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BRAVADO Lyrics

Artist: Rush
Album: Different Stages

Words by Neil Peart, Music by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson

If we burn our wings
Flying too close to the sun
If the moment of glory
Is over before it's begun
If the dream is won --
Though everything is lost
We will pay the price,
But we will not count the cost

When the dust has cleared
And victory denied
A summit too lofty
River a little too wide
If we keep our pride --
Though paradise is lost
We will pay the price,
But we will not count the cost

And if the music stops
There's only the sound of the rain
All the hope and glory
All the sacrifice in vain
[And] if love remains
Though everything is lost
We will pay the price,
But we will not count the cost

Comments/Interpretations

by javi on 12/25/2011 7:05am
Great Song!! comfort in failure

by tavi on 9/22/2019 5:49am
This is one of my favorite Rush songs. It's not saying, "Everybody's a winner!" It's just saying that things can be worth doing - worth trying - & even if we fail, it's okay. What we learn about ourselves, & the effort we give in not in vain. Beautiful.