Lyrics to
The Shed (Subtle)

This version of The Shed (Subtle) was released by Rainbow in 1978.

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I’m like a freight train
Feelin’ no pain
I never turn back one track
Better step aside

Like a shotgun
I’m really someone
You’ll feel my heatwave
Won’t save anyone near to me

I’m steel
So come and try to bend me if you can, hah
I don’t feel
Before you know it it’s over
Get out of my way
I’m street walking, street walking
Night stalking, I’m street walking

No reputation
You better quick run
Cause I got no time I’ll climb
All over you

You need a strong hand
To be a mean man
You’ve got to think fast
I’ll last longer than you could know

I’m steel
So won’t you come and try to bend me if you can
I don’t feel
Before you know it it’s over
Out of my way
I’m street walking

Hey, I’m a wild cat
Don’t need to prove that
I’m always howlin’ prowlin’
Stalkin’ my prey

It could be your night
To feel the dog bite
And hear the slashing, crashin’
Tearin’ inside of you

I’m steel
So come and try to break me if you can, no way
Like a wheel
About to roll you over
Get out of my way
I’m street walkin’, street walkin’
No talkin’, street walking
Night stalking, street walking
No talkin’, I’m street walkin’, yeah
Street walkin’, street walkin’
Night stalking, street walking

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About Lyrics and The Shed (Subtle) by Rainbow

When you decide to study the lyrics to The Shed (Subtle), you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1978 song by Rainbow. Some of the lyrics to The Shed (Subtle) have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Rainbow and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

You can understand the lyrics to The Shed (Subtle) if you take apart the structure of the words. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to The Shed (Subtle)" means the words set to the music of The Shed (Subtle), or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Rainbow. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to The Shed (Subtle) and the lyrics to The Shed (Subtle) are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Rainbow who came here looking just for the lyrics to The Shed (Subtle), but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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