A View from the Top of the World

The fire that burns within us To carry out a dream Chasing new ambitions Determined to succeed To stretch beyond our limits To blaze a brand new trail Bold enough to conquer Brave enough to fail Sheer determination Taking nerves of steel Always digging deeper Danger all too real To rise above the challenge To push to the extreme To the daring, there can be no in between See a view from the top of the world Take a ride on the crest of a wave The adrenaline rush over and over again See a view from the top of the world All my natural instincts are begging me to stop But somehow I carry on, heading for the top A physical absurdity, a tremendous mental game Helping me understand exactly who I am To face a new adventure, to conquer the insane Lured into madness, addicted to the pain Reaching for the summit on the threshold of defeat Rightfully joining the ranks of the elite See a view from the top of the world Feel the wind on the edge of the sky Take a chance you may die, over and over again See a view from the top of the world I begin the blind ascent To a place no one has seen Returning to the womb On the fringe of the unknown A journey into darkness beckons me Like a blind man in a maze Who somehow finds an open door The beauty and the danger And the yearning to explore Always keeps me coming back for more The moment that you recognize Just where your limits lie Hanging on the brink of death You're never more alive When you reach the pinnacle The world is at your feet Welcome to the mind unleashed The impossible is never out of reach When barriers are broken, greatness is achieved Self belief will build a life of legacy --- A View From The Top Of The World - Dream Theater