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43, with kids, grandkids, and aging parents. I miss my brother and sister, I wish I could go back in time to those wonderful moments. But time doesn't work that for us.
"Summer's going fast, nights growing colder / Children growing up, old friends growing older." That line hits home a little harder with every passing year. Life goes by so fast.
We are indeed an Eclectic Group...but we are also courteous and thoughtful......just as Dirk, Lerxst and The Professor are so proud to say about their Fan Base....A Cult as The Ged Man likes to say....Cheers Rush Fans
I must have heard this song a hundred times before I finally heard it for the first time. Now it strikes me at my core. I think once you reach the age that your kids are almost grown and have lost a couple friends you can finally understand what Neil was saying with this song.
+SFCISME And then to realize that Neil would later lose both his daughter and his wife in the space of 11 months ... I don't know how he could he could retain his composure to perform it again. Except that, after that long and lonely motorcycle journey, he would find rest, turn the page with a new love, and together they would welcome a new child into this world. God bless him and his new family.
This song..... Been a fan of Rush for years, heard this song 1000's of times but tonight was the first time I actually GOT it. (Had to play it three times before I could release some of the emotions it raised in me. Simply...... Amazing.
I can't believe Neil is gone. He and Rush have been such a huge part of my life, and there will never be a better drummer. R.I.P. Neil, the effect you had on music, and this earth, will not slip away.
@@Sugarsail1 Neil thought highly of Steve Gadd; it was a mutual admiration society amongst the greatest. IMO the Mt. Rushmore of greatest drummers would be Rich, Bonham, Moon, and Peart. At the foothills would be Gadd, Carey, Baker, Krupa, Bozzio, Seraphine, several others.
I first listen to Rush in 1975, I was thirteen. I took my son when he was about the same age, maybe 16. Yeah, Neil's lyrics had a huge impact on my life.
My brother in law and my sister saw Rush at Mohegan Sun a few years ago. They said there were two young girls like age 14 who were TOTALLY into Rush coz of their dad, my sister and brother in law said those two girls were the biggest fans at that particular show. Pretty cool that someone your age, let alone being female, can appreciate music from Rush.
Roll the Bones? I understand Free Will.. but Roll the Bones. I've always seen Roll the Bones as a song about how you really aren't controlled by anything. *suddenly has revelation*
Listening to this song when "Hold Your Fire" was released, shortly after our second child was born, made me realize that we had DONE LA, and LA was done with us. By the end of the '80s, having played in a rock band and worked as a PR exec in Hollywood, I was pretty rung out. So we sold the house, took the money we'd doubled, and ran ... back home to Arizona where we could pay half as much, in cash, for four times as much home. With plenty of "screw you" dough in the bank to spare and a much saner existence.
This Canadian group was my all time favorite group. Not only did they have diversified music, their lyricism to life is so philosophically true. Neil Peart was a true artist. He was a modest family man as well.He suffered a great loss with the passing of his wife and daughter. Yet through it all he inspired a great many through his music and lyricism from his music. Thank you Neil and Geddy and Alex for helping me and others get through life. For those who appreciate good music, remember this music as a gift to all of us.
When I was kid, I first heard of Rush when I first heard their song Early distance warning. I also saw their music video. I didnt realize it but I was already hooked on Rush. I have 2 disc album "Gold", all their greatest hits. Rock on, Rush!👍❤😎🎤🎸🎸🎸🎸🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼
My brother died a week ago. This song hit me hard. Always been a RUSH fan. He was a great guy. I see all the great times when I listen to this song. I also see it's time for me to move on and live my life. Thanks Steve. I won't dwell in sadness. I will miss you badly.
I find myself in the very exclusive club of people who’s ship ran aground, waited for the tide to come around, and actually quoted this song in the meantime.
