
                                      • 1898

                                      #19
                                      Subdivisions is THE song that woke up my brain to the beauty of music.

                                      Before I heard that song I never noticed music, it was like a background thing when other things were going on or you were in the car with your parents. Then I heard that song at a school assembly coupled with some video presentation and I was hooked....

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                                      • Bansheelinks
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                                        • Apr 2003
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                                        #20
                                        Listening to "Rivendell" right now.

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                                        • tristan_D
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                                          • Jul 2005
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                                          #21
                                          honestly I have not heard of the band but I found those lyrics very profound. I like it. I might try listening to the song
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                                          • WME
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                                            • May 2004
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                                            #22
                                            ingenious song writing I should say
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                                            • reynold
                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                              • Oct 2002
                                              • 51271

                                              #23
                                              I haven't heard the song. But reading the lyrics impressed me.. Music that mirrors reality. Music that makes a lot of sense.

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                                              • Scottie Apples
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                                                • Sep 2005
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                                                #24
                                                One of my favorate bands too.

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                                                • Bansheelinks
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                                                  • Apr 2003
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                                                  #25
                                                  "A Farewell to Kings".......cued up

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                                                  • Bansheelinks
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                                                    • Apr 2003
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                                                    #26

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                                                    • VooMan
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                                                      • Jun 2002
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                                                      #27
                                                      Rush is one of my all time favorites as well... I've seen every tour since Signals, and one of my friends had front row center for the Hemispheres tour back in the day.

                                                      I saw them last year in Atlanta for their 30th anniversary tour. It doesn't matter where I sit since I have seen them 19 times now, it's more like seeing old friends at this point... Good stuff.

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                                                      • Kevsh
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                                                        • Dec 2004
                                                        • 8619

                                                        #28
                                                        Originally posted by urb
                                                        Nevermind, I found it on Google.
                                                        http://www.rushradio.org/

                                                        Cheers
                                                        Damn, you gotta love the Internet!

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                                                        • nick1980
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                                                          • Jul 2005
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                                                          #29
                                                          i haven't heard of it yet, but the song is pretty interesting.

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                                                          • BigCashCrew
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                                                            • Aug 2005
                                                            • 3570

                                                            #30
                                                            I saw Rush first row when I was in 7th grade. I think it was one of the best shows I've ever seen. Those three are fucking amazing.

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                                                            • Bansheelinks
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                                                              • Apr 2003
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                                                              #31
                                                              Originally posted by Kevsh
                                                              Damn, you gotta love the Internet!
                                                              you certainly do.



                                                              thats a great site to get to know the band Rush if you haven't listened to them.

                                                              http://www.rushradio.org

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                                                              • Bansheelinks
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                                                                • Apr 2003
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                                                                #32
                                                                Xanadu

                                                                XANADU


                                                                To seek the sacred river alph
                                                                To walk the caves of ice
                                                                To break my fast on honey dew
                                                                And drink the milk of paradise....

                                                                I had heard the whispered tales
                                                                Of immortality
                                                                The deepest mystery
                                                                From an ancient book. I took a clue
                                                                I scaled the frozen mountain tops
                                                                Of eastern lands unknown
                                                                Time and man alone
                                                                Searching for the lost ---- xanadu

                                                                Xanadu ---- to stand within the pleasure dome
                                                                Decreed by kubla khan
                                                                To taste anew the fruits of life
                                                                The last immortal man
                                                                To find the sacred river alph
                                                                To walk the caves of ice
                                                                Oh, I will dine on honey dew
                                                                And drink the milk of paradise

                                                                A thousand years have come and gone
                                                                But time has passed me by
                                                                Stars stopped in the sky
                                                                Frozen in an everlasting view
                                                                Waiting for the world to end
                                                                Weary of the night
                                                                Praying for the light
                                                                Prison of the lost ---- xanadu

                                                                Xanadu ---- held within the pleasure dome
                                                                Decreed by kubla khan
                                                                To taste my bitter triumph
                                                                As a mad immortal man
                                                                Nevermore shall I return
                                                                Escape these caves of ice
                                                                For I have dined on honey dew
                                                                And drunk the milk of paradise
                                                                More than paradise

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