Scars

By Rush

On Presto

Released on November 21, 1989

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[Intro]

Hey


[Verse 1]

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

Walked above the pavement with my senses 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


[Chorus]

Scars of pleasure, scars of pain

Atmospheric changes make them sensitive again

Scars of pleasure, scars of pain

Atmospheric changes make them sensitive again


[Verse 2]

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


[Chorus]

Scars of pleasure, scars of pain

Atmospheric changes make them sensitive again

Scars of pleasure, scars of pain

Atmospheric changes make them sensitive again


[Verse 3]

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


[Chorus]

Scars of pleasure, scars of pain

Atmospheric changes make them sensitive again

Scars of pleasure, scars of pain

Atmospheric changes make them sensitive again

Scars of pleasure, scars of pain

Atmospheric changes make them sensitive again

Scars of pleasure, scars of pain

Atmospheric changes make them sensitive again


[Bridge]

Pleasure leaves a fingerprint as surely as mortal pain

In memories they resonate and echo back again


[Chorus]

Scars of pleasure, scars of pain (Oh-oh, oh-oh)

Atmospheric changes make them sensitive again (Oh-oh, oh)

Scars of pleasure, scars of pain (Oh-oh, oh-oh)

Atmospheric changes make them sensitive again (Oh-oh, oh)

Scars of pleasure, scars of pain (Oh-oh, oh-oh)

Atmospheric changes make them sensitive again (Oh-oh, oh)