In the beginning there was a simple deed to be done To expand this narrow idea of a world My past self now nothing but a memory Looking ahead I see a face gleaming in content During a brief moment, suspended in white light In my mortal fear I created this shadow my likeness Fueling me, haunting me, propelling me forward And so I shaped a goal to achieve in a single stroke of a brush Painting a complete picture of my future This specter now and then following me, trailing me behind I'm chasing a mirage glimmering in the distance Thinking about all the intersections crossed All those that are yet to come I detrude myself yet another time Only to take the next step Did I take a wrong turn? Do I fall short in the end? Did I take a wrong turn? Do I fall short in the end? During a brief moment, suspended in white light In my mortal fear I created this shadow my likeness Fueling me, haunting me, propelling me forward Driving me to desperate measures My likeness won't let me rest The shadow again is closing in on me The momentum shifts in favor of greater meaning Something genuine forms into the purpose I need to live During a brief moment, suspended in white light In my mortal fear I created this shadow my likeness Fueling me, haunting me, propelling me forward In the beginning there was a simple deed to be done To expand this narrow idea of a world During a brief moment, suspended in white light In my mortal fear I created this shadow my likeness Fueling me, haunting me, propelling me forward Something genuine forms into the purpose I need to live