“Quick to judge -- Quick to anger -- Slow to understandIgnorance and prejudice and fear walk hand in hand-- Witch Hunt (Part III of 'Fear') (1981)”Neil Peart Rush Lyrics
“Sometimes I freeze…until the light comesSometimes I fly…into the nightSometimes I fight…against the darknessSometimes I'm wrong…sometimes I'm right-- Freeze”Neil Peart Part IV of 'Fear' 2002 Rush Lyrics
“Like a steely blade in a silken sheathWe don't see what they're made ofThey shout about love, but when push comes to shoveThey live for the things they're afraid ofAnd the knowledge that they fear is a weapon to be used against them…- The Weapon (Part II of 'Fear') (1982)”Neil Peart Rush Lyrics
“It takes a little more persistence to get up and go the distanceI'm not giving inI'm not missing outI'm not giving up on implausible dreams-- The Enemy Within (Part I of 'Fear') (1984)”Neil Peart Rush Lyrics
“To you, is it movement, or is it action?Is it contact or just reaction?And you, revolution, just resistance?Is it living, or just existence?-- The Enemy Within (Part I of 'Fear') (1984)”Neil Peart Rush Lyrics
“Features distorted in the flickering lightFaces are twisted and grotesqueSilent and stern in the sweltering nightThe mob moves like demons possessedQuiet in conscience, calm in their rightConfident their ways are best-- Witch Hunt (Part III of 'Fear') (1981)”Neil Peart Rush Lyrics
“They say there are strangers who threaten usIn our immigrants and infidelsThey say there is strangeness too dangerousIn our theaters and bookstore shelvesThat those who know what's best for usMust rise and save us from ourselves-- Witch Hunt (Part III of 'Fear') (1980)”Neil Peart Rush Lyrics