Words by neil peart and pye dubois, Music by geddy lee and alex lifeson Tough times demand tough talk Demand tough hearts demand tough songs Demand -- We can rise and fall like empires Flow in and out like the tide Be vain and smart, humble and dumb We can hit and miss like pride We can circle around like hurricanes Dance and dream like lovers Attack the day like birds of prey Or scavengers under cover Look in -- To the eye of the storm Look out -- For the force without form Look around -- At the sight and the sound Look in look out look around -- We can move with savage grace To the rhythms of the night Cool and remote like dancing girls In the heat of the beat and the lights We can wear the rose of romance An air of joie de vivre Too-tender hearts upon our sleeves Or skin as thick as thieves' Rising falling at force ten We twist the world and ride the wind Look in -- Look the storm in the eye Look out -- To the sea and the sky Look around -- At the sight and the sound Look in look out look around --