Freewill lyrics

Song information

Artist: Rush
Album: The Spirit Of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974-1987

Lyrics

There are those who think that life has nothing left to chance
A host of holy horrors to direct our aimless dance

A planet of playthings
We dance on the strings
Of powers we cannot perceive
"The stars aren't aligned
Or the gods are malign..."
Blame is better to give than receive

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You can choose a ready guide in some celestial voice
If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice
You can choose from phantom fears and kindness that can kill;
I will choose a path that's clear
I will choose freewill

There are those who think that they were dealt a losing hand
The cards were stacked against them; they weren't born in lotusland

All preordained
A prisoner in chains
A victim of venomous fate
Kicked in the face
You can't pray for a place
In heaven's unearthly estate

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Each of us
A cell of awareness
Imperfect and incomplete
Genetic blends
With uncertain ends
On a fortune hunt that's far too fleet

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