Scars
by Rush

Album: Presto (1989)
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  • I've stood upon my mountaintop
    And shouted at the sky
    Walked above the pavement with my senses amplified
    I get this feeling

    All my nerves are naked wires tender to the touch
    Sometimes super-sensitive
    But who can care too much?
    I get this feeling

    Scars of pleasure
    Scars of pain
    Atmospheric changes
    Make them sensitive again

    Scars of pleasure
    Scars of pain
    Atmospheric changes
    Make them sensitive again

    Each emotional injury
    Leaves behind its mark
    Sometimes they come tumbling out
    Like shadows in the dark
    I get this feeling

    When I think about all I have seen
    And all I'll never see
    When I think about the people
    Who have opened up to me
    I get this feeling

    Scars of pleasure
    Scars of pain
    Atmospheric changes
    Make them sensitive again

    Scars of pleasure
    Scars of pain
    Atmospheric changes
    Make them sensitive again

    Snow falls deep around my house
    And holds the winter light
    I've heard the lions hunting
    In the Serengeti night
    I get this feeling

    Forests turned to factories
    And river, sea, and sky
    Hungry child in the desert
    And the flies that cloud her eyes
    I get this feeling

    Scars of pleasure
    Scars of pain
    Atmospheric changes
    Make them sensitive again

    Scars of pleasure
    Scars of pain
    Atmospheric changes
    Make them sensitive again

    Scars of pleasure
    Scars of pain
    Atmospheric changes
    Make them sensitive again

    Scars of pleasure
    Scars of pain
    Atmospheric changes
    Make them sensitive again

    Pleasure leaves a fingerprint as surely as mortal pain
    In memories they resonate and echo back again

    Scars of pleasure
    Scars of pain
    Atmospheric changes
    Make them sensitive again

    Scars of pleasure
    Scars of pain
    Atmospheric changes
    Make them sensitive again

    Scars of pleasure
    Scars of pain
    Atmospheric changes
    Make them sensitive again Writer/s: Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee, Neil Peart
    Publisher: Anthem Entertainment
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 3

  • John from Asheville, NcLove this song. Always a favorite off Presto. It's got a great energy to it. Love the feel and melody of the verses...."I get this feeling"....along with the energy of the chorus.
  • Marlon from Vancouver, CanadaThe Drum riff that starts at 2:32 of this song is used as a part of Neil Pearts amazing drum solo.
  • Ben from Nyc, MsOne of fav rush sons. along with Presto. B e a utiful.
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