Lyrics Spirit - Nordic Giants

Spirit

A time comes when silence is betrayal
That time has come for us, even when pressed by the demands of inner truth
We are always on the verge of being mesmerized by uncertainty.
But we must move
on
Some of us who have already begun to break the silence of the night
Have found that the calling to speak is often a vocation of agony
But we must speak
We must speak with all the humility that is appropriate to our limited vision,
but we must speak
We must rejoice as well
For surely this is the first time in our nation’s history
That a significant number of its leaders have chosen to move beyond
The prophesying of smooth patriotism to the high grounds of a firm dissent
Based upon the mandates of conscience and the reading of history
Perhaps a new spirit is rising among us
If it is, let us trace its movement, and pray that our own inner being may be
sensitive to its guidance
For we are deeply in need of a new way beyond the darkness that seems so close
around us
Perhaps a new spirit is rising among us
Many persons have questioned me about the wisdom of my path
That they do not know the world in which they live
In the light of such tragic misunderstanding
I deem it of signal importance to try to state clearly
A new spirit is rising among us
I come tonight to speak for them
The truth of these words is beyond doubt
Seem as perplexing as they often do
The time comes when silence is betrayal
A new spirit is rising among us
Perhaps a new spirit is rising among us
Among us
Among us
Is rising among us