Cygnus X-1 Book II Hemispheres: Prelude/Apollo Bringer of Wisdom/Dion
Rush
When our weary world was youngThe struggle of the ancients first beganThe gods of Love and ReasonSought alone to rule the fate of manThey battled through the agesBut still neither force would yieldThe people were divided,Every soul a battlefieldEvery soul a battlefieldI bring truth and understanding,I bring wit and wisdom fairPrecious gifts beyond compareWe can build a world of wonderI can make you all awareI will find you food and shelterShow you fire to keep you warmThrough the endless winter stormYou can live in grace and comfortIn the world that you transformThe people were delightedComing forth to claim their prizeThey ran to build their citiesAnd converse among the wiseBut one day the streets fell silentYet they knew not what was wrongThe urge to build these fine thingsSeemed not to be so strongThe wise men were consultedAnd the bridge of death was crossedIn quest of DionysusTo find out what they had lostI bring love to give you solaceIn the darkness of the nightIn the Heart's eternal lightYou need only trust your feelingsOnly love can steer you rightI bring laughter, I bring musicI bring joy and I bring tearsI will soothe your primal fearsThrow off those chains of reasonAnd your prison disappearsThe cities were abandoned,And the forests echoed songThey danced and lived as brothersThey knew love could not be wrongFood and wine they had aplentyAnd they slept beneath the starsThe people were contentedAnd the Gods watched from afarBut the winter fell upon themAnd it caught them unprepared,Bringing wolves and cold starvationAnd the hearts of men despairedThe Universe dividedAs the heart and mind collidedWith the people left unguidedFor so many troubled yearsIn a cloud of doubts and fears,Their world was torn asunder into hollow hemispheresSome fought themselves, some fought each otherMost just followed one anotherLost and aimless like their brothersFor their hearts were so unclearAnd the truth could not appearTheir spirits were divided into blinded hemispheresSome who did not fightBrought tales of old to lightMy Rocinante' sailed by nightOn her final flightTo the heart of Cygnus' fearsome forceWe set our courseSpiraled through that timeless spaceTo this immortal placeI have memory and awarenessBut I have no shape or formAs a disembodied spiritI am dead and yet unbornI have passed into OlympusAs was told in tales of oldTo the city of immortalsMarble white and purest goldI see the gods in battle rage on high,Thunderbolts across the skyI cannot move, I cannot hideI feel a silent scream begin insideThen all at once the chaos ceasedA stillness fell, a sudden peaceThe warriors felt my silent cryAnd stayed their struggle, mystifiedApollo was astonishedDionysus thought me madBut they heard my story furtherAnd they wondered, and were sadLooking down from OlympusOn a world of doubt and fearIts surface splinteredInto sorry hemispheresThey sat a while in silenceAnd then they turned at last to meWe will call you Cygnus,The God of Balance you shall beWe can walk our road togetherIf our goals are all the sameWe can run alone and freeIf we pursue a different aimLet the truth of love be lightedLet the love of truth shine clearSensibility, armed with sense and libertyWith the heart and mind united in a single perfect sphere
Lyrics by Rush
