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The Rt. Rev. Mark Luljak

Workin' them Angels

  • Rush played a song last night at the set I went to.  I've -never- heard this done live before (It's a relatively recent track off their last studio album), and...  It just -really- hit me hard.  It was -so-, so, -SO- beautiful...the words, the music...music just went right through me...it was just absolutely incredible.  And the words speak to me...  Thought I'd share:

    "Workin' them Angels" - Rush

    Driving away to the east, and into the past
    History recedes in my rear-view mirror
    Carried away on a wave of music down a desert road
    Memory humming at the heart of a factory town

    All my life
    I've been workin' them angels overtime
    Riding and driving and living
    So close to the edge
    Workin' them angels - Overtime

    Riding through the Range of Light to the wounded city
    Filling my spirit with the wildest wish to fly
    Taking the high road to the wounded city
    Memory strumming at the heart of a moving picture

    All this time
    I've been workin' them angels overtime
    Riding and diving and flying
    Just over the edge
    Workin' them angels - Overtime

    Driving down the razor's edge 'tween the past and the future
    Turn up the music and smile
    Get carried away on the songs and stories of vanished times
    Memory drumming at the heart of an English winter
    Memories beating at the heart of an African village

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