In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Tough times demand tough talk
Demand tough hearts demand tough songs
Tough times demand tough talk
Demand tough hearts demand tough songs
Demand
We can rise and fall like empires
Flow in and out like the tide
Be vain and smart, humble and dumb
We can hit and miss like pride, just like pride
We can circle around like hurricanes
Dance and dream like lovers
Attack the day like birds of prey
Or scavengers under cover, under cover
Look in
To the eye of the storm
Look out
For the force without form
Look around
At the sight and the sound
Look in, look out, look around
Tough times demand tough talk
Demand tough hearts demand tough songs
Demand
We can move with savage grace
To the rhythms of the night
Cool and remote like dancing girls
In the heat of the beat and the lights , and the lights
We can wear the rose of romance
An air of joie de vivre
Too tender hearts upon our sleeves
Or skin as thick as thieves', thick as thieves'
Look in
To the eye of the storm
Look out
For the force without form
Look around
At the sight and the sound
Look in, look out, look around
Tough times demand tough talk
Demand tough hearts demand tough songs
Demand
Look in
To the eye of the storm
Look out
For the force without form
Look around
At the sight and the sound
Look in with the storm in the eyes
Look out
To the sea and the sky
Look around
At the sight and the sound
Look in, look out, look around
Tough times demand tough hearts
Tough times demand tough talk
Demand tough hearts demand tough songs
Tough times demand tough talk
Demand tough hearts demand tough songs
Demand
We can rise and fall like empires
Flow in and out like the tide
Be vain and smart, humble and dumb
We can hit and miss like pride, just like pride
We can circle around like hurricanes
Dance and dream like lovers
Attack the day like birds of prey
Or scavengers under cover, under cover
Look in
To the eye of the storm
Look out
For the force without form
Look around
At the sight and the sound
Look in, look out, look around
Tough times demand tough talk
Demand tough hearts demand tough songs
Demand
We can move with savage grace
To the rhythms of the night
Cool and remote like dancing girls
In the heat of the beat and the lights , and the lights
We can wear the rose of romance
An air of joie de vivre
Too tender hearts upon our sleeves
Or skin as thick as thieves', thick as thieves'
Look in
To the eye of the storm
Look out
For the force without form
Look around
At the sight and the sound
Look in, look out, look around
Tough times demand tough talk
Demand tough hearts demand tough songs
Demand
Look in
To the eye of the storm
Look out
For the force without form
Look around
At the sight and the sound
Look in with the storm in the eyes
Look out
To the sea and the sky
Look around
At the sight and the sound
Look in, look out, look around
Tough times demand tough hearts
Tough times demand tough talk
Lyrics submitted by MasterDuncan03
Force Ten Lyrics as written by Neil Elwood Peart Dubois Pye
Lyrics © Anthem Entertainment
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