1979 Interview, Hamilton, Ivor Wynne Stadium Der Trommler O Baterista The Boys In Brazil 2112 2112 (Live) 2112 [DVD] 2112 Overture 2112 Overture/The Temples of Syrinx 2112 Presentation 2112 Soliloquy 2112: Discovery 2112: Grand Finale 2112: III. Discovery 2112: Overture/The Temples of Syrinx/Discovery/Pre... 2112: The Temples of Syrinx 2112xanaduworking man A Farewell to Kings [R30] A FAREWELL TO KINGS A Farewell To Kings (A Farewell To Kings) A PASSAGE TO BANGKOK A Passage to Bangkok [*] A Passage to Bangkok [Live] Afterimage ALIEN SHORE Anagram ANAGRAM (for Mongo) Analog Kid ANIMATE Annihilation Gun ANTHEM Anthem (Fly By Night) Anthem [Capitol Theatre, December 10, 1976, Passai... Anthem [Live] AVAILABLE LIGHT BASTILLE DAY Bastille Day (Caress Of Steel) Bastille Day [Live] Bastille Day [R30] BEFORE AND AFTER Beneath, Between & Behind Beneath, Between & Behind Beneath, Between And Behind Beneath, Between, Behind Best I Can Between Sun & Moon Between Sun & Moon (Live) Between Sun and Moon Between the Wheels Between the Wheels [R30] Big Money Big Wheel BRAVADO Bravado (Live) Bravest Face BU2B2 BY-TOR AND THE SNOW DOG By-Tor and the Snow Dog (Live) By-Tor And The Snow Dog/Cygnus X-1/Working Man Carnies Ceiling Unlimited Ceiling Unlimited [Remixed] CHAIN LIGHTNING CHEMISTRY Cinderalla Man CINDERELLA MAN CIRCUMSTANCES Clockwork Angels Closer To The Heart Closer To The Heart (A Farewell To Kings) Closer to the Heart [DVD] Closer to the Heart [Live Birmingham England, 1988... Closer to the Heart [Rush in Rio] Cold Fire COUNTDOWN Crossroads CUT TO THE CHASE Cygnus X - 1 Book ii: Hemispheres CYGNUS X-1 Cygnus X-1 Book I: The Voyage Cygnus X-1 Book II Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres Cygnus X-1 Book Ii: Hemispheres I Prelude Cygnus X-1, Book II Hemispheres: Prelude/Appollo B... Cygnus X-1, Book II: Hemispheres Cygnus X-1, Book One: The Voyage Cygnus X1 Der Trommler DIFFERENT STRINGS DIGITAL MAN Distant Early Warning Distant Early Warning (Grace Under Pressure) Distant Early Warning (Live) Distant Early Warning [DVD] DOG YEARS Double Agent DREAMLINE Dreamline (Live) DRIVEN Driven (Live) Earthshine Earthshine (Live) Earthshine [R30] Earthshine [Remix] EMOTION DETECTOR ENTRE NOUS Everyday Glory FACE UP Faithless Far Cry FINDING MY WAY Finding My Way (intro) Finding My Way (Rush) Finding My Way [Mpeg 1 from Rock Concert] FLY BY NIGHT Fly By Night (Fly By Night) Fly by Night [DVD] Fly By Night / In The Mood Fly by Night/In the Mood For What It's Worth For What It's Worth FORCE TEN Force Ten (Phoenix, AZ) Force Ten (Hold Your Fire) Force Ten (Phoenix, AZ) Force Ten [Live Phoenix Arizona, 1988] Free Will FREEWILL Freewill (Live) Freewill (Permanent Waves) Freeze Freeze -- Part IV Of 'Fear' Freeze (Fear, Pt. 4) Freeze (Part IV of "Fear") Freeze (Part IV of Fear) Freeze (Pt. IV of Fear) GHOST OF A CHANCE Ghost of a Chance [Live] Ghost Rider Ghost Rider (Live) Ghost Rider [Remixed] Grace To Grace GRAND DESIGNS HALF THE WORLD Halo Effect HAND OVER FIST Headlong Flight Heart Full Of Soul Hemispheres Prelude HERE AGAIN Heresy HIGH WATER Home On The Strange How It Is How It is [Remixed] I THINK I'M GOING BALD I Think I'm Going Bald I. Prelude Ii Apollo: Bringer Of Wisdom Ii. Apollo: Bringer Of Wisdom Iii Dionysus: Bringer Of Love Iii. Dionysus: Bringer Of Love IN THE END In The End [Live] IN THE MOOD In the Mood [Mpeg1 from Rock Concert] Iv Armageddon: The Battle Of Heart And Mind Iv. Armageddon: The Battle Of Heart And Mind Jacob's Ladder Jacob's Ladder Kid Gloves LA VILLA STRANGIATO La Villa Strangiato (An Exercise In Self-Indulgenc La Villa Strangiato (Instrumental) (Hemispheres) LAKESIDE PARK Lakeside Park (Caress Of Steel) Lakeside Park [Capitol Theatre, Passaic, New Jerse... Larger Bowl LEAVE THAT THING ALONE Leave That Thing Alone [DVD] Lessons LIMBO LIMELIGHT Limelight (Live) Limelight (Moving Pictures) LOCK AND KEY LOSING IT Losing It [*] MADRIGAL Main Monkey Business Making Memories Malignant Narcissism/De Slagwerker Mandrigal MANHATTAN PROJECT Manhattan Project (Power Windows) MARATHON Marathon [DVD] Marc Live MIDDLETOWN DREAMS MISSION Moving To Bohemia Mr. Soul My Favorite Headache Mystic