Lock and Key

About Lock and Key

"Lock and Key" is a song written, produced and performed by Canadian rock band Rush. It is a promotional single from their twelfth studio album, Hold Your Fire. The song deals with the theme of every human being's primal, violent instincts underneath their civil appearance - their “killer instinct”. Critics gave the song liking reviews, with some saying it had quality of a hit single, and would make it on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The song's music video was originally released in 1987, and was produced by Bob Jason and directed by T. Vanden Ende. more »

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1987

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I don't want to face
The killer instinct
Face it in your 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

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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Rush

Rush is a Canadian rock band formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario. The band is composed of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist and backing vocalist Alex Lifeson, and drummer, percussionist and lyricist Neil Peart. The band and its membership went through a number of re-configurations between 1968 and 1974, achieving their iconic lineup when Peart replaced original drummer John Rutsey in July 1974, two weeks before the group's first United States tour. Rutsey's departure stemmed primarily from health concerns regarding his diabetes. In 2015 the band played their final show due to Peart's declining health. more »

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