Out of the Cradle

The album closer brings the emotional journey full circle — from the thunderous survival cry of "One Little Victory" to this meditation on rebirth and emergence. The title references Walt Whitman's poem "Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking," connecting Peart's personal rebirth to a larger literary tradition of transformation.

The arrangement builds to a powerful, cathartic conclusion that serves as both an ending and a beginning. It's the sound of a band — and a man — emerging from darkness into uncertain but genuine light.

As the final track on Rush's comeback album, it carries enormous symbolic weight. The cradle is both a place of birth and a place of safety, and leaving it means choosing life over mere survival. For Peart, that choice was the bravest thing he ever did.