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Ghost Rider - A Journey of RebirthJul 11 '03 Write an essay on this topic.
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The Bottom Line From death, a new life will eventually spawn...
Imagine having the world at your fingertips one moment, and then losing it all the next. Imagine losing your only child, a 20 year old daughter to a senseless traffic accident. Imagine losing your wife less than a year later to a broken heart (called cancer by the 'doctors') Imagine losing it all. Imagine not being able to find a reason to live, to go on. Imagine leaving your life of fame and riches behind, to set out on a 50,000 mile journey on a motorcycle. Imagine trying to find something of your old self as you ride alone. Imagine being a ghost rider - reminded at every turn, at every crossroad, of what you've lost. Hard to imagine, isn't it? Unfortunately, the brilliant percussionist and lyricist of Rush, Neil Peart, didn't have to imagine it. He suffered through it, but prevailed somehow to write the following song, which appeared on Rush's last album 'Vapor Trails'. Imagine. "Ghost Rider" by Neil Peart Pack up all those phantoms Shoulder that invisible load Keep on riding north and west Haunting that wilderness road Like a ghost rider Carry all those phantoms Through bitter wind and stormy skies From the desert to the mountain From the lowest low to the highest high Like a ghost rider Keep on riding North and West Then circle South and East Show me beauty, but there is no peace For the ghost rider Shadows on the road behind Shadows on the road ahead Nothing can stop you now There's a shadow on the road behind There's a shadow on the road ahead Nothing can stop you now Sunrise in the mirror Lightens that invisible load Riding on a nameless quest Haunting that wilderness road Like a ghost rider Just an escape artist Racing against the night A wandering hermit Racing toward the light From the White Sands To the Canyonlands To the redwood stands To the Barren Lands Sunrise on the road behind Sunset on the road ahead There's nothing to stop you now Nothing can stop you now  |
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