Emotion Detector

Words by neil peart, music by geddy lee and alex lifeson

When we lift the covers from our feelings

We expose our insecure spots

Trust is just as rare as devotion --

Forgive us our cynical thoughts

If we need too much attention --

Not content with being cool

We must throw ourselves wide open

And start acting like a fool

If we need too much approval

Then the cuts can seem too cruel

Right to the heart of the matter

Right to the beautiful part

Illusions are painfully shattered

Right where discovery starts

In the secret wells of emotion

Buried deep in our hearts

It's true that love can change us

But never quite enough

Sometimes we are too tender

Sometimes we're too tough

If we get too much attention

It gets hard to overrule

So often fragile power turns

To scorn and ridicule

Sometimes our big splashes

Are just ripples in the pool

Feelings run high