Sweet Miracle
by Rush

Album: Vapor Trails (2002)
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  • I wasn't walking on water
    I was standing on a reef
    When the tide came in
    Swept beneath the surface
    Lost without a trace
    No hope at all
    No hope at all

    Oh, sweet miracle
    Oh, sweet miracle
    Oh, sweet miracle
    Oh, sweet miracle
    Of life

    I wasn't walking with angels
    I was talking to myself
    Rising up to the surface
    Raging against the night
    Starless night

    Oh, sweet miracle
    Oh, sweet miracle
    Oh, sweet miracle
    Love's sweet miracle
    Of life

    Oh, salvation
    Oh, salvation
    Oh, salvation
    Oh, salvation

    I wasn't praying for magic
    I was hiding in plain sight
    Rising up from the surface
    To fly into the light, into the light

    Oh, sweet miracle
    Oh, sweet miracle
    Oh, sweet miracle
    Oh, sweet miracle
    Of life

    Oh, sweet miracle
    Oh, sweet miracle
    Oh, sweet miracle
    Oh, sweet miracle
    Of life Writer/s: Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee Weinrib, Neil Peart
    Publisher: Anthem Entertainment
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 3

  • Julie from Bonaire, GaMike, that is an awesome analysis. I had never thought of Sweet Miracle in that way, but I bet Neil did!
  • John from Asheville, NcLove the dynamics at work here. One of if not my favorite song off Vapor Trails. It gets a lot of guff on the Rush boards, but I love it. Heavy...with tons of melody.
  • Mike from Sayville, NyI've loved this song since I first heard it.
    The three verses sound to me like the stages one goes through after a tragedy. Certainly fitting, given what Neil Peart had to endure.

    First verse: Despair - Swept beneath the surface, lost without a trace, no hope at all.
    Second Verse: Anger - Raging against the night, starless night
    Third Verse: Acceptance - Rising up from the surface to fly into the light.
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