In this song, Neil Peart makes a statement against religious fundamentalism. A new resident of the United States and also a frequent traveller through that country, he has frequently commented on this issue in his books and warned that the brand of fundamentalism found in the US isn’t any better tha...
[Verse 1]
I've got my own moral compass to steer by
A guiding star beats a spirit in the sky
And all the preaching voices
Empty vessels ring so loud
As they move among the crowd
Fools and thieves are well disguised
In the temple and market place
In the temple and market place
Like a stone in the river
Against the floods of spring
I will quietly resist
I will quietly resist
Like the willows in the wind
Or the cliffs along the ocean
I will quietly resist
I will quietly resist
[Chorus]
I don't have faith in faith
I don't believe in beliefs
You can call me faithless
You can call me faithless
I still cling to hope
And I believe in love
And that's faith enough for me
And that's faith enough for me
[Verse 2]
I've got my own spirit level for balance
To tell if my choice is leaning up or down
And all the shouting voices
Try to throw me off my course
Some by sermon, some by force
Fools and thieves are dangerous
In the temple and market place
In the temple and market place
Like a forest bows to winter
Beneath the deep white silence
I will quietly resist
[Chorus]
I don't have faith in faith
I don't believe in beliefs
You can call me faithless
You can call me faithless
I still cling to hope
And I believe in love
And that's faith enough for me
And that's faith enough for me
[Verse 3]
Like a flower in the desert
That only blooms at night
I will quietly resist
[Chorus]
I don't have faith in faith
I don't believe in beliefs
You can call me faithless
You can call me faithless
I still cling to hope
And I believe in love
And that's faith enough for me
And that's faith enough for me
[Outro]
And that's faith enough for me
Faithless was written by Neil Peart & Alex Lifeson & Geddy Lee.
Faithless was produced by Rush & Nick Raskulinecz.