I'm a compositional drummer — and then in the same breath I thought, 'wait a minute, I want to be an improvisational drummer.' So I push myself out o… - Neil Peart

Features distorted in the flickering light
Faces are twisted and grotesque
Silent and stern in the sweltering night
The mob moves like demons possessed Quiet in conscience, calm in their right
Confident their ways are best -- Witch Hunt (Part III of 'Fear') (1981)

Faith is cold as ice.
Why are little ones born only to suffer
for the want of immunity, or a bowl of rice?
Well, who would hold a price on the heads of the innocent children
if there's some immortal power to control the dice? -- Roll The Bones (1991)

An ounce of perception, a pound of obscure
Process information at half speed
Pause, rewind, replay
Warm memory chip
Random sample, hold the one you need -- Vital Signs (1981)