Rush — The Way the Wind Blows

[Verse 1] Now it's come to this It's like we're back in the Dark Ages From the Middle East to the Middle West It's a world of superstition Now it's come to this Wide-eyed armies of the faithful From the Middle East to the Middle West Pray, and pass the ammunition [Pre-Chorus 1] So many people think that way You going to watch what you say To them and them, and others too Who don't seem to see to things the way you do [Chorus 1] We can only grow the way the wind blows On a bare and weathered shore We can only bow to the here and now In our elemental war [Chorus 2] We can only grow the way the wind blows We can only bow to the here and now Or be broken down blow by blow [Verse 2] Now it's come to this Hollow speeches of mass deception From the Middle East to the Middle West Like crusaders in a holy alliance Now it's come to this Like we're back in the dark ages From the Middle East to the Middle West It's a plague that resists all science [Pre-Chorus 2] It seems to leave them partly blind And they leave no child behind While evil spirits haunt their sleep While shepherds bless and count their sheep [Chorus 1] We can only grow the way the wind blows On a bare and weathered shore We can only bow to the here and now In our elemental war [Chorus 2] We can only grow the way the wind blows We can only bow to the here and now Or be broken down blow by blow [Guitar solo] [Chorus 2] We can only grow the way the wind blows We can only bow to the here and now Or be broken down blow by blow [Chorus 2] We can only grow the way the wind blows We can only bow to the here and now Or be broken down blow by blow [Chorus 3] Like the solitary pine On a bare wind blasted shore We can only grow the way the wind blows In our elemental war [Chorus 2] We can only grow the way the wind blows We can only bow to the here and now Or be broken down blow by blow