"Summer going fast, nights growing colder - Children growing up, old friends growing older. Freeze this moment a little bit longer. Make each sensation a little bit stronger." - I bet this is what was going through Neil's head on his last show, before he announced his retirement. I'll miss the Profressor
I will miss these guys as well. I saw them 3 times in concert. I missed their last series of shows. My niece got to see them on their final tour while she was in Northern California. I didn't get to see their last tour. It doesn't matter though. They will still remain my absolute favorite band of all time. They changed my life.
This is by far my favorite Rush song, I’m not at the age where most people say they really get the meaning of the song but I feel like I can connect to it nonetheless. My dog who I’ve known for most of my life is getting to the point where we’re having to consider putting him to sleep and this song has helped me cope with that to an extent. I know there are people out there going through worse than I am and I just hope they find a way to heal.
The best three man band in the world.. I seen them in 1983 in Frankfort Germany. Nazareth was the opening band ... The German people really know how to party and enjoy great music..
Now at 50 this song really hits me hard...."Summer going fast...Nights growing colder...Children growing up...Old friends growing older"...Makes you reflect about everything in your life. ...Thanks Neil!!
What a powerful tune. The lyrics reinforces the meaning of what it means to be truly human -- to possess the persistence of memory -- to have a loving heart and soul for our loved ones -- be they in Heaven or upon the Earth.
Summer going fast etc Rush got many of us through our younger and difficult years, and they even managed to supply us with music and wisdom as we are getting old. Unbelievable lyrics and music. What a blessing. Thanks you three!
Such a brilliant band! I've been listening to them since I was a tender 17 years old. Now at age 56 and have lived a life, I have a much greater appreciation for the incredible lyrics. I saw them waaaay back in 1981.This song reminds me to "Live my life in the moment".
I'm so glad for people like you. Thank you for thinking and for feeling. It's not just about Rush or this song in particular, but the fact that people actually understand. Relieved I'm not alone.
This is the modern version of a time when you, with anticipation waiting for the new RUSH album. Into the bedroom for intensive study, nobody but nobody disturb....... Every lyric with constant repitation soaking into young minds....... Definitely not a misspent youth.....
Beautiful song of wisdom. For sooner or later, we all fall down. May we all learn to appreciate one another and to make the most of the minutes in which we shared this experience called "life" with those we love the most! Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!
So many beautiful songs. I would not be alive had I not discovered this music and these words. Thank you Geddy, Alex and Neil for giving me a musical standard to aspire to and the courage to face a lifetime. When music like this ceases to exist, the world is doomed.
I have been a Rush mega fan since the 70's. My boys are also big Rush fans like I am. Some of the best memories I have is listening to Rush and going to Rush concerts with my sons. Doesn't get any better than that. Enjoying Rush with my boys and all the memories are so special to me after one of my sons passed away last year. Specail ti,es and great memories to look back on and cherish. Thabks for the memories boys. I miss you so much Daniel. We will always have our Rush memories.
This was a show choir song that my group performed last year and it was my very first solo ever! So far it is my favorite of all our show choir songs ever
+Bill Woolfolk I was about to say something similar, losing friends to various things, not making time for the ones we have..As you get older it becomes very relevant. Been a fin since seeing the 2112 tour and every one following till hold your fire.
Your words are so very true. In the arrogance of our youth, we only THOUGHT we knew what the lyrics meant. We had no life experience.....we had no clue. Throughout life you can listen to the same song and it will take on a different meaning. We are different places throughout our lives, which gives us a different vantage point which in turn gives us a different perspective. The take one gets on a song changes with each change of those vantage points. The magic that is music!! Couldn't imagine life without it.
I dunno ... I think that I had this kinda figured out by the time I was in college. I’ve always been a sentimental person, though. So in junior high school, I missed elementary school. In high school, I missed junior high school. In college, I missed high school. Now of course I miss college.
well you know - they don't sound like they're using autotune, that has almost become the single barometer for me of whether a song is good or not - "does the singer sound like a dalek who was obviously made to work on hope instead of being paid?"
A nearly forgotten band..best drummer, best bassist..best lead/rythm band ever..Canadian or not..Rush was and still is a band that brought you in..threwyoi thru a tumbler..and you came out sparkling! Lol mass love to the best three man band that made 4-5 man bands jealous!
