Everyday Glory

The album closer is an uplifting anthem about resilience in the face of mundane hardship — finding glory not in grand heroic gestures but in the everyday act of getting through difficult circumstances. The lyrics reference abusive situations and the courage required to simply survive and keep moving forward.

The arrangement builds from a relatively quiet opening to a powerful, anthemic finish that sends the album out on a note of hope. It's a fitting conclusion to Rush's heaviest album — after all the aggression, the final word is one of compassion.

"Everyday Glory" is often cited alongside "Nobody's Hero" as evidence of Peart's maturing empathy as a lyricist. The abstract philosopher of the 1970s had become a deeply humane observer of ordinary lives.