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I've got twelve disciples and a Buddha smile
The Garden of Allah, Viking Valhalla
A miracle once in a while
I've got a pantheon of animals in a pagan soul
Vishnu and Gaea Aztec and Maya
Dance around my totem pole
Totem pole
I believe in what I see
I believe in what I hear
I believe that what I'm feeling
Changes how the world appears
Angels and demons dancing in my head
Lunatics and monsters underneath my bed
Media messiahs preying on my fears
Pop culture prophets playing in my ears
I've got celestial mechanics
To synchronize my stars
Seasonal migrations, daily variations
World of the unlikely and bizarre
I've got idols and icons, unspoken holy vows
Thoughts to keep well-hidden
Sacred and forbidden
Free to browse among the holy cows
That's why I believe
I believe in what I see
I believe in what I hear
I believe that what I'm feeling
Changes how the world appears
Angels and demons dancing in my head
Lunatics and monsters underneath my bed
Media messiahs preying on my fears
Pop culture prophets playing in my ears
Angels and demons dancing in my head
Lunatics and monsters underneath my bed
Media messiahs preying on my fears
Pop culture prophets playing in my ears
Angels and demons inside of me
Saviors and satans all around me
Angels and demons inside of me
All around me
I believe in what I see
I believe in what I hear
I believe that what I'm feeling
Changes how the world appears
Angels and demons dancing in my head
Lunatics and monsters underneath my bed
Angels and demons dancing in my head
Lunatics and monsters underneath my bed
Sweet chariot, swing low, coming for me
The Garden of Allah, Viking Valhalla
A miracle once in a while
I've got a pantheon of animals in a pagan soul
Vishnu and Gaea Aztec and Maya
Dance around my totem pole
Totem pole
I believe in what I see
I believe in what I hear
I believe that what I'm feeling
Changes how the world appears
Angels and demons dancing in my head
Lunatics and monsters underneath my bed
Media messiahs preying on my fears
Pop culture prophets playing in my ears
I've got celestial mechanics
To synchronize my stars
Seasonal migrations, daily variations
World of the unlikely and bizarre
I've got idols and icons, unspoken holy vows
Thoughts to keep well-hidden
Sacred and forbidden
Free to browse among the holy cows
That's why I believe
I believe in what I see
I believe in what I hear
I believe that what I'm feeling
Changes how the world appears
Angels and demons dancing in my head
Lunatics and monsters underneath my bed
Media messiahs preying on my fears
Pop culture prophets playing in my ears
Angels and demons dancing in my head
Lunatics and monsters underneath my bed
Media messiahs preying on my fears
Pop culture prophets playing in my ears
Angels and demons inside of me
Saviors and satans all around me
Angels and demons inside of me
All around me
I believe in what I see
I believe in what I hear
I believe that what I'm feeling
Changes how the world appears
Angels and demons dancing in my head
Lunatics and monsters underneath my bed
Angels and demons dancing in my head
Lunatics and monsters underneath my bed
Sweet chariot, swing low, coming for me
Lyrics submitted by Elquemataranas
Totem Lyrics as written by Gary Lee Weinrib Neil Elwood Peart
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Anthem Entertainment
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I was raised Catholic and for many many years did not believe in a god at all due to circumstances in my own life. I have since come to believe that god is inside of each of us- for each to interpret for ourselves to its meaning. Our own feelings and choices make the world around us - not others feelings and choices. This song completely embodies and exemplifies my current beliefs in detail. To each of us their is a god- he just looks different to each of us.
I agree with both of you. To each his own... Don't conform... And don't be fascist either
i love this song ! soo up beat and fun! :D
i always felt this had to do with religion i was always a strict catholic but then when i went through depression and insanity i realized how odd Christianity is compared to modern human psychology and now i'm not sure what to believe but god i love this tune its so dark at the chorus and i love the haunting guitar in the background
Neil Peart was a devout atheist.
@Widetrack No, he was a self-proclaimed agnostic, not atheist. Agnostics simply say that we can't be sure of a god whereas an atheist denies a god.
No, he was an atheist. He’s said so many time; most notably when describing his lyrics to the Rush song, ‘Faithless’.
@Widetrack He wasn't a devout atheist. I don't think you understand the lyrics to Faithless. He was critiquing religious beliefs, mostly the Christianity in the southern US. Never once did he say he was an atheist. In fact in his book The Masked Rider: Cycling in West Africa", he stats that " [he is] a linear thinking agnostic, but not an atheist, folks"