I was a senior in H.S. when this came out and the lyrics of course make you reflect on the big jumping in the deep end with graduation and getting on with life, the drifting apart of classmates etc. Now 31 years later it really hits, HARD. The passing on of family and friends, the growing up of children, the growing apart of lovers..... Neil must be on another level of existence to write the lyrics he does, the whole band is just on another plane of existence. Thank you Rush, for the great music and great emotions that are inspired by the music.
Aah....a never ending longing to hold onto the ever fleeting moment! One of my Rush favorites!! "Freeze this moment, a little bit longer!" 2:41 Geddy's bass! O.M.G!!!
Breaks me up. Just moved home to Wales after years away. My dear wife has not moved back with me though. Every line in this song resonates in my soul. RIp Neil
When the band started out, they were more hard rock. Listen to songs like Anthem, Xanadu, the Trees, and A Passage to Bangkok. I think they only later lost the harder edge, and putting more of a new wavish product out. I think their Signals album sorta signaled their left turn into a new direction. LOL. I don't care what direction they headed. It has worked!! This band is incredibly awesome! Sad to see them retire. I never had the experience of going to one of their concerts, but i will always watch videos of them in concert. They are a sight to behold!
Neil, I realize that in life you were very modest about your ability to "hit things with sticks", but you were and always will be the best at not only hitting things with sticks but your way with words as well. You made books cool...I thank you for that and everything else. I couldn't forget you if I tried. Rest easy brother.
First time I heard of Time Stand Still was in the early 2000's.but i could of not help it.but the female guee back upvvicals is Amee Mann of Til Tuesday .sweet voice.
Been a rush fan from the days of the early 90's. Not regretting a second and any second spent with this band was a well spent moment. clicking every video on this channel with my well spent 'Like'.
Listening to this song now feels as if time has been standing still from the first time I listened to it. With the music that today we listen to is as if the innocence has slipped away.
I listen to this everytime I have a "freeze this moment a little bit longer" moment. Always brings a tear to my eye. Time goes by too fast. I want my boys to realize the importance of freezing moments.
Sometimes I wish I could sum up another year passing and that feeling of time slipping through your fingers in a few succinct words . . . but it's easier to let Neil Peart do it for you :-) "Summer's going fast, nights growing colder Children growing up, old friends growing older"
When I was 16 I only paid attention to the music, now at 42 I really pay attention to these words written that are so true and I couldn't agree more Please...time stand still!!!
Mine also. Also, my dear childhood friend passed away last year. Perhaps one of the biggest Rush fans ever to walk the earth. On my flight back home from his memorial service, I put on my headphones, played this song and closed my eyes. What happened next I will Never EVER forget. He "visited" me. He conveyed several things like " He was all good. and it is all real" (Heaven). He told me to slow down like the song implies, cherish life. I must add, he did all of this with no words spoken. Impossible for me to explain. This is... a great song.
What a beautiful song. So true... it makes me tear up every time I really listen to the lyrics. It is good to be reminded that we are only here for a flicker.
Neil, your lyrics are so true. I hope to transcend as you. I hope you are looking down on us with your family and hope we understand these lyrics so well.
Yup I know that feeling, my father almost died of an overdose in 2008 but he's never going to be the same ever again. But like you said you "freeze" the moments you had with them.
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I turned 50 this year, This song gets more meaningful with every passing summer.
Same here. I hit the half-century mark this year. "The innocence slips away," indeed.
Without question 🙂
Same!
I'm 65
43, with kids, grandkids, and aging parents. I miss my brother and sister, I wish I could go back in time to those wonderful moments. But time doesn't work that for us.
"Summer's going fast, nights growing colder / Children growing up, old friends growing older." That line hits home a little harder with every passing year. Life goes by so fast.
Extremely proud to be a Rush fan.
+velveetaslingshot Indeed.
