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If we burn our wings

Flying too close to the sun

If the moment of glory

Is over before it's begun

If the dream is won-

Though everything is lost

We will pay the price,

But we will not count the cost.

When the dust has cleared

And victory denied

A summit too lofty

River a little too wide

If we keep our pride-

Though paradise is lost

We will pay the price,

But we will not count the cost.

And if the music stops

There's only the sound of the rain

All the hope and glory

All the sacrifice in vain

If love remains

Though everything is lost

We will pay the price,

But we will not count the cost.

...and if love remains.

Performed By: RUSH

Lyrics By: Neil Peart

Music By: Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson

From the Album:

"ROLL THE BONES"

About Bravado:

Atlantic Promo Single (PRCD 4580-2)

Geddy's thoughts on Bravado:

Geddy Lee ("RTB CD Launch radio broadcast"): "That's a pretty emotional song for me. It's
one of my favorites that I think we've ever written. Just because it's quite a change.... it's quite a
different song on the album. It's stands out on the record as being a different texture than most of
the other tracks. That line to me says really says so much about the people, really that move the
world, you know, the people that go out there and do what has to be done. And they're not
worrying about what it's going to cost them personally down the road, they're doing what has to
be done, and they're prepared to pay the price for it without worrying about.... the payment that
comes later."

Alex Lifeson ("Roll The Bones Radio Special"): "That's a special song for me, that's one of
the songs that we lifted some of the guitar parts off the demo tapes we used on the finished
record. The solo is a thrown away solo that was just a one-take solo. That song and "Roll The
Bones" and "Ghost Of A Chance", but "Bravado" and "Ghost Of A Chance", those two solos I feel
are probably among the best that I've done -- the most emotive and the most spontaneous, and
they were both one-take solos. And we just got used to hearing them and they fit so perfectly,
and the bass and the drums kind of fit into what the solo was doing, there was really no reason to
re-record it. You could never capture that innocence and emotion in it. And that's what it really
boils down to; sound doesn't really matter, you can get a half-decent sound on anything and
enhance it and make it a little better, but at the cost of losing the emotion. It's not worth it."

Alex Lifeson (Guitar Player, November 1991): "The solos in "Ghost of a Chance", "Bravado"
and "Roll the Bones" are basically one- or two-take solos played all the way trough. When we're
developing the arrangement in the writing stages, I toss a solo on tape so we have something to
listen to. It's late at night, the lights are down low, and I'm by myself. These were supposed to be
throwaway solos, but when it was time to do the "real" solos, Neil had already adjusted his parts
to fit what I'd played. So it came down to me trying to recreate everything - which doesn't work.
You might improve the sound, but even if you play exactly the same notes you'll never capture
that magic feel. The solos in "Ghost of a Chance" and "Bravado" are certainly my favorites on the
record, if not among my favorite solos ever. When I listen to them, I heart the way I felt at that
time. That's really the key."

"Bravado" sounds very spontaneous.

"I think it was a first take. I played my Tele through the GK preamp direct to tape. The solo has a
particular character and personality that's uncommon for me. If I'd erased that and gone with
something else, then it would have been just another solo I put together in the studio, rather than
something that happened at a special moment."

Geddy/Alex on the song:

Geddy Lee (Guitar Player, November 1991): "Neil's parts are complex, too. Listen to the end
of "Bravado". There's an example of limb independence that rivals any drummer, anywhere. The
fact that he nailed taht in one take blows my mind. In only four days, Neil and I had all the drums
and bass parts down. When you record that quickly, you wonder if maybe some ugliness will rear
its head two weeks down the road. There were only a couple of little moments that sounded a tad
unsteady over all that work; we're able to live without them. Alex did almost all the guitars in
about eight days.

Alex Lifeson: "In the past, it took three to five weeks."

The above taken from:

http://syrinx.umd.edu/rush/RUSH/17.rtb.html

The Best RUSH Link There Is:

The Rush/NMS Home Page

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...and if love remains.