The Rhythm of the Heat lyrics

Looking out the window

I see the red dust clear

High up on the red rock

Stands the shadow with the spear

The land here is strong

Strong beneath my feet

It feeds on the blood

It feeds on the heat

The rhythm is below me

The rhythm of the heat

The rhythm is around me

The rhythm has control

The rhythm is inside me

The rhythm has my soul

The rhythm of the heat, the rhythm of the heat

The rhythm of the heat, the rhythm of the heat

Drawn across the plain land to the place that is higher

Drawn into the circle that dances 'round the fire

We spit into our hands and breathe across the palms

Raising them up high, held open to the sun

Drawn across the plain land to the place that is higher

Drawn into the circle that dances 'round the fire

We spit into our hands and breathe across the palms

Raising them up high, held open to the sun

The rhythm of the heat, the rhythm of the heat

The rhythm of the heat, the rhythm of the heat

Self-conscious, uncertain

I'm showered with the dust

The spirit enters into me

And I submit to trust

Smash the radio

No outside voices here

Smash the watch

Cannot tear the day to shreds

Smash the camera

Cannot steal away the spirits

The rhythm is around me

The rhythm has control

The rhythm is inside me

The rhythm has my soul

• Artist:Peter Gabriel
• Album:Security (1982)