Lyrics by Neil Peart, Music by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson Unstable condition: A symptom of life In mental, And environmental Change Atmospheric disturbance --- The feverish flux, Of human interface And interchange The impulse is pure --- Sometimes our circuits get shorted, By external interference. Signals get crossed --- And the balance distorted By internal incoherence A tired mind become a shape-shifter Everybody need a mood lifter Everybody need reverse polarity Everybody got mixed feelings About the function and the form Everybody got to deviate From the norm 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 Leave out the fiction --- The fact is; This friction, Will only be worn by persistence Leave out conditions --- Courageous convictions, Will drag the dream into existence A tired mind become a shape-shifter Everybody need a soft filter Everybody need reverse polarity Everybody got mixed feelings About the function and the form Everybody got to elevate From the norm