Roll the Bones

September 1991 . 14th Studio Recording

Presto 1989 Counterparts 1993

Bravado Lyrics

Available on Roll the Bones

Music: Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
Lyrics: Neil Peart

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