RUSH Mission

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 [5] 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-- [10] I wish I had that drive Spirits fly on dangerous missions Imaginations on fire Focused high on soaring ambitions Consumed in a single desire [15] 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 [20] 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-- [25] 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 [30] 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... [35]

14 April 1998; 2.0