In the grip of a nameless possession
A spirit with a vision is a dream
Their fire has made alive
Spirits fly on dangerous missions
Songwriters: Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart
I walk through their beautiful buildings
Spirits fly on dangerous missions
A spirit with a vision is a dream
Consumed in a single desire
Imaginations on fire
Imaginations on fire
For our visions of paradise
But a spirit with a vision is a dream
Focused high on soaring ambitions
We each pay a fabulous price
Read the words that touch my heart
They would likely have gladly exchanged them
With a mission
The secrets that set them apart
How they suffered about it
I hear their passionate music
A slave to the driving obsession
I wish I had that drive
Oh, the spirit with a vision is a dream
Maybe something a little more sane
With a mission
For something a little more plain
With a mission
I gaze at the feverish pictures
A spirit with a vision is a dream
But dreams don't need to have motion
Pride turns on the drive
Hold the flame 'til the dream ignites
Hold your fire keep it burning bright
To keep their spark alive
If their lives were exotic and strange
It's cold comfort to the ones without it
Publisher: CORE MUSIC PUBLISHING CO
With a mission
And I wish I had their dreams
When I feel the powerful visions
In the grip of a nameless possession
A spirit with a vision is a dream
Consumed in a single desire
I watch their images flicker
To know how they struggled
I wish I had that instinct
A slave to a driving obsession
Obsession has to have action
Bringing light to a lifeless screen
With a mission
Focused high on soaring ambitions