The Camera Eye
Rush * Track #5 On Moving Pictures
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The Camera Eye by Rush
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Geddy Lee & Alex Lifeson & Neil PeartAbout
The fifth track of Rush’s 1981 album Moving Pictures. Written by drummer Neil Peart, “The Camera Eye” is an attempt to capture the energy and moods of two of the English-speaking world’s great cities: New York City (first verse) and London, England (second verse).
Peart wrote the lyrics after takin...
The Camera Eye Lyrics
[Instrumental Intro]
[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
They seem oblivious to a soft spring rain
Like an English rain
So light, yet endless
From a leaden sky
The buildings are lost in their limitless rise
My feet catch the pulse and the purposeful stride
[Chorus]
I feel the sense of possibilities
I feel the wrench of hard realities
The focus is sharp in the city
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 2]
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
Are they oblivious to this quality?
A quality
Of light unique to
Every city's streets
(“Hello!”
“Morning, guv.”)
Pavements may teem with intense energy
But the city is calm in this violent sea
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
I feel the sense of possibilities
I feel the wrench of hard realities
The focus is sharp in the city
The Camera Eye Q&A
Who wrote The Camera Eye's ?
The Camera Eye was written by Geddy Lee & Alex Lifeson & Neil Peart.
Who produced The Camera Eye's ?
The Camera Eye was produced by Terry Brown & Rush.
When did Rush release The Camera Eye?
Rush released The Camera Eye on Thu Feb 12 1981.