Limelight
Rush"Limelight" is a song by Rush, released in 1981 in the Pop genre. The song is 3:47 long and contains 46 lines and 197 words.
Lyrics
0:25Living on a lighted stage
0:27Approaches the unreal
0:30For those who think and feel
0:33In touch with some reality
0:36Beyond the gilded cage
0:44Cast in this unlikely role
0:46Ill-equipped to act
0:49With insufficient tact
0:53One must put up barriers
0:55To keep oneself intact
1:00Living in the limelight
1:02The universal dream
1:04For those who wish to seem
1:10Those who wish to be
1:13Must put aside the alienation
1:16Get on with the fascination
1:20The real relation
1:22The underlying theme
1:35Living in a fisheye lens
1:37Caught in the camera eye
1:40I have no heart to lie
1:42I can't pretend a stranger
1:45Is a long-awaited friend
1:48All the worlds indeed a stage
1:56And we are merely players
1:59Performers and portrayers
2:02Each anothers audience
2:06Outside the gilded cage
2:10Living in the limelight
2:12The universal dream
2:15For those who wish to seem
2:19Those who wish to be
2:23Must put aside the alienation
2:27Get on with the fascination
2:30The real relation
2:32The underlying theme
3:19Living in the limelight
3:21The universal dream
3:24For those who wish to seem
3:29Those who wish to be
3:32Must put aside the alienation
3:36Get on with the fascination
3:39The real relation
3:41The underlying sheme
3:44The real relation
3:47The real relation
Living on a lighted stage Approaches the unreal For those who think and feel In touch with some reality Beyond the gilded cage Cast in this unlikely role Ill-equipped to act With insufficient tact One must put up barriers To keep oneself intact Living in the limelight The universal dream For those who wish to seem Those who wish to be Must put aside the alienation Get on with the fascination The real relation The underlying theme Living in a fisheye lens Caught in the camera eye I have no heart to lie I can't pretend a stranger Is a long-awaited friend All the worlds indeed a stage And we are merely players Performers and portrayers Each anothers audience Outside the gilded cage Living in the limelight The universal dream For those who wish to seem Those who wish to be Must put aside the alienation Get on with the fascination The real relation The underlying theme Living in the limelight The universal dream For those who wish to seem Those who wish to be Must put aside the alienation Get on with the fascination The real relation The underlying sheme The real relation The real relation
Translation
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