Totem

Words by Neil Peart, Music by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson

I've got twelve disciples and a Buddha smile

The Garden of Allah, Viking Valhalla

A miracle once in a while

I've got a pantheon of animals in a pagan soul

Vishnu and Gaia --- Aztec and Maya

Dance around my totem pole

I believe in what I see

I believe in what I hear

I believe that what I'm feeling

Changes how the world appears

Angels and demons dancing in my head

Lunatics and monsters underneath my bed

Media messiahs preying on my fears

Pop culture prophets playing in my ears

I've got celestial mechanics

To synchronize my stars

Seasonal migrations --- daily variations

World of the unlikely and bizarre

I've got idols and icons, unspoken holy vows

Thoughts to keep well-hidden ---

Sacred and forbidden

Free to browse among the holy cows

That's why I believe

Angels and demons inside of me

Saviors and Satans all around me

Sweet chariot, swing low, coming for me