Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago
The new single RISE
Is out today!
It’s inspired by the life of Neil Peart
And written on the day he died
I was a massive RUSH fan from adolescence on.
My first ever acid trip at the tender age of 15 was revolving around the album by them called ‘Hemispheres’
And I remember listening through the walls of our bedrooms to my sister listening to RUSH
and being blown away by the lyrics. Neil wrote those.
(She also turned me onto Dylan and many others. So thank you sis!)
Us Rush fanatics feel a certain closeness
To the members
And so the weight of Neil passing hit me hard.
His life (outside of RUSH) was laden with tragedy
Tragedies that he overcame, stories of him dealing with the death of those closest to him by riding his motorcycle cross country were legion
For whatever reason his death led me to write a song inspired by the spirit of celebration of a life lived to the full, pursuing inspiration into every corner
Finding a light in every darkness
The video clip
Directed by myself and Amelie Chopinet (and filmed over the course of the last European tour in Paris
Took its inspiration from Wes Anderson
Stanley Kubrick
Spike Jones
(To name a few)
And I thank Amelie for her tireless work ethic and creative genius.
Rumors are already flying around that each vinyl record face is painted on a different RUSH album
And each face represents a different phase of their prog rock evolution and journey
I can neither confirm nor deny this ballyhoo!
But check out the video and share it with a neighbor
Or anyone out there who needs a boost on the road to a dream. And RISE!
Song
Produced by Joseph Arthur and Lance Davis
Mixed by Lance Davis
Lyrics
Always try to look around for a smile
Cause maybe it'll come around
Maybe it'll come around
Maybe it'll come around
We can see over
And we can see past
We can see forever
But can we make it last
We can go under
But we can be brave
Holding our hearts up
Trying to find someone to save
Rise when you hear the cries
And then you make the scene
Run through the hemispheres
And learn to live your dream
We can bare witness
We can be strong
Past this isolation
And nowhere else to belong
We can rejoice
The fears that we had
As we’re much more open
To
The ways that we’ve been had
Rise when you hear the cries
And then you make the scene
Run through the hemispheres
And learn to live your dream
Always try to look around for a smile
Cause maybe it'll come around
Maybe it'll come around
Maybe it'll come around
No one wants anger
No one wants pain
The way that we hide
Is the way we remain
I know you love me
I love you too
But sometimes love
Can make a fool out of you
Rise when you hear the cries
And then you make the scene
Run through the hemispheres
And learn to live your dream
For more information
Visit josepharthur.com
The new single RISE
Is out today!
It’s inspired by the life of Neil Peart
And written on the day he died
I was a massive RUSH fan from adolescence on.
My first ever acid trip at the tender age of 15 was revolving around the album by them called ‘Hemispheres’
And I remember listening through the walls of our bedrooms to my sister listening to RUSH
and being blown away by the lyrics. Neil wrote those.
(She also turned me onto Dylan and many others. So thank you sis!)
Us Rush fanatics feel a certain closeness
To the members
And so the weight of Neil passing hit me hard.
His life (outside of RUSH) was laden with tragedy
Tragedies that he overcame, stories of him dealing with the death of those closest to him by riding his motorcycle cross country were legion
For whatever reason his death led me to write a song inspired by the spirit of celebration of a life lived to the full, pursuing inspiration into every corner
Finding a light in every darkness
The video clip
Directed by myself and Amelie Chopinet (and filmed over the course of the last European tour in Paris
Took its inspiration from Wes Anderson
Stanley Kubrick
Spike Jones
(To name a few)
And I thank Amelie for her tireless work ethic and creative genius.
Rumors are already flying around that each vinyl record face is painted on a different RUSH album
And each face represents a different phase of their prog rock evolution and journey
I can neither confirm nor deny this ballyhoo!
But check out the video and share it with a neighbor
Or anyone out there who needs a boost on the road to a dream. And RISE!
Song
Produced by Joseph Arthur and Lance Davis
Mixed by Lance Davis
Lyrics
Always try to look around for a smile
Cause maybe it'll come around
Maybe it'll come around
Maybe it'll come around
We can see over
And we can see past
We can see forever
But can we make it last
We can go under
But we can be brave
Holding our hearts up
Trying to find someone to save
Rise when you hear the cries
And then you make the scene
Run through the hemispheres
And learn to live your dream
We can bare witness
We can be strong
Past this isolation
And nowhere else to belong
We can rejoice
The fears that we had
As we’re much more open
To
The ways that we’ve been had
Rise when you hear the cries
And then you make the scene
Run through the hemispheres
And learn to live your dream
Always try to look around for a smile
Cause maybe it'll come around
Maybe it'll come around
Maybe it'll come around
No one wants anger
No one wants pain
The way that we hide
Is the way we remain
I know you love me
I love you too
But sometimes love
Can make a fool out of you
Rise when you hear the cries
And then you make the scene
Run through the hemispheres
And learn to live your dream
For more information
Visit josepharthur.com
