Day 556 - Day 191
“I don't want to face the killer instinct, Face it in you or me. So we keep it under lock and key.”
Lock And Key: Rush, Hold Your Fire
This power song came in off the album Hold Your Fire, Rush’s last album that was driven strongly by keyboards and technology. After this album Rush began a strong career path out of that world and back to real instruments with a real rock sound. Best decision they ever made (next to hiring Neil Peart after their first album).
That being said, so many of the songs on the album are still great and some of my favorites. This song in particular has very moving and powerful moments in the song that just kind of pull you in, and the words have so many layers of brilliance to them on their own. I posed the question to myself what is the killer instinct that we do keep under lock and key? We all have one- some more than others… let’s just hope we can keep that side of ourselves subdued!
*** Artist Notes ***
Relic key and mini journal where one might keep something under lock and key.
Lyrics:
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.
Day 556 - Day 191
“I don't want to face the killer instinct, Face it in you or me. So we keep it under lock and key.”
Lock And Key: Rush, Hold Your Fire
This power song came in off the album Hold Your Fire, Rush’s last album that was driven strongly by keyboards and technology. After this album Rush began a strong career path out of that world and back to real instruments with a real rock sound. Best decision they ever made (next to hiring Neil Peart after their first album).
That being said, so many of the songs on the album are still great and some of my favorites. This song in particular has very moving and powerful moments in the song that just kind of pull you in, and the words have so many layers of brilliance to them on their own. I posed the question to myself what is the killer instinct that we do keep under lock and key? We all have one- some more than others… let’s just hope we can keep that side of ourselves subdued!
*** Artist Notes ***
Relic key and mini journal where one might keep something under lock and key.
Lyrics:
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.