Rush - The Body Electric Lyrics






One humanoid escapee
One android on the run
Seeking freedom beneath a lonely desert sun

Trying to change its program
Trying to change the mode...crack the code
Images conflicting into data overload

[Chorus:]
1 0 0 1 0 0 1
SOS
1 0 0 1 0 0 1
In distress
1 0 0 1 0 0

Memory banks unloading
Bytes break into bits
Unit One's in trouble and it's scared out of its wits

Guidance systems break down
A struggle to exist
To resist
A pulse of dying power in a clenching plastic fist

[Chorus]

It replays each of the days
A hundred years of routines
Bows its head and prays
To the mother of all machines





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  1. g.... g....

    In a clenching plastic fist.

  2. S.... l....

    0:18 OH SH-

  3. J.... L....

    MASTERPIECE

  4. s.... ....

    This video has me wishing for MTV in its original form and Friday Night Videos.

  5. D.... ....

    As a kid I didn't understand binary code, now as an engineer my heart flutters

  6. S.... ....

    Grace Under Pressure is their best album and i will fight you if you disagree🤣

  7. s.... ....

    Grace Under Pressure may be the best non-co-produced-by-Terry Brown record that Rush ever released.

  8. A.... ....

    RUSH had amazing variety and artistic expression in their music! It was always a curious pleasure to see what they would come out with next! Absolute MASTERS at their craft! So expressive and musical!

  9. M.... M....

    Dude in the video looks like Kip Winger

  10. L.... -....

    So many great songs on this album.

  11. C.... C....

    I always thought this was the worst Rush video because you hardly see them in it.

  12. T.... L....

    Thank you Charles. Well said

  13. T.... B....

    I never saw this video until this morning and I have been a die hard RUSH fan since I bought Caress of Steel back in '75. I even bought their video compilation on DVD. This was not on there. I have every album they put out. How in the heck did I miss this video? Wow what a treat to finally see it.

  14. T.... D....

    MTV, May, 1984. Heavy rotation for a few weeks.

  15. D.... A....

    Alex always played for the sake of the song, and none so prominently thang during this period: rhythm, counter melodies, quick lead fills, unique chords and some great, quick, concise lead / solos where required. A truly and Incredibly adaptable player. Never lost his ability to peel out and play complicated stuff like ‘La Villa’ when called upon to do so. An excellent player and creative genius in his own right.

  16. J.... B....

    I remember all the "mod" girls were listening to this when it came out.
    Very strange and wonderful time.

  17. M.... ....

    Terry Brown was rush. When h was booted, so ended Rush's rise

  18. M.... W....

    I love Electro Pop (New Order, Kraftwerk, and Gary Numan) so I prefer Rush with Keyboards. And this video is very good for the era. You can tell it had nice budget.

  19. C.... C....

    My favorite Rush album along with Counterparts.

  20. J.... R....

    gregs old suggestion
    a bass tracker too mention
    tim brechts retention

  21. s.... h....

    Signals and this and this album are what really made me a Rush fan. RIP Neil.

  22. A.... ....

    There's two kinds of people in this world;

    Either you like Rush, or you're wrong

    A.... ....

    I suspected this back when I started listening to Rush in the late 70s.

  23. 1.... ....

    Thank You Neil Peart for your drumming performances and your far seeing lyrics. Pure genius. RIP

  24. S.... B....

    The stars lined up together that one day in 1974 when Neil joined Rush

    One star has faded away, but never forgotten. RIP Neil Peart The Professor of the drumkit

  25. S.... B....

    The stars lined up together that one day in 1974 when Neil joined Rush

    One star has faded away, but never forgotten. RIP Neil Peart The Professor of the drumkit

  26. L.... C....

    NEIL PEART, YOU INFLUENCED EVERY ROCK DRUMMER FROM 1980 UNTIL THE PRESENT TIME ( RIP)

  27. C.... C....

    RIP to the master :(

  28. T.... ....

    R.I.P. to an amazing drummer and writer, who's work has been a part of my life since I was kid.

  29. C.... G....

    R.I.P. Neil Peart!

  30. R.... M....

    RIP Neil Peart

  31. g.... ....

    RIP to the legend, Neil Peart

  32. T.... G....

    RIP Neil. A loss that you can't put into words.

  33. D.... S....

    What other band was capable of making cyberpunk references in 1984? Morse code, binary code, bytes, bits; these are all common terms but Neil saw it coming well ahead of the rest of us.

  34. C.... V....

    Rip neil thank you for everything that you have done in this world.

  35. H.... N....

    This was the first Rush song I really liked. And let's face it...the marchy-beat tempo of this song, combined with the sci-fi theme in the video, made me really like this song. Plus...my appreciation for the bass guitar, as well as my desire to play one, makes me like this song. Neil Peart will always be one of rock music's iconic drummers. May he rest in peace.

  36. d.... ....

