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...Some are born to move the world,
To live their fantasies
But most of us just dream about
The things we'd like to be.
Sadder still to watch it die
Than never to have known it-
For you, the blind who once could see,
The bell tolls for thee...
-from "Losing It," Signals, 1982
All the world's indeed a stage
And we are merely players
Performers and portrayers
Each another's audience
Outside the gilded cage
-"Limelight," Moving Pictures, 1981
Summer's going fast, nights growing colder
Children growing up, old friends growing older
Freeze this moment a little bit longer
Make each impression a little bit stronger
Experience slips away
Experience slips away...
-"Time Stand Still," Hold Your Fire, 1987
Today is different, and tomorrow the same
It's hard to take the world the way that it came
Too many rapids keep us sweeping along
Too many captains keep on steering us wrong
It's hard to take the heat
It's hard to lay blame
To fight the fire while we're feeding the flames
-"Second Nature," Hold Your Fire, 1987
Talk of a peaceable kingdom
Talk of a time without fear
The ones we wish would listen
Are never going to hear...
...Dream of a peaceable kingdom
Dream of a time without war
The ones we wish would hear us
Have heard it all before...
-"Peaceable Kingdom," Vapor Trails, 2002
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If we burn our wings
Flying too close to the sun;
If the moment of glory
Is over before it's begun;
If the dream is won -
Though everything is lost,
We will pay the price,
But we will not count the cost.
When the dust has cleared
And victory denied;
A summit too lofty,
River a little too wide;
If we keep our pride -
Though paradise is lost,
We will pay the price,
But we will not count the cost.
And if the music stops,
There's only the sound of the rain;
All the hope and glory,
All the sacrifice in vain;
If love remains,
Though everything is lost,
We will pay the price,
But we will not count the cost.
-"Bravado," Roll The Bones, 1991
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You can do a lot in a lifetime
If you don't burn out too fast
You can make the most of the distance
First you need endurance
First you've got to last...
-"Marathon," Power Windows, 1985
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