Words by neil peart, music by geddy lee and alex lifeson
Hold your fire --
keep it burning bright
hold the flame
'til the dream ignites --
a spirit with a vision
is a dream with a mission
I hear their passionate music
read the words
that touch my heart
i gaze at their feverish pictures
the secrets that set them apart
When i feel the powerful visions
their fire has made alive
i wish i had that instinct --
i wish i had that drive
Spirits fly on dangerous missions
imaginations on fire
focused high on soaring ambitions
consumed in a single desire
In the grip of
a nameless possession --
a slave to the drive of obsession --
a spirit with a vision
is a dream with a mission...
I watch their images flicker
bringing light to a lifeless screen
i walk through
their beautiful buildings
and i wish i had their dreams
But dreams don't need
to have motion
to keep their spark alive
obsession has to have action --
pride turns on the drive
It's cold comfort
to the ones without it
to know how they struggled --
how they suffered about it
If their lives were
exotic and strange
they would likely have
gladly exchanged them
for something a little more plain
maybe something a little more sane
We each pay a fabulous price
for our visions of paradise
but a spirit with a vision
is a dream with a mission...