Distant Early Warning

Lyrics by Neil Peart
Music by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson

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An ill wind comes arising
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across the cities of the plain.
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there’s no swimming in the heavy water,
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no singing in the acid rain.
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Red Alert (Red Alert)
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Red Alert (Red Alert)

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It’s so hard to stay together,
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passing through revolving doors.
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We need someone to talk to
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and someone to sweep the floors.
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Incomplete,
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Incomplete.

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The world weighs on my shoulders,
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but what am I to do?
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You sometimes drive me crazy,
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but I worry about you

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I know it makes no diff’rence
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to what you’re going through,
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but I see the tip of the iceberg
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an’ I worry about you.

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Cruising under your radar,
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watching from satellites.
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Take a page from the red book
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and keep them in your sights.
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Red Alert (Red Alert)
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Red Alert (Red Alert)

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Left and rights of passage,
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black and whites of youth.
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who can face the knowledge
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that the truth is not the truth?
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Obsolete (Obsolete)
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Obsolete, Yeah!

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The world weighs on my shoulders,
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but what am I to do?
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You sometimes drive me crazy,
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but I worry about you

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I know it makes no diff’rence
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to what you’re going through,
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but I see the tip of the iceberg
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an’ I worry about you

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Absalom
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Absalom
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Absalom