There are three primary guitar sounds on this song
- an overdriven sound with either chorus/"Dimension D",
- a clean sound with chorus/"Dimension D" for the bridge
arpeggiated section, and
- a heavily overdriven sound with either chorus/"Dimension D"
for the
solos.

The bass transcription for this song was taken from Sean Jones' of the
Rush Tablature Project with his permission. The keyboard and marimba parts
were transcribed by me.
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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


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...


- Bridge -

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...
A spirit with a vision is a dream...
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