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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Rush
Rush
Performer
Geddy Lee
Geddy Lee
Vocals
Alex Lifeson
Alex Lifeson
Guitar
Neil Peart
Neil Peart
Drums
Ben Mink
Ben Mink
Electric Violin
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Geddy Lee
Geddy Lee
Composer
Alex Lifeson
Alex Lifeson
Composer
Neil Peart
Neil Peart
Lyrics
Rush
Rush
Arranger
Terry Brown
Terry Brown
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Rush
Rush
Producer
Robbie Whelan
Robbie Whelan
Assistant Recording Engineer
Terry Brown
Terry Brown
Producer
Paul Northfield
Paul Northfield
Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
The dancer slows her frantic pace
In pain and desperation
Her aching limbs and downcast face
Aglow with perspiration
[Verse 2]
Stiff as wire, lungs on fire
With just the briefest pause
The flooding through her memory
The echoes of old applause
And she limps across the floor
And closes the bedroom door
[Verse 3]
The writer stands with glassy eyes
Defies the empty page
His beard is white, his face is lined
And streaked with tears of rage
Thirty years ago, how the words would flow
With passion and precision
But now his mind is dark and dulled
By sickness and indecision
And he stares out the kitchen door
Where the sun will rise no more
[Verse 4]
Some are born to move the world
To live their fantasies
But most of us just dream about
The things we'd like to be
Sadder still to watch it die
Than never to have known it
For you, the blind who once could see
The bell tolls for thee
Bell tolls for
[Verse 5]
For you, the blind who once could see
The bell tolls for thee
The bell tolls for thee
Written by: Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee, Neil Peart
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