    R.I.P. NEIL PEART

  37. D.... P....

    RIP Neil Peart

  38. T.... R....

    RIP Neil Peart

  39. D.... T....

    1001001 means 73 by a base of two.

  40. J.... S....

    Heavily influenced by 'THX1138"

    J.... S....

    Thanks never heard of it

  41. C.... W....

    Just like the "android on the run",
    sooner or later, we all seek "freedom"
    from something. May we all find
    that special freedom in our lives.

  42. C.... B....

    Didn’t see Alex once in this video.

    C.... B....

    Ok, I lied.

  43. p.... ....

    I love this song but have always found it one of the creepiest Rush songs for some reason.

  44. S.... ....

    This. This was the album which introduced me to Rush. Distant Early Warning, Red Sector A and The Body Electric have stayed with me throughout life since I first heard them. Always thought they embodied the sound of the 80s. Great album and my favorite of the Rush catalog.

  45. R.... H....

    They always have hidden messages and clues in their songs. Love them.

  46. J.... L....

    Bought this album when it came out. For me it was total ear candy.

  47. J.... R....

    michaels brick shithouse
    7
    5

  48. A.... A....

    It took only 3 musical genius to make a killer legendary band.
    Who needs 9 masked idiots jumping around singing or performing chaotic songs on stage?

    Yes, I was talking about Shitknot.

    A.... A....

    Think about this, too:Paul Gray, dead, 5/24/10. Cause of Death listed as "Accidental Overdose". I wonder:Was it really "accidental"? Then, in late 2013, Joey Jordison is fired from the band. Not exactly sure of all the details, and still I wonder what really happened there, too. 2019:Chris Fehn launches a Lawsuit against Corey Taylor and Shawn "Clown" Crahan. Claims he's owed some money by Mr. Taylor and Mr. Crahan. What's next with these guys?!? The way that they're going, soon, they'll no longer be relevant...if they ever were at all! They've had a few songs that I've liked in the past, but their music nowadays... I'll pass on it! Then, there's the Violence aspect. What's up with the band members sometimes beating on each other, setting certain ones in the band on fire, and all that? They're turning out to be one of the most pointless bands that have ever existed!

    A.... A....

    @Ronald Shank take off the masks & stupid stage acts, they're nothing but a mediocre band. I can't stand their fans either, so abusive towards others.
    I am too still curious about Joey & Chris's dismissal, something fishy's been going on in there.
    Their songs? Only one I can relate to, I think it has Forget on the title and coz one of my friends kept crankin' it up. The rest? Nah, I'd rather listen to St Anger over & over again lol.

    A.... A....

    @Ari Awan You may be thinking of the song "Before I forget". That was off the third Slipknot album called "Volume Three:The Subliminal Verses". I'm in agreement with you, though...they just strike me as a very violent band that would be nothing without their masks, jumpsuits, and very insane, unpredictable, and, at times, threatening behavior!

    A.... A....

    @Ronald Shank yes that one, quite a good song honestly. I prefer Mushroomhead much more, too bad their internal turmoils are worse than Slipknot. It's like a one-man-show now.

  49. J.... R....

    jodys new found friend
    flowers for douglas please send
    laurie sucks a bend

  50. S.... ....

    My all time favorite album by RUSH

  51. N.... P....

    The number 73 is actually pretty special. "73 is the 21st prime number," Sheldon explains. "Its mirror, 37, is the 12th and its mirror, 21, is the product of multiplying 7 and 3 ... and in binary 73 is a palindrome, 1001001, which backwards is 1001001."

  52. M.... C....

    At the end, was that the roof of LeStudio?

  53. H.... A....

    Someone wrote that where 1 = . and 0 = - we get ". --. --." which is an "egg" in english, and also the inside cover? Is this true?

  54. G.... B....

    Nice hair!

  55. J.... A....

    One humanoid
    escape
    one android
    on the run

    seeking freedom
    beneath
    a lonely
    desert sun

    trying to change
    its program
    the mode
    crack the code

    images conflicting
    into data overload

    1-0-0-1-0-0-1
    S.O.S
    1-0-0-1-0-0-1
    in distress
    1-0-0-1-0-0

    memory banks
    unloading
    bytes break
    into bits

    unit One's
    in trouble
    and it's scared out
    of its wits

    guidance systems
    break down
    a struggle to exist
    to resist

    a pulse of dying power
    in a clenching plastic fist

    it replays
    each of the days
    a hundred years
    of routines

    bows its head
    and prays
    to the mother
    of all machines

  56. C.... ....

    P/G was their last truly EPIC album.

    All bow your heads and pray to the Mother of All Machines.

  57. S.... ....

    Blade Runner comes to mind

  58. F.... L....

    I think, though I know Alex might disagree, Alex´s best guitar work was in the Grace Under Pressure - Hold Your Fire era. It´s incredible unique.

  59. F.... ....

    Themes of this song remind me of pink Floyd's welcome to the machine and the works of george orwell.

