The Spirit of Radio
andCircumstances
from the albumsPERMANENT WAVES and Hemispheres
Single Released: February 1980
LINER NOTES
Distributed By – Capitol Records-EMI Of Canada Limited
Phonographic Copyright – Cat Productions Ltd.
Copyright © – Cat Productions Ltd.
Published By – Core Music Publishing
Lacquer Cut At – The Lacquer Channel Limited
Pressed By – Capitol Records-EMI Of Canada Limited
Producer – Rush, Terry Brown
Written-By – Lifeson*, Lee*, Peart*
Published by Core Music Publishing.
Taken from the Permanent Waves LP.
Distributed by Capitol Records-EMI of Canada Limited.
The Spirit Of Radio
Written-By – Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee, Neil Peart
Circumstances
Written-By – Lifeson*, Lee*, Peart*
©1980 Cat Productions Ltd.
TRACK LISTING
Side A. The Spirit Of Radio (3:40)
Side B. Circumstances (2:58)
THE SPIRIT OF RADIO
Music: Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson / Lyrics: Neil Peart
Begin the day
With a friendly voice
A companion, unobtrusive
Plays the song that's so elusive
And the magic music makes your morning mood
Off on your way
Hit the open road
There is magic at your fingers
For the Spirit ever lingers
Undemanding contact
In your happy solitude.
Invisible airwaves
Crackle with life
Bright antennae bristle
With the energy
Emotional feedback
On a timeless wavelength
Bearing a gift beyond price -
Almost free...
All this machinery
Making modern music
Can still be open-hearted
Not so coldly charted
It's really just a question
Of your honesty
One likes to believe
In the freedom of music
But glittering prizes
And endless compromises
Shatter the illusion
Of integrity
"For the words of the profits,
Are written on the studio wall,
Concert hall -
Echoes with the sounds...
Of salesmen."
Circumstances
Music: Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson / Lyrics: Neil Peart
A boy alone, and so far from home
Endless rooftops from my window
I felt the gloom of empty rooms
On rainy afternoons.
Sometimes in confusion
I felt so lost and disillusioned
Innocence gave me confidence
To go up against reality
All the same
We take our chances,
Laughed at by Time,
Tricked by circumstances
Plus ça change,
Plus c'est la même chose,
The more that things change
The more they stay the same
Now I've gained some understanding
Of the only world that we see
Things that I once dreamed of
Have become reality
These walls that still surround me
Still contain the same old me
Just one more who's searching for
The world that ought to be
Cover
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