Rush - Scars Lyrics






I've stood upon my mountaintop
And shouted at the sky
Walked above the pavement
With my sense 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

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...

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...

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





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  1. A.... L....

    Brasil Rio de Janeiro

  2. C.... R....

    My opinion this is Geddys best vocals great album , RIP Mr.Peart .

  3. D.... J....

    This was the first Rush album that I bought back in 89 when I was introduced to them. I fell in love with the band because of Neil. I will truly miss him and that I will never see them in concert one last time

  4. T.... B....

    Can't yet adjust to the Neillessness 💔

  5. B.... B....

    Such an underrated song from an underrated album.
    RIP Mr. Neil “The Professor” Peart.

  6. P.... P....

    Neil just died
    I’m here to pray

    P.... P....

    sorry brother...

    P.... P....

    Praying with you brother. Amen so sad that his first daughter was take away too soon and now he was taken away too soon from his little girl.

    P.... P....

    Rest in peace to a fucking icon, brother...

    P.... P....

    im not religious but im here to listen and enjoy as long as im alive his incredible drumming !

  7. j.... z....

    I've stood upon my mountaintop
    And shouted at the sky
    Walked above the pavement
    With my sense 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

    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...

    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...

    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

  8. J.... D....

    Once Upon A Time In Hollywood II brought me here

  9. R.... ....

    questa è di un Livello siderale.

  10. E.... ....

    Were they trying to be Duran Duran here? Crap.

    E.... ....

    Give one more listen and focus on Alex's guitar tracking in the background. That will help. ;-)

    E.... ....

    LOL the short answer is NO!

    E.... ....

    F that i love duran duran also. One thing rush taught me was not to be close minded. Yet im a hardass!

    E.... ....

    @Mike Grant not close minded just never enjoyed the musical stylings of Duran Duran Although Warren's guitar work is pretty tasty

    E.... ....

    I never liked Rush, but this song kinda stuck to me as a kid. Not because I liked it, but because they tried to move to other directions which I give them credit.

  11. b.... J....

    It’s almost 2020 and this song has never sound better to me

    b.... J....

    baby Jesus, correction, this IS 2020

    b.... J....

    Orcmaster 99 it is now lol I wrote this in prob late November . 🍻

  12. R.... H....

    I could play the drum part with one arm behind my back.😀😅

  13. J.... A....

    I've stood upon
    my mountaintop
    and shouted
    at the sky

    walked above
    the pavement
    with my sense
    amplified

    I get this feeling

    all my nerves
    are naked wires
    tender to
    the touch

    sometimes
    super-sensitive
    but who can care
    too much

    scars of
    pleasure pain
    atmospheric changes
    make them sensitive again

    each
    emotional injury
    leaves behind
    its mark

    sometimes they come
    tumbling out
    like shadows
    in the dark

    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

    snow falls deep
    around my house
    and holds
    the winter light

    I've heard
    the lions hunting
    in the Serengeti
    night

    forests turned
    to factories
    and river
    sea and sky

    hungry child
    in the desert
    and the flies that
    cloud her eyes

    pleasure leaves
    a fingerprint
    as surely
    as mortal pain

    in memories
    they resonate
    and echo
    back again

  14. m.... t....

    great bass riff.... but it would have been a better aong if it were slower. and that 'tinny' mix in the production.... ouch!

    m.... t....

    This needs a remaster to fix the lackluster production.

  15. H.... 4....

    Crash bandicoot

  16. B.... o....

    Somehow reminds me of Territories. Albeit without the savage bass chorus work.

  17. J.... Y....

    Neil’s drums are to die for. This one nails it.

  18. B.... R....

    I’ve always liked this song. It’s probably the strongest on the album.

    B.... R....

    Love the bass line

  19. p.... c....

    Niel Peart .

    p.... c....

    Neil doesn't like it when people mispronounce his last name. I can only imagine how irked he'd be to know that people actually misspell his first name. LOL!

  20. r.... ....

    Geddy sings in public what Neil is inspired to write in private. These guys may profess to be irreligious, but they surely have sprinkled a path of unleavened bread crumbs through the lion's share of their ouevre for fellow thoughtful truth-seekers to follow. 

    "Mystic Rhythms" (1985)

    "The more we think we know about
    The greater the unknown
    We suspend our disbelief
    And we are not alone — "

    "Scars" (1989)

    "I’ve stood upon my mountaintop
    and shouted at the sky
    walked above the pavement
    with my sense amplified 
    – I get this feeling"

    Matthew 6:5-6

    “And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by men. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.

    "But when YOU pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you."

    r.... ....

    Lessons of the holy books are found in all walks of life...

  21. *.... R....

    Superconductor and this are the best on the album

    *.... R....

    Superconductor and Scars? Scars is among the worst tracks Rush ever recorded and Superconductor is the very definition of mediocre. Show Don't Tell, The Pass, and Available Light are the standouts on this otherwise bland effort with War Paint also being a good track. This may seem scathing but it's an honest review of Presto. Rush is my all time favorite band.

    *.... R....

    @Save The Republic The worst Rush album is Hold Your Fire. The height of keyboard nonsense.

    *.... R....

    @ViciousAlienKlown I wouldn't necessarily disagree with you on that. I never said Presto was the worst album. I was referring to the title track. Now I must add that Presto was among my very least favorite Rush albums. I would say that the albums "Hold your Fire", "Presto" and "Roll the Bones" comprised the worst stretch of Rush albums in the band's history. There are some good and even very good tracks scattered throughout but each record as a whole was inconsistent and uncharacteristically unfocused. In my humble opinion I think this had a lot to do with Geddy Lee's obsession with trying to be Beatlesque in terms of songwriting but what the heck do I know anyway lol.

    I thought that "Counterparts" was a return to form for the band with "Test for Echo" continuing in that direction. What I find interesting is that if you go to the album that preceded that trio of bland records I mentioned that started with "Hold your Fire" you get "Power Windows" that in my opinion is Rush's defining album in terms of the keyboard friendly progressive pop hard rock sound that screamed the 80's. I'm not saying Power Windows is Rush's best album but I think it is their most consistently strong and galvanizing work of the post Signals 80's period. I think Rush hit the nail on the head within the context of that particular sound. There isn't a single weak track on the record and makes for a thoroughly enjoyable and satisfying listen given the proper mood of course. In retrospect it seems as though the band wasn't exactly sure where they wanted to go after Power Windows which led to a 3 album stretch of mostly bland uninspired work.

    *.... R....

    @Save The Republic Counterparts was a great album along with Test for Echo. Every Rush album has something for the fans but their mid 80s output was a little synth heavy.

    *.... R....

    @Save The Republic See the one Rush album I could never get into was Vapor Trails but can't hate on it because that was the first album after Neil's tragedies a few years back

  22. I.... t....

    This would be good for a remix