"Freewill" from the Rush album "Permanent Waves" (1980/Mercury).

Words by Neil Peart.  Music by Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee.
Copyright (c) 1980, 1990 CORE Music Publishing (CAPAC).  All Rights Reserved. 

This arrangement by Ian Schmidt.  
Copyright (c) 1991 Ian Schmidt / Two Meg Music. 

This song can also be heard on Rush's awesome compilation album "Chronicles" (1990/Mercury).

WARNING: The song will not sound the way I intended if you use anything besides SoundSmith version 0.95 to play it.  Earlier SoundSmiths have problems with the synth part, and BGSound and BGInit screw the song up totally.  Also, you really can't hear how awesome the song is with just an internal speaker.  Please use external speakers and (better yet) a stereo card!

Lyrics (played on TOUCH on tracks 10 and 11):
Comments are prefaced by "Ed:".   

VERSE 1

There are those who think that
Life has nothing left to chance
A host of holy horrors
To reflect 
Our aimless dance

BRIDGE 1

A planet of playthings
We dance on the strings
Of powers we cannot percieve
"The stars aren't aligned"
Or the gods are malign
Blame is better to give than recieve (Ed: Very true, Neil)

CHORUS

You can choose a ready guide
In some celestial voice
If you choose not to decide
You still have made a choice
You can choose from phantom fears
And kindness that can kill
I will choose a path that's clear
I will choose free will.

VERSE 2

There are those who think that
They've been dealt a losing hand
The cards are stacked against them
They weren't born in Lotus Land

BRIDGE 2

All preordained
A prisoner in chains
A victim of venemous Fate
Kicked in the face
You can pray for a place
In Heaven's unearthly estate.

CHORUS

BASS GUITAR SOLO (Ed: Whoa! Awesome, Geddy!)
GUITAR SOLO      (Ed: Alex! Slow down! Geddy, I told you to stop that!)

BRIDGE 3 (sung up 1 octave from previous BRIDGES)

Each of us
A cell of awareness
Imperfect
And incomplete
Genetic blends
With uncertain ends
On a fortune hunt that's far too fleet.

CHORUS

