RUSH Natural Science Reaction - Lyrical and Philosophical Analysis & Meaning

[@psychologyofrock]

Hey! I hope you enjoy this analysis of what I believe is one of the best songs ever written. I would LOVE to hear your perspective and further commentary, so please leave your thoughts down below! What song would you like to see analyzed next? Nena

[@Rik-g9f]

Analysis on the lyrics " vital signs " & " witch hunt " off of Moving Pictures RUSH . Both great deep songs I like .

[@allengray5748]

This Score is Genie Ass!! An Opus of Majesty!! The Birds (Eagle) Eye view of Neil is a very sharp focus! Some probably viewed him as Anti-social for being Non-social but when you are at that level, to listen to the Yammering of a basic sound maker that doesn't have a stop button could be agonizing! Awesome Job Nena! Peace 🕊️☮️♾️😎

[@AnthonyKellett]

At last! ... A reactor properly analysing these wonderful lyrics, rather than focusing solely on the equally stunning music. Well done... Brava! One of my favourite Rush tracks.

[@psychologyofrock]

So glad you enjoyed! It is one of my favorite tracks as well. 😊🤘🏻

[@fioreariadne]

Natural science is not only my favorite Rush song since I first heard them back in 2001,but also one of my favorite songs of all time. Thank you so much for giving it the credit it truly deserve. ❤

[@psychologyofrock]

I feel the same way! I’m so happy you enjoyed the video! 💛

[@kenbourne8011]

The best band ever being analyzed by the best reactor on KZbin. Rush had an intelligence and a depth few bands could match. Coupled with their exquisite musicianship, lyrics such as these resonated on several levels with a wide range of listeners. They challenge you to think about the words and revel in the music equally. Neil was a wordsmith and a poet who gave Rush an amazing canvas to complete with their timeless musical gifts. They were unique and in my mind unmatched. unmatched.

[@psychologyofrock]

Thanks so much, Ken! I completely agree that Rush is in a league of their own. Absolutely unmatched. So glad you enjoyed the video! :)

[@toddashton9696]

Thanks I enjoyed re-visiting these lyrics.

[@psychologyofrock]

You are very welcome, Todd! 😊🤘🏻

[@viviendiaz5343]

Neil always had duplicate and triplicate meanings for what he wrote, leaving it up to the listener to interpret. That type of genius who can drum, write lyrics that are sustainable and thought provoking is one in a million. We are truly blessed. Thank you, you brought thought into this❤️

[@psychologyofrock]

I agree completely, he was a gift to this world, and to art in general. Thank you so much for watching, and for your unwavering support for this incredible band! ♥️

[@massimilianoceron5961]

Thanks for the nice analysis on my favorite song ever, a worthy conclusion to my favorite album. I agree with everything you said. The music, with its triumphant crescendo, completes the text giving this continuous sensation of evolving, changing at every chord progression, always adding something new, giving a sense of growth as in a Fibonacci sequence: wheel within wheels, time after time, a quantum leap forward, wavw after wave, tide after tide. The use of all these "epanalepsis" amplifies the lyrics emotionally... and the song ends with the sound of the sea as it began (will flow and recede leaving life to go on as it was). "Art as expression - Not as market campaigns" takes up the Spirit of Radio (the beginning and end of the album merged togheter). Greetings from Italy

[@psychologyofrock]

Fantastic thoughts! I appreciate you sharing!

[@ronaldmccomb8301]

Great analysis as always, Miss Nena!

[@psychologyofrock]

So glad you enjoyed, Ronald! 😊🤘🏻

[@ronaldmccomb8301]

@@psychologyofrock always. You could start a side channel just analyzing Rush songs.

[@psychologyofrock]

😊

[@ronaldmccomb8301]

@@psychologyofrock if I could request the next Rush song you analyze here: Closer to the Heart Freewill Subdivisions Mystic Rhythms (a spiritual sequel to Natural Science in my opinion) Have a great week, Miss Nena!

[@matheusvmoraes]

This is why I love Rock, you can have a deep analysis towards a song's lyrics and at the same time enjoy the great music. Rush's a phenomenal example, a band with three smart and skilled musicians, who tell great stories with their catalogue and also provide hours of reflection regarding their lyrical content. Amazing video, Nena 🤘🏼😊

[@psychologyofrock]

Yes! They stimulate both artistically and intellectually! This song is a masterpiece on all levels. Thanks so much for watching, Matt! 🤘🏻

[@matheusvmoraes]

@@psychologyofrock Totally right! You rock, my friend. You're someone I'd like to spend some time in person, just discussing about Rock and Metal music, also we have a similar taste; you love tons of bands I also do 😊

[@psychologyofrock]

😊

[@timbaker7238]

One of my favorite Rush tunes! Thanks Nena!!!

[@psychologyofrock]

You are so welcome, Tim! 😊🤘🏻

[@carissarichard4421]

Thank you so much Nena!

[@psychologyofrock]

Very glad you enjoyed it! This song means so much to me! 🍃🧬🧪

[@acrobizer1238]

So it’s like an evolution not only as nature but the individual; child, adolescent, adulthood and one’s final demise only to start over again with another unique individual.

[@psychologyofrock]

Interesting thoughts here! 😊🤘🏻

[@acrobizer1238]

@@psychologyofrock In theory, we are the only species that has evolved to conscious awareness and witness to this awesome universe. It’s like winning the lottery many times to fulfill the probability of humankind’s level, yet few realize it.

