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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Rush
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Alex Lifeson
Composer
Geddy Lee
Composer
Neil Peart
Lyrics
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Rush
Producer
Terry Brown
Producer
Pat Moran
Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
To seek the sacred river Alph
To walk the caves of ice
To break my fast on honeydew
And drink the milk of Paradise
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 2]
To stand within the Pleasure Dome decreed by Kubla Khan
To taste anew the fruits of life, the last immortal man
To find the sacred river Alph, to walk the caves of ice
Oh, I will dine on honeydew and drink the milk of Paradise
Oh, paradise!
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 3]
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 drunk the milk of Paradise
Whoa, is it paradise?
Written by: Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee, Neil Peart