The Garden
Rush * Track #12 On Clockwork Angels
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The Garden by Rush
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Performed by
RushWrited by
Geddy Lee & Alex Lifeson & Neil PeartAbout
The title of this track echos the conclusion of Voltaire’s “Candide” where the protagonist decides that the ultimate duty of life is simply to “cultivate our garden.”
The entire album roughly mirrors Voltaire’s famous work as it follows a naive young man’s path from a sheltered life where he had be...
The Garden Lyrics
[Verse 1]
In this one of many possible worlds
All for the best, or some bizarre test
It is what it is, and whatever
Time is still the infinite jest
[Pre-Chorus]
The arrow flies when you dream;
The hours tick away
The cells tick away
The Watchmaker keeps to his schemes
The hours tick away
They tick away
[Chorus]
The measure of a life is a measure of love and respect;
So hard to earn, so easily burned
The measure of a life is a measure of love and respect;
So hard to earn, so easily burned
In the fullness of time
A garden to nurture and protect
[Verse 2]
In the rise and the set of the sun
Until the stars go spinning, spinning round the night
Oh, it is what is it is, and forever;
Each moment, a memory in flight
[Pre-Chorus]
The arrow flies while you dream;
The hours tick away
The cells tick away
The Watchmaker has time up his sleeves
The hours tick away
They tick away
[Chorus]
The measure of a life is a measure of love and respect;
So hard to earn, so easily burned
In the fullness of time
A garden to nurture and protect
(It's a measure of a life)
The treasure of a life is a measure of love and respect:
The way you live, the gifts that you give
In the fullness of time
Is the only return that you expect
[Bridge]
The future disappears into memory
With only a moment between
Forever dwells in that moment;
Hope is what remains to be seen
Forever dwells in that moment;
Hope is what remains to be seen
[Guitar Solo]
In the fullness of time
A garden to nurture and protect
(It's a measure of a life)
In the fullness of time
A garden to nurture and protect
(It's a measure of a life)
In the fullness of time
A garden to nurture and protect
(It's a measure of a life)
In the fullness of time
A garden to nurture and protect
[Outro]
It's a measure of a life
It's a measure of a life
It's a measure of a life
It's a measure of a life
The Garden Q&A
Who wrote The Garden's ?
The Garden was written by Geddy Lee & Alex Lifeson & Neil Peart.
Who produced The Garden's ?
The Garden was produced by Nick Raskulinecz & Rush.
When did Rush release The Garden?
Rush released The Garden on Tue Jun 12 2012.
What did Rush say about "The Garden"?
Geddy Lee:
Again this is one of the original six and it changed almost not a hair from the original demo to its final version with the exception of a few more sophisticated performance embellishments and the additional strings. The original plan, we really stuck to it as there was something about t...