The title of this song, "Anthem", is the name of a short story by Ayn Rand that was the thematic inspiration of side one of Rush's later 2112 album. In a nutshell, it's a story of a society wherein individualism is systematically suppressed, where the protagonist rediscovers individual identity. To me, the lyric "Live for yourself, there's no one else more worth living for" sums it up quite nicely.
The title of this song, "Anthem", is the name of a short story by Ayn Rand that was the thematic inspiration of side one of Rush's later 2112 album. In a nutshell, it's a story of a society wherein individualism is systematically suppressed, where the protagonist rediscovers individual identity. To me, the lyric "Live for yourself, there's no one else more worth living for" sums it up quite nicely.