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FLY BY NIGHT Released: February 15th, 1975



Certified Gold by RIAA: December 1, 1993

Certified Platinum by RIAA: December 1, 1993

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Highest Billboard Chart Position: 113

Liner Notes

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Track Listing

Anthem

Music: Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson / Lyrics: Neil Peart

Best I Can

Music and Lyrics: Geddy Lee

Beneath, Between And Behind

Music: Alex Lifeson / Lyrics: Neil Peart

By-Tor And The Snow Dog

Music: Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson / Lyrics: Neil Peart

I. At The Tobes of Hades

II. Across the Styx

III. The Battle

IV. Epilogue

Fly By Night

Music: Geddy Lee / Lyrics: Neil Peart

Making Memories

Music: Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson / Lyrics: Neil Peart

Rivendell

Music: Geddy Lee / Lyrics: Neil Peart

In The End

Music and Lyrics: Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson

- Electric guitars, six and twelve string acoustic guitars "Snow Dog"- Percussion- Bass guitars, classical guitars, all vocals By-TorEngineered by: Terry BrownAssistant Engineer: John WoloschukArrangements: RUSH and Terry BrownRecorded and Mixed at: Toronto Sound Studios, Toronto, CanadaRoad Master: Howard "Herns" UngerleiderRoad Crew: Ian Grandy, Liam Birt, J.D. JohnsonMastered at: Masterdisk, New York(Remastered at: Gateway Mastering Studios, Portland, Maine)Mastering: Gilbert Kong(Remastering: Bob Ludwig and Brian Lee)Cover Concept: RUSHCover Painting: Eraldo CarugatiArt Direction: Jim Ladwig/AGI ChicagoDesign: Joe KotlebaPhotography: Richard FegleyBy-Tor Characters inspired by: HernsBelated Mention: Mr. O. ScarContinuing Thanks to: Cliff Burnstein, Donna Halper, Don Shafer, and to all who have helpedFOR BEST RESULTS PLAY THIS ALBUM© 1975 Mercury Records © 1975 Anthem Entertainment1. Anthem (4:22)2. Best I Can (3:25)3. Beneath, Between and Behind (3:02)4. By-Tor and the Snowdog (8:37)5. Fly By Night (3:21)6. Making Memories (2:58)7. Rivendell (4:57)8. In The End (6:47)Know that your place in lifeIs where you want to beDon't let them tell you thatYou owe it all to meKeep on looking forwardNo use in looking roundCarry your head above the crowdAnd they won't bring you downAnthem of the heart and mindA funeral dirge for eyes gone blindWe marvel after those who soughtNew wonders in the world they wrought.Live for yourself, there's no one elseMore worth living forBegging hands and bleeding heartsWill only cry for moreThough I know they've alwaysTold you selfishness is wrongYet it was for me not youI came to write this songGot a living that's roughA future that's toughYou know what I meanBlanker's and boastersAll the bluffers and posersI'm not into that sceneYou can tell me that I've got no classLook around youl see who's laughing lastDon't give me speeches 'cause they're oh so drollLeave me alone and let me rock and rollI do the best that I canI'm just what I amI do the best I canI know just what I amGot an itching to rockA hate for small talkI'm funny that wayGot my sights on the starsWon't get that farBut I'll try anywayI just like to pleaseDon't like to teaseI'm easy like thatDon't like long restsI must confessI'm an impatient catRock and rollin's a screamMaking millions my dreamI do that a lotBut I'll just give it a tryWon't let good times pass me byThey're all I've gotTen score years agoDefeat the kingly foeA wondrous dream came into beingTame the trackless wasteNo virgin land left chasteAll shining eyes but never seeingBeneath the noble bird Between the proudest wordsBehind the beauty, cracks appearOnce with heads held highThey sang out to the skyWhy do their shadows bow in fearWatch the cities riseAnother ship arrivesEarth's melting pot, and ever growingFantastic dreams come trueInventing something newThe greatest minds, but never knowingThe guns replace the plowFacades are tarnished nowThe principles have been betrayedThe dreams's gone staleBut still let hope prevailHope that history's debt won't be repaidThe Tobes of Hades lit by flickering torchlightThe netherworld is gathered in the glarePrince By-Tor takes the cavern to the northlightThe sign of Eth is rising in the airBy-Tor - Knight of Darkness,Centurion of evil - Devil's PrinceAcross the River Styx out of the lamplightHis nemesis is waiting at the gateThe Snow Dog - ermine glowing in the dampnightCoal black eyes, shimmering with hateBy-Tor and the Snow DogSquare for battle, let the fray begin.....i) Challenge And Defianceii) 7/4 War Furoriii) Aftermathiv) Hymn of TriumphThe battle over and the dust is clearingDisciples of the Snow Dog sound the knellRejoicing echoes as the dawn is nearingBy-Tor in defeat retreats to HellSnow Dog - is victoriousThe land of the Overworld is saved againWhy try, I know whyThe feeling inside me says it's time I was goneClear head, new life aheadI want to be king now not just one more pawnFly by night away from hereChange my life againFly by night goodbye my dearMy ship isn't coming and I just can't pretendMoon rise, thoughtful eyesStaring back at me from the window besideNo fright, or hindsightLeaving behind that empty feeling insideStart a new chapterI find what I'm afterIs changing every dayThe change of a seasonIs enough of a reasonTo want to get awayQuiet and pensiveMy thoughts apprehensiveThe hours drift awayLeaving my homelandPlaying a lonehandMy life begins todayThere's a time for feeling as good as we canThe time is now, and there's no stopping usThere's a time for living as high as we canBehind us you will only see our dustSo we'll just keep smiling, move onward ev'ry dayTry to keep our thoughts away from homeWe're travelling all around, no time to settle downSatisfy our wanderlust to roam.You know we're having good daysAnd we hope they're going to lastOur future still looks brighterThan our pastWe feel no need to worryNo reason to be sadOur memories remind usMaybe road life's not so badFrom sea to shining sea and a hundred points betweenStill we go on digging every showThe cities in the land all extend a welcome handTill morning when it's time for us to go.Sunlight dances through the leavesSoft winds stir the sighing treesLying in the warm grassFeel the sun upon your faceElven songs and endless nightsSweet wine and soft relaxing lightsTime will never touch youHere in this enchanted placeI've traveled now for many milesIt feels so good to see the smiles ofOf friends who never left your mindWhen you were far awayFrom the golden light of coming dawnTill the twilight when the sun is goneWe treasure every seasonAnd every passing dayYou feel there's something calling youYou're wanting to returnTo where the misty mountains riseAnd friendly fires burnA place you can escape the worldWhere the dark lord cannot goPeace of mind and sanctuaryBy loudwater's flowWe feel the coming of a new dayDarkness gives way to light a new wayStop here for a while untilThe world calls you awayYet you know I've had the feelingStanding with my senses reelingThis is the place to grow oldTill I reach my final dayI can see, what you meanIt just takes me longerI can feel, what you feelIt just makes you strongerYou can take me for a little whileYou can take me, you can make me smile....In the endI know, I know, I knowThe feeling growsI see, I see, I seeThat it's got to beI can do, what you doYou just do it betterI can cry, like you cryIt just makes me sadderI can shine, like you shineIt doesn't make me brighterIf I think, like you thinkIt don't make my load any lighter...