COUNTDOWN
andNEW WORLD MAN
from the albumSIGNALS
Single Released: April 1983
LINER NOTES
Countdown
New World Man
Record Company – Phonogram
Phonographic Copyright – PolyGram Records, Inc.
Published By – Heath Levy Music Co. Ltd.
Lacquer Cut At – PRT Studios
Pressed By – PRS Ltd.
Lyrics By – Peart
Music By – Lifeson, Lee
Producer – Rush, Terry Brown
Taken from the album "Signals"
Heath Levy Music Co. Ltd.
Original sound recording made by Polygram Records Inc. (New York)
©1982 Polygram Records, Inc.(New York)
TRACK LISTING
Side A. Countdown (5:48)
Side B. New World Man (3:44)
Countdown
Music: Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson / Lyrics: Neil Peart
Lit up with anticipation
We arrive at the launching site
The sky is still dark, nearing dawn
On the Florida coastline
Circling choppers slash the night
With roving searchlight beams
This magic day when super-science
Mingles with the bright stuff of dreams
Floodlit in the hazy distance
The star of this unearthly show
Venting vapours, like the breath
Of a sleeping white dragon
Crackling speakers, voices tense
Resume the final count
All systems check, T minus nine
As the sun and the drama start to mount
The air is charged -- a humid, motionless mass
The crowds and the cameras,
The cars full of spectators pass
Excitement so thick -- you could cut it with a knife
Technology -- high, on the leading edge of life
The earth beneath us starts to tremble
With the spreading of a low black cloud
A thunderous roar shakes the air
Like the whole world exploding
Scorching blast of golden fire
As it slowly leaves the ground
Tears away with a mighty force
The air is shattered by the awesome sound
Like a pillar of cloud, the smoke lingers
High in the air
In fascination -- with the eyes of the world
We stare...
New World Man
Music: Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson / Lyrics: Neil Peart
He's a rebel and a runner
He's a signal turning green
He's a restless young romantic
Wants to run the big machine
He's got a problem with his poisons
But you know he'll find a cure
He's cleaning up his systems
To keep his nature pure
Learning to match the beat of the Old World man
Learning to catch the heat of the Third World man
He's got to make his own mistakes
And learn to mend the mess he makes
He's old enough to know what's right
But young enough not to choose it
He's noble enough to win the world
But weak enough to lose it --
He's a New World man...
He's a radio receiver
Tuned to factories and farms
He's a writer and arranger
And a young boy bearing arms
He's got a problem with his power
With weapons on patrol
He's got to walk a fine line
And keep his self-control
Trying to save the day for the Old World man
Trying to pave the way for the Third World man
He's not concerned with yesterday
He knows constant change is here today
He's noble enough to know what's right
But weak enough not to choose it
He's wise enough to win the world
But fool enough to lose it --
He's a New World man...
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