Presto

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



If i could wave my magic wand...



I am made from the dust of the stars

And the oceans flow in my veins

Here i hide in the heart of the city

Like a stranger coming out of the rain



The evening plane rises up from the runway

Over constellations of light

I look down into a million houses

And wonder what you're doing tonight



If i could wave my magic wand

I'd make everything all right



I'm not one to believe in magic

But i sometimes have a second-sight

I'm not one with a sense of proportion

When my heart still changes overnight



I had a dream of a winter garden

A midnight rendezvous

Silver, blue, and frozen silence

What a fool i was for you



I had a dream of the open water

I was swimming away out to sea

So deep i could never touch bottom

What a fool i used to be



If i could wave my magic wand

I'd set everybody free



I'm not one to believe in magic

Though my memory has a second-sight

I'm not one to go pointing my finger

When i radiate more heat than light



Don't ask me

I'm just improvising

My illusion of careless flight

Can't you see

My temperature's rising

I radiate more heat than light



Don't ask me

I'm just sympathizing

My illusions a harmless flight

Can't you see

My temperature's rising

I radiate more heat than light


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