Mystic Rhythms

When i first heard this song, i hated it, and i thought it was horrid...yet the more I listened to it, the more I liked it, until it became one of my favorite rush songs to fall asleep to.

One of the best, most lyrically and musically put together Rush songs of all time. We're all connected to more primitive things, no matter what century we're in.

First off, anyone who hasn't seen the music video should check it out. It's pretty cool stuff. This song is so epic and spacey sounding it sends chills down my spine. There's awesome drums, guitar, bass, keyboard, vocals, I really don't see why anyone could really hate the song unless they hate Rush... The lyrics escape me quite a bit... I can never quite put my finger on what it all means in collaboration. It certainly makes me think about our existence as human-beings and the secrets of the universe that our primative minds can barely tap into. There is a bit of talk about instinctual behavior in this song. Stuff like animals leaving an area before disasters and people having gut feelings that end up saving their lives have always amazed me. The only part of the song that I have even the slightest idea of its meaning is the third paragraph/stanza. I believe that it speaks of science fiction connecting to science. For example, we recieve so little information about life on other planets (and its far from sentient life), and yet we create so many fantasies and stories about interplanetary aliens and space travel, etc. At one point, the scientific proof that drove us to continue on has been overshadowed by what we have created out of our imaginations. ...my idea is probably completely wrong though.

I truly feel like a mystic whilst listening to this rythmn.

Love the beat, the lyrics, the music. And as subdivided indicated, this song can take you places mentally. Cool, great song!

I too disliked this song at first, but it grew on me.

Great lyrics. We can indications of a higher power in even the little things we observe all around us, whether it be nature or the manmade "city lights".

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you really think this is the worst song Rush has ever made?...not only is this classic rush..Power Windows is probably top 3 Rush Albums of all time...7 great songs out of 8...a truly amazing piece of work and Mystic Rythms is one of he best on the album...you my friend need to listen to it again and again and even again...then listen to Middletown Dreams, Marathon, Manhattan Project, Emotion Detector, Territories and Grand Designs...this is a beautiful album...good luck

I think this song is awesome and I think that its about when you go to certain places put you in the perfect mood and you start wondering about everything.

looks like its about universal motion and how everything kinda works in "rythms" and patterns..........or the guest for greater knowledge......or the working of existence..........i'm not sure

this is song is, in fact, an excellent song i just noticed its kind of an "acquired taste" piece of music though. Once you listen to it a few times it'll start to grow on you.