![]() There was destruction in the collapse, but it was an agent of change. He is the one relief from collapse, travelling "through a world of built up anger" to redeem it. The countdown to utter destruction has begun and it's "too late too pull itself together." The echo is God, and being "as wide as the equator" shows that He is the one thing big and powerful enough to contend with the Earth. They waited too long for the inevitable disaster from living a foolish life that couldn't sustain itself, and now they're all suffering from its collapse. When the house finally comes crashing down it's a chaotic mess, and everyone near them is affected and swept away in the wreckage of their life. ![]() They won't change their ruinous lifestyle until it's too late and everything they know and love collapses all around them. They think "'til the sirens sound, I'm safe," meaning that they believe their treacherous situation is okay because they still have time before the emergency earthquake sirens are sounding telling everyone to evacuate the house. In thinking this, they "bend the definition of faith" to convince themselves that ignoring the bad situation is okay because they believe that trust in the situation and their own ability is more important than their faith in God, their only true lifeline. They deceive themselves in thinking that "live without a lifeline" is actually a courageous thing to do. Despite this imminent danger, they continue living life as if it wasn't teetering on the edge of destruction. The glass house is their whole world, but it's sitting unstably on dangerous fault lines that might collapse the house at any moment. However, whether they do or not, they will still be appraised and judged before the eyes of God. If only they would "brush off the dirt" and let their heart be changed. They spend their time digging in the Earth and becoming filthy through the dirty secrets of mankind. ![]() My InterpretationI think this song is about a person who lives a life without God. Travels through a world of built up anger. This song, as printed in the liner notes of the Signals album, is dedicated to "the astronauts Young & Crippen and all the people of NASA for their inspiration and cooperation.Fault lines tremble underneath my glass house. Fincke went on to say the song was played as a tribute to the space shuttle program, which has inspired people around the world. Fincke described how his friends Greg Shurtz and NASA employee Ken Fisher chose the song because the band was inspired to write it after viewing the launch of STS-1. It was used again for astronaut Mike Fincke during STS-134, flown by Space Shuttle Endeavour on its final mission before retirement. The song was used as a wakeup song for astronauts during STS-109, which was the last successful flight of Space Shuttle Columbia. The song closes the album, with its cautionary tales of man's reliance on technology, on a more positive, celebratory note. ![]() The lyrics paint a vivid account of the group's experiences witnessing the launch. The song incorporates a driving rhythm and heavy use of synthesizers, with Geddy Lee switching between his synthesizer on the verses and his Rickenbacker 4001 bass on the song's chorus. The song incorporates audio from voice communications between astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen and ground control along with commentary from the Kennedy Space Center Public Affairs Officer leading up to the launch. Its lyrics are about the first launch of the Space Shuttle Columbia, which the band members watched from a VIP area called "Red Sector A" (the name was later used for a song on the band's next album, Grace Under Pressure). "Countdown" is a song by Rush from their 1982 album Signals. ![]()
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