    F.... ....

    FlyingAce1016 but just more ethereal synths and cool rhythm chords and guitar solos and godly drumming and stuff?

  60. W.... ....

    I need to listen to this album again. Forgot how great Alex's lead playing was on GUP.

  61. W.... ....

    The second best song on GUP, after Between the Wheels.

    W.... ....

    Between the Wheels is the only song worth listening to on this album...there, I said it! RUSH fan since March 1974

  62. R.... S....

    This was part of a soundtrack for an entire animated made for TV movie called "The Body Electric", and was accompanied by a live radio simulcast. In case you didn't know, now you know! UMG Recordings seems to have removed the Movie from posts on Youtube.

  63. C.... D....

    This song brings back memories from the summer of ‘84 😁

  64. T.... C....

    Damn, RUSH always blows me away! What other band with mainstream popularity has a song about a robot attaining sentience in a dystopian future?!?

  65. R.... ....

    The song is great. I've been known to sing the chorus to myself when feeling a little stressed out. I can listen to it everyday without it growing even slightly old.
    The video though...the video was dated the instant that it came out.

  66. P.... A....

    Better Quality https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDRwYFc_WrI

  67. G.... N....

    I replays each of the days
    A hundred years of routines

  68. J.... E....

    “Memory banks unloading
    Bytes break into bits
    Unit One's in trouble and it's scared out of its wits”

    Love those lyrics

  69. S.... J....

    This was a surreptitious concept album.

  70. b.... ....

    Although I realize the video cannot compare to the greatness of the music , I do think that the it compliments the song quite well...

  71. J.... C....

    Greg Smith of Charlottesville, VA was their biggest fan at ODU.

  72. D.... L....

    What a great song!

  73. A.... A....

    I watched the video for the 1st time on Incident At Channel Q movie, and right away hooked by the intro. Neil's amazing !!

    Only 3 amazingly talented people who single handedly will put the likes of Slipknot & Avenged Sevenfold to shame.

  74. D.... T....

    1001001 is 73 by using only two different digits which are 0 and 1.

  75. d.... ....

    One of fave drum parts...I always liked this album...very underrated. Great chorus fir today...."1001001 in distress"

  76. Z.... S....

    Youtube brought me again the pleasure of listening to the Rush albums of the 80's, 90's, Signals, Grace Under Pressura, Moving Pictures, Power Windows, Presto and Roll the Bones

  77. f.... ....

    Stupid video, great music but horrible production choices by Rush. Terrible mix, no dynamics. Neil’s drums sound dead and attenuated. There’s no punch or dynamics or depth to the sound that was demonstrated later in power windows but not captured very well here and grace under pressure. Rush has been played by horrible production choices throughout their career, despite stellar playing, with the exception of only a handful of records the majority of records and DVDs live are poorly produced, and don’t sound very good.

    f.... ....

    GUP was self produced by the band and yes, sounds a little flat compared to a lot of what came before and after

  78. S.... C....

    Always liked Alex's playing in this song. The subtle climbing/descending riff goes perfectly with the time signature. _-`-_ _-`-_ _-`-_ kind of thing.

  79. M.... W....

    To bad they sold out 2112

  80. S.... ....

    This reminds me of the movie "THV 1138" Lucas's first sci-fi film.

  81. D.... T....

    When I used to listened to American Top 40 on July 7, 1984 on Casey Kasem as the host of the show, they play Body Electric by Rush as an extra on the radio years ago, and it used to be WHNN, FM-96.1, the pure oldies radio station, which served Saginaw-Bay City-Midland-Flint Michigan area, but WHNN sucks now and they mostly play today's rock music.

  82. W.... D....

    all time favorite band, since about 1984

  83. D.... C....

    4 decades of being a huge Rush fan and I never knew this video existed. Awesome.

  84. S.... S....

    I have the "Through the Camera Eye" vhs but I cannot rip it to digital with this degree of sharpness. How did you rip this?

  85. A.... M....

    53 people must be negatively charged.

  86. O.... L....

    Escape of the One!

  87. S.... ....

    Best Rush album

  88. D.... B....

    Tried making a party fun game out of what this would be translated into given. that its in Binary Code

  89. r.... ....

    Always loved this one because of the unique drum pattern. I love songs like that.

  90. 6.... ....

    Thank you for posting this!
    I was 15 when GUP was released. This video was very popular at the time.
    Muchmusic played the Hell out of it.

  91. M.... C....

    Rush could put the bible to music and sell albums

  92. S.... ....

    You gotta think this is by the same guy who directed the "Distant Early Warning" video, right?

  93. A.... A....

    I saw this video for the 1st time in a movie called Incident At Chanel Q

  94. M.... V....

    Fabio on the run.

  95. B.... A....

    The video reminds me of George Lucas's THX 1138!

  96. J.... M....

    Best band ever brother!

  97. D.... A....

    #RUSHAF