Lock and Key Lyrics
Band | |
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Album | Hold Your Fire(1987) |
Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
Genres | Progressive Rock, Pop Rock |
Labels | Anthem Records, Mercury Records |
Ranked | #45 for 1987 , #2,623 all-time |
Album rating : 88.6 / 100
Votes : 8
Votes : 8
6. Lock and Key (5:09)
I don't want to face the killer instinct
Face it in you or me
We carry a sensitive cargo
Below the waterline
Ticking like a time bomb
With a primitive design
Behind the finer feelings
This civilized veneer
The heart of a lonely hunter
Guards a dangerous frontier
The balance can sometimes fail
Strong emotions can tip the scale
Don't want to silence a desperate voice
For the sake of security
No one wants to make a terrible choice
On the price of being free
I don't want to face the killer instinct
Face it in you or me
So we keep it under lock and key.
It's not a matter of mercy
It's not a matter of laws
Plenty of people will kill you
For some fanatical cause
It's not a matter of conscience
A search for probable cause
It's just a matter of instinct
A matter of fatal flaws
No reward for resistance
No assistance, no applause.
Don't want to silence a desperate voice
For the sake of security
No one wants to make a terrible choice
On the price of being free
I don't want to face the killer instinct
Face it in you or me
So we keep it under lock and key.
We don't want to be victims
On that we all agree
So we lock up the killer instinct
And throw away the key.
Face it in you or me
We carry a sensitive cargo
Below the waterline
Ticking like a time bomb
With a primitive design
Behind the finer feelings
This civilized veneer
The heart of a lonely hunter
Guards a dangerous frontier
The balance can sometimes fail
Strong emotions can tip the scale
Don't want to silence a desperate voice
For the sake of security
No one wants to make a terrible choice
On the price of being free
I don't want to face the killer instinct
Face it in you or me
So we keep it under lock and key.
It's not a matter of mercy
It's not a matter of laws
Plenty of people will kill you
For some fanatical cause
It's not a matter of conscience
A search for probable cause
It's just a matter of instinct
A matter of fatal flaws
No reward for resistance
No assistance, no applause.
Don't want to silence a desperate voice
For the sake of security
No one wants to make a terrible choice
On the price of being free
I don't want to face the killer instinct
Face it in you or me
So we keep it under lock and key.
We don't want to be victims
On that we all agree
So we lock up the killer instinct
And throw away the key.
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Hold Your Fire - Lyrics
1. Force Ten Lyrics | 2. Time Stand Still Lyrics |
3. Open Secrets Lyrics | 4. Second Nature Lyrics |
5. Prime Mover Lyrics | ▶ 6. Lock and Key Lyrics |
7. Mission Lyrics | 8. Turn the Page Lyrics |
9. Tai Shan Lyrics | 10. High Water Lyrics |
Hold Your Fire - Album Credits
Members
- Geddy Lee : Vocals, Bass, Keyboards
- Alex Lifeson : Guitars
- Neil Peart : Drums, Percussion
Additional musicians
- Andy Richards : Additional Keyboards, Programming
- Aimee Mann : Additional Vocals
- Jim Burgess : Programming
Other staff
- Peter Collins : Producer
- Rush : Producer
- James "Jimbo" Barton : Engineer
- Bob Ludwig : Mastering Engineer
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