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Anthem

(Lee/Lifeson/Peart)

Know your place in life
Is where you want to be
Don't let them tell you
That you owe it all to me

Keep on looking forward
No use in looking 'round
Hold your head above the ground
And they won't bring you down

Anthem of the heart and anthem of the mind
Afuneral dirge for eyes gone blind
We marvel after those who sought
The wonders of the world

Wonders of the world
Wonders of the world they wrought

Live for yourself
There's no one else more worth living for
Begging hands and bleeding hearts
Will only cry out for more

Well, I know they've always told you
Selfishness was wrong
Yet it was for me, not you
I came to write this song

Anthem of the heart and anthem of the mind
A funeral dirge for eyes gone blind
We marvel after those who sought
The wonders of the world

Wonders of the world
Wonders of the world they wrought



Best I can

(Lee)

I've got a living that's rough, a future that's tough
You know what I mean
Blankers and boasters, all the bluffers and posers
I'm not into that scene

You can tell me that I got no class
Look around, you'll see who's laughing last
Don't give me speeches 'cause they're oh, so droll
Leave me alone, let me rock and roll

Got an itching to rock, a hate for small talk
I'm funny that way
Got my sights on the stars, won't get that far
But I'll try anyway

I just like to please, I don't like to tease
I'm easy like that
Don't like long rests, I must confess
I'm an impatient cat

You can tell me that I got no class
Look around, you'll see who's laughing last
Don't give me speeches 'cause they're oh, so droll
Leave me alone, let me rock and roll

I do the best that I can
I'm just what I am
I do the best I can
Well, I know what I am

Rock and roll is a scream, making millions my dream
Well, I do that a lot
I'll just give it a try, won't let good times pass me by
They're all I've got

I do the best that I can
I'm just what I am
I do the best I can
Well, I know what I am



Beneath, between & behind

(Lifeson/Peart)

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 and 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, facades 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?



By-Tor and The Snow Dog

(Lee/Lifeson/Peart)

1) At the tobes of Hades

Tobes of Hades lit by flickering torchlight
The netherworld is gathered in the glare
Prince By-Tor takes the cavern to the north light
The sign of Eth is rising in the air

By-Tor, knight of darkness
Centurion of evil, devil's prince

Across the river Styx, out of the lamplight
His nemesis is waiting at the gate
The Snow Dog, ermine glowing in the damp night
Coal black eyes shimmering with hate

By-Tor and The Snow Dog
Square for battle, let the fray begin

2) Across the Styx

Instrumental part

3) Of the battle

Instrumental part

4) Epilogue

The battle's over and the dust is clearing
Disciples of The Snow Dog sound the knell
Rejoicing echoes as the dawn is nearing
By-Tor in defeat retreats to hell

Snow Dog is victorious
The land of the Overworld is saved again



Fly by night

(Lee/Peart)

Why try? I know why
The feeling inside me says it's time I was gone
Clear head, new life ahead
I want to be king now, not just one more pawn

Fly by night, away from here
Change my life again
Fly by night, goodbye, my dear
My ship isn't coming and I just can't pretend

Moon rise, thoughtful eyes
Staring back at me from the window beside
No fright or hindsight
Leaving behind that empty feeling inside

Fly by night, away from here
Change my life again
Fly by night, goodbye, my dear
My ship isn't coming and I just can't pretend

Start a new chapter, find what I'm after
It's changing every day
The change of a season is enough of a reason
To want to get away

Quiet and pensive, my thoughts apprehensive
The hours drift away
Leaving my homeland, playing a lone hand
My life begins today

Fly by night, away from here
Change my life again
Fly by night, goodbye, my dear
My ship isn't coming and I just can't pretend

Fly by night, away from here
Change my life again
Fly by night, goodbye, my dear
My ship isn't coming and I just can't pretend



Making memories

(Lee/Lifeson/Peart)

There's a time for feeling as good as we can
The time is now and there's no stopping us
There's a time for living as high as we can
Behind us you will only see our dust

Just keep smiling, move onward every day
And try to keep our thoughts away from home
We're traveling around, no time to settle down
And satisfy our wanderlust to roam

You know we're having good days
And we hope they're gonna last
Our future still looks brighter than our past

We feel no need to worry
No reason to be sad
Our memeries remind us
Maybe road life's not so bad

Well, from sea to shining sea and a hundred points between
Still we go on digging every show
The cities in the land all extend a welcome hand
'Till morning when it's time for us to go

You know we're having good days
And we hope they're gonna last
Our future still looks brighter than our past

We feel no need to worry
No reason to be sad
Our memeries remind us
Maybe road life's not so bad



Rivendell

(Lee/Peart)

Sunlight dances through the leaves
Soft winds stir the sighing trees
Lying in the warm grass
Feel the sun upon your face

Elven songs and endless nights
Sweet wine and soft relaxing lights
Time will never touch you
Here in this enchanted place

You feel there's something calling you
You're wanting to return
To where the misty mountains rise
And friendly fires burn

A place you can escape the world
Where the dark lord cannot go
Peace of mind and sanctuary
By loud water's flow

I've traveled now for many miles
It feels so good to see the smiles
Of friends who never left your mind
When you were far away

From the golden light of coming dawn
'Till the twilight where the sun is gone
We treasure every season
And every passing day

We feel the coming of a new day
Darkness gives way to light a new way
Stop here for a while until the world
The world calls you away

Yet you know I've had the feeling
Standing with my senses reeling
This is the place to grow old
'Till I reach my final day

You feel there's something calling you
You're wanting to return
To where the misty mountains rise
And friendly fires burn

A place you can escape the world
Where the dark lord cannot go
Peace of mind and sanctuary
By loud water's flow



In the end

(Lee/Lifeson)

Well, I can see what you mean
It just takes me longer
And I can feel what you feel
It just makes you stronger

You can take me for a little while
You can take me
You can make me smile
In the end

Well, I can see what you mean
It just takes me longer
And I can feel what you feel
It just makes you stronger

I know, I know, I know
Oh, the feeling grows
I see, I see, I see
It's got to be

Well, I can do what you do
You just do it better
And I can cry like you cry
It just makes me sadder

I know, I know, I know
Oh, the feeling grows
I see, I see, I see
It's got to be

Well, I can shine like you shine
It doesn't make me brighter
But if I think like you think
It don't make my load much lighter

I know, I know, I know
Oh, the feeling grows
I see, I see, I see
It's got to be

You can take me for a little while
You can take me
You can make me smile
In the end