Jim Ross (electric guitar, bass pedal synthesizer and vocals)
Produced by Lloyd Hanson and Hemlock
lyrics
CHALLENGE OF THE WILL
Ask not of destiny what ignorance may tend
Only to grant the grace that providence might lend
To stray from travelled road and wander t'wards the night
The path grows ever dark yet yonder shines a light
Behold the grandeur in the prospect of the claim
The eager mind awakens with the goal set to attain
To crest the highest peak and call forth to the world
Laughing triumphant as the banners are unfurled
But soon the clouds obscure the vision once conceived
And robs the beauty of the rainbows long believed
For one who dares to seek the challenge of the will
The sorrow of the dream forever stilled
In disillusionment the wishful eye sees not
When fortunes fail to find the lesson that's been taught
To grasp at fleeting hopes that passion might sustain
Rekindles spirits as pursuance sparks the flame
For one to rise and meet the challenge of the will
The mystery of the dream to be fulfilled
For those who rose and met the challenge of the will
The passion of the dream shall ne'er be stilled
credits
from Exordium,
released December 1, 1994
Music by John Brown and Jim Ross
Lyrics by Jim Ross
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