Hemispheres - Rush - Guitar Cover
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Published 2021-05-14
I. PRELUDE
When our weary world was young
The struggle of the ancients first began
The gods of Love and Reason
Sought alone to rule the fate of Man
They battled through the ages
But still neither force would yield
The people were divided,
Every soul a battlefield…
II. APOLLO BRINGER OF WISDOM
‘I bring truth and understanding,
I bring wit and wisdom fair,
Precious gifts beyond compare.
We can build a world of wonder,
I can make you all aware’
‘I will find you food and shelter,
Show you fire to keep you warm
Through the endless winter storm.
You can live in grace and comfort
In the world that you transform’
The people were delighted
Coming forth to claim their prize
They ran to build their cities
And converse among the wise
But one day the streets fell silent
Yet they knew not what was wrong
The urge to build these fine things
Seemed not to be so strong
The wise men were consulted
And the Bridge of Death was crossed
In quest of Dionysus
To find out what they had lost…
III. DIONYSUS BRINGER OF LOVE
‘I bring love to give you solace
In the darkness of the night
In the Heart’s eternal light
You need only trust your feelings
Only Love can steer you right’
‘I bring laughter, I bring Music,
I bring joy and I bring Tears
I will soothe your primal fears
Throw off those chains of Reason
And your prison disappears’
The cities were abandoned
And the forests echoed song
They danced and lived as brothers
They knew Love could not be wrong
Food and wine they had aplenty
And they slept beneath the stars
The people were contented
And the Gods watched from afar
But the winter fell upon them
And it caught them unprepared
Bringing wolves and cold starvation
And the hearts of men despaired…
IV. ARMAGEDDON THE BATTLE OF HEART AND MIND
The Universe divided
As the Heart and Mind collided
With the people left unguided
For so many troubled years
In a cloud of doubts and fears
Their world was torn asunder into hollow hemispheres
Some fought themselves, some fought each other
Most just followed one another
Lost and aimless like their brothers
For their hearts were so unclear
And the truth could not appear
Their spirits were divided into blinded hemispheres
Some who did not fight
Brought tales of old to light
My Rocinante sailed by night
On her final flight
To the heart of Cygnus’ fearsome force
We set our course.
Spiralled through that timeless space
To this immortal place
V. CYGNUS BRINGER OF BALANCE
I have memory and awareness
But I have no shape or form
As a disembodied spirit
I am dead and yet unborn
I have passed into Olympus
As was told in tales of old
To the City of Immortals
Marble white and purest gold
I see the Gods in battle rage on high
Thunderbolts across the sky
I cannot move, I cannot hide
I feel a silent scream begin inside
Then all at once the chaos ceased
A stillness fell, a sudden peace
The Warriors felt my silent cry
And stayed their struggle, mystified
Apollo was astonished
Dionysus thought me mad
But they heard my story further
And they wondered, and were sad
Looking down from Olympus
On a world of doubt and fear
Its surface splintered into
Sorry hemispheres.
They sat a while in silence
Then they turned at last to me
‘We will call you Cygnus
The God of Balance you shall be’
VI. THE SPHERE A KIND OF DREAM
We can walk our road together
If our goals are all the same
We can run alone and free
If we pursue a different aim
Let the truth of Love be lighted
Let the love of truth shine clear
Sensibility
Armed with sense and liberty
With the Heart and Mind united
In a single perfect sphere
Two chord slip ups throughout
All Comments (21)
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That Was Brilliant !! Thanks For Letting Me Know About This Cover.
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Another absolute tour de force by you young man, so good to see you rock this hard!!
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I thought Robert Smith of the Cure was doing a cover of Hemispheres and I’m very impressed. Lifeson sure is the chameleon of all guitar players 🤘Great job and to do it in its entirety takes dedication 🥂
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Superb work
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Good Job...18 minute workout...reminds me of my youth back in '78 jamming to this epic Rush song....no internet back then had to rely on your ears and back and forth with the turntable
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Fellow guitarist and admitted Rush fanatic here. You get a 99/100. That was beyond an incredible job!!! The first solo made me stay for the entirety. Not sure how this has has only 13 likes. Keep 'em coming!!!
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absolutely SICK!!!!!
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Awesome! Well done.. takes stamina and chops to play this.. you nailed it.. well done!
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Man, Im so glad I numped into this video. To me, their greatest show of musicianship fir an unbelievable story. In this song they all shine and show what making complex music is all about. Ive watched this video many times since I fiund it. Kiss ass ...
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Unbelievably great, from the sound to the playing to the feel and everything! Lifeson is the greatest rock guitar player ever in my book, and you did him serious justice. My only wish is that the camera was a little closer so I could see your chord hand more haha! The nuances you nailed in Alex's chord shapes and arpeggios are perfect, I want to see how to play them better! Well done man, I am a new fan!
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Amazing man! Love your enthusiasm!
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impressive
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Well done! I used to listen the Hemispheres album when I was in high school for days on end, literally playing my cassette on auto-reverse until the batteries died in my Walkman. I have been a Rush fan since 1979 and I think you did a great job. Aside from doing a great job playing the song, it was cool to see you have great taste in guitars as well, I have both PRS and Seagull guitars myself! It's great to see younger people enjoying Rush, not just us old farts, thanks for sharing!
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Tremendous
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Magnífica recreación de quizá la pieza más técnica de rush ,un gusto poder escuchar este gran tributo a una de las bandas más legendarias de de Canadá ,saludos
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this is fucking incredible dude. love your energy
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This gave me major shiverbumps. This. Was. AMAZING!!!
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Inspiration 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
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Wow. That was great. One of my favorites and you nailed it!
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Great job on a rush classic 💪❤