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"Jacob's Ladder" is the third track on Rush' seventh album, Permanent Waves.
"Jacob's Ladder" is a song style reminiscent of their earlier art rock period. Exploring odd time signatures, such as 11/4 and 13/8, the song possesses a dark, ominous feel. The song's lyrics are based on a simple concept; a vision of sunlight breaking through storm clouds. The title is a reference to the natural phenomenon of the sun breaking through the clouds in visible rays, which in turn is named after the Biblical ladder to heaven on which Jacob saw angels ascending and descending in a vision.
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