I Am The Spirit

Alex Lifeson

I am the star-filled sky in winter

I am the starry-eyed who stares

I am the cold, grey rock of mountains

I am the one who climbs those stairs

I am- the sea, so calm yet fearsome

I am- the one to seize the chance

I am- the air so pure yet foul

I am- the one who takes a stance

All you have is all there is

All there is, is what you make

All you make is all there is

All for your own sake

I am the building, tall and handsome

I am the builder, the one who cares

I am the painting on the canvas

I am the painter, the one who shares

I am- the trees, so strong and silent

I am- the earth, all life to give

I am- the sun, both lover and killer

I am- the child, through you, I live

I have a need for building on tomorrow

I have a need to begin today

I have no time for living some past sorrow

I just want to get on my way

I need to have strength in my conviction

I need to have the final say

I need to make sense in my selection

I just want to get on my way

You only have you

I only have me

You lonely with you

Me lonely with me

You can give it to me

I will take it from you

You'll always have it from me

We'll be always

I am the wind, both warm and freezing

I am the truth, not always far

I am the clouds, static yet fleeting

I am the heart, a burden to bear

I am- the man for all of the seasons

I am- the boy who never fears

I am- the woman who knows all the reasons

I am- the girl who sheds the tears