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Limelight Lyrics By Rush

    living on a lighted stage
    approaches the unreal
    for those who think and feel
    in touch with some reality
    beyond the gilded cage

    pre
    cast in this unlikely role
    illequipped 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 longawaited friend

    pre
    all the world’s indeed a stage
    and we are merely players
    performers and portrayers
    each another’s 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 theme

    the real relation
    the underlying theme

    Artist: Rush

    Year: 1981

    Decade: 80s

    Language: en

    Word Count: 108