Limelight

Lyrics by Neil Peart 
Music by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson

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Living on a lighted stage
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Approaches the unreal
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For those who think and feel
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In touch with some reality
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Beyond the gilded cage

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Cast in some unlikely role,
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Ill-equipped to act
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With insufficient tact
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One must put up barriers
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To keep oneself intact

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Living in the limelight
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The universal dream
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For those who wish to seem - - -

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Those who wish to be - - -
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Must put aside the alienation
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Get on with the fascination
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The real relation
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The underlying theme - - -

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Living in a fisheye lens
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Caught in the camera eye
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I have no heart to lie
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I cant pretend a stranger
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Is a long-awaited friend

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All the worlds indeed a stage
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And we are merely players
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Performers and portrayers
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Each anothers audience
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Outside the gilded cage

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Living in the limelight
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The universal dream
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For those who wish to seem - - -

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Those who wish to be - - -
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Must put aside the alienation
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Get on with the fascination
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The real relation
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The underlying theme - - -

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The real relation
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The underlying theme - -