Neil Peart's lyrical response to his self discovery journey.
Pack up all those phantoms
Shoulder that invisible load
Keep on riding North and West
Haunting that wilderness road
Like a ghost rider
Carry all those phantoms
Through bitter wind and stormy skies
From the desert to the mountain
From the lowest low to the highest high
Like a ghost rider
Keep on riding North and West
Then circle South and East
Show me beauty but there is no peace
For the ghost rider
Shadows on the road behind
Shadows on the road ahead
Nothing can stop you now
There's a shadow on the road behind
There's a shadow on the road ahead
Nothing can stop you now
Sunrise in the mirror
Lightens that invisible load
Riding on a nameless quest
Haunting that wilderness road
Like a ghost rider
Just an escape artist
Racing against the night
A wandering hermit
Racing toward the light
From the white sands
To the canyon lands
To the redwood stands
To the barren lands
Sunrise on the road behind
Sunset on the road ahead
There's nothing to stop you now
Nothing can stop you now
2 comments:
This tune helped me on the 112 bike ride which was the middle of my first Ironman triathlon in 2002. That year was memorable for a lot of reasons not the least of which was RUSH returning to the studio and the road after their 5 year hiatus due to the tragedies in Neil's life. Thanks for bringing this to a new generation. Regards, Kevin
Thanks for the lovely comment Kevin :) I teach in a boys' prison...it's the last stop for most of them before they head to "real" prison. Right now I have 53 young men that hang on my every word...it's an overwhelming responsibility sometimes and I was honored to have the opportunity to share Neil's book as well as Rush's music. I also would like to say that I admire you for even attempting an Ironman Triathlon...that takes a great deal of dedication, endurance and of course...lots of hard work.
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