Rhythms Mystic Rhythms (Grace Under Pressure) Mystic Rhythms (Live) Mystic Rhythms [Live] Mystic Rhythms [R30] NATURAL SCIENCE Natural Science [Rush in Rio] Natural Science: I. Tide Pools/II. Hyperspace/III.... NEED SOME LOVE NEUROTICA New World Man New World Man (Live) New World Man (Signals) New World Man [*] No country for old hens NOBODY'S HERO Nobody's Hero Nobodys Hero Nocturne Nocturne [Remixed] Not Fade Away (The Crickets cover) One Little Victory One Little Victory (Live) One Little Victory [#] One Little Victory [Remix] One Little Victory [Remixed] OPEN SECRETS Out Of The Cradle Outro Panacea Peaceable Kingdom Peaceable Kingdom [Remixed] PRESTO Priests Of Syrinx Prime Mover R30 Overture Red Barchetta Red Barchetta (Moving Pictures) Red Barchetta [*] red lenses Red Sector 'A' Red Sector 'A' (Live) Red Sector A Red Sector A (Grace Under Pressure) Red Sector A [Clockwork Angels Tour] RED TIDE RESIST Resist (Live) Rivendell ROLL THE BONES Roll the Bones (Live) Runaway Train Rush Rush - Subdivisions Rush - Tom Sawyer SCARS SECOND NATURE Secret Touch Secret Touch [R30] Secret Touch [Remixed] Seven And Seven Is Seven Cities Of Gold SHOW DON'T TELL Show Don't Tell (Presto) Show Don't Tell Since You've Been Gone Since You've Been Gone Slipping SOMETHING FOR NOTHING Something for Nothing [*] Something For Nothing [Live] Spindrift Spirit of Radio (Live) Stars Look Down STICK IT OUT Still Subdivisions Subdivisions (Signals) Subdivisions [Clockwork Angels Tour] Subdivisions [Live Birmingham England, 1988] Summertime Blues Summertime Blues [R30] SUPERCONDUCTOR Sweet Miracle Sweet Miracle [Remixed] TAI SHAN TAKE A FRIEND Tears TERRITORIES TEST FOR ECHO THE ANALOG KID The Analog Kid [Clockwork Angels Tour] The Anarchist The Angel's Share The Angel's Share THE BIG MONEY The Big Money (Power Windows) The Big Money [Clockwork Angels Tour] The Big Money [Live Birmingham England, 1988] THE BIG WHEEL The Body Electric The Body Electric [Clockwork Angels Tour] THE CAMERA EYE The Camera Eye [*] THE COLOR OF RIGHT The Enemy Within The Enemy Within (Part I of Fear) The Enemy Within (Part One Of Fear) THE FOUNTAIN OF LAMNETH The Fountain of Lamneth: In the Valley/Didacts and... The Garden THE NECROMANCER The Necromancer: Into Darkness/Under the Shadow/Re... The Pass The Pass (Live) The Present Tense The Seeker THE SPEED OF LOVE The Sphere: A Kind Of Dream THE SPIRIT OF RADIO The Spirit Of Radio (Permanent Waves) The Spirit of Radio [DVD] The Spirit of Radio [DVD][Take] The Spirit Of Radio [Live] The Stars Look Down [Remixed] The Temples Of Syrinx The Temples Of Syrinx (2112) The Trees The Trees (Hemispheres) The Trees (Live) The Trees [R30] THE TWILIGHT ZONE The Weapon The Weapon (Part Ii Of Fear) The Weapon (Part Two of Fear) The Weapon [*] THE WEAPON Part II of 'Fear' The world is the world is The Wreckers TIME STAND STILL Time Stand Still (Hold Your Fire) Time Stand Still [Live Birmingham England, 1988] Time Stands Still Tom Sawyer Tom Sawyer (Live) Tom Sawyer (Moving Pictures) Tom Sawyer [*] Tom Sawyer [Clockwork Angels Tour] Trees TURN THE PAGE V Cygnus: Bringer Of Balance V. Cygnus: Bringer Of Balance Vapor Trail Vapor Trail [Remixed] VIRTUALITY VITAL SIGNS Vital Signs (Live) Vital Signs [*] WAR PAINT Way the Wind Blows WHAT YOU'RE DOING What You're Doing (Rush, All The World's A Stage) What You're Doing [Live] What You're Doing What You’re Doing WHERE'S MY THING Where's My Thing? Window To The World Wish Them Well Witch Hunt Witch Hunt [*] WITCH HUNT part III of 'Fear' Workin' Them Angels Workin' Them Angels Working At Perfekt Working Man Working Man (Rush) Working man [Laura Secord Secondary School, 1974, ... Working Man/Finding My Way XANADU Xanadu [DVD] Xanadu [R30] YOU BET YOUR LIFE YYZ [*] YYZ [Live]