1984 's '' Grace Under Pressure '' strung together such despondent topics as the Holocaust ( " Red Sector A " ) and the death of close friends ( " Afterimage " ) . Starting with 1987 's '' Hold Your Fire '' and including 1989 's '' Presto '' , 1991 's '' Roll the Bones '' , and 1993 's '' Counterparts '' , Peart would continue to explore diverse lyrical motifs , even addressing the topic of love and relationships ( " Open Secrets " , " Ghost of a Chance " , " Speed of Love " , " Cold Fire " , " Alien Shore " ) a subject which he purposefully avoided in the past , out of fear of using clichés . 2002 's '' Vapor Trails '' was heavily devoted to Peart 's personal issues , along with other humanitarian topics such as the 9/11 terrorist attacks ( " Peaceable Kingdom " ) . The album '' Snakes & Arrows '' dealt primarily and vociferously with Peart 's opinions regarding faith and religion . The lyrics of the album 's song " Faithless " exhibit Peart 's life stance , which has been closely identified with secular humanism . Peart has only explicitly discussed his religious views in his book '' The Masked Rider : Cycling in West Africa '' , in which he writes " I 'm a linear thinking agnostic , but not an atheist , folks . " Opinions of Peart 's lyrics have always been divided . While fans have lauded them as thoughtful and intelligent , some critics have called them overwrought and bombastic . In 2007 , he was ranked No. 2 ( after Sting ) on '' Blender '' magazine 's list of " worst lyricists in rock " . In contrast , Allmusic has called Peart " one of rock 's most accomplished lyricists . " For most of his career , Peart had never publicly identified with any political party or organization in Canada or the United States . Even so , his political and philosophical views have often been analyzed through his work with Rush and through other sources . In October 1993 , shortly before that year 's Canadian federal election , Peart appeared with then-Liberal Party leader Jean Chrétien in an interview broadcast in Canada on MuchMusic . In that interview , Peart stated he was an undecided voter who supported Quebec federalism
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