To seek the sacred river Alph To walk the caves of ice To break my fast on honey dew And drink the milk of Paradise
I had heard the whispered talesOf immortalityThe deepest mysteryFrom an ancient book, I took a clueI scaled the frozen mountain topsOf eastern lands unknownTime and man aloneSearching for the lost, Xanadu
Xanadu
To stand within the Pleasure Dome Decreed by Kubla Khan To taste anew the fruits of life The last immortal man To find the sacred river Alph To walk the caves of ice Oh, I will dine on honey dew And drink the milk of Paradise
A thousand years have come and goneBut time has passed me byStars stopped in the skyFrozen in an everlasting viewWaiting for the world to endWeary of the nightPraying for the lightPrison of the lost, Xanadu
Xanadu
Held within the Pleasure Dome Decreed by Kubla Khan To taste my bitter triumph As a mad, immortal man Nevermore shall I return Escape these caves of ice For I have dined on honey dew And drunk the milk of Paradise
Lyrics: Neil Peart
Music: Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
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Author:
A.H. Browning (Pseudonym) (
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- Comment from author about the poem: Thoughtfully sculpted words, as always, from one of my favorite lyricists, Neil Peart of RUSH. He wrote, performed and crafted so much. His talented life was cut too short, due to the horrible disease we all know, cancer.
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