~ ... the way the wind blows ... ~

~ ... the way the wind blows ... ~

... like a solitary pine,

on a bare, wind blasted shore...

..we can only grow 

the way the wind blows...

(but how we grow ?!)

cheers, scotti ~ 2020NOV22 ;-)

~* brand new sun, brand new moon for everyone *~

~ RIP Neil ~ the way the wind blows in 2020 ~ 

~ your lyrics and music inspired generations around the globe ~

Neil will be missed with tears, yet celebrated for the depth of his living and sharing... Neil made the absolute most of a human life !!!  we celebrate with joy the life of Neil ~ his gifts of music and word remain alive ~

Snakes & Arrows is the eighteenth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released on May 1, 2007 by Anthem Records. After their R30: 30th Anniversary Tour ended in October 2004 the band took a one-year break, during which they agreed to start work on a follow-up in January 2006. The album was recorded in five weeks with co-producer Nick Raskulinecz, a fan of the group who was praised by each member for his approach and technique. It contains the most instrumentals of any Rush album, with three instrumentals within the album.

Now it's come to this

It's like we're back in the Dark Ages

From the Middle East to the Middle West

It's a world of superstition

Now it's come to this

Wide-eyed armies of the faithful

From the Middle East to the Middle West

Pray, and pass the ammunition

So many people think that way

You gotta watch what you say

Oh, to them and them and others too

Who don't seem to see things the way you do

~*~

We can only grow the way the wind blows

On a bare and weathered shore

We can only bow to the here and now

In our elemental war

We can only go the way the wind blows

We can only bow to the here and now

Or be broken down blow by blow

~*~

Now it's come to this

Hollow speeches of mass deception

From the Middle East to the Middle West

Like crusaders in unholy alliance

Now it's come to this

Like we're back in the Dark Ages

From the Middle East to the Middle West

It's a plague that resists our science

It seems to leave them partly blind

And they leave no child behind

While evil spirits haunt their sleep

While shepherds bless and count their sheep

~*~

We can only grow the way the wind blows

On a bare and weathered shore

We can only bow to the here and now

In our elemental war

We can only grow the way the wind blows

We can only bow to the here and now

Or be broken down blow by blow

We can only grow the way the wind blows

We can only bow to the here and now

Or be broken down blow by blow

We can only grow the way the wind blows

We can only bow to the here and now

Or be broken down blow by blow

~*~

Like a solitary pine

On a bare, wind blasted shore

We can only grow the way the wind blows

In our elemental war

We can only grow the way the wind blows

We can only bow to the here and now

Or be broken down blow by blow

Songwriters: Alex Lifeson / Geddy Lee Weinrib

The Way the Wind Blows lyrics © Ole Media Management Lp