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The Camera Eye
32,934
Hard Rock
The Camera Eye was released on February 12, 1981 by Mercury Records as a part of the album Moving Pictures (Remastered)
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Release DateFebruary 12, 1981
LabelMercury Records
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM166

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Alex Lifeson
Alex Lifeson
Guitar
Geddy Lee
Geddy Lee
Bass Guitar
Neil Peart
Neil Peart
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Geddy Lee
Geddy Lee
Songwriter
Alex Lifeson
Alex Lifeson
Songwriter
Neil Peart
Neil Peart
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Rush
Rush
Producer
Terry Brown
Terry Brown
Producer
Paul Northfield
Paul Northfield
Engineer
Robbie Whelan
Robbie Whelan
Assistant Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Grim-faced and forbidding, their faces closed tight
An angular mass of New Yorkers
Pacing in rhythm, race the oncoming night
They chase through the streets of Manhattan
Head-first humanity, pause at a light
Then flow through the streets of the city
[Verse 2]
They seem oblivious to a soft spring rain
Like an English rain
So light, yet endless, from a leaden sky, yeah
[Verse 3]
The buildings are lost in their limitless rise
My feet catch the pulse and the purposeful stride
[Verse 4]
I feel the sense of possibilities
I feel the wrench of hard realities
The focus is sharp in the city
[Verse 5]
Wide-angle watcher on life's ancient tales
Steeped in the history of London
Green and grey washes in a wispy white veil
Mist in the streets of Westminster
Wistful and weathered, the pride still prevails
Alive in the streets of the city
[Verse 6]
Are they oblivious to this quality?
A quality
Of light unique to every city's streets
[Verse 7]
Pavements may teem with intense energy
But the city is calm in this violent sea
[Verse 8]
I feel the sense of possibilities
I feel the wrench of hard realities
The focus is sharp in the city
Written by: Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee, Neil Peart
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