Circumstances by Rush

Genre: Rock
Year: 1978

"Circumstances" is the second track on progressive rock band Rushs 1978 album Hemispheres. Lyrically, it is an autobiographical account, written by Peart, about the time he spent living in England, and his eventual disillusionment with his then-current occupations. Musically, its a hard-hitting rock song, complete with power-chords and riffs, similar to much of their early 70s albums. It also features a keyboard break, near the middle of the song, similar to the one in "The Trees," supplied by Geddy Lees Oberheim 8-voice Polyphonic Synthesizer, backed by Taurus pedals, Neil Pearts orchestral bells and a simple, soft chord progression by Alex Lifeson, before breaking back into the songs hard rock feel. It was only played a handful of times in concert, on the Tour of the Hemispheres from Read full article at wikipedia.org

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