[@psychologyofrock]

♥️

[@PeterMcCracken-n3g]

Rush gave to us all for free.

[@psychologyofrock]

😊🤘🏻

[@me734]

My fave tune to play from the band, both on a stereo, and on the guitar, it's one of their more difficullt pieces to complete w/o a mistake(s), and even Alex admitted a back in the 2,000' that it was thee most complex piece to play live. Brilliant observation yet once again Nina !

[@psychologyofrock]

So glad you enjoyed and agree it is incredibly complex musically! 😊

[@pazz6708]

The journey that this song takes me on when I listen to it is prolific. RUSH fan 4 life and beyond...

[@psychologyofrock]

Right? This song is an experience! :)

[@dadomb]

Really like the analysis, that’s interpretation. I always understood some sections as more simply explained such as “wheels within wheels in a spiral array”, simply put this is a almost literal explanation of the DNA molecule 🧬 Other, “a quantum leap forward in time and space, the universe learn to expand”, again simply put, this is the Big Bang. From nothing, with a infinitesimal leap forward, the universe learned to expand

[@psychologyofrock]

Wonderful commentary - thanks so much for sharing!

[@rUsHiSm]

*Well Done - Nailed It!*

[@psychologyofrock]

Thanks so much, Joseph! I appreciate you watching! 😊🤘🏻

[@Rik-g9f]

I agree

[@DenisDolisy]

Thank you for making me discover this amazing song ! I sadly still didn't get to listen to many of Rush's songs. I fully agree with your analysis. You're right this song is probably more relevant now than ever. Neil really predicted the future in this song and that in every aspect. Sidetracking to MBTI, this shows the visionary capabilities of Ni (he's an INTJ). I totally agree with him on what art should be and have to say he was absolutely right on what it sadly has become.

[@psychologyofrock]

So glad you enjoyed the song! It is a masterpiece!!!! Hope you are having a fantastic week, Denis! 😊🤘🏻

[@DenisDolisy]

@@psychologyofrock Yes, it is !! Thank you ☺ I hope you're having a fantastic week too 🤗🤘🤘

[@psychologyofrock]

Thank you! 😊🤘🏻⚡️

[@DenisDolisy]

@@psychologyofrock You're very welcome 🤗🤗

[@michelleleeginger5225]

Great job, Nina !!!! The only thing I want for your consideration is the verse "Wheels within wheels a pattern so grand and complex." I thought Neil was making a reference to the D.N.A. of life. Maybe the strand in particular?

[@psychologyofrock]

I had not considered that, but I think that definitely fits!

[@michelleleeginger5225]

@@psychologyofrock Actually, a friend of mine pointed it out to me.

[@michelleleeginger5225]

Sorry, I misspelled your name. Nena.

[@psychologyofrock]

No worries! It’s a weird spelling!

[@Mikey13Morales]

Nena , never fails to impress, so glad you cover , not just good band's, but great band's, my favourite rush song , is the trees , just sat with a nice cold beer , a nice sunset , relaxing with my thoughts 💭 God bless you Nena 🙏 rock on 🔥😎🙏🤘🔥

[@psychologyofrock]

I love that song! I will analyze it in the future for sure! Very glad you are enjoying the channel, Mikey! 😊🤘🏻

[@Mikey13Morales]

@@psychologyofrock fantastic Nena 🙏 I always look forward to your new uploads, that will be great , the tree's, under the microscope 🔬 😊🔥🙏🤘😎

[@psychologyofrock]

😊🤘🏻

[@philsmith2444]

The band stopped including the “Art as expression” verse in live performances, I’ve read that they thought it was too preachy. Well, we NEED to be preached to!

[@psychologyofrock]

Wow! I’ve never heard that before! It’s such an important line. I don’t feel it is even preachy in the least. Thanks for sharing!

[@jacquesjrviens3384]

Strong lyrics

[@psychologyofrock]

Yes!!!

[@ChristopherPlasencia]

"RUSH .... MY HEROS .... # 1"

[@psychologyofrock]

😊🤘🏻

[@benderbender1233]

🤘😘🤘

[@benderbender1233]

maj0rity 0f rush,s music speak t0 my s0ul.

[@psychologyofrock]

Me as well! 😊🤘🏻

[@benderbender1233]

​@@psychologyofrock 🥰🤙

[@enzoarayamorales7220]

This song is what the theory of evolution sounds like to me

[@psychologyofrock]

😊🤘🏻

[@antilaw9911]

I have memory and awareness but I have no shape or form As a disembodied spirit I am dead and yet unborn

[@scottshields113]

My favorite Rush song. The Mess and The Magic. Triumphant and Tragic. I could write a book in the amount of insight that Neil alludes to. And originally it was going to be about Sir Gawain. But Neil scrapped it in favor for the new direction of the band and penned this.

[@psychologyofrock]

This is one of my favorites also. But so hard to choose. :)

[@scottshields113]

@@psychologyofrock They have so many great ones to choose. Tomorrow it might Jacob's Ladder my choice :)

[@psychologyofrock]

♥️

[@utubberize]

RUSH The Garden....would be a good choice

[@psychologyofrock]

I would love to! Great selection!

[@schmittelt]

"Wheels within wheels" reminds me of the Ptolemiac view of the universe (Earth is the center of the universe and everything else revolves around us). In itself, this is obviously wrong. But it points out that science is a process which can only move forward by proving itself to be wrong.

[@psychologyofrock]

very interesting point! :)