Rush - 2112 Lyrics

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'I lie awake, staring out at the bleakness of Megadon. City and sky become one, merging

Into a single plane, a vast sea of unbroken grey. The Twin Moons, just two pale orbs as

They trace their way across the steely sky. I used to think I had a pretty good life here,

Just plugging into my machine for the day, then watching Templevision or reading a Temple

Paper in the evening.

'My friend Jon always said it was nicer here than under the atmospheric domes of the Outer

Planets. We have had peace since 2062, when the surviving planets were banded together under

The Red Star of the Solar Federation. The less fortunate gave us a few new moons.

I believed what I was told. I thought it was a good life, I thought I was happy. Then I found

Something that changed it all...'

'... Instead of the grateful joy that I expected, they were words of quiet rejection!

Instead of praise, sullen dismissal. I watched in shock and horror as Father Brown ground

My precious instrument to splinters beneath his feet...'

I know it's most unusual

To come before you so

But I've found an ancient miracle

I thought that you should know

Listen to my music

And hear what it can do

There's something here as strong as life

I know that it will reach you

Yes, we know, it's nothing new

It's just a waste of time

We have no need for ancient ways

The world is doing fine

Another toy will help destroy

The elder race of man

Forget about your silly whim

It doesn't fit the plan

I can't believe you're saying

These things just can't be true

Our world could use this beauty

Just think what we might do

Listen to my music

And hear what it can do

There's something here as strong as life

I know that it will reach you

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Don't annoy us further!

We have our work to do

Just think about the average

What use have they for you?

Another toy will help destroy

The elder race of man

Forget about your silly whim

It doesn't fit the Plan!

[V. Oracle: The Dream]

'... I guess it was a dream, but even now it all seems so vivid to me. Clearly yet I see

The beckoning hand of the oracle as he stood at the summit of the staircase...'

'... I see still the incredible beauty of the sculptured cities and the pure spirit of man

Revealed in the lives and works of this world. I was overwhelmed by both wonder and

Understanding as I saw a completely different way to life, a way that had been crushed

By the Federation long ago. I saw now how meaningless life had become with the loss of

All these things...'

I wandered home though the silent streets

And fell into a fitful sleep

Escape to realms beyond the night

Dream can't you show me the light?

I stand atop a spiral stair

An oracle confronts me there

He leads me on light years away

Through astral nights, galactic days

I see the works of gifted hands

That grace this strange and wondrous land

I see the hand of man arise

With hungry mind and open eyes

They left the planet long ago

The elder race still learn and grow

Their power grows with purpose strong

To claim the home where they belong

Home to tear the Temples down...

Home to change!

[VI. Soliloquy]

'... I have not left this cave for days now, it has become my last refuge in my total

Despair. I have only the music of the waterfall to comfort me now. I can no longer live

Under the control of the Federation, but there is no other place to go. My last hope is

That with my death I may pass into the world of my dream, and know peace at last.'

The sleep is still in my eyes

The dream is still in my head

I heave a sigh and sadly smile

And lie a while in bed

I wish that it might come to pass

Not fade like all my dreams...

Just think of what my life might be

In a world like I have seen!

I don't think I can carry on

Carry on this cold and empty life

My spirits are low in the depths of despair

My lifeblood...

... Spills over...

[VII. The Grand Finale]

Attention all Planets of the Solar Federation

Attention all Planets of the Solar Federation

Attention all Planets of the Solar Federation

We have assumed control

We have assumed control

We have assumed control

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