Rush's "The Necromancer"

[Lynette]

I know I'm showing my age, but is anyone familiar with Rush's track off the Caress Of Steel Album titled "The Necromancer?"

I was loading some old CD's into my external drive today and ran across this most unusual tune which I fell in love with 20+ years ago when I first heard it.  Rush is known for their poetic lyrics ("Witch Hunt" is still my all-time favorite) and "The Necromancer" is unlike any I have heard before - a song that anyone interested in the fantasy genre might find intriguing.  The lyrics are posted below...I wish I could attach the digital version of it, but I suspect it is against the rules here.  Definitely worth the $0.99 download.  A nice cover job of it can be found here ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI04qsXJgh0 ).



"The Necromancer" by Rush

I. Into The Darkness
"As grey traces of dawn tinge the eastern sky, the three travelers, men of Willowdale, emerge from the forest shadow. Fording the River Dawn, they turn south, journeying into the dark and forbidding lands of the Necromancer.
Even now the intensity of his dread power can be felt, weakening the body and saddening the heart.
Ultimately they will become empty, mindless spectres; stripped of will and soul, only their thirst for freedom gives them hunger for vengeance..."

Silence shrouds the forest
As the birds announce the dawn
Three trav'llers ford the river
And southward journey on
The road is lined with peril
The air is charged with fear
The shadow of his nearness
Weighs like iron tears

II. Under the Shadow
"Shreds of black cloud loom in overcast skies. The Necromancer keeps watch with his magic prism eyes. He views all his lands and is already aware of the three helpless invaders trapped in his lair..."

Brooding in the tower
Watching o'er his land
Holding ev'ry creature
Helplessly they stand
Gaze into his prisms
Knowing they are near
Lead them to the dungeons
Spectres numb with fear
They bow defeated

III. Return of the Prince
"Enter the Champion.
Prince By-Tor appears to battle for freedom from chains of long years.
The spell has been broken; the Dark Lands are bright. The Wraith of the Necromancer soars away in the night."

Stealthily attacking
By-Tor slays his foe
The men are free to run now
From labyrinths below
The Wraith of Necromancer
Shadows through the sky
Another land to darken
With evil prism eye.

[Arcdelad]

well lynn...I may be a fly by night rush fan, but they call me the working man...I guess thats what I am. I think that today's Tom Sawyer, he gets high on you...I remember one Bastille day Apollo and Dionyses were having an argument of hemispheric proportions when the maples decided to take down the oaks (note to tree form druids...dont hog the sun!!!)...ah well...enough for me, exiting stage left...

$.99 cent download?!? youve been listening to dry too much I bet shadow would post it in this forum thread

.....but worldwide shipping on any purchase from Dry's fine music shop! see his profile for web site...

[Drygioni]

LOL Arc.

why i think you're correct..... RUSH "Caress of Steel" sells for $5.99 at www.beatgoeson.com

Buy 3 get a 4th free all week in the Niagara Falls location!! 

Now in stock PS3 games!

My favorite D&D-esque song is Led Zeppelin "Battle of Evermore"
guest vocals by folk singer Sandy Denny

Queen of light took her bow
And then she turned to go,
The prince of peace embraced the gloom
And walked the night alone.
Oh, dance in the dark of night,
Sing to the morn - ing light.
The dark lord rides in force tonight
And time will tell us all.
Oh, throw down your plow and hoe,
Rest not to lock your homes.
Side by side we wait the might
Of the darkest of them all.
I hear the horses thunder
Down in the valley blow,
Im waiting for the angels of avalon,
Waiting for the eastern glow.
The apples of the valley hold,
The seas of happiness,
The ground is rich from tender care,
Repay, do not forget, no, no.
Oh,-------dance in the dark of night,
Sing to the morning light.
The apples turn to brown and black, the tyrants face is red.
Oh the war is common cry, pick up you swords and fly.
The sky is filled with good and bad
That mortals never know.
Oh, well, the night is long, the beads of time pass slow,
Tired eyes on the sunrise, waiting for the eastern glow.
The pain of war cannot exceed
The woe of aftermath,
The drums will shake the castle wall,
The ring wraiths ride in black, ride on.
Sing as you raise your bow,
Shoot straighter than before.
No comfort has the fire at night
That lights the face so cold.
Oh dance in the dark of night,
Sing to the mornin light.
The magic runes are writ in gold
To bring the balance back, bring it back.
At last the sun is shining, the clouds of blue roll by,
With flames from the dragon of darkness
The sunlight blinds his eyes.

[un4]

Love Led Zeppelin... have the album that's from