+velveetaslingshot Rumor has it that we still are, even more so now a days.
velveetaslingshot dont make us blush
We are indeed an Eclectic Group...but we are also courteous and thoughtful......just as Dirk, Lerxst and The Professor are so proud to say about their Fan Base....A Cult as The Ged Man likes to say....Cheers Rush Fans
Indeed we are! Greetings from Brazil!
I must have heard this song a hundred times before I finally heard it for the first time. Now it strikes me at my core. I think once you reach the age that your kids are almost grown and have lost a couple friends you can finally understand what Neil was saying with this song.
SFCISME Same here. Well said.
Hear, hear. Well said, sir.
+SFCISME And then to realize that Neil would later lose both his daughter and his wife in the space of 11 months ... I don't know how he could he could retain his composure to perform it again.
Except that, after that long and lonely motorcycle journey, he would find rest, turn the page with a new love, and together they would welcome a new child into this world. God bless him and his new family.
Don't you love it when you reach that moment?
This song..... Been a fan of Rush for years, heard this song 1000's of times but tonight was the first time I actually GOT it. (Had to play it three times before I could release some of the emotions it raised in me.
Simply...... Amazing.
I can't believe Neil is gone. He and Rush have been such a huge part of my life, and there will never be a better drummer. R.I.P. Neil, the effect you had on music, and this earth, will not slip away.
Me too, but Steve Gadd is a better drummer, sorry. :)
Josh M I agree completely
@@Sugarsail1 Neil thought highly of Steve Gadd; it was a mutual admiration society amongst the greatest. IMO the Mt. Rushmore of greatest drummers would be Rich, Bonham, Moon, and Peart. At the foothills would be Gadd, Carey, Baker, Krupa, Bozzio, Seraphine, several others.
@@Sugarsail1 you know, Steve Gadd's favorite drummer is Neil Peart🤣
I first listen to Rush in 1975, I was thirteen. I took my son when he was about the same age, maybe 16. Yeah, Neil's lyrics had a huge impact on my life.
So hard to hold back the tears, Neil was so right..if only we would freeze those precious moments that slip away so fast!
Amen.
You can try, but they still slip away much too quickly. ♥️🙏🏻🙏🏻
I learned the hard way...lost my 29 yr old son in july...hold your loved ones tight!!!
Rush was one of the best bands ever. And Neil was a musical genius!!!!Rip
Summer going fast
Nights growing colder
Children growing up
Old friends going older
That line always gets me. It's the art of Neil Peart. Genius
This was my wife's dance with her father at our wedding....rip Neil
These lyrics should be taught in schools.
I've actually used Rush songs in my ESL classes.
I'm 15 and I adore rush. Waking up and listing to it with my dad! Nothings better 💜
im 12 and I love this band
My brother in law and my sister saw Rush at Mohegan Sun a few years ago. They said there were two young girls like age 14 who were TOTALLY into Rush coz of their dad, my sister and brother in law said those two girls were the biggest fans at that particular show. Pretty cool that someone your age, let alone being female, can appreciate music from Rush.
Same but 14, my Dad loves Rush
17 here, and my dad and I are some of the biggest Rush fans to walk on earth. Hold Your Fire is also one of my favorite Rush albums! Rush Rules!
My son is a big fan too! He is 23. Nice to see appreciation for good music from the younger generation.
Perfect to start off my 50's! Happy Birthday to me. 4/17/71 to infinity!
And on the seventh day God said,"Let there music that will please all the universe" and He created 'Rush', and it was good, and He was pleased.
+ToeKnee Cal Do you realize that Rush are atheists? Roll the bones and Freewill are prime examples of this.
I did not know that about 'Rush' however, God created them nevertheless. Thanks for the info though.Peace out.
Roll the Bones? I understand Free Will.. but Roll the Bones. I've always seen Roll the Bones as a song about how you really aren't controlled by anything. *suddenly has revelation*
the Church didn't make them, i think is the point
Amen!!
