'I don't want to face the killer instinct It allows us to try out a new suit, to take on a new interrelationship between us.' The song also includes a guitar solo by Lifeson that, according to a review on Sputnikmusic, deviates 'from his melodic aspirations elsewhere on the album. That's fantastic, a beautiful exchange of roles: a drum solo in the terms of a guitar solo, where the rest of the band supports, Geddy and Alex playing the actual rhythmic pulse. He also said in 1988 that, unlike most songs from Hold Your Fire, he played a 5-string bass for the song (the only song in their discography where he did so): 'I find that low string really means more today, because we're living in the world of synthesizers that go lower than basses ever went before.' Drummer Neil Peart said that in the song, he performed 'a solo while Geddy and Alex keep time behind me. Lee played both keyboards and bass in the song, which he found to be a 'battle'. Instrumentation includes keyboards, a rough-toned electric guitar, a smooth, creamy-toned bass guitar, and drums. Geddy Lee said the song to have been a mix of sounds and ideas. 2), the versus following G♯m-F♯/A♯-B, the pre-chorus following D# 5-E♯ 5-F♯ 5-G♯ 5-A♯ 5-F♯ 5, the chorus following G♯m-F♯/A♯-B 6-C♯-C#sus-G♯m-F♯/A♯-E 5, and the bridge following G♯ 5-A♯ 5-B 5. The intro follows the chord progression G♯m-F♯/A♯-B 6-C♯ 7-G♯m-F♯/A♯-E-G♯m-F♯ (no. 'Lock and Key' is an atmospheric, dark progressive rock song, composed in a G♯ minor key, and played at a moderate tempo and in common time. Problems playing this file? See media help.

Under Lock and Key by Robin Geesman