Answer:
Hearing something unexpected or touching a live wire can have this effect.
With sharp edged wit and pointed poise. It can settle disputes without making a noise.
I am always hungry, I must always be fed. The finger I lick will soon turn red.
I'm the source of all emotion, but I'm caged in a white prison.
I am the red tongue of the earth, that buries cities.
I am a rock group with four members. All dead one was assassinated.