"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...

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

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.

Big B
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I remember buying that album when it came out. :)

Hello... :bowdown. 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.

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

:thumbsup RUSH

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

I feel the need to put "Exit Stage Left" on my stereo very very LOUDLY :)

I remember that video, Kevsh. Fucking brilliant, to go along with the song.

Time to cue up "Anthem" methinks!

I listen to little music these days, but I do have All Rush Radio bookmarked in winamp ;)

All Rush Radio??????

Where??? :)

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

Cheers :)

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!

hehe, yep urb! Thats the one. 24/7 Rush.

holy shit, Anthem playing right now

oh yeah!!!

:thumbsup

AllRushRadio OMG how did i ever miss that in Winamp.

subdivisions is playing now on all rush radio

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....

Listening to "Rivendell" right now.

:thumbsup

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 :thumbsup

ingenious song writing I should say :thumbsup

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

One of my favorate bands too.

"A Farewell to Kings".......cued up

:thumbsup

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. :thumbsup

Damn, you gotta love the Internet!

i haven't heard of it yet, but the song is pretty interesting.

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.

you certainly do.

:thumbsup

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

http://www.rushradio.org

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