Rush — Time Stand Still A Show of Hands

I turn my back to the wind To catch my breath Before I start off again Driven on Without a moment to spend To pass an evening With a drink and a friend I let my skin get too thin I’d like to pause No matter what I pretend Like some pilgrim — Who learns to transcend — Learns to live As if each step was the end Time stand still — I’m not looking back — But I want to look around me now See more of the people And the places that surround me now Freeze this moment A little bit longer Make each sensation A little bit stronger Experience slips away… I turn my face to the sun Close my eyes Let my defences down — All those wounds That I can’t get unwound I let my past go too fast No time to pause — If I could slow it all down Like some captain Whose ship runs aground — I can wait until the tide Comes around Make each impression A little bit stronger Freeze this motion A little bit longer The innocence slips away… Summer’s going fast– Nights growing colder Children growing up — Old friends growing older Experience slips away…