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Devo – Gates of Steel (1980) | Track profile | Dork

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Freedom of Choice
Gates of Steel

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Gates of Steel

Release date: 14th May 1980

From Freedom of Choice

About This Track

"Gates of Steel" is a track by Devo, from the album Freedom of Choice, released 14th May 1980. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Devo.

About the Artist

Devo

Devo

Lyrics

Gates of Steel

[Verse 1]

Twist away the gates of steel

Unlock the secret voice

Give in to ancient noise

Take a chance, a brand new dance

Twist away the gates of steel

[Chorus]

Twist away

Now twist and shout

The earth, it moves too slow

But the earth is all we know

We pay to play the human way

Twist away the gates of steel

(A man is real, not made of steel)

But the earth is all we know

We pay to play the human way

Twist away the gates of steel

[Verse 2]

The beginning was the end, of everything now

The ape regards his tail, he's stuck on it

Repeats until he fails

Half a goon and half a god

A man's not made of steel

[Chorus]

Twist away

Now twist and shout

The earth, it moves too slow

But the earth is all we know

We pay to play the human way

Twist away the gates of steel

(A man is real, that's how he feels)

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Track details

From Freedom of Choice

1980

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Album

Freedom of Choice

Release year

1980

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Deborah Smith, Gerald Casale, Mark Mothersbaugh, Susan Schmidt
Producer: Devo, Robert Margouleff