My favorite Rush song. this songs meaning is stronger as you get older. one really understands the lyrics with age. Thoughtful and Beautiful.
That is the pure truth of this song.
your 72 indicates birth year right?
not the fan from 68 i looking for
Actually 72 was my football number. I was born in 69.
Listening to this song when "Hold Your Fire" was released, shortly after our second child was born, made me realize that we had DONE LA, and LA was done with us. By the end of the '80s, having played in a rock band and worked as a PR exec in Hollywood, I was pretty rung out.
So we sold the house, took the money we'd doubled, and ran ... back home to Arizona where we could pay half as much, in cash, for four times as much home. With plenty of "screw you" dough in the bank to spare and a much saner existence.
You are a wise man.
This Canadian group was my all time favorite group. Not only did they have diversified music, their lyricism to life is so philosophically true. Neil Peart was a true artist. He was a modest family man as well.He suffered a great loss with the passing of his wife and daughter. Yet through it all he inspired a great many through his music and lyricism from his music. Thank you Neil and Geddy and Alex for helping me and others get through life. For those who appreciate good music, remember this music as a gift to all of us.
When I was kid, I first heard of Rush when I first heard their song Early distance warning. I also saw their music video. I didnt realize it but I was already hooked on Rush. I have 2 disc album "Gold", all their greatest hits. Rock on, Rush!👍❤😎🎤🎸🎸🎸🎸🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼
My brother died a week ago. This song hit me hard. Always been a RUSH fan. He was a great guy. I see all the great times when I listen to this song. I also see it's time for me to move on and live my life. Thanks Steve. I won't dwell in sadness. I will miss you badly.
I am sorry for your loss.
May he Rest In Peace 🙏
This song really captures the relentlessly fleeting nature of time, and how you wish you could just "freeze this moment". A Rush classic.
I find myself in the very exclusive club of people who’s ship ran aground, waited for the tide to come around, and actually quoted this song in the meantime.
"Summer going fast, nights growing colder - Children growing up, old friends growing older. Freeze this moment a little bit longer. Make each sensation a little bit stronger." - I bet this is what was going through Neil's head on his last show, before he announced his retirement. I'll miss the Profressor
I will miss these guys as well. I saw them 3 times in concert. I missed their last series of shows. My niece got to see them on their final tour while she was in Northern California. I didn't get to see their last tour. It doesn't matter though. They will still remain my absolute favorite band of all time. They changed my life.
I saw them in 2008 on the Snakes and Arrows tour. One of the greatest concerts I've been to!
TheBlackhawk2112 ❤️
RIP Neil Peart. Thanks for the beautiful song!
The lyrics of this song and Natural Science just go hand in hand. They are closer to my heart.
Well constructed 👍
Aimee Mann's voice fits in so perfect with this song.
2022 and I'm still here. RIP Neil. Can't believe it's been 2 years that you've been gone. Time stand still my friends....time stand still
This is by far my favorite Rush song, I’m not at the age where most people say they really get the meaning of the song but I feel like I can connect to it nonetheless. My dog who I’ve known for most of my life is getting to the point where we’re having to consider putting him to sleep and this song has helped me cope with that to an extent. I know there are people out there going through worse than I am and I just hope they find a way to heal.
My favorite Rush song, too!
FINALLY saw Rush awhile back in Albuquerque. Waited a life time for that show,it was a special night 🎼🎵🎶🎤🎸🎹!
If Mozart were alive today, Rush would be his favorite band! Thank you Geddy, Alex, and Neil for decades of understated excellence.
This has always been one of my favorite Rush songs. It suddenly has a whole new meaning. R.I.P. Neil Peart!
I couldn't have said it better.
@@truckerenoch8824 thanks. Big loss. :-(
The best three man band in the world.. I seen them in 1983 in Frankfort Germany.
Nazareth was the opening
band ... The German people really know how to party and enjoy great music..
Now at 50 this song really hits me hard...."Summer going fast...Nights growing colder...Children growing up...Old friends growing older"...Makes you reflect about everything in your life. ...Thanks Neil!!
