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Hanging on a Heart Attack

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Can you ride the rhythm of this human wave
Caught up in the music and the space you save
Caught up in the magic of it
Caught up in the madness

Sometimes you scare yourself
You're so strong, you're so tough

Can you feel the fire pumpin through your veins
You try to get up and here it comes again
Right down to the basics of it
Right down to the wire

Well, if you feel like you're hangin on a heart attack
Hold on, comin back, oh yeah
Well, it's just that easy
Well, if you feel like you're hangin on a heart attack
Hold on, comin back, oh yeah
Well, it's just that easy

Ring the bell, ring the bell
Let the walls come down
Surrender your wings before they lift you off the ground
Surrender for every reason, surrender yourself

Sometimes you go so far
You're so hot, you can't stop

Can you make it last, make it rock to the bone
If you do it faster will the hunger drive you home
Right down to the basics of it
Rght down to the wire

And if you feel like you're hangin on a heart attack
Hold on, comin back, oh yeah
Well, it's just that easy
And if you feel like you're hangin on a heart attack
Hold on, comin back, oh yeah
Well, it's just that easy

Can you ride the rhythm of this human wave
Caught up in the music and the space you save
Caught up in the magic of it
Caught up in the madness

Well, if you feel like you're hangin on a heart attack
Hold on, comin back, oh yeah
Well, it's just that easy
If you feel like you're hangin on a heart attack
Hold on, comin back, oh yeah
It's just that easy

If you feel like you're hangin on a heart attack
Hold on, comin back, oh yeah
Well, it's just that easy
Bring down the walls
Give up your wings
Before they drag you down

If you feel like you're hangin on a heart attack
Hold on, comin back, oh yeah
Well, it's just that easy

If you feel like you're hangin on a heart attack
Hold on, comin back, oh yeah
It's just that easy

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bekkaz On Nov 08, 2010

Close My Eyes Forever (feat. Lzzy Hale)

Can you ride the rhythm of this human wave
Caught up in the music and the space you save
Caught up in the magic of it
Caught up in the madness

Sometimes you scare yourself
You're so strong, you're so tough

Can you feel the fire pumpin through your veins
You try to get up and here it comes again
Right down to the basics of it
Right down to the wire

Ring the bell, ring the bell
Let the walls come down
Surrender your wings before they lift you off the ground
Surrender for every reason, surrender yourself

Sometimes you go so far
You're so hot, you can't stop

Can you make it last, make it rock to the bone
If you do it faster will the hunger drive you home
Right down to the basics of it
Rght down to the wire

Can you ride the rhythm of this human wave
Caught up in the music and the space you save
Caught up in the magic of it
Caught up in the madness

If you feel like you're hangin on a heart attack
Hold on, comin back, oh yeah
Well, it's just that easy
Bring down the walls
Give up your wings 
Before they drag you down

If you feel like you're hangin on a heart attack
Hold on, comin back, oh yeah
Well, it's just that easy

If you feel like you're hangin on a heart attack
Hold on, comin back, oh yeah
It's just that easy

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2010-11-08 23:59:59

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by picoharmotimpo

14y ago

This has been one of my favourite songs for years, since I heard it back in the 80s on AT40. It was their only Top 40 hit, I think. I guess it is about pushing yourself to get what you want in life--"go for it". Or more simply, describing a moment when you feel that everything is going too fast, but if you take a minute to breathe, then you find you can keep going. The female singer in Device, Holly Knight, has written scores of hits for other artists, so it never seemed fair that her band didn't make it bigger. If you like this song, check out their one and only CD (Titled "22b3").

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