| Rush – Clockwork Angels Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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The album Clockwork Angels has really really broken my fan-ship of Rush....and having me question if I'm a fan of theirs anymore. I have been to EVERY local concert of Rush since the 1983 Signals Tour. I've seen them in concert, I think, 36 times. When I played the song BU2b and read along with the song for the first time, I gasped at what I heard: "All is for the best Believe in what we're told Blind man in the market Buying what we're sold Believe in what we're told Until our final breath While our loving Watchmaker Loves us all to death" After researching this further on the internet, I come to find out Neil Peart is heavily influenced by an atheist (name escapes me) who wrote books that the only form of god is "Time". The books refer to this god of time as the "watchmaker". Meaning, you live your life, you love and do the best that you can, then you die...and zap....thats it. you dont exist anymore. No heaven, no hell. That there is no God of the Bible. And what's on the front album cover? A big clock/watchface which, in military time, is 21:12. 21st hour, 12th min. Clever, yes.... but it still goes back to this atheist theme of god being just time. just waiting for our time to live and love and then to die into nothingness. I'm unbelieveably ashamed to even think along those lines. But in a different interview about his song "Faithless" on Snakes and Arrows Neil states; "You just become adaptable and try to lead a good life in ways that make sense, regardless. Because I know at the end of it, if I’m going to meet Jesus or Allah or Buddha, I’m going to be all right.” Really Neil? Sound to me like you are sitting on the agnostic fense not even choosing who represents God....Jesus, Allah or Buddha. My soul just HURT after researching this as I'm a true believer in God of the Bible. I'm also believe the only way to have a relationship with God is starting with a relationship with Jesus Christ. (i know, i know.... you're thinking I'm a Bible-thumper....Jesus-freak! I'm not. I've lived a horrible, terrible, very sinful life) Like Neil, I have suffered great pain and suffering in my life. To the point, where I had daily panic attacks. Such panic and anxiety that it led me to lose my job and drove me to become a hermit in my own house.....full of depression and guilt. I understand Neil's pain of losing his daughter in an auto-crash and his wife to cancer within months of each other in the late 1990s. But I'm thinking Neil ran in one direction away from God. In fact his actions is that he took a year off to drive his motorcycles across all of North America. If that's his way of dealing with the pain, by running all over North America, who an I to cast the first stone. With these last two albums, its my interuptation that Neil's soul is lost. Many songs and lyrics reflect that he hurts, doesn't understand his hurt..... maybe because he hasn't let God of the Bible into his heart to help heal him. Who am I to say though, that's between him, his beliefs and the God I believe in. I personally have run the other way TOWARDS God in the midst of pain and panic and anxiety.....I have run TOWARDS what I was "Brought Up To Believe!".....and God is now rebuilding me from the inside out by trusting and believing in Him. I have invited God to work with my pain from with inside me. And God is changing my life in sooooooo many ways. Awesome ways..... Too personal to go into here on this post. I'm very disappointed reading into the lyrics of the title song, Clockwork Angels.....where Neil pretty much questions people who raise their hands to the skies to praise and be thankful to God for all their blessings: "You promise every treasure, to the foolish and the wise Goddesses of mystery, spirits in disguise Every pleasure, we bow and close our eyes Clockwork angels, promise every prize Clockwork angels, spread their arms and sing Synchronized and graceful, they move like living things Goddesses of Light, of Sea and Sky and Land Clockwork angels, the people raise their hands .....As if to fly" In these lyrics I interupt the meaning that those who believe and raise their hands to the skies in belief of God and his Angels are wasting their time..... Again, thinking I don't believe it and don't want to listen to. I was also very very disappointed when Geddy Lee was asked a question about God and his answer was, "the only time I've ever prayed was on the tennis court." All very disappointing from the members of Rush who all have been given such AWESOME musical talents from God. Just think how many lives the members of Rush touch, yet they are ungrateful to God for their musical talents. As for my 37th concert of Rush, which is scheduled to appear at Riverbend July 2nd, 2013 in Cincinnati, Ohio...... my concert streak ends right here and now.....as I have to make a stand for what I believe in: the God of the Bible...and can't invest $100 of my own money on a band that sits on the AGNOSTIC fence of life. I love the members of Rush, Geddy, Neil and Alex as brothers of God's creation. I'll pray for them that they might one day find their own true meanings within their own lives...... Wishing and praying all of you, as you read this, to seek out your own answers to your own life. I challenge you to just ask God to enter your life and make a difference....then sit back and watch what happens ;) |
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| Rush – BU2B Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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BU2B and the song Clockwork Angels has really really broken my fan-ship of Rush. I have been to EVERY local concert of Rush since Signals 1983 Tour. I've seen them in concert, I think, 36 times. When I played Clockwork Angels and read along with the lyrics I was gasping at what I heard.... I couldn't believe hearing: " All is for the best Believe in what we're told Blind man in the market Buying what we're sold Believe in what we're told Until our final breath While our loving Watchmaker Loves us all to death" After researching this further on the internet, I come to find out Neil Peart is heavily influenced by an atheist (name escapes me) who wrote books that the only form of God is "Time". You live your, life, you love, you die...and zap. thats it. you dont exist and anymore. No heaven, no hell. That there is no God of the Bible. My soul just HURT after researching this as I'm a true believer in God of the Bible. Like Neil, I have suffered great pain and suffering in my life. To the point, where I had daily panic attacks. Such panic and anxiety that it led me to lose my job and become a hermit in my own house full of depression. I understand Neil's pain of losing his daughter in an auto-crash and his wife to cancer within months of each other in the late 1990s. But Neil ran in one direction away from God. I personally have run the other way TOWARDS God.....and God is rebuilding me from the inside out. God is changing my life in so many ways. I'm very disappointed reading into the lyrics in songs like BU2B.... and the title song, Clockwork Angels.....where Neil pretty much makes fun of people who raise their hands to the skies to praise and be thankful to God for all their blessings: You promise every treasure, to the foolish and the wise Goddesses of mystery, spirits in disguise Every pleasure, we bow and close our eyes Clockwork angels, promise every prize Clockwork angels, spread their arms and sing Synchronized and graceful, they move like living things Goddesses of Light, of Sea and Sky and Land Clockwork angels, the people raise their hands As if to fly .....in these lyrics I interupt the meaning that those who believe and raise their hands to the skies in belief of God and his Angels are FOOLS. I was also very very disappointed when Geddy Lee was asked a question about God and his answer was, "the only time I've ever prayed was on the tennis court." All very disappointing gentleman of Rush. I will pray for each of you to find the TRUE answers in your lives. As for my 37th concert of Rush, who is schedule to appear at Riverbend July 2nd, 2013 in Cincinnati, Ohio...... my concert streak ends right here and now.....as I have to make a stand for what I believe in: the God of the Bible. Wishing all of you reading this to seek out your own answers to yoru own life. For me, it's God. |
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