Time Stand Still

Words by neil peart, music by geddy lee and alex lifeson

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...