These lyrics have more meaning than we can all think of.
What a fantastic piece of art.
Especially now.
Still hurts. Life moves forward at such a pace. I read these words and feel every phrase. Ahhhh Neil we are gonna miss you for a long long time sir.
What a powerful tune. The lyrics reinforces the meaning of what it means to be truly human -- to possess the persistence of memory -- to have a loving heart and soul for our loved ones -- be they in Heaven or upon the Earth.
Summer going fast etc
Rush got many of us through our younger and difficult years, and they even managed to supply us with music and wisdom as we are getting old. Unbelievable lyrics and music. What a blessing. Thanks you three!
90% of their music feels like they are talking to me and to me only
I know, but I this Aimee Mann ruined this song
+Ryan Travis geez, salty
+Ryan Travis How did she ruin it?
+BarronBrothersFilms Her rechet ass voice... does feel like Rush with her. that's all
+Ryan Travis I feel the opposite, for me it has added positively to the song.
Such a brilliant band! I've been listening to them since I was a tender 17 years old. Now at age 56 and have lived a life, I have a much greater appreciation for the incredible lyrics. I saw them waaaay back in 1981.This song reminds me to "Live my life in the moment".
MissDistarr60 this is probably my favorite rush song ever and I’m just a tender 17 years old myself 😂
amen...im 52. my first concert at about 16 in salt lake city at the salt palace.....
I'm so glad for people like you. Thank you for thinking and for feeling. It's not just about Rush or this song in particular, but the fact that people actually understand. Relieved I'm not alone.
"Ditto ditto ditto - only difference is 12 and 51 Years Old.
I'm 13 and I think this is their best song. You worded that perfectly.
This song helps with his loss. Knowing how he felt about life and living it in the moment.
To Greatest Drummer :This is indeed is Neil's song You will Be MISSED but the MUSIC Will ALWAYS Live in our ❤s R.I.P
Masterpiece, thank you Neil. R.I.P Professor.
This is the modern version of a time when you, with anticipation waiting for the new RUSH album. Into the bedroom for intensive study, nobody but nobody disturb....... Every lyric with constant repitation soaking into young minds....... Definitely not a misspent youth.....
Beautiful song of wisdom. For sooner or later, we all fall down. May we all learn to appreciate one another and to make the most of the minutes in which we shared this experience called "life" with those we love the most! Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!
This song gives me the chills. The good chills.
So many beautiful songs. I would not be alive had I not discovered this music and these words. Thank you Geddy, Alex and Neil for giving me a musical standard to aspire to and the courage to face a lifetime. When music like this ceases to exist, the world is doomed.
Josh Kern yes!!! I found Rush when I was a teenager many years ago.. I found them when I needed them most.
RIP Neil you rocked the world !
This was my graduating song from high school. Love Rush
Your school was awesome
Spending the day with my daughter today. Time, stand still!
I have been a Rush mega fan since the 70's. My boys are also big Rush fans like I am. Some of the best memories I have is listening to Rush and going to Rush concerts with my sons. Doesn't get any better than that. Enjoying Rush with my boys and all the memories are so special to me after one of my sons passed away last year. Specail ti,es and great memories to look back on and cherish. Thabks for the memories boys. I miss you so much Daniel. We will always have our Rush memories.
This was a show choir song that my group performed last year and it was my very first solo ever! So far it is my favorite of all our show choir songs ever
Cool !!!
you know what?
these rush lyric vids
best thing on earth
the older i get the more this song becomes relevant. i liked it when i first heard it as a young man in my 20's.....
+Bill Woolfolk I was about to say something similar, losing friends to various things, not making time for the ones we have..As you get older it becomes very relevant. Been a fin since seeing the 2112 tour and every one following till hold your fire.
+Bill Woolfolk
I;ts the same for me, I was married the year this came out
Not only did the world lose a great drummer with the passing of Peart, it lost a great modern poet, story teller, and even philosopher.
