You just don't get it
What it is ... well, you're not really sure
You move like you're walking on this ice
Talking like you're still insecure
Time is a spiral -- Space is a curve
I know you get dizzy, but try not to lose your nerve
Life is a diamond you turn into dust
Waiting for rescue, And I know you just
Don't get it
You just don't get it
Neurotica -- Exotica
It's just Erotica -- Hypnotica
It's just Psychotica -- Chaotica
It's just Exotica -- Neurotica
You just don't get it
Baby don't you ask yourself why?
If you don't like the answer -- forget it
You know I hate to see you cry
Fortune is random -- Fate shoots from the hip
I know you get crazy, but try not to lose your grip
Life is a diamond you turn into dust
Looking for trust, and I know that you just
Don't get it
You just don't get it
SNAP!
Hide in your shell, let the world go to hell
It's like Russian roulette to you
SNAP!
Sweat running cold, you can't face growing old
It's a personal threat to you
SNAP!
The world is a cage for your impotent rage
But don't let it get to you
SNAP!
What it is ... well, you're not really sure
You move like you're walking on this ice
Talking like you're still insecure
I know you get dizzy, but try not to lose your nerve
Life is a diamond you turn into dust
Waiting for rescue, And I know you just
Don't get it
You just don't get it
It's just Erotica -- Hypnotica
It's just Psychotica -- Chaotica
It's just Exotica -- Neurotica
Baby don't you ask yourself why?
If you don't like the answer -- forget it
You know I hate to see you cry
I know you get crazy, but try not to lose your grip
Life is a diamond you turn into dust
Looking for trust, and I know that you just
Don't get it
You just don't get it
Hide in your shell, let the world go to hell
It's like Russian roulette to you
SNAP!
Sweat running cold, you can't face growing old
It's a personal threat to you
SNAP!
The world is a cage for your impotent rage
But don't let it get to you
SNAP!
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This song is about women and PMS-- just kidding. No one wants to post on this one, eh? Well, let me give it a try here.
This song is about life and how life isn't defined by known paths- you must make your own choices and forge your own trails. Don't feel sorry for yourself about choices you made in the past or present. Just deal with them and move on on your own way. Don't tip toe through life. Life is full of temptations and disorder- see through all of that and make it what you wish it to be.
I see myself in this song-- confused about life and what is to come.
This song is for the times when the mind gets overwhelmed with the sheer volume of what life and the universe bombards it with. So much to contemplate, so much to comprehend and some points you frankly just want to say FUCK IT!
"Exotica? This is really Neal Peart that wrote these lyrics?"
It is an age-old convention in poetry to create new words or use rare words to better express one's ideas. Just look at Shakespeare. The ideas within "exotica" or "chaotica" are still present.
You're watching this song? My god. I've got to give you credit for that!
You're watching this song? My god. I've got to give you credit for that!
I think this is the closest Neil has come to emulating Pete Townshend's lyrical style (although not necessarily intentionaly).
"Hide in your shell, let the world go to hell It's like Russian roulette to you
Sweat running cold, you can't face growing old It's a personal threat to you
The world is a cage for your impotent rage But don't let it get to you"
Very PT in the late 70's/EArly 80's.
Exotica? This is really Neal Peart that wrote these lyrics?
Don't overthink things. Choose Life. Go For It. - Blimey, did I just channel Wham while describing a Rush song? ????
This song is about the human experience of sex addiction and an unhealthy preoccupation with one's own desirability that slowly disolves into impotent rage " can't face growing old, it's a personal threat to you" Too Bad!