The Pass — Rush

Proud swagger out of the schoolyard Waiting for the world's applause Rebel without a conscience Martyr without a cause

Static on your frequency Electrical storm in your veins Raging at unreachable glory Straining at invisible chains

And now you're trembling on a rocky ledge Staring down into a heartless sea Can't face life on a razor's edge Nothing's what you thought it would be

All of us get lost in the darkness Dreamers learn to steer by the stars All of us do time in the gutter Dreamers turn to look at the stars Turn around and turn around and turn around Turn around and walk the razor's edge Don't turn your back And slam the door on me

It's not as if this barricade Blocks the only road It's not as if you're all alone In wanting to explode

Someone set a bad example Made surrender seem all right The act of a noble warrior Who lost the will to fight

And now you're trembling on a rocky ledge Staring down into a heartless sea Done with life on a razor's edge Nothing's what you thought it would be

No hero in your tragedy No daring in your escape No salutes for your surrender Nothing noble in your fate Christ, what have you done?