Words by neil peart, music by geddy lee and alex lifeson
You and i, we are strangers by one chromosome
slave to the hormone, body and soul
in a struggle to be happy and free
swimming in a primitive sea
You and i, we must dive below the surface
a world of red neon, and ultramarine
shining bridges on the ocean floor
reaching to the alien shore
For you and me --- sex is not a competition
for you and me --- sex is not a job description
for you and me --- we agree
You and i, we are pressed into these solitudes
color and culture, language and race
just variations on a theme
islands in a much larger stream
For you and me --- race is not a competition
for you and me --- race is not a definition
for you and me --- we agree
Reaching for the alien shore
You and i, we reject these narrow attitudes
we add to each other, like a coral reef
building bridges on the ocean floor
reaching for the alien shore
For you and me --- we hold these truths to be self-evident
for you and me --- we'd elect each other president
for you and me --- we might agree
but that's just us
Reaching for the alien shore