SUBDIVISIONS
andCOUNTDOWN
from the albumSIGNALS
Single Released: October 22nd, 1982
LINER NOTES
Subdivisions
Countdown
Red Barchetta on the UK single
Manufactured By – PolyGram Records, Inc.
Marketed By – PolyGram Records, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright – PolyGram Records, Inc.
Published By – Core Music Publishing
Pressed By – Bestway Products Inc.
Lyrics By – Peart
Music By – Lifeson, Lee
Producer – Rush, Terry Brown
From album SRM 1-4063 "Signals"
Core Music Publishing(ASCAP)
©1982 Polygram Records, Inc.(New York)
TRACK LISTING
Side A. Subdivisions (5:34)
Side B. Countdown (5:48)
Subdivisions
Music: Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson / Lyrics: Neil Peart
Sprawling on the fringes of the city
In geometric order
An insulated border
In between the bright lights
And the far unlit unknown
Growing up it all seems so one-sided
Opinions all provided
The future pre-decided
Detached and subdivided
In the mass production zone
Nowhere is the dreamer
Or the misfit so alone
Subdivisions --
In the high school halls
In the shopping malls
Conform or be cast out
Subdivisions --
In the basement bars
In the backs of cars
Be cool or be cast out
Any escape might help to smooth
The unattractive truth
But the suburbs have no charms to soothe
The restless dreams of youth
Drawn like moths we drift into the city
The timeless old attraction
Cruising for the action
Lit up like a firefly
Just to feel the living night
Some will sell their dreams for small desires
Or lose the race to rats
Get caught in ticking traps
And start to dream of somewhere
To relax their restless flight
Somewhere out of a memory
Of lighted streets on quiet nights...
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...
Cover
Back
Vinyl Side 1
Vinyl Side 2
Alternate Vinyl Side 1
Alternate Vinyl Side 2
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