Lyrics to
Closer To The Heart

This version of Closer To The Heart was released by Rush in 1977.

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And the men who hold high places
Must be the ones who start
To mold a new reality
Closer to the heart
Closer to the heart
The blacksmith and the artist
Reflect it in their art
They forge their creativity
Closer to the heart
Closer to the heart

Philosophers and ploughmen
Each must know his part
To sow a new mentality
Closer to the heart
Closer to the heart
You can be the captain
I will draw the chart
Sailing into destiny
Closer to the heart

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About Lyrics and Closer To The Heart by Rush

The lyrics for Closer To The Heart are defined as the words making up the song released by Rush in 1977. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Closer To The Heart have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Rush and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Closer To The Heart by Rush if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Closer To The Heart" means the words set to the music of Closer To The Heart, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Rush. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Closer To The Heart and the lyrics to Closer To The Heart are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Rush who came here looking just for the lyrics to Closer To The Heart, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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