| Rush – Losing It Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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This is a sad song about growing old and losing a specific talent. But it also speaks to those who do not ever achieve fame at whatever it is that they do (which is the larger part of the population). He is showing that person that it is much harder to reach such heights and then fall than it is to never get there at all.... "Sadder still to watch it die than never to have known it" We sometimes wonder why professional athletes do not just retire at the top of their game (Brett Favre), but we there is an element to them that we just cannot understand, which is the emotion that feeds their desire to be able to do what they used to. |
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| Rush – New World Man Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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As is typical with Neil's lyrics, this song can apply to a wide range of the things we have to deal with in life. I think the general concept is that people can be put into positions before they are ready because they have talent, but they really have never had to make critical decisions that affect peoples lives. He has inherited all the problems of the previous leader and he thinks he can solve them all, until he actually gets put into the position and see how hard it truly is. There is always going to be somebody that is looking to do our job better, so while we are figuring it out, we are always looking over our shoulder for the third world man. If we balance it all and do it right, we save the day for the old world man and pave the way for the third world man. Even though written thirty years ago, I think you can make say it can apply to Bush, Obama, and ????, the next world man. |
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