Rush Songs - Cygnus X-1 Lyrics

Rush - Cygnus X-1

Rush - Cygnus X-1 Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: A Farewell to Kings
Released: 1977

Cygnus X-1 Lyrics

In the constellation of Cygnus
There lurks a mysterious, invisible force
The Black Hole
Of Cygnus X-1

Six stars of the northern cross
In mourning for their sister's loss
In a final flash of glory
Nevermore to grace the night

One
Invisible
To telescopic eye
Infinity
The star that would not die

All who dare
To cross her course
Are swallowed by
A fearsome force

Through the void
To be destroyed
Or is there something more?
Atomized, at the core
Or through the Astral Door
To soar

Two
I set a course just east of Lyra
And northwest of Pegasus
Flew into the light of Deneb
Sailed across the Milky Way

On my ship, the 'Rocinante'
Wheeling through the galaxies,
Headed for the heart of Cygnus
Headlong into mystery

The x-ray is her siren song
My ship cannot resist her long
Nearer to my deadly goal
Until the Black Hole
Gains control

Three
Spinning, whirling
Still descending
Like a spiral sea
Unending

Sound and fury
Drowns my heart
Every nerve
Is torn apart

To be continued

Writer/s: GEDDY LEE WEINRIB, NEIL PEART, ALEX LIFESON
Publisher: OLE MEDIA MANAGEMENT
Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Cygnus X-1

Cygnus X-1 is the name given to an X-ray source in the constellation of Cygnus, believed to be a black hole. (thanks, Mike - Mountlake Terrace, Washington)

In Greek mythology, Rocinante is the name of the horse that Zeus rides. It was also the name of Steinbeck's motor home in Travels With Charlie, as well as the name of Don Quixote's horse. (thanks, Mike - Mountlake Terrace, Washington)

This is a two-part song, with part 1 appearing on A Farewell To Kings and part 2 appearing on Hemispheres. The two individual parts are only tenuously connected. (thanks, Jeff - Haltom City, TX)

Part 1 was split into these different sections: The Voyage: I. Prologue / II. / III. Book 2 was divided into these sections: Hemispheres: I. Prelude / II. Apollo: Bringer Of Wisdom / III. Dionysus: Bringer Of Love / IV. Armageddon: The Battle Of Heart And Mind / V. Cygnus: Bringer Of Balance / VI. The Sphere: A Kind Of Dream. (thanks, Gary - Gaston, SC)