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Released in 1977 as the last song in Rush’s 5th album, “A Farewell to Kings,” “Cygnus X-1 Book 1: The Voyage” tells the story of an explorer who travels to a black hole known as Cygnus X-1.
As the first of a two song series, Book 1 explains tells the explorer’s story only until his arrival at the...
Prologue:
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...
Invisible to telescopic eye
Infinity, the star that would not die
All who dare to cross her course
Are swallowed by her fearsome force
Through the void
To be destroyed
Or is there something more?
Atomized...at the core?
Or through the Astral Door?
To soar...
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...
Spinning, whirling, still descending
Like a spiral sea unending...
Sound and fury, drown my heart
Every nerve is torn apart...
To be continued...
Cygnus X-1, Book I: The Voyage [Rush In Rio] was written by Geddy Lee & Alex Lifeson & Neil Peart.
Cygnus X-1, Book I: The Voyage [Rush In Rio] was produced by Alex Lifeson & James “Jimbo” Barton.
Rush released Cygnus X-1, Book I: The Voyage [Rush In Rio] on Tue Oct 21 2003.