I absolutely love this song by my favourite band Rush. I have no idea how many times I’ve listen to it and every time I do it sparks something powerful within me. I can’t figure out exactly what it is, might guess is that it somehow ignites my spirit and obsession to achieving greatness. Do you have any song that does that for you? I would love to hear from you if you do.
Music has the electrifying power to transport us to different dimensions. It can makes remember, it moves us and touch all our senses. It can makes us fly, travel to other worlds, dream a thousand dreams and live a thousand lives. Music is living pulsing organism. This particular one from Rush is a anthem for dreamers, ambitious high flyers.
Do you have a mission? A sweet obsession? A drive? A dream?
Mission – Rush
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
Songwriters: Geddy Lee / Alex Lifeson / Neil Elwood PeartMission lyrics © Ole Media Management
Andy de Lima 