The Spirit Lyrics - Magnum

Don't place your trust in foolish promises sworn 

Nor cryptic message scrawled upon every wall 

Street corner justice beware 

The spirit will find you, always be fair 

The shallow verse once read means nothing at all 

Nor fearful gestures made for instant recall 

In lies your heart will not share 

The spirit inside you used without care 

The spirit that guides you, follow it through 

To the spirit inside you always be true 

You know you'll despair 

If the spirit inside is used without care 

The battlefield of glory pales into rust 

The river flows much thicker fed by each thrust 

No beast alive does compare 

The spirit beside you everywhere 

Let not your head be turned by tainted reward 

And dreams of fortune won forever to hoard 

Your conscience could not repair 

The spirit inside you used without care 

'Cause it will be your shelter, help you how to decide 

And it will be your helper should your loyalties divide 

The spirit that guides you, follow it through 

To the spirit inside you always be true 

You know you'll despair 

If the spirit inside you is used without care 

The ash of pages swept before the cruel wind 

The loss of choices; praises no-one will sing 

No clues to how you will fare 

The spirit implores you tread where you dare 

The dust lies thick on casket rich or quite poor 

Distinction disappears, the worm both deplore 

The candle burns out once more 

But the spirit inside you won't be ignored 

The spirit that guides you, follow it through 

To the spirit inside you always be true 

You know you'll despair 

If the spirit inside you is used without care