Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Anything Can Happen, Finding Comfort in Rush

As I was preparing for work this morning, my subconscious soundtrack was playing "Prime Mover", as I came to the lyric "anything can happen" I thought back to the countless times I would play this song when feeling lost and confused. For over fifteen years, "Prime Mover" has offered me hope and inspiration through break-ups, job denials, and frequent bouts with stress and anxiety. Currently, I find myself at a professional crossroads, with many questions still to be examined, even after all these years, it is still comforting to listen to "Prime Mover" and experiencing the sense of hope for what the future may bring. Do you have a Rush song, or specific lyric that helps you through difficult times, or helps you to feel that you too are not alone, even when you feel no one else out there understands you?

"From the point of ignition,
to the final drive
The Point of a journey
is not to arrive
Anything can happen"

- Neil Peart, Prime Mover

3 comments:

  1. Oh, my gosh... There are so many.

    "He knows change is not permanent, but change is."
    - Tom Sawyer, obviously

    I actually had a bout of mini-depression when my publisher told me that I couldn't use this line as the final quote for my second book.

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  2. I met my husband at 16, married him at 21, and had seven babies with him. On our 20th Anniversary, we didn't celebrate: Jim was dying from leukemia. He moved on in December 2007, on our twin sons' third birthday. I didn't fare well but have found so much comfort in Neil's lyrics, as well as in Neil's book, _Ghost Rider_. At some point in reading the book, I told myself that if Neil could survive losing his whole family in a 10-month timespan, certainly I could survive losing the love of my life. I made a decision to live, if not for my own sake, then for the sake of my children. One of the songs that comforts me (because I know that there is someone else who has felt my pain) is "Afterimage."

    Suddenly-
    You were gone
    From all the lives
    You left your mark upon

    I remember-
    How we talked and drank
    Into the misty dawn
    -I hear the voices

    We ran by the water
    On the wet summer lawn
    -I see the footprints
    I remember-

    -I feel the way you would
    -I feel the way you would
    -I feel I feel the way you would

    Tried to believe
    But you know its no good
    This is something
    That just can't be understood

    I remember-
    The shouts of joy
    Skiing fast through the woods
    -I hear the echoes

    I learned your love for life
    I feel the way that you would
    -I feel your presence
    I remember-

    I feel the way you would
    I feel the way you would
    I feel I feel the way you would
    This just can't be understood...

    I Tried to believe
    But you know it's no good
    This is something
    that just can't be understood

    -I remember
    I feel the way you would
    I feel the way you would
    I feel I feel the way you would
    This just can't be understood...

    I still don't understand.

    ~~Kate in Maine

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  3. Kate in Maine,

    Your story is poignant, and exemplified well by the lyrics of "Afterimage". I think you will enjoy the "Ghost Riding on the Razor's Edge" chapter, and I am not saying this because I know the author. I think you will find the theme to be relatable.

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