Rhythm Of The Heat

Album: Security (1982)
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  • Looking out the window
    I see the red dust clear
    High upon the red rock
    Stands the shadow with a spear

    The land here is strong
    Strong beneath my feet
    It feeds on the blood
    It feeds on the heat

    The rhythm is below me
    The rhythm of the heat
    The rhythm is around me
    The rhythm has control
    The rhythm is inside me
    The rhythm has my soul

    (The rhythm of the heat ((repeats)) )

    Drawn across the plain land
    To the place that is higher
    Drawn into the circle
    That dances 'round the fire
    We spit into our hands
    And breath across the palms
    Raising them up high
    Held open to the sun
    (Repeat)

    Self-concious, uncertain
    I'm showered with the dust
    The spirit enter into me
    And I
    Submit
    To trust

    Smash the radio
    No outside voices here
    Smash the watch
    Cannot tear them into shreads
    Smash the camera
    Cannot steal them, they're spirits
    The rhythm is around me
    The rhythm has control
    The rhythm is inside me
    The rhythm has my soul Writer/s: PETER GABRIEL
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 1

  • Eric from Lake Forest, CaIn live shows, this was the first song. Gabriel and the band would enter from the rear of the hall playing drums.
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