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XANADU Lyrics

Artist: Rush
Album: Different Stages

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

"To seek the sacred river Alph
To walk the caves of ice
To break my fast on honey dew
And drink the milk of Paradise...."

I had heard the whispered tales
Of immortality
The deepest mystery
From an ancient book. I took a clue
I scaled the frozen mountain tops
Of eastern lands unknown
Time and Man alone
Searching for the lost ---- Xanadu

Xanadu ---- To stand within The Pleasure Dome
Decreed by Kubla Khan
To taste anew the fruits of life
The last immortal man
To find the sacred river Alph
To walk the caves of ice
Oh, I will dine on honey dew
And drink the milk of Paradise

A thousand years have come and gone
But time has passed me by
Stars stopped in the sky
Frozen in an everlasting view
Waiting for the world to end
Weary of the night
Praying for the light
Prison of the lost ---- Xanadu

Xanadu ---- Held within The Pleasure Dome
Decreed by Kubla Khan
To taste my bitter triumph
As a mad immortal man
Nevermore shall I return
Escape these caves of ice
For I have dined on honey dew
And drunk the milk of Paradise

Comments/Interpretations
by Starstruck on 5/29/2008 10:50pm Fuck Yeah!
by Razor Ray on 6/13/2008 10:38am Brutal. One of the best tunes of all times...........
by 2112Fan on 6/22/2008 1:43pm Yes, Rush is the best....Xanadu is one of the greatest!
by Cooleridge on 7/18/2008 3:59am Xanadu is a powerful song and tale of an empty immortality. The protagonist finds the lost resort of Kubla Khan (the grandson of Ghengis Khan), called Xanadu--a place which has the promise of immortality--not unlike the holy grail legends. He goes, partakes, and becomes immortal, but then is stuck in Xanadu eternally feasting on the fruits of his desired and empty immortality. He becomes a prisoner to a lonely eternity, from which he cannot return to humanity.
by nolesrock on 7/18/2008 9:18am peart was a lyricist and scholar in addition to being one bad-ass drummer! be sure to check out the poem kubla khan, on which this song is based...pretty cool!
by Guajiro on 8/20/2008 10:51pm The poem kubla khan? Thanks for the info nolesrock!!! This band touches evry nerve of my intellect.
by jeffm on 11/15/2008 8:32pm Hell ya Rush rocks
by I'mARushFan on 12/7/2008 7:51pm i hate rush
by Neil Peartfan 12 on 2/24/2009 10:02am I would love to see this song live. All the synthisizers and guitar and stuff. That is why I love Rush. Its because all there music is so complex. They have one song within a song, go to another, then a 3rd, then go back to the first and somehow they make it all fit together. Yes Rush is the best band of all time although there is the argument that Geddy Lee's vocal chords are too high pitched and annoying but that isnt true. :)
by christine on 3/1/2009 4:14pm i love rush--- this song really speaks to me about the meaning of life and coming to terms with the inevitable.
by PeterStockings on 4/21/2009 10:02am If anyone's interested, the poem's called Xanadu also and it's by Samuel Coleridge. As for the song. Simply awesome.
by AndreB on 6/9/2009 8:49am I don't understand why its For I have dined on honey dew And drunk the milk of Paradise Whats so special about honey dew and well... milk of paradise?
by Brandyn on 6/18/2009 5:18pm I think the milk of paradise refers to the milk that Kubla Khan drank, and sometimes awarded to champions. As for honey dew, it probably means the rich honey made from aphids.
by NEILPEARTISGOD on 10/18/2009 10:57pm Id rather drink Mountain dew and eat a bowl of stir fried rice myself....but hey whatever floats ur boat Kubla

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