Such a powerful song gives me goose bumps from start to finish RIP Neil Peart
I thought I understood this song as a kid. A quarter century on, I realize I understood nothing.
Your words are so very true. In the arrogance of our youth, we only THOUGHT we knew what the lyrics meant. We had no life experience.....we had no clue. Throughout life you can listen to the same song and it will take on a different meaning. We are different places throughout our lives, which gives us a different vantage point which in turn gives us a different perspective. The take one gets on a song changes with each change of those vantage points. The magic that is music!! Couldn't imagine life without it.
I dunno ... I think that I had this kinda figured out by the time I was in college. I’ve always been a sentimental person, though. So in junior high school, I missed elementary school. In high school, I missed junior high school. In college, I missed high school. Now of course I miss college.
After Neil's passing these lyrics are more profound and more emotional than they were years ago 😢
As a young man, this song is great. As you grow older, you understand it very much deeper than it was meant.
just another gem that STANDS THE TEST OF TIME... so amazing still today and sooo much better than what we are subject to on the radio right now!!!
+SongAid well you make a valid point... i will have to see about making some adjustments songaid!!!
well you know - they don't sound like they're using autotune, that has almost become the single barometer for me of whether a song is good or not - "does the singer sound like a dalek who was obviously made to work on hope instead of being paid?"
that's why I don't listen to radio anymore.
One of the highest Rush moments, in my opinion. Beautiful, beautiful song. It develops nicely, almost on its own. Love it.
A nearly forgotten band..best drummer, best bassist..best lead/rythm band ever..Canadian or not..Rush was and still is a band that brought you in..threwyoi thru a tumbler..and you came out sparkling! Lol mass love to the best three man band that made 4-5 man bands jealous!
I was a senior in H.S. when this came out and the lyrics of course make you reflect on the big jumping in the deep end with graduation and getting on with life, the drifting apart of classmates etc. Now 31 years later it really hits, HARD. The passing on of family and friends, the growing up of children, the growing apart of lovers..... Neil must be on another level of existence to write the lyrics he does, the whole band is just on another plane of existence. Thank you Rush, for the great music and great emotions that are inspired by the music.
Well said...they've been the soundtrack of my life since I saw them on the 2112 tour...and yes Peart is a truly extraordinary soul.
Absolutely amazing tune!! Beautiful! Has never got old.
Aah....a never ending longing to hold onto the ever fleeting moment! One of my Rush favorites!!
"Freeze this moment, a little bit longer!"
2:41 Geddy's bass! O.M.G!!!
An amazing bass run.
Breaks me up.
Just moved home to Wales after years away. My dear wife has not moved back with me though.
Every line in this song resonates in my soul.
RIp Neil
Just not the same without 3 floating Canadians...
Haha. The video is awesome.
Lol! NICE
You can do that in your mind and direct and edit as you please.
Thanks Rush !!!! This song can change completely your mood in those days when everything sucks. Freeze the good moments!
This song has always driven straight into my soul only to grab the young man I was and give him a hug. Now I am the one grown older.
In my life I have seen Rush about 15 times, and everytime they hit it out of the park. Absolutely incredible.
not too many "metal" bands can make a grown man cry
Rush isn't really metal...
more prog rock isn't it
Yeah, Rush is prog rock.
When the band started out, they were more hard rock. Listen to songs like Anthem, Xanadu, the Trees, and A Passage to Bangkok. I think they only later lost the harder edge, and putting more of a new wavish product out. I think their Signals album sorta signaled their left turn into a new direction. LOL. I don't care what direction they headed. It has worked!! This band is incredibly awesome! Sad to see them retire. I never had the experience of going to one of their concerts, but i will always watch videos of them in concert. They are a sight to behold!
You forgot la villa strangiato and rush in 96 in test for echo did a bit of heavy metal song like half the world and test for echo
The lyrics for this song has so much meaning don't know why anyone would vote thumbs down a song that is classical masterpiece
Neil was a genius! No band has the quality of Rush! Never negative !
