The Way the Wind Blows

A 12-bar blues-influenced track — something genuinely new for Rush. Peart's lyrics address religious extremism and the way faith can be twisted into violence. It's one of the album's most direct political statements.

The blues foundation was something Raskulinecz helped bring out, connecting Rush back to their earliest influences. Peart noted that the bands they all started in played Cream, Hendrix, and Blue Cheer songs.

The song addresses its subject with characteristic Peart nuance — he's not attacking faith itself, but the weaponization of it.