According to Rush drummer Neil Peart's book Traveling Music, in the mid-'70s the band was driving to a show in downtown Los Angeles, at the Shrine Auditorium, and Neil noticed some graffiti splattered across the wall: "Freedom isn't for free," and this was adapted for this song.
This song explores the ideas of freedom and free will - common themes in Peart's lyrics.
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