Neil, I realize that in life you were very modest about your ability to "hit things with sticks", but you were and always will be the best at not only hitting things with sticks but your way with words as well. You made books cool...I thank you for that and everything else. I couldn't forget you if I tried. Rest easy brother.
Germany 1984.. The best three man band ever!! 😊👍👍
Wow. Beautiful song. Powerful lyrics.
I agree Roman, that is what is so special about Neil Peart man !
The feeling he transmits is powerful !
RIP Neil Peart.
Freeze this moment a little bit longer
Make each sensation a little bit stronger
Experience slips away
Experience slips away - Wow those lyrics ❤🥰
A year has passed since you wrote that comment. Wring everything you can out of each day. You never get them back 🤘
First time I heard of Time Stand Still was in the early 2000's.but i could of not help it.but the female guee back upvvicals is Amee Mann of Til Tuesday .sweet voice.
Been a rush fan from the days of the early 90's. Not regretting a second and any second spent with this band was a well spent moment. clicking every video on this channel with my well spent 'Like'.
This song just taught me a valuable lesson. Thank you Rush.
Another one of my favorite songs!! Rip Neil you were the best drummer and song writer
Absolute masterpiece! From the 60's till today....wisdom
Listening to this song now feels as if time has been standing still from the first time I listened to it. With the music that today we listen to is as if the innocence has slipped away.
This song is keeping me alive right now
I've been listening to Rush my entire life
I listen to this everytime I have a "freeze this moment a little bit longer" moment. Always brings a tear to my eye. Time goes by too fast. I want my boys to realize the importance of freezing moments.
Did you go to school in Canada?
Anyone NOT comprehending the depth of this song is truly lost!
RIP Neil and thanks for all the wonderful lyrics - we'll forgive you for those that just wanted to be too clever.
Sometimes I wish I could sum up another year passing and that feeling of time slipping through your fingers in a few succinct words . . . but it's easier to let Neil Peart do it for you :-)
"Summer's going fast, nights growing colder
Children growing up, old friends growing older"
I'll bet Neil came up with that line out riding! :)
When I was 16 I only paid attention to the music, now at 42 I really pay attention to these words written that are so true and I couldn't agree more
Please...time stand still!!!
This will be the song played at my funeral.\
Mine also. Also, my dear childhood friend passed away last year. Perhaps one of the biggest Rush fans ever to walk the earth. On my flight back home from his memorial service, I put on my headphones, played this song and closed my eyes. What happened next I will Never EVER forget. He "visited" me. He conveyed several things like " He was all good. and it is all real" (Heaven). He told me to slow down like the song implies, cherish life. I must add, he did all of this with no words spoken. Impossible for me to explain. This is... a great song.
Wow some people can really talk some bollocks.
Dude, chill!
just lost my dad, so this song is hitting pretty hard right now
Sorry for your loss... I just lost my Gecko
I lost my Dad on April 25th of this year. This was his favorite song of all time. I understand how you feel, sorry for your loss.
I’m sorry for your loss.
May he Rest In Peace 🙏
What a beautiful song. So true... it makes me tear up every time I really listen to the lyrics.
It is good to be reminded that we are only here for a flicker.
without a doubt - my favourite Rush song - musically and lyrically WOW !
Im reflecting on my life tonight . This song means more to me as i get older.lost friends memories of my youth. This is truly a deep song!
Great song very underrated!!
Neil, your lyrics are so true. I hope to transcend as you. I hope you are looking down on us with your family and hope we understand these lyrics so well.
If I could slow it all down,
💜 R I P.
Neil
I’ve been listening to Rush for 40 years and will continue to listen as long as I live or die lol.
I love rush so much that I cry
Mr. Peart. Please come back. We need your wisdom. -2020
There are no better fans than Rush fans.
This song always makes me tear up
Love you Neil. RIP
Yup I know that feeling, my father almost died of an overdose in 2008 but he's never going to be the same ever again. But like you said you "freeze" the moments you had with them.