"Spindrift" is a song by the Canadian
progressive rock
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band
Rush. It was released on their 2007 album ''
Snakes & Arrows''. Although it was released as the second single from the album, the song failed to debut on any commercial chart.
Lyrical background
According to drummer and lyricist
Neil Peart
Neil Ellwood Peart ( ; September 12, 1952 – January 7, 2020) was a Canadian and American musician, known as the drummer, percussionist, and primary lyricist of the rock band Rush (band), Rush. He was known to fans by the nickname "the Profe ...
, the lyrics to "Spindrift" use sea-weather imagery as a metaphor for a lover's quarrel.
[Peart, Neil]
''The Game of Snakes and Arrows''
(accessed May 19, 2007).
See also
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List of Rush songs
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Footnotes
2007 singles
2007 songs
Rush (band) songs
Songs written by Alex Lifeson
Songs written by Geddy Lee
Songs written by Neil Peart
Song recordings produced by Nick Raskulinecz
Atlantic Records singles
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