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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Alex Lifeson
Electric Guitar
Geddy Lee
Bass Guitar
Neil Peart
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Neil Peart
Lyrics
Alex Lifeson
Composer
Rush
Arranger
Terry Brown
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Rush
Producer
Terry Brown
Producer
John Woloschuk
Assistant Recording Engineer
Lyrics
Ten score years ago, defeat the kingly foe
A wondrous dream came into being
Tame the trackless waste, no virgin land left chaste
All shining eyes, but never seeing
Beneath the noble bird
Between the proudest words
Behind the beauty, cracks appear
Once with heads held high
They sang out to the sky
Why do their shadows bow in fear?
Watch the cities rise
Another ship arrives
Earth's melting pot and ever growing
Fantastic dreams come true
Inventing something new
The greatest minds were never knowing
Beneath the noble bird
Between the proudest words
Behind the beauty, cracks appear
Once with heads held high
They sang out to the sky
Why do their shadows bow in fear?
The guns replace the plow, façades are tarnished now
The principles have been betrayed
The dreams's gone stale, but still, let hope prevail
History's debt won't be repaid
Beneath the noble bird
Between the proudest words
Behind the beauty, cracks appear
Once with heads held high
They sang out to the sky
Why do their shadows bow in fear?
Writer(s): Neil Peart, Alex Lifeson
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