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Countdown is a track by Rush, taken from the album “Signals”, released July 31, 2007 on Island Mercury. It runs 5:49. Use the Play button above when a verified stream is available, or choose a listening service from the other options.
Within the album sequence, this recording sits alongside Subdivisions, The Analog Kid, Chemistry. Open the album page to compare the full running order and the listening options available for each song.
Song details
- Song
- Countdown
- Artist
- Rush
- Release
- Signals
- Format
- Album
- Duration
- 5:49
- Release date
- July 31, 2007
- Record label
- Island Mercury
- Content notice
- Standard
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Lyrics
Find another songLit up with anticipation
We arrive at the launching site
The sky is still dark, nearing dawn
On the Florida coastline
Circling choppers slash the night
With roving searchlight beams
This magic day when super-science
Mingles with the bright stuff of dreams
Floodlit in the hazy distance
The star of this unearthly show
Venting vapours, like the breath
Of a sleeping white dragon
Crackling speakers, voices tense
Resume the final count
All systems check, T minus nine
As the sun and the drama start to mount
The air is charged
A humid, motionless mass
The crowds and the cameras
The cars full of spectators pass
Excitement so thick you could cut it with a knife
Technology...high, on the leading edge of life
The earth beneath us starts to tremble
With the spreading of a low black cloud
A thunderous roar shakes the air
Like the whole world exploding
Scorching blast of golden fire
As it slowly leaves the ground
Tears away with a mighty force
The air is shattered by the awesome sound
Excitement so thick you could cut it with a knife
Technology...high, on the leading edge of life
Like a pillar of cloud
The smoke lingers high in the air
In fascination
With the eyes of the world
We stare...
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