I used to push myself pretty hard and my wife would always tell me to get some rest. I would always tell her "I'll sleep when I'm dead." She hated when I said this. I think that's what the lyrics in the summation are about. The date with fate in the black sedan is his ever-nearer demise. Until then he pushes himself, playing it at fast forward and never fully resting as if there isn't enough time. Like treading water instead of swimming. Not really getting anywhere. focused on the task but never getting a sense of the scenery. I too see an arc with "The analog Kid" here, but then again Rush never hid the fact that on any given album all the songs are thematically linked.
I used to push myself pretty hard and my wife would always tell me to get some rest. I would always tell her "I'll sleep when I'm dead." She hated when I said this. I think that's what the lyrics in the summation are about. The date with fate in the black sedan is his ever-nearer demise. Until then he pushes himself, playing it at fast forward and never fully resting as if there isn't enough time. Like treading water instead of swimming. Not really getting anywhere. focused on the task but never getting a sense of the scenery. I too see an arc with "The analog Kid" here, but then again Rush never hid the fact that on any given album all the songs are thematically linked.