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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Rush
Performer
Geddy Lee
Bass Guitar
Alex Lifeson
Electric Guitar
Neil Peart
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Alex Lifeson
Composer
Geddy Lee
Composer
Neil Peart
Lyrics
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Terry Brown
Producer
Broon
Engineer
Paul Northfield
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
To seek the sacred river Alph
To walk the caves of ice
To break my fast on honeydew
And drink the milk of paradise
I had heard the whispered tales of immortality
The deepest mystery
From an ancient book I took a clue
I scaled the frozen mountain tops of eastern lands unknown
Time and man alone
Searching for the lost Xanadu
Xanadu
To stand within the Pleasure Dome
Decreed by Kublai Khan
To taste anew the fruits of life
The last immortal man
To find the sacred river Alph
To walk the caves of ice
For I will dine on honeydew
And drink the milk of paradise
A thousand years have come and gone
But time has passed me by
Stars stopped in the sky
Frozen in an everlasting view
Waiting for the world to end, weary of the night
Praying for the light
Prison of the lost, Xanadu
Xanadu
Held within the Pleasure Dome
Decreed by Kubla Khan
To taste my bitter triumph
As a mad immortal man
Nevermore shall I return
Escape these caves of ice
For I have dined on honeydew
And I drunk the milk of paradise
Oh, paradise
Written by: Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee, Neil Peart